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Jada Pinkett Smith has made her first red carpet appearance since the Oscars slapgate scandal sparked by husband Will Smith.
The actor attended the Rhimes Performing Arts Center on Sunday, where she stood out in a gold strapless flowy dress.
It has been two weeks since her husband shocked the world, slapping comedian Chris Rock live on stage after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada’s hair.
According to reporters at Sunday’s event, Pinkett Smith declined interviews but posed for photographs beside several celebrities including Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
The Madagascar star has kept a relatively low profile since the Oscars.
The day before she made her red carpet appearance, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Will Smith would be banned from attending Academy events, including the Oscars, for the next decade.
In a letter, Academy’s president David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson condemned Smith’s “unacceptable and harmful behaviour”.
“The 94th Oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year; however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behaviour we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage.
“During our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. For this, we are sorry. This was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers and our Academy family around the world, and we fell short — unprepared for the unprecedented.”
Smith responded that he would “accept and respect the Academy’s decision” to ban him.
He took home the Best Actor gong at the 2022 award ceremony moments after the incident, and apologised to the 57-year-old comic and resigned from the industry body, before his punishment was formalised.
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