Signs Will Smith and Jada Should Never Be Together _ HIGHLIGHTS
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00:00 Does Will Smith like men?
00:11 This is what everyone wants to know.
00:13 Now Jada Pinkett Smith talked about all of these rumors surrounding her and Will Smith
00:18 and their marriage during an interview with Hoda Kotb.
00:27 Will and Jada have faced tons of rumors over the years like them being attracted to people
00:32 of the opposite gender, as well as them being swingers and also having an open marriage.
00:40 But Jada in response to all of this, she completely shut down the rumors and this is what she
00:46 said.
00:47 I definitely can understand why there would be misunderstandings, but none of it's true.
00:52 Ok yeah, that's definitely not what most people were expecting to hear.
00:57 Like Jada has been open about a lot of things in her life recently so I really don't see
01:02 a reason for her to lie about this.
01:10 But then online when you take a look at various different articles, people are saying that
01:15 well, she's actually still covering up this secret because it would be too damaging to
01:21 her and Will's reputation if she did admit it.
01:42 Also in the interview, Jada Pinkett Smith explained that she didn't witness the Oscar
01:47 slap incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock because her view was blocked.
01:57 Despite initial confusion, she did clarify that she didn't actually see the slap happen
02:02 whatsoever.
02:03 She was so confused about it and she went on to say this.
02:10 And now he's mad because Chris is talking to me.
02:18 I couldn't really take in his apology.
02:21 This by the way was in reference to Chris Rock apologizing to Jada.
02:30 But in that, the whole time she thought it was a skit.
02:34 Then Jada had said that it wasn't until Will Smith's publicist told her that Chris Rock
02:40 wasn't going to press any charges that she realized that Will actually hit him.
02:46 And this is what she said in her own words.
02:48 I looked to Will and I said, "You hit Chris?
02:51 Like you actually hit Chris?"
02:53 And he's like, "Yeah."
02:54 And I'm like, "Alright."
02:55 I guess like what are you going to do at that point?
02:58 It's already done.
02:59 Yeah, I don't blame her.
03:00 I thought that was a skit too.
03:01 Either way, Jada did surprise everyone when she admitted that she and Will have been separated
03:07 since the year 2016.
03:09 And it's a divorce, but it's not a legal divorce.
03:12 I was actually thinking about divorcing, separating.
03:15 I mean, there have been several of those.
03:17 The reason why they don't want a legal divorce is because they just don't want to.
03:23 Because the question people have been asking is, "Yeah, why don't you just get a legal
03:27 divorce?
03:28 Like you're separated.
03:29 This is not really a marriage.
03:30 Why?
03:31 Why don't you just sign the papers and just go your separate ways?"
03:33 But this is what Jada had to say in response to this.
03:35 "We don't want to because we love our family and we love each other.
03:39 You know, it's more of a life partnership.
03:42 Now 10 years from now, who knows?"
03:45 After hearing that though, I really think that they're just delaying the inevitable.
03:48 They're actually going to get legally divorced, but there's just so much to figure out right
03:52 now and just too much drama to deal with.
03:54 So I think they're just going to delay it as long as possible.
03:58 And then eventually when they're tired of playing this game or whatever this is, they're
04:02 going to just sign the papers and move on.
04:05 Another thing to point out is that before this interview, Jada Pinkett Smith did confirm
04:09 that she and her close friend Tupac Shakur, they never became romantically involved.
04:15 However, she did reveal that they shared a kiss once.
04:20 And it was just to see if there was any romantic connection between them at all.
04:24 And this is how Jada describes this experience.
04:26 And I quote, "I remember being at my house on Price Avenue on the back porch.
04:33 And you know, he was like, 'Uh, you know, we should try that.'
04:36 And I was like, 'Pac, kiss me.
04:39 Go ahead.
04:40 Just kiss me.'
04:41 And so he kissed me and we both pulled back like, 'What the hell?'
04:46 And that's when she realized that they had zero chemistry."
04:50 So of course, that made her decision to be with Will Smith much easier.
04:54 Also, Will Smith has in the past admitted that back then he was a little bit intimidated
05:00 by Tupac.
05:01 You know, he was worried that Jada and Pac would end up being together because they were
05:06 such close friends.
05:07 But of course, that never happened.
05:09 And then the drama that is Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith love story has unfolded
05:16 before our eyes.
05:17 Jada embarrassed Will Smith
05:19 If there's one celebrity that's dominating the world right now, it's Will Smith.
