WILL Smith fans want the actor to settle his feud with Chris Rock on his wife Jada’s Red Table Talk show after Oscar’s altercation.
The King Richard star slapped the comedian on stage at the awards ceremony after he made a poorly-timed joke about Jada.
Shocked viewers are now calling for the pair to reconcile on the actress’ talk show, which has become a platform for many stars to speak out post-scandal.
Pop culture fan page, So Bad It’s Good, shared a meme in favor of the sit-down showing a photo of Jada sitting at her infamous red table while Will and Chris’ heads were photoshopped sitting beside her.
The bodies presumably belonged to Jada’s co-hosts; her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris.
The image was captioned: “A very special Red Table Talk”
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A slew of users agreed in the comments with one writing: “We know it’s coming
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While another wrote: “Can’t wait for this episode!”
Other social media users also had the same idea as Twitter exploded with similar comments.
One tweet read: “Chris Rock, Will Smith, and Jada gonna be on a Red Table Talk in two weeks to ‘heal’ this out. #Oscars“
Another echoed the statement, tweeting: “Everyone make sure you have enough PTO saved to take the day off for the Chris Rock/Will Smith Red Table Talk.”
And a third chimed in, posting: “That Will Smith & Chris Rock Red Table Talk is going to be lit #Oscars#Oscars2022“
OSCARS SLAP
Will’s reaction was in response to the stand-up comics wise-crack about Jada’s shaved head as he said: “Jada, I love you, G. I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it.”
Demi Moore famously shaved her head for her role in the 1997 movie.
Jada, on the other hand, has been struggling with hair loss for years due to alopecia and decided to shave it all off last year.
Will then stormed the stage and hit the presenter in what at first seemed like a prank.
He walked back to his seat as a stunned Chris said: “Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.”
Will yelled at the comedian from the audience: “Leave my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth.”
Chris looked visibly shaken and said: “Wow, dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” to which Will repeated, “Keep my wife’s name out your f**king mouth!”
Chris said, “I’m going to, okay?” before adding, “That was the… greatest night in the history of television.”
He went on to present the award for Best Documentary.
BRUSHING IT OFF
During the commercial break, Will was reportedly pulled aside and comforted by Sean Combs and Tyler Perry.
The Men In Black actor seemed to wipe tears from his eyes, as his fellow actors urged him to brush it off.
Later in the evening, Will accepted the Best Actor gong for his role as Richard Williams in King Richard.
He was slammed for not apologizing for the slap and defending the act instead, calling himself a “fierce defender” of his family.
“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Will began his speech.
He later added: “I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment, and I’m not crying for winning an award…”
“Love will make you do crazy things,” Will said as he broke down in tears.
The star concluded by saying he hopes “the academy invites me back.”
The I Am Legend actor, 53, seemed to have moved on from the incident as hours later he sang and entertained the crowd during an afterparty.
PRESSING CHARGES?
Chris, 57, has not yet commented publicly on the incident but LAPD confirmed that he will not press charges against Will.
A statement by the police department said: “LAPD investigative entities are 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.
“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”
HAIR LOSS
In 2018, Jade opened up about her issues with hair loss during an episode of Red Table Talk on Facebook Watch.
The actress – who has two children with Will – explained: “It was terrifying when it first started. 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?’
“It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking in fear. That’s why I cut my hair, and why I continue to cut it.”
In December 2021, in an Instagram video, the actress said: “Now at this point, I can only laugh.
“Y’all know I’ve been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day, look at this line right here. Look at that.”
She continued: “So it just showed up like that and this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide. So I thought I’d just share it so y’all are not asking any questions.”
She also talked about taking steroid injections to mediate her hair loss.
“They seem to be helping, but not curing … but I’m open to other ideas,” she said in 2018.
In July 2021, she debuted her shaved hairstyle, crediting her daughter Willow, 21, for inspiring her to make the switch.
“Willow made me do it because it was time to let go,” she captioned a photo of her and Willow.
“BUT … my 50’s are bout to be Divinely lit with this shed.”