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Jada Pinkett Smith Wants Will Smith & Her To Heal & Get Closer After Revelations

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Despite all the drama and discussion around her upcoming memoir Worthy, Jada Pinkett Smith seems like she’s already looking to the future. Moreover, she recently joined The Today Show on Monday morning (October 16) and spoke to Hoda Kotb about her relationship with Will Smith. What’s more is that the actor even posted a hilarious and cheeky response to all this on Instagram. His latest post is captioned “Notifications off :),” and shows him taking a nap on a boat amid a flurry of notifications. The message is clear: the 55-year-old is not letting any of this gossip and heated debate get to his head, and his wife even commented on it with some laughing emojis.

Jokes aside, we actually did get his first public response to all this thanks to an email sent to The New York Times. During their interview with Jada Pinkett Smith, they said that her memoir “kind of woke [Will Smith] up,” or rather, that said feeling is how he would describe it. “She had lived a life more on the edge than he’d realized. She is more resilient, clever and compassionate than he’d understood,” they paraphrased his thoughts on the matter, and later directly quoted him. “When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in. You can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties,” the Philly native expressed. As such, it seems like she has his full support, and that the couple is sticking together amid all this.

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With this in mind, for this new Today interview, Jada Pinkett Smith spoke on what she wants her future with Will Smith to be like. “There’s no finding another great love, and I think that’s the point,” the Baltimore native shared “It’s like we are in a place now that we are in a deep, healing space. And we are really concentrating on healing the relationship between us. There’s no divorce on paper. We really have been working hard. That’s the whole thing. We are working very hard at bringing our relationship together. Back to a life partnership.

“Here’s the thing about husband-wife marriage for me, for my healing process,” she continued. “I came into that with very specific ideas that were blocks to me seeing Will as who he is. He can’t be this perfect, ideal guy husband. I have to be able to accept him for the human that he is, he accepts me for the human that I am. And we want to love each other there.” She thinks that this memoir experience has brought them even closer together, and only brought things publicly now because they needed time to figure out who they were and what they wanted to be. For more news and updates on Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, stay posted on HNHH.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Recalls Jaden Smith Introducing Her To Ayahuasca

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Jada Pinkett Smith says that her son, Jaden Smith, put her on to ayahuasca which “opened up a whole new world of healing.” Speaking with PEOPLE for a new interview amid the release of her memoir, Worthy, Jada explained that she overheard Jaden and his friends discussing the positive benefits of ayahuasca.

“When Jaden came to me that day and he’s like, ‘Mom, you got to hear this. My friend’s dad, he had this experience. I need you to come in here and listen.’ I’m like, ‘I’m there. What is it?’” she recalled. From there, she revealed that the ayahuasca experience “opened up a whole new world of healing,” which she is “so grateful for.”

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 29: Jada Pinkett Smith and Jaden Smith attend the Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2023 Collection Show on the Jamsugyo Bridge at the Hangang River on April 29, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)

Prior to using ayahuasca, Jada says she was struggling with her mental health. “While I was really living the dream, I hit a huge wall — a massive amount of depression,” she explained. “I think that I looked at having outside sources to supplement for the voids that I was feeling inside.” At points, she even battled with thoughts of suicide. “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,” she said.

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Jada has been making all sorts of headlines in recent weeks as she promotes her new book. Will Smith finally reacted to the various statements in an email provided to the New York Times. The outlet paraphrased his comments, saying Jada’s interviews “kind of woke him up.” He added that “she had lived a life more on the edge than he’d realized. She is more resilient, clever and compassionate than he’d understood.”

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Will Smith Breaks Silence Amid Jada Pinkett Smith’s Book Tour

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s new memoir book, Worthy, contains a lot of new and shocking information, but also a lot of tender reflections and reckonings with her life’s trajectory. A lot of it has been scandalous, in particular her dysfunctional relationship with Will Smith, but hopefully much of it has resulted in healing and peace for her and her family. Moreover, thanks to a New York Times interview with the actress, we now finally know what her partner’s response to all of this is like. He responded in email form to the Times, and had some brief but interesting reflections to make. In addition, the article mentions an ayahuasca retreat with the family in which Will has some deep words for Jada.

