People are claiming that Chris Rock was slapped without reason following Jada's revelation about their separation bombshell.

People have taken to Twitter to express their thoughts about the recent revelation that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been secretly separated for the past seven years.

The couple, who tied the knot in 1997, have faced intense scrutiny regarding their relationship, especially in recent years.

The 52-year-old Girls Trip star shared this new aspect of her personal life during an interview with People. She delved further into her relationship with Smith, the 55-year-old Oscar-winning actor, in an NBC News segment scheduled for release later today.

According to the actress, they have been leading separate lives since as early as 2016. Therefore, by the time the Oscars slap incident involving Smith and Chris Rock occurred in 2022, they were not actually together.

Upon learning the news, fans couldn't believe that Smith had essentially slapped the comedian "for nothing," considering they were apparently not even together at the time.

One fan expressed, "So he smacked Chris over that joke and they weren’t even together."

Another remarked, "So the slap was for nothing."

A third person questioned, "'Keep my wife’s name out your mouth' um… something doesn’t add up."

A fourth commenter stated, "All that drama at the Oscars when they weren’t even together anymore."

Reflecting on the incident, Pinkett Smith mentioned in her interview, "We've been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just have deep love for each other, and we are going to figure out what that looks like."

The revelation of their separation will undoubtedly stun fans, given that the couple continued to address each other as husband and wife throughout the past seven years.

In 2020, Pinkett Smith confessed to an "entanglement" with singer August Alsina, a topic she discussed in depth during an episode of her Facebook show, Red Table Talk.

Pinkett Smith made these comments after Red Table Talk was discontinued earlier this year.

At that moment, Deadline revealed that Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, was discontinuing its Facebook Watch original programming. This decision affected the Daytime Emmy-winning talk show, hosted by Pinkett Smith and featuring her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris.

Since its inception in 2018, the immensely popular show has aired 129 episodes across five seasons, amassing 11 million followers on various social media platforms.

Following the announcement, Pinkett Smith addressed the situation in a statement posted on the show's Facebook page. The statement expressed gratitude for the wonderful partnership and regret over the entire team disbanding. It also conveyed best wishes for everyone's future endeavors. Additionally, the statement mentioned ongoing discussions about finding a new home for the show.

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