Jada Pinkett Smith with Shonda Rhimes & Debbie Allen Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Stepping out. Jada pinkett SmithWas photographed on the red-carpet for the first times since her husband. Will Smith, slapped Chris RockThe 94th Academy Awards.
“Big shout out to @shondarhimes for helping the dreams of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy to become a reality,” the Red Table Talk 50-year-old cohost captioned an Instagram photo taken on Sunday, April 10, alongside Shonda RhimesAnd Debbie Allen.
The trio was present to celebrate the grand opening at the Rhimes Performing Arts Center. The Los Angeles-based arts venue was named after the 52-year old. Grey’s Anatomy creator, will host Allen’s eponymous Debbie Allen Dance Academy. The 25,000-square-foot facility offers two stories of classrooms, studios and a theater per a Gensler description. (Rhimes & Allen both executive produce Grey’s Anatomy and Rhimes’ Shondaland conceived Allen’s Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Netflix documentary
Jada Pinkett Smith with Shonda Rhimes, Debbie Allen, Samuel L. Jackson, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Pinkett Smith has been close friends of the 72-year old Pinkett Smith Fame Through the years, actresses wore a strapless, gold gown on the red carpet.
“@therealdebbieallen said wrap it all in gold and come let the kids fill your soul❣️,” the Maryland native gushed via Instagram on Saturday, April 9, before walking the red carpet. “Congrats Debbie on the opening of your Debbie Allen Dance Academy @officialdadance! You are the legacy upon which so many other legacies can be built. We are so grateful for everything you do.🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽.”
Pinkett Smith’s Saturday appearance marked the first time she was photographed since the Oscars last month. The 57 year-old was still in her 20s at the time. Saturday Night Live alum joked that Pinkett Smith — whom he costarred with in the Madagascar movies — could star in a potential G.I. Jane Due to her shaved hair, sequel. Pinkett Smith, who struggles with alopecia, rolled her eyes during the broadcast before her husband — whom she wed in 1997 — smacked Rock across the face.
The King Richard Star, 53, has since apologized publicly and resigned from Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The Academy had earlier announced that Smith would be expelled from future Oscars events in 10 years.
Since the incident, Smith’s family — including Pinkett Smith — have stuck by him.
“They stick together through thick and thin,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month of the “unbreakable” couple. “They have been through a lot together and this is just another battle for them.”
A second insider spoke Use The Hey Humans cofounder was not mad at her spouse, but he wished he hadn’t slapped Rock. The insider noted: “It was in the heat of the moment and it was him overreacting. She knows it, he knows that. They’re in agreement that he overreacted.”
