CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA: Jada Pinkett Smith took everyone by surprise with the bombshell disclosure about her secret separation from husband Will Smith, citing that she was exhausted from trying to make their relationship work.
Having said that, the 52-year-old actress revealed she still intends to live with the 55-year-old actor again in the future, emphasizing their role as "life partners."
Are Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith still married?
Reportedly, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, who married in 1997, have been living "completely separate lives" for the past seven years but are yet to be divorced.
Jada currently resides in her own house near Will in Calabasas, California. Despite their separation, she envisions a future where they will live together again.
In an interview with The Times, she expressed, "I think eventually we will [live together again]. I really do. Will's getting old. I'm staying quite young, but it's getting apparent to me that he's gonna need someone to take care of him."
Jada Pinkett Smith says 'divorce just didn't feel right'
In the same interview, Jada Pinkett Smith expressed her strong opposition to divorce, stating that it doesn't feel right for them.
Despite the separation, her stance reflects a commitment to navigate their relationship in a way that aligns with their unique dynamics and values.
She said, "Will and I got married at an early age and we were able to make some beautiful things and some not-so-beautiful things."
She continued, "We got to a place where we had to go our separate ways in order to break from some of those more immature fantasies of what being married was about. And bear in mind, when we had that separation in 2016 the goal was to divorce, but divorce just didn't feel right for either of us. We don't know why. But here we are".
Fans ask Jada Pinkett Smith to 'just get divorced'
Jada Pinkett Smith's revelation about her separation from Will Smith has stirred negative reactions among netizens, especially when she expressed the desire to live with her estranged husband in the near future.
One wrote, "Jada says, ‘Will's getting old. I'm staying quite young’. Jada is literally 3 years younger than him, not 30. She will do anything to stay relevant".
Speaking about Jada's "old age" comment, another wrote, "Hilarious. She’s only 3 years younger. They’re essentially the same age."
A person suggested, "Just get divorced and start over. If you have nothing to share with each other your wasting your time. Life is to short."
"The way she constantly disrespects him just to get attention. She never loved him," claimed another.