She did not gain widespread recognition, however, until her role opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). In addition to being in front of the camera, she has spent time behind it directing music videos. Pinkett-Smith is married to Will Smith, and they have a son, Jaden Smith; and a daughter, Willow Smith. Viewers around the world were shocked on Sunday when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Rock had joked about a “G.I. Jane” sequel, referring to Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Actress Demi Moore appeared in the 1997 movie with a shaved head. Pinkett Smith was seen rolling her eyes at the joke on Sunday before her husband, Smith, walked up to the stage, slapped Rock and yelled “Keep my wife’s name out of your (expletive) mouth.”
