Jada Pinkett Smith’s comments confirm that she was separated from Will Smith when she had her infamous « entanglement » with singer August Alsina. Here’s how it all went down.
Jada Pinkett Smith dropped a massive bombshell Wednesday when she revealed that she and actor Will Smith had been living separately for nearly seven years.
According to Pinkett Smith, 52, the couple had been struggling with their tumultuous marriage for many years and were simply just “exhausted.”
“I think by the time we got to 2016 we were just exhausted with trying,” the “Girls Trip” actress told the “Today” show’s Hoda Kotb, 59, in a special preview, set to air Friday, Oct. 13. “I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.
“I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever,” she continued. “And I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”
Pinkett Smith told People magazine that both she and her 55-year-old “Fresh Prince” husband have “been doing some really heavy-duty work together.”
“We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us,” she told the outlet adding that they are “still figuring it out.”
Pinkett Smith’s comments confirm that she was actually separated from Smith when she had her infamous “entanglement” with singer August Alsina.
Alsina, 31, met Pinkett Smith in 2015 after being introduced by her son, Jaden, 25, and instantly became smitten with the “Red Table Talk” alum.
Find the complete timeline of alleged “entanglement” below. 2015-2017
According to reports, the New Orleans R&B singer met Pinkett Smith through her son, Jaden, and the pair instantly grew close.
Pinkett Smith later admitted that she and the “No Love” singer developed a friendship based on her desire to help him through both physical and mental health traumas that had plagued him.
In 2016, the up-and-coming singer reportedly joined the Smith family on vacation in Hawaii.
It was also reported during that time that the “Hancock” actor and Pinkett Smith quietly separated.