“You’ll have to cut off your spirit’s wrist to break free of our Divine handcuffs,” Will Smith told his wife on the comedown. As for the actual response, the publication reports that the actor feels like the memoir “kind of woke him up.” Furthermore, they paraphrased him by stating: “She had lived a life more on the edge than he’d realized. She is more resilient, clever and compassionate than he’d understood.”

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)

However, that’s not all; The New York Times also included a direct quote from Will Smith’s email. This one relates more to how their relationship grew, developed, became masked, and revealed itself anew over the years. “When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in. You can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties,” the Emancipation entertainer wrote. Ultimately, what this suggests is that he’s very supportive of her telling her story and sharing her journey with the world.

Meanwhile, amid a lot of people blasting the Baltimore native online, it seems like her estranged husband’s support is all she needs. She’s been very unapologetic about these remarks, and appears committed to baring it all to find an answer to her many struggles. This definitely won’t slow the debate around their dynamic down, but it certainly closes a chapter on doubts about their bond. For more news and updates on Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, check back in with HNHH.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals How She And Will Smith Originally Got Together

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Jada Pinkett Smith recently sat down with PEOPLE and in that discussion, revealed how she and Will Smith first got together. “We had gone out with friends about a year before. And then he calls me and he’s like ‘Hey, I’m in Baltimore. I’m leaving LA. I’m actually here at the moment overseeing the renovations. Let’s meet up.” Pinkett Smith went on to reveal that she found the assertiveness “sexy” but also acknowledged that this was at the time when Smith was divorcing his first wife. Sheree Zampino.

The Smiths would be married in 1997. The long-standing story they have put out prior to this interview was that they met when Jada auditioned for a role as Will’s girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. However, Jada also revealed to PEOPLE that she and Will have been formally separated since 2016 and live “completely separate lives.”

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Will Smith Confronted Tommy Davidson Over Jada Kiss

Another story concerning Jada and Will in the 90s was recently revealed by actor Tommy Davidson. Davidson recalled a “run-in” with Will Smith in the late 90s after he kissed Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident happened after Davidson kissed Pinkett Smith without prior warning during the filming of Woo. “Me and Will had a run-in. He came into the trailer and I was sitting down. He’s standing over me and he’s like, ‘I don’t appreciate that, man. I don’t appreciate that.’ And I’m like, ‘What you talking about?’ I always know to play it off. And I’m like, ‘What’s going on man? Tell me what’s happening.’ And since he was standing and I was sitting, I was a real nice fella. That’s about physics.”

He continued. “I’m like, ‘Man what’s going on?’ ‘I don’t appreciate that.’ And Jada’s going, ‘Will. Will!’ And I’m saying, ‘What’s happening man?’ And he’s like, ‘You tell me what’s happening. Hmm? Hmm?’ And [he’s biting his lip like] he might do something. I did the snake and got up and then I was like, ‘So what are you talking about, man?’ And I was still in that posture. I didn’t [know what he was talking about] but I knew what he was doing. And I was like, ‘Just tell me what’s up.’ And he’s like, ‘You know what’s up.’ So finally I just said, ‘This is a small place and people are here. We should talk about it, me and you outside because it looks like you need to get something off your chest.’ And Jada was like, ‘Oh nah nah, y’all.’ I was like, ‘What you mean nah y’all? Tell him!’ And that was the end of that.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith Expresses Shock At Will Smith Calling Her His “Wife” At Oscars

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Jada Pinkett Smith’s recent press interviews have pop culture media in a chokehold right now. A lot of that revolves around her relationship status with Will Smith, the infamous Oscars slap to Chris Rock, and her bond with Tupac Shakur. However, a recent confession from the actress has fans very intrigued, especially with the added context of the Smith family’s dynamic. Apparently, she was very surprised that the Fresh Prince called her his “wife” during his rant against Rock at the ceremony. While speaking to NBC‘s Hoda Kotb, the Baltimore native revealed why it was such a shocking moment to her.

“I did that eye-roll [in response to Chris Rock’s joke about her alopecia at the Oscars] not so much for me,” Jada Pinkett Smith remarked. “And I think this is really important. But [rather] the fact that there could be a jab at alopecia.” Then, she went into detail about her reaction to Will Smith’s defense of her. “What is going on? Now, first of all, I’m really shocked. ‘Cause, mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband or wife in a long time.

