on march 27 2022 a slap across the face from one hollywood superstar to another was heard
around the world by now most of you watching this video will know that the slapper was a-list actor
will smith and the slappy comedian chris rock in the audience right by will's side was his wife
jada pinkett smith and the subject of the poor joke chris levied mocking her bold head which
induced will's violent outburst in the past she'd been vocal about her struggles with alopecia an
autoimmune disorder which causes hair loss in the days and weeks following many people were asked
about their reaction to what happened one person in particular that wasn't too keen on giving her
opinion was will's ex-wife sheree zampino who apparently bolted from an oscar viewing party
immediately after the incident so who is cherie zampino cherise ampino from schenectady new york
is an actress producer entrepreneur dedicated mother and artist over the last two decades
she's maintained a close relationship with her famous ex-husband and his second wife jada and
is a proud advocate for blended families and successful co-parenting after divorce she's
also traveled the country as an inspirational speaker while studying at the fashion institute
of technology cherie developed her natural fashion sense and artistic flair into a booming business
she's founder and ceo of whoop ash a body butter brand and an online fashion and accessory boutique
named sheree elizabeth selling everything from clothing and accessories to jewelry and
sunglasses cherie's also a renowned cook noted for hosting sold out pop-up meals featuring her
infamous mac and cheese cherie married will in 1992 when he was starring on the hit sitcom the
fresh prince of bel-air they went on to have their one and only child a son named trey that same year
cherie actually met will on his journey to meet who would become his second wife jada
he'd seen jada on another hit sitcom a different world and decided to visit the set hoping to meet
her cherie just happened to be there that day with one friend to visit another the friend that
she came with slipped will her number he made good use of it calling her to ask her out on
a date and the rest as they say is history their marriage ended up being a short-lived one though
as they would divorce just three years later many years after cherie would start off 2016 fiercely
defending will and their ill-fated marriage in a facebook video response specifically directed
towards actress alexis arquette in january earlier that week alexis wrote that she would ignore will
and jada's call to boycott the oscars until the couple fessed up and admitted they are both gay
in the since-deleted facebook message she also stated that cherie had walked in on will
with another man none other than record executive talent manager and television producer whose life
fresh prince is loosely based on benny medina and that was why their relationship ended
a fact that she was paid to keep quiet about cherie blasted alexis for not even knowing her
and for making such malicious reckless and destructive comments she went on to explain
in her video that her marriage to will ended because they were so young and it was a lot
of responsibility my marriage ended not over any infidelity i didn't find will in bed with
a man i didn't find him in bed with a woman it just didn't happen will was straight in 1992
and he's straight in 2016. marriage is not easy especially at that age and now we're trying to
be parents navigate throughout marriage i couldn't reconcile all of that will was becoming bigger and
bigger with his career i'm becoming smaller and smaller and smaller we didn't have the tools to
make it work i left because i was unhappy it's really that simple cherie would give
marriage another try in 2007 when she married retired nfl star tyrell fletcher they would
however also divorce after eight years during the marriage though cherie and her then husband
would take a stab at reality tv both appearing on vh1's hollywood x's all of the ladies including
the exes of megastars eddie murphy and prince would come together again for a reunion in 2020
now back to oscar's night so when she left elton john's aids foundation star-studded oscar viewing
party after the slap occurred cherie was later seen as the video she posted to instagram shows
seated with the smith family in a private area to watch will win his very first academy award
neither in the video nor in the caption of the post did she make mention of the slapping incident
in may 2022 cherie found her way back to reality tv when she made her debut as a friend of cast
member garcelle beauvais on the real housewives of beverly hills for the show's 12th season
real housewives viewers actually already met sheree back in season 10 when garcelle an ex
of wills invited her to film a happy hour scene as fans learned at the time the women are close
long-time friends and there's no bad blood over garcelle briefly dating will shortly after he
split with cherie as good as things have appeared to be going for sheree lately one major revelation
about her online boutique that just came to light could put her in a lot of hot water
media takeout reported that fans of cherise called the fbi to report her company allegedly selling
counterfeit items some of the handbags being sold appear to be cheap knock-off designer goods
made in china both state and federal laws in the u.s prohibit the sale of counterfeit merchandise
engaging in the sale of a fake item could end in the payment of a steep fine and or a multi-year
prison sentence during a recent episode of the behind the red velvet podcast cherie shared why
she will and jada have not only been able to make their co-parenting relationship work but
also thrive cherie said that ultimately it will always come down to realizing who their priorities
are in life she said getting on the same page was and is key she also gave jada a lot of credit for
helping make it a seamless transition for a then young trey when you have mutual respect it becomes
easier when you take yourself out of the way like it's not about me it's about him and my thing was
with jada it was like as long as she treats him well we're good but there have been challenges and
cherie admits they've bumped heads from time to time you've got three different dynamics
three different personalities and different belief systems different ways of doing things
there were times when we have bumped heads and it hasn't been pretty but listen we get back on that
horse and we press on we do what we have to do because again at the end of the day it's about the
kids we have a responsibility to them proving just how close her and jada have become over the years
back in 2018 cherie served as the inaugural guest on jada's popular facebook watch show
red table talk the emotional chat that brought tears to their eyes made headlines
as cherie and jada explain their past beef and current friendship in depth for the first time
when posed the question of whether she's dating cherie's answer was simple it's complicated she
said that she is more ready now than she's ever been to not just date but to find her person she
confesses that she's had to work on herself a lot especially over the last two years and the down
time she had gave her the perfect opportunity to do just that her list of must-haves include
witty funny spiritual on his grind pursuing his purpose over 6-2 beautiful smile and generous
not necessarily with money but also with his heart she does admit though that she's always
had a hard time trying to see people the way god does and not get caught up in the superficial
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