Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been a subject of rumors for several years, with Smith revealing that they have an open marriage. In a November GQ cover story, Smith met Pinkett Smith on the set of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but he was married to Sheree Zampino at the time. After their split, Smith called her and asked if she was in an open relationship. They married in Baltimore, hosting a private ceremony with little shared information to keep the media away.
In 2013, Pinkett Smith took to Facebook to address rumors that she and Smith were in an open relationship. The couple have been married for almost 24 years and have shared children Trey, Jaden, and Willow. Smith has also admitted that rumors about an open marriage are untrue.
In July 2020, Smith revealed that she had an entanglement with R&B singer August Alsina. In an interview with Today, Pinkett Smith shared a telling message on Monday following her husband’s confession that they are in an open marriage. The couple have been together for over two decades and have been open about their relationship since 1995.
In 2013, Jada clapped back at speculation that she and Will were in an open relationship, claiming they simply had a “relaxed” dynamic. Smith and Pinkett Smith have been married for almost 24 years and have taken an unconventional approach to their relationship.
📹 Will Smith Explains His and Jada Having ‘Other Partners’
The actor gets candid on Apple TV+’s ‘The Oprah Conversation: Will Smith,’ now streaming.
Is Jada in love with Will?
In her October PEOPLE cover story, Jada said that she and Will are still figuring out their marriage. “We’ve been working hard together,” she told PEOPLE. “We love each other deeply and we’re going to figure out what that means for us.”
December 9, 2023: Jada Pinkett Smith says the Oscars slap made her realize she’ll never leave Will Smith. Jada got clarity from the 2022 Oscars incident between Will and Chris Rock. She told the Daily Mail’s YOU Magazine that she almost didn’t go to the Oscars that year, but she’s glad she did. I call it the holy slap now because it led to good things.
When did Jada date Tupac?
Tupac and Jada were close. They were never romantically involved. They met in high school and became close friends. Jada ended her friendship with the rapper in 1993 when he was accused of sexual assault. In 1996, Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas when he was 25. He was known as the greatest rapper of all time. His songs were about racism and violence against black people in America. He told his stories of racism through his rapping. A year after Tupac’s death, Jada married Will Smith in 1997.
Did Tupac ask Jada to marry him?
Jada Pinkett Smith says Tupac proposed to her while he was in jail. Jada and Tupac met at Baltimore School of the Arts. They were close until Pac’s death. Get the latest trends, fashion, relationships, and more. Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships, and more. Jada Pinkett Smith recently opened up about her relationship with the late rapper Tupac Shakur. On October 13, a clip from Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s podcast showed Pinkett Smith discussing her memoir and her relationship with Shakur. The full podcast episode will be released on October 19.
Why did Jada Smith not want to marry Will?
The couple married on New Year’s Eve in 1997. Years later, the actress explained why she didn’t want to get married. “I was young and pregnant. I didn’t know what to do,” she said in a 2018 episode of her “Red Table Talk” Facebook series. “I never wanted to get married.” “We only got married because Gammy was crying,” Smith said. “Gammy said we had to get married, so we did,” said Pinkett Smith. Her mother replied, “I wanted you guys to be married.”
Did Will Smith marry Melanie?
Will Smith and Melanie Liburd were acting out a wedding scene on a beach. The couple kissed in traditional black tuxedos and wedding dresses.
What did Jada say about Tupac?
Tupac and Jada were friends, but not romantically involved. Tupac proposed to Jada with a letter while he was in prison. Jada read the letter on air. Now. I’m slipping.
When was Will and Jada together?
The couple met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990. They married in 1997 and had two children. They discussed their marriage on Red Table Talk in 2020. Jada revealed in October 2023 that she and Will have been separated since 2016. First Looks. Will and Jada met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when she auditioned for the show. She didn’t get the part. “I met you at the Fresh Prince audition.” “I was 19 and they said I was too short,” the 49-year-old mother said on an episode of her Facebook series, Red Table Talk.
