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‘Red Table Talk’ Set to Return for New Series on Sept. 7

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The renowned multigenerational trio of Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and her mother, Adrienne Banfield Norris, aka “Gammy,” are set for the return of the Emmy® Award-winning series Red Table Talk, which will return on September 7. The show will air on Facebook Watch every Wednesday at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET.

The iCarly star Jennette McCurdy will appear in the opening episode of the new season, where she will bravely speak out about the years of abuse, exploitation, and manipulation she endured at the hands of her own mother.

Red Table Talk garnered four nominations this year after winning the Emmy® for Outstanding Informative Talk Show last year. African-American Film Critics Association Award and six NAACP Image Awards have both been won by the television series. The hosts received recognition from TIME as “Most Influential People of 2021,” the Ebony Power 100 named them “Entertainers of the Year,” and Jada received the Trailblazer Award at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards. Additionally, the People’s Choice Awards (4), the MTV Movie & TV Awards (1), the Critics’ Choice Awards (2), and the Streamy Awards (2) have all nominated the Hi Barry series.

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[WATCH] Queen Latifah Visits ‘Red Table Talk’ to Combat Negative Stigmas Around Weight

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Queen Latifah Visits 'Red Table Talk' to Combat Negative Stigmas Around Weight

In the latest episode of “Red Table Talk,” now available on Facebook Watch, Queen Latifah joins the table to explain her personal battle and crucial purpose to change the shame and stigma around weight.

In the episode, Queen Latifah reveals a side of herself that has never been seen before, and she imparts unique insight to a select number of fans, including popular content creator and curve model Remi Bader.

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“I’m involved with a campaign called ‘It’s Bigger Than Me’,” Latifah said. “It’s about the shame attached to weight, the stigma attached to it, what people talk about, how they talk about you, the little words people drop.I think if people understood it more, then it could change the conversation.”

In the conversation with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Gammy, Latifah highlights the scrutiny that she has faced her entire career, dating back to the studio executives attempting to pressure the Living Single cast into losing weight.

“That was one of the major ones. And it happened a couple times. We helped create ‘Living Single.’ So when you look at that picture, you see four different women, four different shades, four different types, and we look like four women who would live in Brooklyn.”

You can watch the entire episode here.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith Addresses Oscar Slap on “Red Table Talk”

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It’s been a few months since the “slap heard around the world,” and Jada Pinkett-Smith and her husband Will Smith have been fairly quiet about the incident until now. On Wednesday’s episode of her web series “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett-Smith addressed some of the controversy during an episode that centered around alopecia.

Pinkett-Smith opened by saying, “this is an important Red Table Talk on alopecia. Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories. I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia actually is. Now about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent ,capable man have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile. With the state of the world today, we need them both and we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years- and that is to figure out this thing called life together.”

Pinkett-Smith then interviewed a variety of people who suffer from alopecia, letting them share their stories and struggles, including the parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life after being bullied for her condition.

She also used the show to educate people on alopecia including explaining how there are many kinds of alopecia. A doctor explained how most alopecia is an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people across all backgrounds.

She did not address the slap any further throughout the show.

The full episode can be viewed on Facebook Watch: https://www.facebook.com/redtabletalk/videos/jada-goes-bald/380308703633244/.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Oscar Slap During ‘Red Table Talk’: “Talk This Out and Reconcile”

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Jada Pinkett Smith returned to Facebook Watch with a new edition of Red Table Talk. The June 1 episode focuses on the realities of alopecia. Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia and it became one of the main points of conversation after her husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about her hair on stage at the 2022 Oscars.

In the latest episode of the award-winning show, Jada Pinkett gazes directly into the camera and delivered a message about the Oscars moment.

“My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile. The state of the world today, we need ‘em both. And we all actually need one another more than ever. Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together.”

After that message, Pinkett Smith would detail the condition, including the details like 147 million people suffering from alopecia.

You can see the full episode here.

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ICYMI: ‘Red Table Talk’ Provides Update on When the Smith Family Will Address Oscars Slap

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Shortly after the infamous Oscar slap, reports stated Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith would address the viral moment on a forthcoming episode of Red Table Talk. The Facebook Watch show made its return on Wednesday and provided an opening statement on the alleged episode.

“Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing,” the message reads. “Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls. Until then the table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredibly impressive first guest.”

The first guest for this season is Janelle Monae. The outspoken LGBTQIA+ superhero and eight-time Grammy nominee explains why she no longer considers herself a woman and what prompted her to come out at the age of 32.

According to Radar Online, Will has declined invites to Good Morning America and The Today Show to discuss the matter. In the fall out of the slap, Will Smith released an apology to Chris Rock on Instagram and received a 10-year ban from the Oscars ceremony.

“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,” Smith wrote. “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”

The moment has not stalled work for Will Smith as he is reportedly “flooded with offers.“

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‘Red Table Talk’ Provides Update on When the Smith Family Will Address Oscars Slap

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Shortly after the infamous Oscar slap, reports stated Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith would address the viral moment on a forthcoming episode of Red Table Talk. The Facebook Watch show made its return on Wednesday and provided an opening statement on the alleged episode.

“Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing,” the message reads. “Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls. Until then the table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredibly impressive first guest.”

The first guest for this season is Janelle Monae. The outspoken LGBTQIA+ superhero and eight-time Grammy nominee explains why she no longer considers herself a woman and what prompted her to come out at the age of 32.

According to Radar Online, Will has declined invites to Good Morning America and The Today Show to discuss the matter. In the fall out of the slap, Will Smith released an apology to Chris Rock on Instagram and received a 10-year ban from the Oscars ceremony.

“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,” Smith wrote. “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”

The moment has not stalled work for Will Smith as he is reportedly “flooded with offers.“

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[WATCH] ‘Red Table Talk’ Returns to Facebook Watch with New Episode Featuring Janelle Monae

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The Emmy Award-winning series Red Table Talk, presented by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith, and her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris or “Gammy,” premieres on Facebook Watch today, April 20 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming weekly.

Janelle Monáe, a trailblazing global superstar and fashion icon, returns to “Red Table Talk.” The outspoken LGBTQIA+ superhero and eight-time Grammy nominee explains why she no longer considers herself a woman and what prompted her to come out at the age of 32. Janelle discusses how she overcame her fears of abandonment and recovered from the traumatic repercussions of her father’s drug addiction, while her feisty and fierce-loving mother Janet Hawthorne makes a surprise visit and a Janelle superfan’s dream comes true.

This season will host exclusives with the heartbroken parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who tragically died by suicide earlier this year; Ireland Baldwin and her mother Oscar® winner actress Kim Basinger’s first interview together revealing how crippling anxiety has affected their lives; and the first sit down with ‘Tinder Swindler’ victim Ayleen Charlotte, the best-selling author of “My Friend Anna” about being conned by fake German heiress Anna Delve,

You can see a preview of the episode here.

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