Will Smith’s “King Richard” co-star, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, understands why the actor publicly slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars several years ago.
“I know that he wanted to protect his wife,” the actress said of the infamous moment, which saw Smith lash out over the comedian’s joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s closely cropped hair at the 2022 event.
“I stand by that,” Ellis-Taylor added, during a recent episode of the Daily Beast’s “Obsessed” podcast. “I stand with him for that.”
The onstage slap came just before the “Men in Black” star nabbed Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams, opposite onscreen wife Ellis-Taylor as Oracene “Brandi”…
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