Tiffany Haddish called the incident “the most beautiful thing [she’s] ever seen because it made [her] believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives”
across the face for making an inappropriate joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. The comedian compared Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia, to G.I. Jane from the 1997 Demi Moore film of the same name.
Hollywood is still reeling from the whole kerfuffle, with countless celebrities and public figures clamoring to throw in their two cents. While it initially seemed like most people would ultimately condemn Smith’s actions as unacceptable, the reality is more complicated.
But it doesn’t stop with Apatow and Haddish . Below, we’ve rounded up some of the other high-profile responses to last night’s chaos.host jokingly lamented not having a platform to discuss the incident.
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