Jada Pinkett Smith , Reveals She Has Been Separated , From Will Smith Since 2016.
NBC reports that Jada Pinkett Smith has
discussed new information about her relationship with her husband, Will Smith. .
NBC reports that Jada Pinkett Smith has
discussed new information about her relationship with her husband, Will Smith. .
In an upcoming NBC News prime-time special,
Pinkett Smith said that the couple has
lived "completely separate lives" for years.
Their separation comes
nearly 20 years after
they married in 1997.
In her upcoming memoir, 'Worthy,' Pinkett Smith shared
more details about the couple's relationship, including
how it began and where it currently stands.
According to Pinkett Smith, their relationship
status was kept secret because they were , "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.".
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, Jada Pinkett Smith, via NBC.
NBC reports that Pinkett Smith added
that she has never been able to go through
with a legal divorce, despite considering it. .
I made a promise that there
will never be a reason for us
to get a divorce. We will
work through ... whatever.
I just haven’t been able
to break that promise, Jada Pinkett Smith, via NBC.
The couple has two children,
their 21-year-old daughter, Willow,
and their 24-year-old son, Jaden. .
Pinkett Smith's memoir calls their relationship a , "rollercoaster ride from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of personal rediscovery and the celebration of authentic feminine power."