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Women speak of the pain of going bald

Jada Pinkett Smith attends the Oscars on Sunday. (AFP photo)

LOS ANGELES: Hair loss among women is painful, depressing and embarrassing, according to Jada Pinkett Smith and other celebrities who have gone public with their feelings.

The subject has rushed into the public consciousness after Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair at the Oscars.

Pinkett Smith spoke out for the first time in 2018 about her diagnosis of alopecia, a medical term referring to the loss of hair.

“It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking with fear,” the actress and director said on her online show “Red Table Talk.”

“And that was when I was like, ‘Oh, my God. Am I…

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