Vivica A. Fox Says Jada Pinkett Smith ‘Took No Accountability’ for Will Smith Oscars Slap
Vivica A. Fox has dismissed Jada Pinkett Smith’s first comments on husband Will Smith’s slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars as “self-righteous,” saying Jada and Will have failed to “take accountability” for their actions.
On Thursday’s “The Wendy Williams Show,” Fox, who has co-starred with both, was in tears as she said that Jada’s “Red Table Talk” on Wednesday — in which “The Matrix Revolutions” star called for the two men to “heal, talk this out and reconcile” — fell short of her expectations.
“This is going to be difficult for me. These are my peers. I’ve done a movie with both of them. ‘Set It Off’ with Jada and ‘Independence Day’ with Will Smith, which absolutely changed my life. When I saw this video last night, it made me cry, I’ll be very honest with you guys,” Fox said in a clip shared to Instagram.
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“We were all rooting for Will Smith that night … as far as I was concerned, [Will] was going to be crowned this generation’s Sidney Poitier, which is a huge honor,” Fox continued.
Fox went on to say that since Smith was “defending [Jada’s] honor” after Rock’s joke that she looked like Demi Moore in “G.I. Jane,” she was disappointed to see “no accountability as a partner.”
She added, “Also, let’s not forget, Chris Rock was assaulted. We cannot forget that. For basically telling a joke that I really felt wasn’t that bad.”
Rock has said he did not know before making the joke that Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.
Fox added, “I have love for the Smiths. I know their children. I’ve watched them grow up. I just wish we could have just a little more accountability and for it to not seem so self-righteous on Jada’s part and that’s my feelings.”
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