Will said he missed his chance to meet Jada. “I saw this girl on A Different World and her name is Jada,” the 51-year-old told his TV show cousin, Alphonso Ribeiro. “I walked in and sat in the audience at A Different World.”
Do Will and Jada love each other?
Jada and Will said their marriage has always been open. Jada said she didn’t see it as a transgression. She learned a lot from it. Jada and Will say they still love each other. We came together young and were both broken. It’s important to be able to make mistakes without losing your family, Will said. They said, “We ride together, we die together.”
Why did Will divorce his first wife?
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Shark Tale actor said his first marriage failed because he didn’t trust women after being cheated on. Jada helped me, he said. Zampino explained why her relationship with Smith ended. She said it wasn’t true in a video at the time. We got divorced because we were young. Marriage is hard, especially at that age. And now we’re trying to be parents and navigate our marriage. I couldn’t accept it. She said, “I left because I was unhappy.” It’s that simple.
What kind of relationship do Will and Jada have?
We don’t say we’re married anymore. We call each other life partners, Smith said on the podcast. There are no deal-breakers. She couldn’t do anything. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are one of Hollywood’s most famous couples. Their relationship has been unconventional. They’ve been married for 25 years and have been open about their struggles and triumphs. The couple has always made headlines because of their candidness and unconventional relationship. The most recent revelation is the most shocking. Jada revealed to Hoda Kotb that she and Will have been separated for seven years. Jada says in an interview published on October 11 that it was a divorce, even though it wasn’t on paper. Her memoir, Worthy, comes out on October 17. The 52-year-old actress said that she and Will, 55, have been living separately since 2016, even though they never divorced.
What did Jada say about her marriage to Will?
Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about her marriage with Will Smith and how it’s affecting her children’s views on relationships.
📹 Why Will And Jada Chose An Open Relationship
Will Smith’s latest GQ cover story answered a ton of questions that we’ve had for a while now. In an interview published in …
I remember once on their show when they said Will didn’t want to end his first marriage and wanted to work it out. But, the wife said no. He said he would have done anything to keep the marriage but the ex insisted. I feel that he really doesn’t want a divorce with Jada either and going along with her crazy idea of a marriage. I think divorce is better than living our one life so miserable like this. It’s cringing to watch him talk. He is not normal self.
This reminds me of the multiple times I sat with friends and vented and explained my reasons and situations in my life. I most often regretted saying anything. Keep some things to yourself. People really do not care about you as much as you think. Will Smith is an actor. He makes millions to entertain and fascinate ordinary folks. The more famous folks share about their personal life, the less fascinating their films become to me. Will Smith and his wife share and heal, share and heal, share and heal. He’s ruining his career.
Even though it’s hard to see a man in love with a woman who is careless about their martial details, my aunt always told me to marry a man who loves me more than I love him. I’m still confused by that sometimes. She’s been married for 34 years and they still look happy, so I’m listening. Seems like Jada found that in Will.
What is so sad about this situation is they knew after 6 years that this was going to happen I mean both Will & Jada did not seem happy at all at the Oscars last Sunday night before he won his first Oscar 45 minutes before Will had slapped Chris in the face and now to make things worse he could be banned from the Oscars.
I’ve always thought their marriage was weird….. 1. Jada early on expressed her undying love for Pac, the way he supported her, encouraged her, protected her to me he always saw her as a sister but she saw him as a romantic love when really it was kinda in a weird way the things she didn’t get from her father. 2. Will was just new and easy for her when they got together but time would tell they were not a good match after sex, there really wasn’t any connection. 3. Jada always said she never saw herself as a mother maybe because she wasn’t truly mothered, this began the road to her unhappiness not her kids but losing herself in a role as her husband continued on in his prime. 4. She expressed her unhappiness and he told her he is not responsible for her happiness, I remember when he first said this in interviews a while ago. That’s when she went back to acting and was in a band. But she was still unfulfilled 5. Will is all ego he does not take failure well, hence the reason he didn’t want to divorce in his first marriage but your ego still doesn’t control someone else’s choices. 6. Jada divorcing Will would break him, which is why he agreed to never divorce again no matter what happened …. It’s failure in his eyes. A failed marriage does not equal a failed divorce to him. He thrives off of attention and positive reinforcements- which is another reason he feels the need to shove their personal life to the forefront- he needs acceptance. 7. I remember Will going on a vacay with his son and his ex….
