For the record - this was Will Smith's reaction to the GI Jane joke

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21. Exactly, as did several others...

... around Will Smith who were later "circling the wagons" around him after he physically attacked Chris Rock for the joke.

Jada Smith has also expressed her "embrace" of alopecia online several times, as if she had fully accepted it as a part of her life. So even if Chris Rock knew why she kept her head shaved, it's possible that he thought she wouldn't be terribly hurt by it. He's voice-acted with her on "Madagascar" too, and might've thought they had a strong enough relationship and goodwill that she wouldn't take the joke too seriously.

I feel so bad for Chris Rock. He was physically attacked in front of an audience of actors, and many of those actors added salt to the wound by their encouragement of Will Smith as Chris Rock quietly shuffled away somewhere.

Rock even showed great restraint by not pressing charges, which he had every right to do. And if you've seen the full video, there's a point when Rock appeared tempted to actually roast Will Smith with some hurtful zingers (possibly based in truth like his "open marriage" with Jada) after the second time Smith shouted at him, but he restrained himself that time too. Rock smirked briefly and said something like, "Ooh, I could...", then stopped himself and proceeded with the ceremony.