Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed she has no plans to divorce her estranged husband Will Smith after recently revealing they have been secretly divorced since 2016.
A month after making the shocking revelation about their marriage in her memoir, Worthy, the actress, 52, revealed that she and the Oscar winner, 55, plan to uphold their lifelong commitment to one another.
While appearing on Tuesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore, the titular host, 48, told Jada that it seemed like she and Will planned to “stay together forever.”
“We’ll be together forever,” Jada replied. ‘I’ve tried. We tried,” referring to her and Will’s years-long divorce, which they kept closely hidden from the public.
Going nowhere: Jada Pinkett Smith confirmed she has no plans to divorce her estranged husband Will Smith after revealing they have been secretly divorced since 2016 (pictured March 2022)
Previously, Jada revealed during a publicity event for her tell-all story that she “wasn’t leaving Will’s side” and that he “won’t be leaving hers.”
Meanwhile, Will admitted that he and his wife “have had a very, very long and tumultuous time.” [relationship]’ in front of a large audience at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.
‘We call it ‘brutal’. It was brutal and beautiful at the same time,” he said, according to the newspaper Baltimore Sun.
In October, Jada admitted that she decided to stick by Will’s side when he punched Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
‘I knew it would be a strong reaction. And that was the moment I decided I was going to stay by his side,” she said on The One Show. “You know, it’s funny how intense situations can strengthen love, and it was a pretty tough time, but it definitely brought us closer. So yeah, it’s crazy how things work.”
She added, “I would say that Will and I decided to have a relationship that fits what we want, and so we broke up and then the Oscars came along and we’re definitely on different trajectories.
‘But I certainly wouldn’t say it’s in a traditional way. We decided to be together in a way that works for us.”
In the explosive memoir, she revealed how the dynamics of her marriage to the famous actor and Will changed after the Oscars.
‘Till Death Do Us Part: A month after the shocking revelation about her marriage in her memoir, Worthy, the actress, 52, revealed that she and the Oscar winner, 55, plan to uphold their lifelong commitment to another (seen in 2021)
Forever and Forever: While appearing on Tuesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore, the titular host, 48, told Jada that it seemed like she and Will planned to “stay together”
The pair had secretly split six years prior to the incident, with Jada confessing: ‘I don’t think in a million years he’ll go on stage and it’ll have anything to do with me!’
Speak with Red magazine, she added, “Then your relationship becomes deeper than romance or all the problems that come with marriage.”
“I was just really worried about Will. And I realized in that moment that no matter how challenging our relationship can be, I will always be by his side, no matter what.”
At the 94th Academy Awards, Will stepped on stage and punched Chris after the comedian made a joke about Jada looking like “GI Jane” because of her bald head, even though she recently revealed she suffered from alopecia.
While she and Will lived apart at the time, Jada explained that they always had each other’s backs, especially now that they’re apart.
Ouch: At the 94th Academy Awards, Will walked on stage and punched Chris after the comedian made a joke about Jada looking like ‘GI Jane’ because of her bald head
Supportive: While she and Will lived separately at the time, Jada explained that they always had each other’s back, especially now that they’re apart (pictured in 2014)
She revealed: ‘We draw each other to love each other so we can have a certain opinion of ourselves, then separate and find our emotional independence, only to meet in the middle.
‘Learning how to stand up for ourselves is standing up for others. It has been a profound learning process in how to love.”
Although Jada has been open about the complexities of their marriage, she revealed that she prefers not to use “conventional” relationship titles to describe their union.
She explained: ‘I try to stay away from conventional terms like ‘marriage’ because people have a very specific idea of it and it’s not my job to change that.
“I like to spend time with myself and I like to spend time with my family, and that’s it. I don’t feel like doing anything other than that.’
Jada released the book on October 17 and it managed to grab the number three spot on the Amazon chart for the week of October 22, which lists the Top 20 best-selling and most-read books of the week.
