Jada Pinkett Smith is on tour for her latest memoir, Worthy and is dropping bombshell upon bombshell. The actress, upon revealing the status of her marriage with Will Smith, has shared that Chris Rock was hitting on her.
The infamous comedian was slapped silly by Will at the 2022 Oscars. According to Jada, this was around the time that Rock asked her out, assuming that she and Will were in the process of getting divorced.
Jada Pinkett-Smith reveals Chris Rocks asked her out
In an interview with PEOPLE, Jada Pinkett-Smith revealed that during a time when rumours had spread that she and Will Smith were getting a divorce, Chris Rock tried his luck with her.
The actress shared that the rumours are cooked up at least every Summer when on one particular Summer, Chris Rock seemed to believe the allegations and asked Jada out on a date:
He thought that we were getting a divorce, so he called me and basically he was like, ‘I’d love to take you out.’
She went on:
And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was like, ‘No. Chris, those are just rumours.
He was appalled and profusely apologized and that was that.
Social media weighs in on Jada’s revelation
Online users were taken aback by Jada’s story and shared their thoughts, with many saying the 2022 Oscars slap was justified:
Jada Pinkett Smith tells @People Chris Rock asked her out one summer amid divorce rumors with Will Smith:
“He called me and basically he was like, ‘I'd love to take you out.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren't you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was… pic.twitter.com/F9vbo9qow9
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 11, 2023
Jada Pinkett Smith tells @People Chris Rock asked her out one summer amid divorce rumors with Will Smith:
“He called me and basically he was like, ‘I'd love to take you out.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He was like, ‘Well, aren't you and Will getting a divorce?’ I was… pic.twitter.com/F9vbo9qow9
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 11, 2023
LoloEtny said:
“Chris Rock totally deserved that slap if you ask me.”
First_alphas responded:
“Now we know the real reason behind the slap.”
danny12frosh24 commented:
“I knew that slap had a back story!”
So there it is. It wasn’t just the documented old rejection. It was him picking on her because of more recent rejection. Slap him again. https://t.co/QRkuBIxeRF
— Whore Babble (@SoualiganAmazon) October 11, 2023
This makes the slap even funnier https://t.co/itvod2PuzR
— ⚜️The B-U-N™⚜️ (@BayouBun) October 11, 2023
victoriasanusi said:
“So the slap has greater meaning!!!! That was a slap of vengeance!”
ilyclemmie responded:
“So he decided to make fun of her in front of millions of people on live television…men are scary bye.”
Pinky_Balboaaa commented:
“Women knew what time it was. When men feel rejected and hurt, they’ll resort to bullying you to cope. I still stand with Will despite wanting them to be quiet.”
