Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s controversial relationship: from their separation since 2016, to their open marriage and her ‘entanglement’ with her son Jaden’s friend August Alsina
- Jada just dropped her memoir Worthy, sharing the shocking fact that she and Will have actually been separated for the past seven years – here’s a timeline of their relationship’s controversial moments
- From Smith’s infidelity rumours with Focus co-star Margot Robbie and infamously slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, to revealing that they aren’t monogamous, the pair is no stranger to headlines
Jada Pinkett Smith just dropped her tell-all memoir Worthy, chronicling her life from her rebellious teen years in Baltimore to marrying one of the most famous actors in the world, Will Smith.
Pinkett Smith has been opening up about her relationship while promoting her new book, according to reports. Most recently, on Friday, she made a bombshell revelation during an interview with NBC, stating that the two have actually been separated since 2016. In a follow-up interview with the news network on Monday, she added that the couple are attempting reconciliation.
“There’s no finding another great love, and I think that’s the point,” she said. “We are really concentrating on healing the relationship between us.”
So else what do we know about the Red Table Talk host’s headline-grabbing relationship with the King Richard star? Here’s a timeline …
April 2013: Open marriage speculations
Break-ups and open-marriage rumours had plagued the couple for years, and it ramped up when Pinkett Smith told HuffPost Live: “I’ve always told Will, ‘You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be OK.’”
Days later, Pinkett Smith released a statement on Facebook, clarifying her interview comments. “Will and I both can do whatever we want, because we trust each other to do so,” she said. “This does not mean we have an open relationship, this means we have a grown one.”