Will Smith's video comes after his wife Jada revealed to People magazine last week that the couple has been apart for seven years.

The daytime Emmy award-winning actress briefly contemplated abandoning her memoir project, which she began in early 2022 with co-author Mim Eichler Rivas. However, the infamous incident at the Oscars, when Will slapped Chris Rock during a joke about her shaved head, made her rethink her decision.

Hollywood actor Will Smith had made headlines when he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on March 27, 2022. Rock commented on Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett's hair, calling her “G.I. Jane,” which prompted the "King Richard" actor to go on stage and slap him.

Why is a man seen as the default protector to a woman? Why do we believe that a woman cannot protect herself—let alone decide when she does or does not require protection?