Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are one of the couples labeled as “admirable” — a couple we are told we should view as aspirational. Married since 1997, these two have appeared to have it all for a number of years: plenty of money, fast cars, two kids. But riffs in the relationship started appearing when Jada’s Facebook show, “Red Table Talk,” aired. We could all see something was going on; something was off in this relationship. Of course, their issues culminated with Will Smith smacking Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars. After years of appearances, we are finally finding out what’s been going on behind the scenes.
Jada is on press tour right now, promoting her book “Worthy,” which publishes October 17. During her tour, she’s revealed that she and Will have secretly been completely separated for the last seven years, and they are growing tired of maintaining the lie. In an interview with Hoda Kotb, Jada explains that she never wanted to get divorced and always thought they would “work through whatever.” Then she says she just hasn’t “been able to break that promise.”
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