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Academy Awards Shine Light on Alopecia

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Will Smith won the Best Actor award for King Richard at last night's Academy Awards ceremony. But he will be best remembered for slapping Oscar Host Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss. Pinkett Smith experienced hair loss due to the autoimmune disorder alopecia that impacts the hair follicles, resulting in both bald spots and hair loss. Pinkett Smith noted during a May 2018 Red Table Talk episode that she had taken “every type of test,” but doctors w...

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