During a taped interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” host Drew Barrymore discussed Jada Pinkett Smith’s recent memoir, “Worthy,” and brought up the couple’s separation. Barrymore suggested that, based on the book, it feels like their shadows have separated, regardless of staying together or not.
Pinkett Smith responded, “We’re staying together forever. I tried. We tried.”
Jada Pinkett Smith shocked everyone in October by revealing that she and Will Smith had not been together since 2016. Pinkett Smith clarified that she and her husband, who have been married since 1997 and have two children together, were not planning a formal divorce in an interview with Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show. She said, “I think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying.”
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Following the interview, Jada Pinkett Smith expressed her desire to recommit to her marriage with Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. During a book tour event in New York City, Pinkett Smith shared, “When I was sitting at the Oscars, it clicked in, I was like, ‘Oh snap, you hit Chris?'”
“I was like, ‘I’m riding with you. I didn’t come into this place as your wife, but I’m leaving here as your wife because we got a storm we’re gonna have to deal with together. I am NOT going to leave your side,'” said the actor.
“I said, ‘I’m not gonna be able to get away from this dude. I really love him.'”
Will Smith joined Jada Pinkett Smith onstage at a book tour event in Baltimore, Maryland, reacting to the revelations in his wife’s memoir. The “King Richard” star described their relationship as “brutiful,” a blend of brutal and beautiful, expressing that Jada is the best friend he has ever had, and he is committed to showing up and supporting her for the rest of his life.
Source: insider
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