When a marriage hits a rocky patch, couples find different ways of bringing back the magic – date night or perhaps counselling. For and her husband Will, it took a public scandal to reset the relationship.‘I nearly didn’t even attend the that year, but I’m glad I did,’ says Pinkett Smith. ‘I call it the “holy slap” now because so many positive things came after it.’ She is, of course, referring to the 2022 Oscars, at which her husband had been nominated in the Best Actor category ( won for his role in the Venus and tennis biopic ). The couple were seated in the front row when comedian and host made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaven head (a result of alopecia). Although at first Smith seemed to laugh, his wife gave an unamused eye-roll. Smith ascended the stage and slapped Rock’s face in front of a global TV audience.
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