Even at Will Smith's lowest point, Jada is still embarrassing him

Jada Pinkett has not issued any support for her husband

• Jada Pinkett has repeatedly embarrassed Will Smith over the years.
• According to sources, Jada Pinkett didn't need/want her husband to defend her. 

in 2009
Will Smith with Jada Pinkett in 2009
Image: Wikimedia Commons

By now, everyone with an internet connection most likely knows about Will Smith shamelessly smacking Chris Rock at the Oscar Awards.

The slap initially divided people with some supporting Will and others supporting Chris. But in the past few days, the tide has been turning with more people lampooning Mr. Smith.

He has now become the subject of ridicule and a source for internet memes over a 2-second reaction that will forever taint him.

And that isn't all! Despite his apology to Chris, Will has had to resign as a member of the Academy Awards as a form of damage limitation.

But it seems that that still wasn't enough retribution. Deals that he had in the pipeline with streaming giants Netflix and Apple+ have now been unceremoniously canceled.

But we still aren't done! The worst penalty in my eyes is what his wife, Jada Pinkett said this week. According to sources close to her, the Matrix star confided that she didn't need defending. A source told USWeekly,

“She’s not one of these women that needs protecting. He didn’t need to do what he did, she didn’t need protecting. She’s not a wallflower. She’s a strong woman, an opinionated woman and she can fight her own battles. But she will stand by him.”

That's some milquetoast support from the wife of a man who has taken bullets over the years because of her shocking marital behaviours!

Funny thing is that videos of the incident showed that Jada wasn't upset in the aftermath of the slap and even laughed, so her stance now smacks of self-preservation and cynicism.

And this is why I write this article. A virtuous wife would publicly support her hubby (despite the bad behaviour) and castigate him in private.

Please get me right. I am not saying she should defend Will's bad behaviour in public. There is a way to still support your spouse in public while not endorsing their actions. 

In this instance, Jada has made Will's lowest point about her, which she shouldn't. She can deal with that issue at a later date when the harsh spotlight has diminished from him.

Couldn't she at least wait until the dust settled and then speak about this incident in one of the Red Table talks where she has made a sport of embarrassing Will?

Nope! Sadly as Jada has proven in the past, her reputation as a strong independent woman is more important than her marriage.

Jada is clearly suffering in a marriage with a man she doesn't respect, while Will is clinging on for dear life for any scraps his 'wife' will give him.

Unfortunately for the actor, Jada's latest betrayal will not sway the recently-minted Oscar winner from staying in this tragedy of a marriage.

He will go down with the ship, even if that means...

But what do I know...

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