Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett SmithIAlthough they have not made their divorce official, they have been living separate lives for over seven years.The actor admitted in a television interview.
American channel NBC News this Wednesday published a preview of journalist Hoda Kotb’s interview with Pinkett Smith; In this interview, Kotb admitted that the couple had not previously made their separation public. “They weren’t ready yet”.
This is one of those revealed in her memoir, ‘Worthy,’ which will be published on October 17.
Pinkett Smith, 52 and Smith, 55, They have been married since 1997 Although they have not taken the step of legally divorcing, they have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016.
Despite this, all these years they continued to maintain their public image as a couple and thus attended dozens of public events together.
Among them, at the 2021 Hollywood Academy Awards ceremony, the actor was seen slapping comedian Chris Rock after he joked about the actor’s physical appearance.
An incident that resulted in the Oscar winner (that same night) being banned from any event organized by the Hollywood Film Academy for ten years.
Interview, which It will be published in its entirety on the 13thIt was shot in Baltimore, where Pinkett Smith resides as it is her hometown.
During the interview, the actress admitted to Kotb that her marriage fell apart because of “a lot of things.” “I think by 2016, we were both tired of trying,” says the actress, who has two children with Will Smith. .
“I think we were both still stuck in our fantasy of what the other person must be like,” he adds.
But, To this day, neither of them feel ready to officially divorce yet. Because one day he promised not to do this and he still couldn’t break it.