Jada Pinkett Smith found her struggle with hair loss at the center of an unexpected controversy at the Oscars, after her husband Will Smith appeared to strike comedian Chris Rock in response to a joke he made about her shaved head.
that although she didn't think the joke about Pinkett Smith's alopecia justified violence, she understood how it"could push someone over the edge."
Revealing her diagnosis in 2018, Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about the condition, which has no known cure. In an episode of her chat show, Red Table Talk, she"It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking with fear," she said."That's why I cut my hair and continued to cut it."Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
In recent years, the actress has often sported short, cropped hair, or has attended events wearing turbans and headwraps. In July last year she revealed her completely shaved head, posting a"Willow made me do it because it was time to let go," she wrote in the accompanying caption."BUT ... my 50's are bout to be divinely lit with this shed ."
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