Will Smith: Jada would boycott Oscars even if I was nominated

Smith then talked on BBC Radio 1’s “Breakfast Show” earlier this week and he said that he was actually in Thailand when his wife did the video.

Smith, who has been nominated for an Oscar twice in the past, received a Golden Globe nod for his role as pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu in the 2015 sports drama “Concussion” and many people expected him to be among this year’s Oscar nominees.

Oscars organisers have lined up a diverse group of presenters to take the stage next month, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to respond to accusations that its glitzy annual awards ceremony is an all-white closed club.

She concludes with a message for host Chris Rock: “Hey, Chris, I will not be at the Academy Awards and I will not be watching, but I can’t think of a better man to do the job this year than you, my friend”. The images we deliver from Hollywood have to push America and push humanity forward.

While more than half a million people “liked” Jada’s post, several people have said online she wouldn’t feel this strongly about the issue had Smith not been “snubbed”.

In 1989, the actor and rapper boycotted the Grammy Awards after learning that the presentation of the award for the new category of best rap performance wouldn’t be televised, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

But her husband Will Smith has revealed that he did not know about Jada’s stance beforehand – and only learnt that he would not be attending the Academy Awards when questioned by the media.

‘”Um, I think, give me a second, let me call-” I had no idea. He said, once he got off the plane and was bombarded by paparazzi, he got in his auto and googled the video. “I’m like, ‘Babe, you gotta give a fella a little heads up, ‘ you know?”