Hollywood actor Will Smith has declared support for his estranged wife Jada Pinkett after she ‘shockingly’ revealed recently that they have both been separated for the past 7-years.
Recall that Jada Pinkett had surprisingly revealed during a new interview with People that she has been separated for that long after growing ‘exhausted’ of trying to save her ‘fractured’ marriage.
The 52-year-old also opened up about their situation in detail on the Today show.
While opening up on the reason their marriage break down, in a sit-down with NBC News when speaking candidly to Hoda Kotb, Jada said; ”By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.’’
However, Will Smith showed that he is unfazed by the the ensuing drama by declaring support for Jada Pinkett during the Brown Lecture series at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore yesterday Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Will Smith who joined Jada on stage at some some point during the program, their children Willow and Jaden declared unconditional support for his estranged wife.
“I just really wanted to come out and just be here and hold it down for you the way you have held it down for me,” Will Smith said as Jada hugged him.
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Will said their relationship was tumultuous and “brutiful” (a portmanteau of brutal and beautiful). He said they got together in their 20s, a time when Smith said he had huge dreams and was “on fire with a vision”.
He added, “And as I stand here before you today, I am happier than I’ve ever been in my entire life. I have achieved every single thing I have ever wanted in my entire life. There is not one thing left that I desire in this world — all of the awards, all of the money, the family — everything I’ve ever dreamed.
“And those dreams were largely built on the foundation of Jada’s sacrifices. There were many times when Jada put her career aside so I could follow the dreams of mine.”
He also credited Jada Pinkett Smith for maintaining a close relationship with his ex-wife Zampino, and putting him and their family “before herself” so all the kids could spend time together.
“Can you show up and love somebody for the rest of your life, even when you don’t agree with them?” Will Smith asked.
He then referred to Pinkett Smith as his “best friend” and pledged to do just that.
He said: “Jada is the best friend I have ever had on this planet and I am going to show up for her and support her for the rest of my life.”
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