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Jada Pinkett Smith is an American actress known for A Different World, The Nutty Professor, the Matrix sequels and the talk show Red Table Talk. Her shaved head — the result of alopecia — became the subject of Chris Rock's joke at the 2022 Oscars, moments before her husband Will Smith slapped him.
The "defending his wife" framing of that night echoed through the 2026 DWTS feud, when Val Chmerkovskiy insisted his controversial post was meant only to defend his wife, Jenna Johnson.