05:23 Jada Pinkett Smith's recent statements have left her friends and the public completely
05:28 confused.
05:30 Some people think that she's just using Will Smith at this point and stringing him on for
05:34 her own benefit.
05:41 She's revealed that she and Will Smith had secretly split up 7 years ago.
05:54 And she's also called Tupac her soulmate, despite him no longer being alive and her
06:00 being with Will Smith for so many years.
06:29 Then she says that currently they're in a good place and they're healing and working
06:33 on their relationship.
06:34 Jada's all over the place.
06:36 She's backtracked and she's stating that they are life partners and they're working on their
06:40 relationship.
06:42 And this is leading to mixed messages and confusion among people.
06:49 All these rollercoaster statements.
06:53 It's left people wondering, what's the actual status of this marriage now?
06:57 Those who know Jada very closely, they're feeling very frustrated due to her conflicting
07:05 statements.
07:14 From their perspective, it's clear that there's little possibility of her and Will returning
07:19 to the way that things used to be in their relationship.
07:22 It's been brought up, though, many times in the past that Jada wasn't ever a traditional
07:28 marriage fan.
07:30 Okay, cool, we get that.
07:31 Not everybody is, you know.
07:33 But Will is for traditional marriage.
07:36 But he went along with Jada to explore other aspects of what a marriage could be, and here
07:41 we are now.
07:42 I feel like, yeah, sure, people should be able to create and define what marriage is
07:47 for them.
07:48 But I think in their case, it created too much conflict.
07:52 Jada's friends are literally saying that they want her to just make up her effing mind.
07:58 And they also said that they don't understand why she's walking back on everything she said.
08:04 And one of them went on to say this.
08:07 Everyone feels like she is now drafting two narratives and is completely confusing everyone.
08:14 Because in actuality, they are separated, and there is no chance of them getting back
08:20 to the happily married partners that they once were.
08:25 No one understands why Jada is walking back on everything she said, and her PR team is
08:30 advising her to not do any more interviews.
08:34 And yeah, this is from a source close to Jada and Will.
08:38 And at this point now, Will has actually chimed in with all this Jada drama.
08:42 Despite their nearly 30-year relationship, Will Smith expressed feeling shocked and stunned
08:48 after reading Jada Pinkett Smith's tell-all book, Worthy.
08:52 And the memoir, which divulges significant details about their relationship and the Oscar
08:59 incident against Chris Rock and Will Smith, Will Smith mentioned in an email to the New
09:13 York Times that the book had a profound impact on him and he said that it kind of woke him
09:21 up.
09:22 And this is what Will went on to say in his own words.
09:24 "When you've been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional
09:29 blindness sets in, and you can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances
09:36 and subtle beauties."
09:37 Will Smith also responded to the revelations in a unique way on social media.
09:42 Instead of the usual statement or lengthy video, he actually shared this cryptic TikTok
09:48 clip.
09:49 In the video, he seemed unfazed and he's lying in a boat while numerous text message
09:55 notifications and rings are just bling bling bling lighting up his phone.
10:00 And in the video, there's a voiceover that says, "Fun fact about me, I can take a nap
10:04 almost everywhere."
10:05 When Will awakes from his nap and shakes his head at the notifications, the video then
10:19 goes on to end with Will Smith going above deck, enjoying the ocean views, and the caption
10:26 reads "Notifications off."
10:33 So this of course is Will Smith saying that he's getting probably millions of messages
10:39 and comments and emails about the whole Jada situation and he's like, "No, not today,
10:45 Satan.
10:46 Not dealing with this right now."
10:48 And he's going about his life and probably just waiting for all the hype to die down.
10:54 That's what I think that he's actually doing.
10:56 Doesn't want to say too, too much.
10:58 Just, you know, it'll go away eventually.
11:01 And I don't blame him.
11:02 But what else is he going to say that he hasn't already said?
11:05 And he's clearly still confused, like himself, with the relationship and where he and Jada
11:11 are at.
11:12 And he's also definitely been a lot quieter in general after the whole Oscar slap incident
11:17 with Chris Rock.
11:18 I guess because he's just working on rebuilding his reputation now and doing some inner work.
11:24 And even if he's embarrassed by Jada and angry with her, I don't think Will is the type
11:29 of guy who would publicly drag Jada.
11:32 I think that just like in the TikTok video, he'll pretend like he's completely unfazed.
11:38 He'll bite his tongue, you know.