Why are ppl so triggered? They don’t want to legally divorce. You live your life. I’ll live mine. I’ll love you forever. They’re not bothering anybody. It works for them. It’s not cheating if the other person knows. Isn’t this the era where ppl don’t have to label or identify anything? Call it polyamorous if you want a fancy term. So many say “marriage is just a piece of paper.” Well divorce is too apparently. They did not invent this. Take this from a healthcare professional who’s cared for tons of CATHOLICS keeping up images, living apart but never legally divorcing. When they get sick in comes their very kind wife/husband with a rosary while the life partner is at the bedside. No drama. They haven’t been together in 20yrs but they won’t divorce.
Jada Entanglement relationship needs time for healing from this Endangerment she has put her family in. It is time for this family to stand still and heal. My Soul hurt for Christopher Rock and his family. People, how do we recover from this to a positive light?… Please reach out to him (Chris Rock) with care and love… .
He seems to be trying to save face. That interview where Jada disclosed. He looked torn up. His face said it hurt and he was embarrassed. She never wanted marriage nor monogamy. He should have stayed with his first wife but he was stupid. Jada doesn’t love him as a wife should. I have lost respect for him. I have watched him from fresh prince days, I just can’t see him in the same way anymore.
The idea that this arrangement is “not about sex” is preposterous. It’s very clear that Jada never wanted to be sexually monogamous, and seeing as how Will is a man, that’s probably something he could eventually easily agree to. August Alsina wasn’t going to offer her intellectual depth! Trust me it’s about sexual variety with these two 😎
She made him do whatever she wants and Will tries to make it work by convincing himself that it is what he wants too. The Will Smith of the past before he was broken down wanted a perfect family and so he tries to this day to make it seem perfect even though everyone can see now through the cracks on his face that it is not. He is almost near shattering – I hope he get’s through this.
This honestly makes me sad. Nobody truly knows unless you’re in the household but he always speaks about trying to make her happy but I don’t recall her speaking about her trying to pursue making him happy. I think that is what causes a lot of good men to stop being a certain way after being dogged out by some women.
Those two are trying SO HARD to convince the world that they are happy when in reality they are just trying to make misery work together. Personally, I really feel like it’s Jada who sets all the rules in this relationship and he is TRYING desperately to make her happy. She said on her Red Table BS talk that she cried and cried on her wedding day to Will because she didn’t know if it was what she wanted. This man has been trying to keep her ever since and he’s even resorted to allowing for an open marriage. Can’t stand Jada and I never knew Will was this weak.
I just never understood why Will and Jada felt the need to share their personal lives on this level with the world. It’s as if they need validation for what they’ve chosen to do. As long as they’re truly happy or content with their choices, the outside world shouldn’t matter. Probably I’m missing something, but either way, I wish them all success.
Notice the tension on every answer Will Smith gives. He’s trying to be defensive. The toxic part of this is that he thought they were all over there past problems and he somehow promised the world that they’re going to be alright. This facade of a perfect and fully healed family Will is projecting added more and more weight to his pride and ego, thinking he can not be seen down, now that people thought they’re ok. Just lean on man, it’s okay to be vulnerable. If Will sticks to this toxicity that he caught himself there’s only one way out and it’s a cry for help. Not wishing anything bad here, just seeing a clear end road.
