Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, didn't appear too bothered about what people thought of her hair before the 94th Academy Awards, where Will got physical with Chris Rock. In a video shared to TikTok on Match 23, which since appears to have been deleted, Jada, who has alopecia, proudly showed off her bald scalp and discussed her experience with her hair over the years as she tried to fit in with Hollywood. She explained, via TMZ, that she always felt the need to make her hair appear more European but always liked natural. "I feel the freedom today. I don't give two craps what people think of this bald head of mine. Because guess what? I love it," she said.
There have been rumors about why Will got so angry though, with a source claiming to People that Rock's previous joke about Jada from six years earlier (he quipped it didn't matter she was boycotting the show because she wasn't invited anyway) may have had something to do with his outburst. "When Chris hosted the Oscars in 2016, Jada was boycotting because of 'Oscars So White.' In his monologue, he made fun of her, saying she can't boycott something she wasn't invited to. Will was still mad about that," they claimed.
It was reported one day after the ceremony that Will and Rock had not spoken after the incident, while TMZ also claimed Rock wasn't aware of Jada's alopecia.
