Per Variety, Chris Rock won’t be pressing charges after Will Smith publicly slapped him. As the outlet reported, the LAPD released a statement confirming that they were “aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program. The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report.” However, they also noted Rock has the option to file at a later date, should he wish to do so. Will later apologized for his behavior (though he didn’t appear to apologize to Rock) while accepting the Best Actor award. “This is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying for winning an award. …It’s about being able to shine a light on all of the people,” he said, according to Variety.
According to People, Jada Pinkett-Smith shaved her head in July 2021 following encouragement from daughter Willow Smith, who did likewise. The actor previously opened up about her hair loss in a 2018 episode of their “Red Table Talk,” calling it “terrifying.” “I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like, ‘Oh my god, am I going bald?'” she recalled. Perhaps Will was especially defensive about his wife because Jada has been open about the struggle to adjust to losing her hair, which she sees as part of her identity.
