‘Red Table Talk’: 5 Memorable Moments As The Show Parts Ways With Facebook Watch
This week, Meta made the announcement that all Facebook Watch original programming would be canceled, and that includes Jada Pinkett Smith’s show, Red Table Talk.
According to NBC News, the decision was made as the company plans to focus its entertainment sector and creating VR experiences.
The program, which premiered in 2018, took to its Instagram page to post about the cancellation and announce they’ll be looking for a new home for the show.
In honor of RTT’s five-year run, which produced some pretty incredible moments, below, we’ve compiled a list of five of the most memorable. Read below.
Jada Opens Up About Alcohol And Substance Abuse (Season 4, Episode 13)
Bringing her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and grandmother, Marion Martin Banfield, to the Red Table, Jada opened up about how she was a “hard liquor drinker” from an early age. She added that marijuana and ecstasy were added to create a “cocktail” of all three.
Smith explained that she began her path to recovery while filming the 1996 film The Nutty Professor, during which she passed out on set due to bad ecstasy. It was then that she said she got her “ass together.”
Jordyn Woods Discusses Backlash Created Around Tristan Thompson Kiss And Khloé Kardashian’s Reaction (Season 1, Episode 27)
In one of the most anticipated RTT episodes after its guest was announced, Season 1, Episode 27 had Jordyn Woods at the Red Table to discuss the public kerfuffle caused by her kiss with NBA player Tristan Thompson, who was the then-boyfriend of Khloé Kardashian and the father of her daughter, True.
Woods, a longtime friend of the Smith family, denied giving Thompson a lap dance but confirmed she kissed the basketballer with “no tongue” and “no passion.” That same day, Kardashian accused Woods of lying via Twitter and accused her of being the reason her “family broke up.” Khloé would subsequently be criticized by fans for blaming Woods and not Tristan over the scandal.Woods, a longtime friend of the Smith family, denied giving Thompson a lap dance but confirmed she kissed the basketballer with “no tongue” and “no passion.” That same day, Kardashian accused Woods of lying via Twitter and accused her of being the reason her “family broke up.” Khloé would subsequently be criticized by fans for blaming Woods and not Tristan over the scandal.
Jada Interviews Will’s Ex-Wife Sheree Zampino (Season 1, Episode 1)
Starting off with a bang, Jada brought onto her show her husband Will’s ex-wife Sheree Zampino for the premiere to discuss their relationship. During their talk, Jada expressed regret for dating Will while he was still married to Zampino, noting: “Because I did not understand marriage, I did not understand divorce. I probably should have fell back.”
“You think?” Zampino responded.
Whew!
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Alopecia Community Discusses Its Devastating Impacts (Season 5, Episode 1)
Following Will Smith’s Oscar slap of Chris Rock during the Oscars in March 2022, Jada took some time away from RTT to refocus on other endeavors. When she returned, the actress began with an episode about alopecia and its devastating impacts on people.
During the show, Jada sat down with a panel of people who also suffer from alopecia to discuss their struggles, daily lives, and more.
“The Entanglement” (Season 3, Episode 12)
It’s difficult to think of a more memorable moment in RTT history than this one. Jada and Will took to the Red Table to discuss speculation about their marriage following August Alsina’s claims that he had Will’s “blessing” to begin a relationship with Jada after they met in 2015.
During the episode, Jada confirmed that they had a relationship, infamously referring to it as an “entanglement,” but noted that she and Will had been separated at the time.During the show, Jada sat down with a panel of people who also suffer from alopecia to discuss their struggles, daily lives, and more.
