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The incident between actors Will Smith and Chris Rock is the most watched and discussed moment of this year’s Oscars. After the comedian made fun of Smith’s wife Jada’s hair, he received a slap in front of everyone on stage. Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss. And she’s not the only one. Alopecia has affected many other celebrities.
“Don’t take my wife’s name in your mouth,” shouted actor Will Smith of Chris Rock comedian at the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles after he hit him in the face on stage. Rock made fun of Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, and jokingly compared her to Demi Moore in GI Jane.
Genes, stress or hormones
Why did Smith’s joke upset you so much? She didn’t just chose the hairstyle his wife wore from the corners. A few years ago, she admitted that she suffered from alopecia, which causes hair loss and hair. There are several subtypes of this disease depending on where and how much hair falls out or what causes the loss.
It is more common in men, in whom genes or elevated testosterone levels play a role. In women, the disease is more often caused by hormonal changes, such as puberty or menopause, or by stress and damage to the hair, typically coloring or curling.
But there are many more causes of alopecia, from stress to poor diet to medication. Hereditary and hormones are cited as the most common reasons.
Matt Lucas or Naomi Campbell
In the film industry, where great emphasis is placed on appearance, hair loss is very painful, especially for women. Nevertheless, many celebrities have confessed to struggling with the disease. Viola Davis, known for example from the film Black and White World or Suicide Squad, suffers from alopecia. Her hair falls out irregularly, so in the past she had to go to the red carpet in a wig.
The disease also affected the supermodel and contestant America is looking for top model Tira Banks, who admitted in interviews that she was struggling with great stress, which probably triggered hair loss.
British comedian Matt Lucas, best known for his comedy series Little Britain, lost all his hair as a child. “I lost my hair when I was six. It was clear to me from a very early age that I looked different,” he told years ago. Mirror.
Actress Selma Blair, who began losing her hair after giving birth, model Naomi Campbell, who admitted that balding is a tax on years and years of hair overload during fashion shows, Kristin Davis, famous for her role as Charlotte in Sex and the City, also struggled with alopecia. or Keira Knightley, whose hair loss caused frequent dyeing, as she herself admitted to the magazine InStyle.
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Former international football referee Pierluigi Collina, who lost his hair and all his hair in his youth, is also known for alopecia. A Czech journalist and former Czech Television moderator Tomáš Drahoňovský also spoke recently about alopecia, revealing that he lost not only his hair, but also his beard, eyebrows and eyelashes.
He noted at the Oscar incident that although he did not approve of the violence, Will Smith made a significant contribution to public awareness of the disease.
Of course, while I don’t support violence, I have to admit for all the “GI Janes” that Will Smith did for the evening #alopeciaawareness more than anyone else! pic.twitter.com/bAxmzVUC1L
– Tomas Drahonovsky (@TomDrahonovsky) March 28, 2022
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