11:41 Maybe say a little bit, but may not say exactly what he really wants to say.
11:46 And by the way, Jada had also made it clear that sharing all these secrets is a huge weight
11:51 off of her shoulder.
11:52 Jada Pinkett Smith shared, "Two days ago, I was at home when I unexpectedly walked into
11:56 a room and found Will and Diddy kissing and doing inappropriate things to each other."
11:59 Jada Pinkett Smith talked about a difficult time in her relationship with her husband,
12:04 Will Smith.
12:05 "It was one of those instances where you can tell they were doing it.
12:06 While it initially caught me off guard, I knew it was true because Will was always talking
12:09 about what if it happened.
12:10 Because of what I saw, I'm officially filing for divorce."
12:12 Where he was really controlling and she felt so restricted and trapped in the marriage.
12:17 And their marriage has faced its share of challenges over two decades that they've
12:22 spent together.
12:23 "Jada Pinkett Smith brought herself to the Red Table, talked about pain, healing, and
12:27 yes, Jada's entanglement with August Alsina."
12:30 And in one of her episodes of her show, Red Table Talk, Jada shared about her journey
12:35 of self-discovery, which led her husband to feel a little bit left behind.
12:39 "You expect your partner to know, especially when it comes to sex.
12:43 It's like, well, if you love me, you should know."
12:46 During her show on Facebook, Jada discussed her marriage with therapist Esther Peril.
12:52 And the conversation focused on Jada's efforts to find her own path outside of the marriage.
12:57 And she explained what happened when she tried to have more control over her own life within
13:03 the marriage and in a broader way.
13:06 And Jada went on to say this specifically, "Specifically for me, in regards to redefining
13:12 my marriage as a life partnership was the necessity of autonomy for myself and for Will."
13:19 And according to Jada, she wanted to go out and explore her relationship outside of the
13:24 constraints of the traditional ideas of marriage because it just wasn't working for her at
13:29 all.
13:30 "So when I think back about where I was, some of my insensitivity, some of my inconsideration."
13:36 And from there, this is what she added, "We went on that journey to find that autonomy
13:41 and to find the true, authentic bond outside of obligation.
13:46 I don't want you to be obligated."
13:48 Jada did admit that she felt the pressure to be the perfect wife and to support Will
13:54 Smith's dreams.
13:56 And she spoke a little bit more about this.
13:58 And this is what she had to say, it's pretty interesting.
14:00 "Whatever he wants to build, you're there to support that.
14:03 Our whole life looked like his dream.
14:06 I'm his energy source.
14:08 That's great.
14:09 But I've got to create part of this life that is designed and looks like me."
14:14 So it was pretty much whatever Will said goes and that's how it had to go.
14:19 It's Will's dream, everybody had to support it and that was very restricting for Jada.
14:24 Jada also revealed this, "He felt abandoned at first.
14:27 He felt really abandoned.
14:29 You never want to hurt the person that you love.
14:31 You never want to create instability that way."
14:34 "They could decide on an amicable separation, prioritizing their own happiness and the well-being
14:38 of their children while continuing to co-parent harmoniously."
14:41 However, gaining her own emotional independence from her husband proved to be a very difficult
14:47 task and she described it as excruciating in terms of the whole process and it was one
14:53 of the most difficult things that she's ever had to face in her life.
14:56 It was such a big challenge for her to break free from the idea that Will Smith needed
15:02 to fulfill a certain role for her as she realized it wasn't fair for him.
15:07 She also went on to share this, "And a lot of it had to do with my father issues.
15:13 I just realized one day, this man is not your father."
15:17 Now, in recent times, the couple, Will and Jada, they have been showing a strong and
15:22 united front to the world.
15:24 Will Smith and Jada tied the knot back in 1997 and before that, Will was actually previously
15:30 married to Cherie Zampino, who they have a son together and his name is Trey.
15:36 After meeting and getting to know Jada, Will realized that he was actually in the wrong
15:50 relationship with the wrong person.
15:53 And he even recounted a moment when he was out for dinner with Cherie and he found himself
15:58 crying uncontrollably in a restroom stall.
16:02 And that experience made him realize that he just couldn't continue being with Cherie
16:06 and that's when he went for Jada.
16:09 Will and Cherie separated in 1995 and he began dating Jada then.
16:13 They got married in 1997 and welcomed their first child, Jaden Smith, together in 1998.
16:20 Their daughter, Rolo Smith, was born in 2000.