Jada Pinkett Smith recently revealed that she and Will Smith, a Hollywood power couple who have been married since 1997, have been leading separate lifestyles since 2016.
This information was obtained from a clip of Hoda Kotb’s primetime NBC News program.
The couple chose to keep their separation private until now, as they were still trying to figure out how to navigate their partnership amidst their separate lives.
The nature of their separation and how to present it to the public had been a challenge they needed to address. Jada Pinkett Smith clarified that they are not legally divorced.
Their marriage has faced scrutiny during this period of separation. In 2020, singer August Alsina disclosed that he had a romantic involvement with Jada Pinkett Smith, a revelation she confirmed during an episode of “Red Table Talk” with her husband.
She described their relationship as an “entanglement” that occurred during a difficult time in their marriage.
\Additionally, the 2022 Oscars saw a shocking incident when Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss due to alopecia.
Jada Pinkett Smith had initially believed it was part of a comedic skit but soon realized it was not.
