Jada Pinkett Smith's shocking revelations come right before her memoir releases on October 17
Prior to the release of Jada Pinkett Smith's memoir 'Worthy' on October 17, the 52-year-old actress has been sharing several shocking revelations regarding her personal life. As the actress promoted the book, she spilled the beans during her interviews with 'Today Show' with host Hoda Kotb, with PEOPLE, and also Rolling Out magazine's Relationships Editor, Christal Jordan.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been 'separated' for 7 years
In her interview with Hoda Kotb, the 'Bad Moms' star revealed that she and Will Smith have separated and have been living "completely separate lives" since 2016, per Today. She explained the cause of their separation, "Why it fractured...that — that’s a lot of things ... By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be."
Why are Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith still married?
In the same interview, the 'Worthy' author revealed that while she has thought of legally divorcing Will Smith, she could never execute it, saying, “I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through ... whatever,” before adding, “I just haven’t been able to break that promise."
Jada Pinkett Smith's first words to Will Smith after infamous Oscars slap
Jada Pinkett Smith initially thought the slap that rocked the Oscars was part of a skit with Chris Rock. She said during her interview with People. “It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn’t a skit,” before adding that her first words to the 'Aladdin' actor following the incident were, “Are you okay?”
Jada Pinkett Smith was branded an 'adultress' after Oscar Slapgate
The 'Angel has Fallen' actress also shared that she wasn't surprised when she got "blamed" for the Oscar slap before adding, "But I also understood at the same time. Considering the false narrative that I had cheated on Will or I was like some adulteress," per People.
Jada Pinkett Smith battled suicidal thoughts
The now 52-year-old actress revealed in the People interview that she battled depression and suicidal thoughts saying, “When I turned 40, I was in so much pain. I couldn’t figure a way out besides death. So I made a plan," adding, "I started looking for places, cliffs where I could have an accident, because I didn't want my kids to think that their mother had committed suicide.” After going through ayahuasca ceremony, her suicidal thoughts went away.
Chris Rock asked her out after rumors about her divorce from Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith also revealed during her People interview that Chris Rock had once asked her out, thinking she and the 'Concussion' actor were getting a divorce. She recalled, "Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce. So he called me and basically he was like, ‘I'd love to take you out.’" After Jada clarified that the divorce speculations were "just rumours," the comedian was apparently "appalled" at his faux pas. "He profusely apologized and that was that,” said the actress.
Jada Pinkett Smith calls Tupac Shakur her 'soulmate'
In an interview with Rolling Out’s Christal Jordan, Pinkett Smith revealed that while she and Tupac Shakur were "soulmates," it was more of a platonic connection. While they had "those moments" of romance, they were not able to be together because they ultimately lacked that romantic spark, per New York Post.
Jada says her son Jaden Smith saved her life
In her interview with People, Pinkett Smith shared how her son Jaden Smith "saved" her life when she was in the grips of severe depression. Almost a decade ago, when the 'Girls Trip' actress was thinking of ending it all, Jaden advised her to try the guided ayahuasca ceremony which made her suicidal thoughts go away.
