Tiffany Haddish Said What Many Black Women Were Thinking, ‘When I Saw A Black Man Stand Up For His Wife, That Meant So Much To Me’

Girl’s Trip actress Tiffany Haddish shared the sentiment of many Black women after Sunday night’s smacking incident at the 94th Academy Awards between Will Smith and Chris Rock. 

The 42-year-old star spoke with People Magazine while at the Governors Ball. She called the contentious moment “beautiful.”

“When I saw a Black man stand up for his wife, that meant so much to me. And maybe the world might not like how it went down, but for me, it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives.”

Haddish continued, “As a woman, who has been unprotected, for someone to say, ‘Keep my wife’s name out your mouth, leave my wife alone,’ that’s what your husband is supposed to do, right? Protect you.”

She asked, ​“Would you do that for your wife? Would you say, ‘Keep my wife’s name out your mother f***ing…’ Like, yes! Yes!”

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star even questioned why Rock would joke about such a touchy subject. Jada Pinkett Smith has been open about her journey with alopecia. And the Good Hair producer made a joke about Jada’s bald head, referencing G.I. Jane (the 1997 film starring Demi Moore where she shaved her hair off for the role).

The inappropriate jab made for a tense moment as Will glided up the stage, slapped Chris and went back to his seat. 

Haddish questioned the 57-year-old comedian’s motives for the joke.

“Why would you do that? He didn’t even run the joke by her, but she was hurt though. If she wouldn’t have been hurt, [Will] probably wouldn’t have said nothing. But you could see he was clearly… And they exploited it. They exploited her, so ‘I have to do something’… He protected his wife.”

Sisters online agreed with Haddish.

With some Black men putting the emphasis of protection on themselves, Will’s actions were a refreshing welcome for Black women.