On Sunday, Ayanna Pressley wrote on her verified account that she thanked Will Smith for defending his wife after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.
The veteran actor approached the comedian after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.
Pressley, who has been open about her own personal struggles with alopecia, later deleted a post in which she seemed to endorse Smith's relationship with Rock.
Alopecia nation stand up! The Massachusetts Democrat thanked Will Smith for his work.
Women with baldies are only for men. Boys don't need to apply.
—Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) March 28, 2022
Grace Panetta took a picture of the picture before it was taken down.
Pressley said that she rejected violence and endorsed peaceful behavior.
She said that her work has always been about trauma and healing.
—Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) March 28, 2022
Pressley began a thread where she paid tribute to people with hair loss.
Let's talk about what it's like to live with alopecia. The difficult moments that our families see. Support us when we are at our lowest points, thanks to those who hold us down. She wrote that they see us.
Smith and Rock got into a fight after the comedian said he could not wait for G.I. Jane 2.
The comedian said, "Oh, wow" after Smith slapped Rock.
Smith yelled at the comedian to keep his wife's name out of his mouth.
The actor, who rose to fame as a rapper before starring on the 1990s NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, won his first Oscar on Sunday night.
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