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(Left to Right) Samuel L. Jackson, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Shonda Rhimes, Debbie Allen and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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Jada Pinkett Smith flashed a big smile on the red carpet on Saturday in her first public appearance since her husband Will Smith’s infamous Oscar slap.
Pinkett Smith appeared with famed “Grey’s Anatomy” creator, head writer and executive producer Shonda Rhimes and five-time Emmy-award winning actress Debbie Allen from the same series for the grand opening of the Rhimes Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Pinkett Smith posed on the red carpet in a flowing, sparkling gold dress and matching gold earrings. He was also seen at the star-studded event along with Samuel L Jackson and his wife Latanya Richardson Jackson.
According to Broadway World, the new 24,000-square-foot venue will host the famed Debbie Allen Dance Academy and feature several studios named after Will Smith and Pinkett Smith.
Pinkett Smith, 50, has remained silent after her husband slapped presenter Chris Rock during the Oscars broadcast on March 27. The Rock made a bald joke about Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.
Smith is banned from all Academy events for 10 years as a result of the slap, but will keep the Best Actor Oscar he won for his role in “King Richard” after hitting The Rock.
