Will Smith’s On-Screen Wife Still Stands by His Oscars Slap

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters Two distinct events converged for Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at the 2021 Academy Awards: she attended the ceremony as a first-time Best Supporting Actress nominee for her portrayal of Oracene “Brandy” Price in the sports drama King Richard, and her co-star Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face in what has become a hallmark moment of pop culture. After presenter Rock joked about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack…