Hope that Chris and Will heal, talk and reconcile: Pinkett Smith on Oscar slap

Jada Pinkett Smith recently turned Will Smith's Oscar-night blow-up into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder which is affecting her and millions of others, and how it can impact a person's sense of identity.

"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," Jada said on an episode of Red Table Talk.

The actress said she chose to use "this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it's like to have this condition" and what it is.

Before tackling the subject, Jada addressed events at the March 27 Academy Awards. She and husband Will Smith, a best-actor nominee, were in the audience as presenter Chris Rock cracked a joke at Pinkett Smith's expense.