Jada Pinkett Smith ‘Shocked’ Will Smith Called Her ‘Wife’ During Oscars Rant

Jada Pinkett Smith is now revealing the surprising half, for her, of Will Smith‘s notorious Oscars rant and slap was that he referred to her as “spouse” — as a result of she says he hadn’t used that phrase for years.

The actress, who just lately revealed she and Could have been residing separate lives for 7 years, recalled the 2022 Oscars second in an interview with NBC’s Hoda Kotb … saying she was “actually shocked” due to how he referred to her throughout his match of rage.

Ya cannot neglect it, after Chris Rock joked about Jada’s bald head — a results of her struggles with alopecia — Will shouted, “Preserve my spouse’s title out your f***ing mouth!” earlier than slapping Chris.

Now, Jada’s saying they have not referred to as one another “husband and spouse” in an extended, very long time … so listening to these phrases come out, blended with the heated second, caught her fully off guard.

She additionally explains what went down throughout a business break — claiming Chris got here as much as her and apologized for his feedback, however she was extra targeted on Will, not understanding what precisely was occurring with him.

As we reported, Jada additionally advised Hoda they have been separated since 2016. She admitted they have been carrying on the married schtick for some time now … even publicly denying any discuss of a cut up because the years went on.