Will Smith Talked About ‘Pain’ And Family ‘Protection’ In Interview With David Letterman Taped Before Oscars

Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some cases, can impact a person's sense of identity. “Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories,” Pinkett Smith said on Wednesday's episode of “Red Table Talk. "The actor said she chose to use “this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition” and what it is.

Jada Pinkett Smith is getting real about alopecia.

Will Smith is reflecting on his career as a rapper.

Will Smith feared for his career well before his now-infamous Oscars slap. The 53-year-old actor sat down for an interview with David Letterman on Netflix's , and recalled worrying about losing his career and fortune while tripping on ayahuasca, a psychoactive herbal drink with hallucinogenic properties.During the episode, which was filmed months before Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's, hair, Smith admitted he was initially «terrified» to drink ayahuasca, but eventually «decided it was something that I wanted to try.»Of the effects of the drink, Smith described, «You're not hallucinating. It's like both realities are 100 percent present.

Will Smith reveals he once had a premonition about the moment his career would be “destroyed” during a ritual with ayahuasca, where he consumed the psychedelic substance and experienced a vision of what he described as a difficult moment in his career and personal life.The Hollywood actor shared what he saw in his premonition, during an interview filmed months before the controversial Oscars slap involving his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and the comedian Chris Rock.Hosted by David Letterman, Will makes a guest appearance on a recent episode of ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ and talks about his experience with ayahuasca.He explained to Letterman, “Once you drink it you’re going to see yourself in a way you’ve never seen yourself,” adding that “One of the experiences was the individual most hellish psychological experience of my life.”Will detailed what he saw while being on ayahuasca, “I drank, and it usually takes about 45 minutes to kick in. And I’m sitting there and you always feel like, ‘Maybe it won’t kick in this time.’ So I’m drinking and sitting there and then all of a sudden it’s like I start seeing all of my money flying away, and my house is flying away and my career is going away.”“My whole life is getting destroyed,” he said about the premonition, “This is my fear in real life, and I’m in there and I’m wanting to vomit and all of that, and I hear a voice saying: ‘This is what the f–k it is.

Will Smith is getting candid about the “pain” in his life — and it’s giving a lot of backstory for the reason he had such an outburst at the 2022 Academy Awards!

Gallery: 'She's basically rubbing herself all over me and, um, it got a bit hard. ' These actors reveal the HARDEST sex scenes they ever filmed! (BANG Showbiz)He added: "My experiences and my life, and the writing of this book have unlocked a part of me, as an actor, that is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. "Life is so exciting to me right now because I can reach people differently than I’ve ever been able to reach people, largely because of my pain.

Cardi B has discussed how she feels a “responsibility” to talk about politics during a new interview with David Letterman.The rapper is one of the guests on the new season of Letterman’s Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, joining the likes of Billie Eilish and more.“I don’t really put a lot of political things in my music, but I used the fuck out of my platform,” Cardi told Letterman in a clip from the new episode, which you can watch below. “And I have used my platform even when I was a dancer.

Netflix yesterday unveiled an episode of its talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction taped prior to the 2022 Oscars, which saw disgraced actor Will Smith sit down with former late-night host David Letterman to discuss his 2021 memoir Will, his Oscar-winning King Richard role, “pain” stemming from his childhood and more.

Cardi B is down for the cause.

Netflix show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, will see the host race go-karts with Billie Eilish.Netflix released a clip of Eilish’s episode, wherein both she and Letterman receive instructions regarding proper go-kart conduct. At 75 years old, Letterman quips a concern about not wanting “something to snap”, asking why the pair can’t play mini golf instead. “Because I’m good at this,” Eilish replies.The track worker warns Letterman that Eilish “crashed into a couple of people” the last time she raced, before warning the ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer to “please go easy”.Watch the teaser below.The fourth season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction arrives on Netflix on May 20. Across its six episodes, Letterman will sit down with various big-name celebrities, among them being Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Durant, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Will Smith and Cardi B.A statement about the show provided by Netflix (via Rolling Stone) advised that Smith’s episode was “filmed prior to March 2022”, the month in which the actor notoriously slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.

Billie Eilish is among the guests to join David Letterman for the third season of his Netflix talk show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”.

Dave Chappelle during his stand-up show.The chat show host performed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday (May 6), where he referenced Chappelle getting tackled by a man onstage during his recent performance at the Hollywood Bowl.As shown in footage from the Netflix Is A Joke event, Letterman is seen alarmed and running across the stage. After a moment, he joked: “I’m sorry – thought I saw a guy coming up here.”He added: “It’s just a waiter? I’m so sorry.

Jada Pinkett Smith has bravely opened up about some incredibly painful memories following the latest Red Table Talk episode.MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith makes huge announcement following Will Smith's sad career newsWill Smith's wife, along with her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, sat down with April Simpkins, the mother of the late Miss USA Chelsie Kryst, who took her life in January.The heartbreaking episode saw Jada break down in tears at one point, and afterwards she shared on Instagram memories of a time she suffered from "unbearable despair".VIDEO: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage - a lookShe wrote: "The Cheslie Kryst episode has been the most personal table for me yet.

David Letterman made a rare stand-up comedy appearance on Friday, May 6, performing at the Fonda Theatre as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival.