His wife’s book “shakes him up”: Will Smith comments on Jada Pinkett Smith’s separation revelation for the first time.
Will Smith (55) and Jada Pinkett Smith (52) have been separated since 2016. The actress revealed this a few days ago in an interview for the publication of her book “Worthy”. Now the Oscar winner is also reacting to the revelation.
His wife’s book “shocked him awake”, . This made him realize that she had been “living a life on the edge of the abyss” more than he had realized. He described her as “more resilient, smarter and more compassionate” than he previously thought.
“When you’re with someone for more than half your life, a kind of emotional blindness sets in,” Will Smith continued. “And it’s all too easy to lose sensitivity to the hidden nuances and subtle beauties.”
Separated since 2016
On October 11th, Jada Pinkett Smith said on the talk show “Today” that she had been living separately from Will Smith since 2016. The couple, who have been married since 1997, kept their separation secret from the public. This was also the case at the 2022 Oscars, where Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock (58) in the face on the open stage when he made a joke about Pinkett Smith.
Pinkett Smith now explained that she was not yet ready for an open outing. At the time, she and her de facto husband were still trying to figure out how to have a relationship.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith met in 1994 when she unsuccessfully auditioned for a role on his hit series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The couple married three years later and the marriage produced son Jaden (25) and daughter Willow (22). As the marriage progressed, there were repeated rumors of a separation. In 2020, Jada Pinkett Smith confessed that she had an affair with musician August Alsina (31).
Jada Pinkett Smith’s book “Worthy” comes out October 17th. In it, the talk show host writes, among other things, about her difficult youth as the child of a heroin-addicted mother. She sold drugs herself in her hometown of Baltimore. The “Matrix” actress repeatedly struggled with depression. For a long time she saw her relationship with Will Smith as a salvation.
Source: Stern
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