Jada Pinkett Smith earlier this week revealed that she and Will Smith have been living separately since 2016. She told the news in a candid interview with the Today show ahead of her upcoming prime-time special with Hoda Kotb. she also stated that the two are still legally married but not involved romantically.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s relationship highlights over the years
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett got together in the early 1990s; they went public with their marriage in 1995 and later got married in December 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland, in a private wedding. The couple has been together for approximately 20 years. Will and Jada have two children together: a 24-year-old son, Jaden Smith, born in 1998, and a 21-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, born in 2000. Will Smith has a son from his previous marriage to his ex-wife, Sheree Zampino, Trey, who was born in 1992.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s 20years Anniversary
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The couple celebrated their 20th anniversary in marriage in 2017.
“Love is Like Gardening… I have learned to focus on HELPING you to BLOSSOM into what YOU want to be (into what you were born to be),” Smith wrote. “Rather than Demanding that you become what my Fragile Ego needs you to be.”
“Happy Anniversary, My Queen! I am forever Devoted to Nurturing your Deepest Truth.” Will smith concluded
In the same year, Jada Pinkett Smith appeared on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, and while answering how she keeps things spicy in her relationship, she answered that she and Will shared amazing chemistry on a lot of different levels.
In July 2018 Will Smith stated that His relationship with Jada was more than marriage, in an interview on TIDAL’s Rap Radar podcast, He also confessed that he had never been happier.
Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Entanglement” to August Alsina revelation in July 2020
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In July 2020, Jada Pinkett confessed that she had a romantic relationship with August Alsina while she and Will Smith were separated in 2016 on an episode of her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk. She referred to it as an “entanglement.”
Will Smith speak more on his marriage with Jada Pinkett in 2021
In September 2021, Will Smith spoke more about his marriage struggles in an interview with GQ. Later in the same year, he revealed that he and Jada had gone through a rough patch in 2011 In an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey.
“We realized that it was a fantasy illusion that we could make each other happy,” Smith said. “We agreed that she had to make herself happy, and I had to make myself happy. Then we would present ourselves back to the relationship already happy — versus demanding that the other person fill our empty cup.”Will Smith said
Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars After Insulting His Wife, Jada Pinkett Smith-2022.
On March 27, 2022, Will Smith made headlines after he slapped Chris Rock after he made fun of Jada Pinkett’s hair at the Oscars. On March 28, 2022, he issued a public apology about the Oscars slap incident to Chris Rock. As part of the apology, Will Smith admitted that he was out of control and could not stand seeing his wife humiliated because of her medical condition. Jada struggles with alopecia.
“Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth!” Will shouted before proceeding to slap Chris
Jada Pinkett Smith addressed the Oscar slap incident on June 1, 2022, on Red Table Talk, where she stated
“My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out, and reconcile,”
“With the state of the world today, we need ’em both, and we all actually need one another more than ever,” Jada continued.
“Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years — and that’s to keep figuring out this thing called life together. Thank you for listening,” She finished.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith 7yr Separation revelation in October 2023
On October 11, Jada Smith revealed that She and Will Smith had been separated since 2016. She told the news in a candid interview with the Today show ahead of her upcoming prime-time special with Hoda Kotb. She also stated that the two are still legally married but not involved romantically.
Jada Pinkett Smith has also revealed that the most shocking part, for her, of Will Smith’s viral Oscars rant and slap was that he referred to her as “wife” — she says he hadn’t used that word for years.
