The three of them worked together on the material for the show.

She picked out all single men after noting that she was single earlier in the evening.

She then called upWill Smithsaying his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, had approved it (perYouTube).

Regina Hall

He waved his hands in an emphatic no, and the internet had thoughts.

Some thought the joke was tacky.

[…] If it was her riffing then she owes Jada Pinkett-Smith an apology."

Regina Hall at the Oscars 2022

Leave them alone."

Some people, however, absolutely loved the joke.

Onewrote, “Regina Hall is hilarious.

She went for the Will Smith open relationship joke and nailed it … with Jada sitting right there.”

Another fantweeted, “That ‘Will and Jada’ joke had me HOLLERING!

I’ve never laughed that hard at any Oscar event.

[…] Regina is everything.”