I think we all know that it wasn’t Will’s idea of having an “open” relationship. He has traditional values and has said he doesn’t do divorce and didn’t want to divorce his first wife and would do anything to keep his marriage with jada together. That is one hell of a compromise and you can tell it’s killing him. This man is broken and his lashing out at Chris at the Oscars is just him showing his inner turmoil and him feeling that he has to impress or keep jada happy.
I guess they say, “we’re in this for better or worse.” Sadly, in some marriages some people go through far worse than this. It appears that they still have a strong family bond and love for one another. Which is something they could still have even if they weren’t married. I don’t know. Maybe they just don’t won’t to divorce. 🤷
A Blue Pill Alpha. Whatever stability Will tried to create for his kids via an intact marriage / nuclear household is no longer necessary as the kids are grownups now and can fend for themselves. Its time you became a Red Pill Alpha and enjoyed the next 25 years of your life without Jada holding you back. That night should have been one of the best moments of your career and it got overshadowed.
Their non conventional marriage is not a real marriage. They are passing it off as a real marriage in trying to look normal in the public’s eye. When Will Smith called Jada and asked if she was seeing anyone and she said no and then he says well you are seeing me now. I believed that was the last time he told Jada what what to do.
You know what’s interesting… I had the sentiments of why get married then? An open marriage and whatever they are doing by definition can never be tied with the word marriage. But the more I think about it, that’s probably why they keep giving what they have a different name now. When they initially got married it appears they had every intention of having a typical monogamous marriage (which is what marriage is), but something along the way changed, and while they didn’t want to leave each other, they found something that worked for them. I can see why they don’t call themselves married anymore and hate that term. Because what they are doing doesn’t fit what a marriage is. It actually now makes me feel like they are telling the rest of us to not look at them for “marriage goals” because they are telling us, we are not really doing “marriage” anymore. We are now just Jada and Will, doing Jada and Will. We should respect their transparency, I don’t think they would have gotten married when they did, if they felt this way at the time. Now they are life partners, practicing true unconditional love where there is literally nothing either of them can do to make the other one walk away. The way God loves His children, or how most parents love their kids. I think they would only would have pushed a divorce if they followed a religious path and beliefs and felt convicted, but if they don’t (which it doesn’t appear that they do, I think they just believe in God/a higher power/are spiritual).
Neither of them understands the true meaning and purpose of marriage. It appears they thought that their sexual relationship would bind them eternally by signing a piece of paper. Their partnership through marriage never satisfied their desires. Once they had children, they believed they could or should stay together for the sake of the family. Instead, it is easy to see why they are not happy.
They are liars and are so weird. Nobody believes a word of this. They are just trying to stay relevant but that boat has gone. Grow up and keep your private life to yourself. Most of us couldn’t careless what you do behind closed doors but we saw who you really are at the academy awards. Love love love Chris Rock!!! He’s the man
People saying “This is not Will” because everyone is used to the Fresh Prince persona and the always happy-go-lucky comedian and seemingly conservative Will ….We don’t know Will off camera and his day to day. A lot of people are chastising Jada as the reason for why their marriage is where it’s at now…. Will DID NOT have to put up with it…. there’s always a reason why he stayed ultimately and has made that commitment “til death do us part” ….Will is no angel, he’s human. they BOTH are. The average person who is NOT an A list celeb will never understand what it is like in that world. All these judgmental single miserable folk on here just trying to make themselves appear morally superior.
The more I watch the more I’m convinced Jada is a narcissist and will needs to get out this lop-sided relationship. It’s constantly just about will loving and making her happy, and absolutely not the same expectations back from Jada to Will. It’s hard to watch this great man be diminished day by day trying ti make right by her. But she will never be satisfied, she will always make him feel not good enough.
This is weird because I want to believe he’s really okay with whatever Jada does to be “happy”…but the man I saw and heard in that Red Table interview was hurting BADLY, as much as he tried to mask it. He probably thought it would never get sexual with others but it did on her part. All in all, I think they are in a marriage where Jada wears the pants.
