Jada Pinkett Smith on How She and Will Smith Grew Closer Following the Oscars Sl
Category
✨
PeopleTranscript
00:00 Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.
00:01 Yeah, Jada going all in with her new memoir.
00:03 And this new revelation, the infamous entanglement episode
00:07 of "Red Table Talk," wasn't the only bombshell
00:10 the Smiths were going to drop.
00:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:14 So he knew about the relationship prior to this.
00:17 Absolutely.
00:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:18 I got into a different kind of entanglement.
00:22 I think the misconception was that I
00:24 asked Will to come to the table.
00:25 You somehow forced him--
00:26 I forced him to come to the table,
00:28 and that just wasn't the case.
00:30 You can't force Will to do anything.
00:32 Three years ago, Jada and Will were apparently
00:34 going to come clean that they were living separate lives.
00:36 But Jada tells Kelly Ripa on her "Let's Talk Off Camera"
00:39 podcast she continued to live a lie in order to protect
00:43 her husband of 25 years.
00:45 I started to see him get uncomfortable.
00:48 I started to see that he was not ready.
00:51 And my codependency kicked right in.
00:55 And I was like, I am going to make
00:57 sure you are good by any means necessary,
01:00 and even if that means taking on the false narrative
01:06 that I've been the adulterous wife.
01:07 I was done with your [BLEEP]
01:09 This whole journey, as difficult as it's been,
01:12 has just brought Will and I closer.
01:14 Wow.
01:15 And it's been beautiful.
01:16 As for all those open marriage rumors--
01:19 They're swingers.
01:20 Yeah.
01:20 He's gay, she's gay.
01:22 What if anything is true?
01:25 I would say that none of that's true.
01:27 Jada's new memoir, "Worthy Out Tomorrow,"
01:29 sheds light on her unconventional marriage,
01:32 as well as her time as a drug dealer
01:33 and struggles with suicidal thoughts.
01:36 Will gave his reaction to Jada's revelations,
01:38 telling the New York Times the book kind of woke him up.
01:41 When you've been with someone for more than half
01:44 of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in.
01:47 A source tells ET, "Will is trying to stay busy.
01:50 He's trying to not let any outside noise impact him.
01:53 Will loves Jada, has always had her back,
01:56 and he has been trying to be supportive while also taking
01:58 care of himself."
02:00 As for their kids, well, they quote,
02:02 "wish some of their family's private matters
02:04 remained private."
02:05 This morning on "Today," Jada tried
02:07 to explain where their relationship stands now.
02:10 There's no divorce on paper.
02:11 I mean, not on paper.
02:12 There might not be a divorce in theory anymore.
02:13 Yeah, no.
02:14 We really have been working hard.
02:18 So with divorce off the table, could
02:20 there be a reconciliation?
02:21 You know he's getting old.
02:24 He getting old.
02:25 Who gonna be there for him all the time?
02:27 It's gonna be me.
02:30 [MUSIC]