Jada Pinkett Smith’s ex August Alsina ‘thought Chris Rock’s Netflix show jibes were funny ‘

Jada Pinkett Smith’s ex-girlfriend August Alsina thought Chris Rock’s jokes in his explosive Netflix special were “hilarious and truthful,” a source said. the new york post office.

In July 2020, Pinkett Smith, 51, admitted that he had an affair with singer Alsina, 30, while she was married to Smith during an explosive confessional: with the new Rock show, Selective Outrage, breaking the relationship of Will and Jada in the aftermath of the infamous Oscar slap.

A source told the publication: ‘August watched the Netflix special and laughed. He thought it was not only funny but truthful. That was the best part for him.

“Many people spoke out against [Alsina]. So he was happy to see that Chris Rock seemed to be advocating for the truth and not just making a joke.

Chris’ long-awaited public response to being slapped by Smith after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, has been met with high praise, with some calling it the “greatest brutal takedown” ever.

SmackDown: Rock’s new show Selective Outrage saw the comic tear at Will and Jada’s relationship in the wake of the infamous Oscar smackdown (pictured)

Bringing up Jada on the show, he addressed their affair and his frustration that he was the one who “brought the brunt” of the couple’s marital problems.

“Will Smith practices selective outrage,” Rock said, nodding to the special’s title.

‘Everyone who really knows knows that I had nothing to do with it. She didn’t have any entanglements… She hurt him a lot more than he hurt me.’

She even brought up the fact that Pinkett Smith only confessed to having an affair while interviewing her husband, noting, “His wife was fucking her son’s friend.”

Bill Bellamy and Jeff Dye defended Rock’s right to make jokes about Smith, with the former saying in TMZ live: ‘It was something personal that happened to him. I don’t think he was being malicious, he was just pushing the envelope.

Dye added, “Anyone who’s upset about Chris Rock making jokes is crazy…they should be lucky he didn’t press charges and then put out a special.”

The actress first publicly revealed her affair when she sat down with her husband for an intimate conversation on her Facebook show. red table talkwhere he revealed how the relationship developed.

Jada said that she developed a friendship with August four years earlier, but revealed that she and Will were having a “tough time” and had “basically broken up”.

The shocking confessional comes after both actors initially denied August’s claims that Will gave him his blessing to have a relationship with Jada.

Jada began to explain that the couple met August through their son Jaden, recalling that the singer, who would have been 23 at the time, was “really sick.”

Answer: By mentioning Jada on the show, he addressed their affair and his frustration that he was the one who “beared the brunt” of the couple’s marital problems.

Back: Jada and Will have since mended their relationship and ‘really got to that new place of unconditional love’ (pictured November 2022)

Jade said: ‘And it all started with him just needing help, me wanting to help his health, his state of mind.

“The outpouring for him from our family was initially for his health,” she said. “We found all these different resources to help you get ahead, and from there, you and I were going through a very difficult time.”

After Jada’s confession, Will admitted, “I’m done with you,” while Jada added that they decided to break up for a “period of time.”

“And then what did you do, Jada?” Will asked, urging his wife to keep talking.

“As time went on, I got into a different kind of tangle with August,” Jada explained.

The mother-of-two responded to August’s claim that Will gave her “permission” to have an affair.

“The only person who can give permission in that circumstance is myself,” she insisted.

“But what August was probably trying to communicate because I could see how he could see it as permission because we were amicably separated, and I think he wanted to make it clear that he’s not a homewrecker, because he’s not.”

When Will pressed Jada to clarify what he meant by “entanglement,” she replied, “It was a relationship, absolutely.”

Jada continued: ‘I was in a lot of pain and was very broken. In the process of that relationship I definitely realized that you can’t find happiness outside of yourself.’

August told Angela Yee of The Breakfast Club that he had a crush on Jada, saying, “I sat down with Will [Smith] and they had a conversation due to the transformation of their marriage into a partnership for life…he gave me his blessing.’

Since then, Jada and Will have mended their relationship and have “really gotten to that new place of unconditional love.”