I remember when Nicole Kidmen was in a stage play years ago when she was married to Tom Cruise and he was asked by someone who interviewed him how he felt about Nicole doing a passionate seen with the other actor, and Tom’s reply was he was okay with it, Said it with a smile. Now any man who really truly loves a woman as a wife would had said that he does get uneasy with it although he knows its her job.But he said it as with a smile that I knew right from that statement, that he really doesn’t love her, and it won’t be long before this ends up in a divorce. “Open Eyes Shut” they both played a couple in odd open relationship, and that was the one movie that made me convinced this marriage is doomed. If Tom had said my wife isn’t going to be nude on screen and expose herself and all that personal stuff that happens in there bedroom and didn’t, instead Tom and Nicole put this all on screen, there relationship took a big turn for the worst. When I seen this movie I was stun how much of Nicole and Tom showed. It couldn’t have been the money so I do think it was a statement that there marriage was headed into trouble. No man or woman will expose themselves for the sake of publicity, or money in exchange to show a world of hungry nasty people who want a poor excuse to live in an open relationship is cool and if your mature enough, you just go with the flow..This is total nonsense and i would rather have a husband who was jealous that another man is taking my clothes off, than to have straight face husband with a stupid grin, and say Um I’m okay with it, So Stupid .
Will is happy having an open relationship. He just didn’t want it public and people too deep into his business. Jayda not the only problem, she said she was unhappy…. Probably cause Will was living his best life with side chicks lmbo there was plenty of rumors just never came to the surface. I still wish them the best in their marriage. All those years, there’s some trials in the midst but I hope they can manage to pull through
Sounds like she’s into multiple partners and he’s upset that’s he’s not enough. This is getting ugly and will ruin both of their careers. Their children must be embarrassed. Nobody cares about their love life; they are both doing this out of fear from something they both don’t want the public to know.
They always dancing around the question.. why even let people interview you if you gonna beat the hell out the bush when people ask about the status of your marriage. Just say it’s been over but it made more sense for our career to stay together.🤦🏾♀️ Honestly I don’t think they been together since those kids was in their early teens. To come out and say that back then would have been less acceptable than today’s time where everything is acceptable.
It was already clear here Jada owns his balls…..it’s very sad, I really love this guy and his work. But the whole thing around the Oscars is just funneled anger and frustration. We ALL see Jada is not a nice woman to be around. Pretty….yes, absolutely. But she will make anyone miserable. Poor Will….
Bad marriage for life… No! Some people are just simply toxic and shouldn’t be together. They won’t divorce because they live in California, which means he’d have to give up half of everything. During an interview, Will has said, there’s been no infidelity in the marriage… Total B.S!! Lies, just lies.
I feel for their children, they must be so messed up. Open marriages does not work just stay single and do not reproduce if you can’t workout a marriage, this is why is so important to know who you really are and why are you here for before you commit to someone. If you need multiple people to make yourself happy then something is missing in your inner self that you keep searching for more. Working in yourself connected in a spiritual level with someone else to share and appreciate the simple things in live is important to be able to get to know for who you really are. Relationships with multiple people creates distraction, taking you away from who you really are. It’s hard enough to get to know well one person imagine with multiple ones, it’s not possible and won’t help your purpose for real connection with your oneself and marriage will mean nothing sacred between a woman and a man because you suppose to become one not multiple.
There is nothing wrong with open marriages. Just be honest about it instead of making it sound like something “spiritual” coz that sounds like a “cult”. And yes there are other needs than sex to live and grow as a human. These needs may not be satisfied by one individual. To each his own. Just be honest and open with yourself and your partner abt things AND manage the mental health of your kids properly. That’s it. Don’t worry what people might think.
Jada has persuaded Will into thinking this is healthy and positive. I say she has persuaded him because it damn sure wasn’t HIS idea to let the mother of his children sleep with other men. But if you ask Will or Jada they will say it was a joint decision. That’s the defining talent of a manipulative woman: getting what she wants while letting the man think he is in control.
