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While Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith boycotted the Oscars this year, that didn't stop them from attending the Oscars of Capitol Hill.
The famous Hollywood couple arrived at the Washington Hilton
Hotel Saturday night in honor of the annual White House Correspondents'
Dinner. Throngs of photographers were excited to spot the couple as
they walked into the room filled with political elites and A-list
stars—among them actors Kerry Washington, Carrie Fisher and Morgan Freeman.
The Gotham actress stunned in a purple satin
one-shoulder gown designed by Romona Keveza while her husband looked
equally elegant in a classic tuxedo. The pair got a highly coveted
ticket to the night's affair as guests of ABC.
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They famously did not attend the Academy Awards this year after Jada protested the lack of diversity among the actors and actresses nominated in the top acting categories.
"At the Oscars...people of color are always welcomed to give out awards...even entertain," she wrote on
her Twitter account. "But we are rarely recognized for our artistic
accomplishments. Should people of color refrain from participating all
together? People can only treat us in the way in which we allow. With
much respect in the midst of deep disappointment."
"This is so deeply not about me," the Concussion star later said in an interview on Good Morning America.
"This is about children that are going to sit down and they're going to
watch this show and they're not going to see themselves represented."
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