Will Smith and I Separated In 2016 – Jada Pinkett Reveals
Jada Pinkett Smith recently disclosed that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been living apart since 2016.
During an interview with NBC News, conducted by Sky’s US partner network, the 52-year-old actress expressed that they are currently in the process of navigating their marital situation. While they remain legally married, they have chosen to reside in separate residences.
“[We’re] still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership, and how do we present that to people? We hadn’t figured that out.
“Why it fractured? That’s a lot of things. I think by the time we got to 2016, we were too exhausted with trying.
“I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.”
She told NBC presenter Hoda Kotb that she considered getting a divorce but did not go through with it.
“I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever and I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”
In 2020, Pinkett Smith acknowledged that she had an affair with singer August Alsina for several years. Jaden, 25, and Willow, 22, are Jada and Will’s two children. The couple got married in 1997. Trey, 30, is Will’s third child from a previous relationship.
In a separate interview with People Magazine, she said: “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”
Pinkett Smith praised her children, saying: “They’re little gurus. They’ve taught me a deep sense of self-acceptance. They love every part of me.
“The level of love, unconditional love that they have for me and their dad. And it’s one thing to want to be the person that gives that unconditional love. And then there’s, to be the recipient of that.”
