Tiffany Haddish Praises Will Smith For Defending His Wife At The Oscars

Tiffany Haddish defended Will Smith for smacking Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27.

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Haddish explained that as a woman who has been unprotected, it was beautiful to watch Will defend Jada.

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The actress revealed that Rock is a friend of the couple and did not run the joke by them.

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Haddish said that though the public may not like what Will did, it meant the world to her.

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The debacle began when Rock, hosting the ceremony, made a joke about Jada's hair.

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The "Red Table Talk" co-host battles alopecia, which causes hair loss.

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Despite laughing at first, Will later took to the stage to Slap Rock and admonished him.

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The "King Richard" actor apologized for his actions during his Best Actor Award speech.

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Will admitted that being in the industry requires tough skin.

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