Oscar slap saved my marriage, Jada Pinkett Smith claims

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has claimed that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscar Awards helped save her marriage to the ‘I Robot’ actor.
Pinkett Smith said Will’s assault on Chris Rock brought them closer after they had been separated for close to seven years.
”I nearly didn’t even attend the Oscars that year, but I’m glad I did. I call it the ‘holy slap’ now because so many positive things came after it. That moment of the s— hitting the fan is when you see where you are. After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to see I will never leave him,” she said.
She added, ”Who knows where our relationship would be if that hadn’t happened?”
A few weeks back, Ms Smith said that she and Will Smith are “working very hard” on their marriage. Speaking to NBC News, she said they are focusing on “healing the relationship”. She claimed that they were “exhausted with trying” by the time they parted ways.
The Hollywood power couple’s marriage came under intense spotlight at last year’s Academy Awards when Mr Smith struck comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife. Mr Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett and had said, “Can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” referring to her hair. It is to be noted that she has a condition called alopecia which causes hair loss. After slapping, Mr Smith returned to his seat and said, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f*****g mouth.”
The ”The Pursuit of Happyness” actor later apologised to both Mr. Rock and the Academy for his behaviour.