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“I’m like, ‘What is going on right now?’” Jada Pinkett Smith continued. “‘Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth,’ right? And now I’m really worried for Will, because I don’t know what’s going on.” Another recent piece of info to emerge from this press onslaught is that the talk show host thought that the whole thing was a skit. Of course, it didn’t take long for her and the rest of the world to find out that it wasn’t. Still, this gave an oddly reconciliatory context to an event that many thought was out of line.

As such, now the fact that Will and Jada were living separately gives a whole new angle to view “The Slap” from. It’s unclear, though, how the actor feels about all this dirty laundry emerging when it comes to his relationships. We’ll have to wait and see if there are multiple sides to this story. For more news and the latest updates on Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, check back in with HNHH.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She Sold Drugs as a Teenager to Survive

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Jada Pinkett Smith is pulling back the curtain on all the corners of her life. In a new PEOPLE exclusive, Pinkett Smith revealed she used to sell drugs just to get back.

Pinkett Smith is detailing her life in the new memoir, Worthy. During the latest reveal, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she juggled the dual life of a performing student and street drug dealer, stating it was her “solution to survive.”

“When you aren’t the priority of your parents,” Jada said to PEOPLE, “you don’t know how to be a priority to yourself. I had parents who were addicted to drugs.”

Jada Pinkett Smith is the cover star of the new edition of PEOPLE, and during the conversation, she revealed that she thought the Oscars slap was a skit.

“I thought, ‘This is a skit,’” Pinkett Smith said. “I was like, ‘There’s no way that Will hit him. It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn’t a skit.”

She stated after the show, the first thing she said to the Oscar-winning actor was, “Are you okay?” Adding, “I’m going to be by his side but also allow him to have to figure this out for himself.”

The conversation circled her forthcoming book, Worthy, which will be released on Oct. 17.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Opens Up About Her Drug Dealing Past

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Jada Pinkett Smith had come a long way from her teenage years. The 52-year-old actress-turned-talk show host had reached a point in her life where she could reflect on her past with a newfound perspective. In a candid interview gracing the cover of People magazine, Jada opened up about her early life, shedding light on the dark corners of her past. It was a story of survival, independence, and the relentless pursuit of something more. As a teenager, Jada explained how she had found herself caught in the mix of the drug epidemic of Baltimore. She says during the interview that it was her mother who taught her and encouraged her to never depend on a man for finances, so she felt like she had to result to other things.

She then developed the mindset of maintaining financial independence by any means necessary. “What if something happens to my mother?” she recalled during the interview. “What if she doesn’t come home one night? Either overdosed, arrested, whatever. And so, I decided to sell drugs. I decided to sell crack cocaine.” Jada emphasized that drugs were prominent throughout the city. “Drugs were going to touch you, period,” she continued. “You could use them, you could sell them, but there was no being in an environment like that and drugs not touch you. And I’m not saying that it’s right, of course, now being in a whole different mindset. But when you’re living in a war zone and you just thinking about survival, I wasn’t trying to use drugs. I surely wasn’t going to be a drug dealer’s girlfriend. But I wanted money so that I could be independent. I wanted to take care of myself.”

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She had ventured into the world of selling drugs, not by choice but out of necessity. Jada discussed how her childhood had been anything but easy, growing up under the shadow of her parents’ drug addiction. With her parents both partaking in substance abuse, Jada had found peace of mind in her grandmother’s arms. She says it was her grandmother who had provided her with the love, care, and stability that were lacking elsewhere in her life. She often wondered what it would be like to have parents who were not battling addiction. “When you aren’t the priority of your parents you don’t know how to be a priority to yourself,” she said. “I had parents who were addicted to drugs.”

Over the years, Jada has clearly transformed her life. She rose above the hardships of her youth, emerging as a powerful force in the entertainment industry. Her journey was a testament to her strength and determination, a beacon of hope for those who had faced similar challenges. Looking back, Jada’s story was a reminder that the past does not define the future. Despite the darkness of her early years, she had found her way to the light, proving that with resilience and determination, one could overcome even the most daunting obstacles.

