American actress, Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed herself and her husband, Will Smith have separated for seven years.
She made this known in a recent interview with NBC News’ Hoba Kotb.
The couple tied the knot in 1997.
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Speaking during the session, the American actress said she and Smith had not gone public with their separation because they were not “ready yet” at the time. She also clarified that they are not yet divorced but have been living separate lives since 2016.
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Speaking to Kotb, Pinkett-Smith stressed that the reason they kept the separation under wraps was that they were still trying to figure out their relationship dynamic, and how best to go about their partnership.
She said, “We were still trying to figure out between the two of us, how to be in partnership, How do we present that to people? We hadn’t figured that out.”
When she was asked why the marriage crumbled, she noted that they were both living in an illusion of what they wanted themselves to be and by 2016, they got tired of trying.
In terms of their impending divorce, Pinkett-Smith noted that they just couldn’t go through with it because of a promise they made to each other to never get divorced.
Watch the session below.
The couple share two children, Jaden Smith who is 25 years old and 22-year-old Willow Smith. In her upcoming memoir, Worthy, Pinkett Smith shares more details about her marriage, professional background, and early years.
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