Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016. Content Warning.
Jada Pinkett Smith has disclosed that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been leading separate lives since 2016. In a preview of her upcoming NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith revealed that they had not previously made their separation public because they were not prepared to do so. She explained that they were still in the process of figuring out how to navigate their partnership and had not yet determined how to present their situation to the public. Pinkett Smith, aged 52, and Smith, aged 55, have been married since 1997 and are not legally divorced. Their marriage has faced scrutiny during the period of their separation. In July 2020, singer August Alsina revealed that he had been involved romantically with Pinkett Smith, a claim she confirmed during an episode of "Red Table Talk" with her husband. Pinkett Smith referred to their involvement as an "entanglement" and explained that it occurred during a challenging time in their relationship. Additionally, during the 2022 Academy Awards, Smith confronted presenter Chris Rock on stage and slapped him after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith's baldness, which is a result of her alopecia condition.In a recent interview with People, Pinkett Smith discussed the incident, which she initially believed to be a comedic skit between the two men, much like many others. It was only when Will began to walk back to his chair that she realized it was not a skit.