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Tommy Davidson Had A “Run-In” With Will Smith After Kissing Jada Pinkett Smith, Actor Claims

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Tommy Davidson recalled a “run-in” with Will Smith in the late 90s after he kissed Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident happened after Davidson kissed Pinkett Smith without prior warning during the filming of Woo. “Me and Will had a run-in. He came into the trailer and I was sitting down. He’s standing over me and he’s like, ‘I don’t appreciate that, man. I don’t appreciate that.’ And I’m like, ‘What you talking about?’ I always know to play it off. And I’m like, ‘What’s going on man? Tell me what’s happening.’ And since he was standing and I was sitting, I was a real nice fella. That’s about physics.”

He continued. “I’m like, ‘Man what’s going on?’ ‘I don’t appreciate that.’ And Jada’s going, ‘Will. Will!’ And I’m saying, ‘What’s happening man?’ And he’s like, ‘You tell me what’s happening. Hmm? Hmm?’ And [he’s biting his lip like] he might do something. I did the snake and got up and then I was like, ‘So what are you talking about, man?’ And I was still in that posture. I didn’t [know what he was talking about] but I knew what he was doing. And I was like, ‘Just tell me what’s up.’ And he’s like, ‘You know what’s up.’ So finally I just said, ‘This is a small place and people are here. We should talk about it, me and you outside because it looks like you need to get something off your chest.’ And Jada was like, ‘Oh nah nah, y’all.’ I was like, ‘What you mean nah y’all? Tell him!’ And that was the end of that.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith Claims Chris Rock Asked Her On A Date

However, it’s not the only incident that’s come out in recent days. Pinkett Smith, in her bombshell interview with People, claimed that Chris Rock once asked her on a date. “He called me and basically he was like “I’d love to take you out.” And I was like, “What do you mean?” He was like, “Well aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?” I was like, “No Chris, those are just rumors”. He was appalled. And he profusely apologized and that was that.”

The claims that Rock once asked her on a date come in the same interview as the bombshell that Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been separated since 2016. “We’re still figuring it out. We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.” However, she also said that the couple lives “completely separate lives”. In the interview came ahead of the release of Pinkett Smith’s new memoir next week.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She and Will Smith Aren’t Divorced Yet Because They Haven’t ‘Figured it Out’

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Jada Pinkett Smith has further pulled the curtain on her relationship with Will Smith. In a clip from a forthcoming NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith stated she and Will Smith live “completely separate lives” and have since 2016.

The appearance is in promotion of her new memoir Worthy, which drops on Oct. 17. Pinkett Smith confirms that the two are still together legally but romantically have divorced.

Why haven’t they made it official legally? Because there is more work to be done.

“Just not being ready yet,” Pinkett Smith said. “Still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership … In regards to, how do we present that to people? We hadn’t figured that out.”

Pinkett Smith stated the relationship became strained by them both being “stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.

“I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through … whatever,” Pinkett Smith says. “I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”

In a separate feature with PEOPLE, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she thought the Oscars slap was a skit. You can read that here.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She & Will Smith “Live Separately”: Fans React

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Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been living “separately” since 2016 during an interview on Wednesday’s episode of the Today show. Pinkett explained that she was not “ready yet” to make the announcement before now. The comments sparked a fervor of reactions from fans on social media.

“[We were] still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership, right, and in regards to how do we present that to people,” Pinkett explained. “And we hadn’t figured that out.” From there, she recalled: “I think 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.” She added that they considered getting a legal divorce but decided against it. She said: “I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever. And I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”

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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith At The Premiere Of “Emancipation”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: Will Smith (L) and Jada Pinkett. Smith (R) attend the premiere of Apple Original Films’ “Emancipation” at Regency Village Theatre on November 30. 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage)

In a separate interview with PEOPLE published on Wednesday, Pinkett noted that she and Smith are still trying to work out what their relationship will look like. “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together,” she noted. “We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”

Fans React To Jada Pinkett Smith’s Revelation

The comments sparked criticism from fans of Will Smith. “At this point you gotta wonder what it is Will Smith did that makes Jada wake up like once every three weeks with the intention of embarrassing this man,” one wrote. Another added: “Will Smith don’t be bothering nobody than here come Jada telling the world every few months things about they relationship that we don’t need to hear.” Check out more responses below.

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