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When Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair (resulting from her alopecia, although Rock claimed not to know that), this during an acceptance speech at the 2022 Oscars, Will Smith came to his wife's defense.

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In what become one of the most infamous Oscars moments ever, Will Smith walked up on stage and slapped Chris Rock across the face. It sparked a debate, to say the least...

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson -

In June 2022, footage appeared of Tom Hanks telling fans to "back the f*** off" after they bumped into his wife, Rita Wilson.

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In the video, the couple are seen walking together when they are crowded by fans.

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Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady -

After the Patriots lost the Super Bowl in 2012, many people blamed the defeat on Tom Brady. His wife, Gisele Bündchen, was quick to rush to his defense.

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She was overheard saying, "My husband cannot throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend -

Following a feisty tweet from Chrissy Teigen to Donald Trump during his inauguration, a troll called her husband, John Legend, "illiterate" and said he had no talent.

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Naturally, Teigen responded, "John went to the same University as the Donald, silly billy. Only difference was John went at the young age of 16."

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes -

In 2015, while promoting her makeup line, Eva Mendes said, "You can't do sweatpants. Ladies, number one cause of divorce in America, sweatpants, no!"

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When it didn't go down well, Gosling defended his partner by tweeting, "Obviously sweatpants thing was a joke. Wearing them now. That's right, tweeting in sweatpants. Rats! Said too much! You win again Twitter."

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Kristin Bell and Dax Shepard -

Dax Shepard's film 'CHiPs' (2017), which he starred in with his wife Kristin Bell, was not a hit with fans. In fact, they complained about its homophobic jokes.

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Bell defended her husband in an interview with the Associated Press. "If you really look at it and you hear Dax's arguments about why he wrote it... He's a feminist, for sure. He's also about the most un-homophobic person you could ever find!"

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Swizz Beats and Alicia Keys -

When Alicia Keys announced in 2017 that she would no longer wearing makeup, and she wore a natural face to the VMAs red carpet, reactions from fans were mixed.

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Keys' husband Swizz Beats called this out in an Instagram video. "Why are you mad at someone who decided not to put makeup on their face?"

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Michelle Obama and Barack Obama -

During Barack Obama's second presidential race, there was one debate where his performance did not impress. His wife Michelle spoke to NewOne the next day.

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She told them that they were unfazed by the debate because of a 35,000-person rally that took place the next day.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West -

When Kanye West released his dig-at-Taylor-Swift song 'Famous,' Swift claimed that she didn't know anything about the song before it was released.

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The rapper's wife at the time was quick to set the record straight, announcing that the singer absolutely did know, releasing a phone call between West and Swift as proof.

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Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler -

When, in January 2017, reality TV star Kristin Cavallari posted a picture of her then-husband, Jay Cutler, on vacation, fans were quick to comment on his "dad bod."

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Cavallari responded by posting another picture with the caption, "Since Jay looked like a 300-pound lesbian in my last post, I felt I should do him justice by posting him looking hot AF in this one."

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Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston -

When, in 2017, Jennifer Aniston wrote an essay for the Huffington Post about the problems with paparazzi culture, her then-husband Justin Theroux came out in praise.

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He also commented on the media's obsession with his wife having kids, saying, "It sucks when people aim cameras at your stomach on some bizarre womb watch. But more to the point, it's equally damaging to the national conversation."

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -

When Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston split, there was outrage. Many fans blamed Angelina Jolie, accusing her of having an affair with the actor while filming 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (2005).

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Pitt defended Jolie in an interview with W magazine. "We were still filming after Jen and I split up. Even then it doesn't mean that there was some kind of dastardly affair. There wasn't."

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner -

When Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner parted ways, Garner decided to give a very honest interview with Vanity Fair about the split, and Affleck defended that choice.

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He told The New York Times, "She felt like she wanted to discuss it and get it out there and get it over with so she could say, 'Look, I already talked about it–I don't want to do it again.'"

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Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde -

When actress Olivia Wilde posed for Glamour magazine in 2014 while breastfeeding her son, some called it "inappropriate" and "distasteful."

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Her then-partner Jason Sudeikis told Access Hollywood, "That was great. That's a working mom. [It was] not planned. He was there, and he did a little pop in visit to see mom and duty called."

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