I don’t understand why y’all care so much or have these strong ass backseat opinions about their marriage??! When 1000% of all marriages are toxic… even the ones who been married for 30+ years & worked thru toxicity … And having an open marriage & swinging is too different things.. they deny the swinging not the open
The proof is in the pudding. Their kids are successful and happy. Jayden is cleaning up the ocean and launch great products like box water, etc. They are honest and very communicative. The kids seem to enjoy being around them. They have their own rules and boundaries for their relationship. They have been together for along time. Do you. 👏🏼
What happened: She lost interest sexually in him. Happens to women often after some time especially having kids and also happens to men. 40% of marriagea have almost asexual relationships. Sex every few months. So it worked that way. It is actually not in our DNA to be monogamous. However if you marry a guy to whom you are extremely attracted and you feel he is an alfa for you, you maintain this attractiveness. But she never did. He chased her and I think it shows later on, she was never head over heels with him. He was with her though.
Seems to me these two are a seven course meal.When most of us are satisfied with salad and a great soup. I wish them luck with whatever they hope to find outside of the sanctity of holy matrimony.Every woman and man wants to be a bride or groom.Yet far too many of them. Have no clue how to intelligently navigate being a committed wife or husband.
Love isn’t a feeling. Love, biblical love, like true love from God, isn’t selfish and all about each person making themselves happy. True love means dying to yourself to serve another, which is how God showed us His love by coming down to earth as Jesus, living a servant life and dying on the cross in the place we deserve as punishment for our sins. When I need to be reminded what love is I read 1 Corinthians 13: love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not self-seeking, it keeps no record of wrongs… and when I utterly fail in living up to this, I pray by God’s Grace He forgives me and helps me to love my spouse like He does through His spiritual power. ❤️
Will has serious mental problems as it relates to Jada. Chris’ joke was about empowerment – G.I. Jane with Demi Moore is about female empowerment. She played a strong female – the first female to attempt Navy SEAL training, who was determined to succeed and she was a total badass. The week before Jada was on TikTok saying: “Be proud of your crown. I don’t give 2 craps about what people feel about this bald head of mine, cause guess what, I ‘love’ it.” See Jada > 1:20 youtube.com/watch?v=OaDV700n6Qc
Jada is the most devil woman and you all see how she manipulates Will? Can you see that? Or just me? You can see how disgusted he was with all the interviews. Even at the red table chat with Jada! He looked so disgusted, hurt and humiliated. Divorce is the answer. I told you there are so many women whom you can really be with, that respects you as a man. Will wake up dude! You’re such a person with great heart, and you’re rich so find another woman who is best for you.
No Longer A Fan of Will Smith …… He degraded himself and the black race with his act of violence on a worldwide stage. With the violence in Ukraine the world deserved an enjoyable show to ease their mind and we got violence instead. Will … you could of taken the mic and gave a talk maybe asked for empathy or an apology but you went for violence and obscenities. Then you have the nerve to say God chose your life for a reason. I hope The Academy takes your Oscar from you as you disgraced their show . Never in The Oscars History did anything resemble what you did. If you are not embarrassed we are embarrassed for you. Boycotting All Your Works From This Point On …..
Will said he was raised in a Christian household. live like it. We are living in perilous times. Having an open marriage is a bigger accident waiting to happen the devil is working hard to finish their ending, if they continue to follow him, it will not be a happy ending. I’m married happily, raised three successful daughters, been through alot but I owed it to my daughters and their children every generation to be a good example so they would have that blueprint for their future, and when I’m long gone. I know my sacrifices were worth it. God bless .
Lots of people talk about oh it’s 2 people in a marriage because that’s how God made it. In what ever holy books we have all read there are stories of a man and his wives let’s Not quote one line or two and forget the rest. EVERYONE is different and they ALL like different things. If a couple chose for themselves what’s best for them let’s be happy for them. All relationships are different just like people so to each there own. I wish them happiness going forward.