Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016

When Kotb asked what led to the "breakdown" of the relationship, Pinkett Smith replied:

"Why did it break... it - there were so many things... By 2016, we were exhausted from trying. I think we were both still stuck in the illusion of what we thought The other person should do it." okay,” she said.

Pinkett Smith added that although she considered getting a legal divorce, she was never able to go through with it.

“I promised that we would never have a reason to divorce. We will work on… whatever it is,” Pinkett Smith said. “I can't break that promise.”

Smith and Pinkett Smith's long partnership has included headlines about Pinkett Smith's "entanglement" with singer August Alsina and a joint interview with Red Table Talk that followed in 2020, as well as Smith slapping Oscar-winning host Chris Rock after joking about Pinkett Smith's hair. at the 2022 Academy Awards. Smith also released a memoir in 2021 that addressed their marriage.

Smith and Pinkett also spoke in a 2020 interview on Red Table Talk about the wedding, as well his relationship with Alsin (or "entanglement" At the time, Pinkett Smith and Smith confirmed that before their relationship with Alsina, they were "going through a very difficult time".
“I'm done with your ass,” Smith joked in the episode.
“Yeah, you kicked me to the curb,” Pinkett Smith replied. "We are separated."

To exclude, to expel In an exclusive clip from her upcoming special with Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith talks about surprising revelations from her memoir, "Worthy."
By Elena Nicolaou
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals the truth about her relationship with Will Smith.

In an exclusive clip from his upcoming NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb - airing October 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC - Pinkett Smith confirms to Hoda that the kiss There's more to her personality than what she's shared before.

According to Pinkett Smith, she and Smith have been separated and living "completely separate lives" since 2016, nearly 20 years after getting married in 1997.
Pinkett Smith elaborates more on their relationship — both how it began and where it stands now — in her upcoming memoir “Worthy,” released in October 2017. 17.
In the preview clip, Hoda asks Pinkett Smith for details about the marriage revelation in her memoir, which she says "surprised her the most" among the book's "many surprises." book.
While the two were still legally married, Pinkett Smith explained to Kotb that she and Smith were no longer together romantically.
“It was not a divorce on paper,” Kotb said.
“Good,” Pinkett Smith replied.
“...but it was a divorce,” Kotb continued. “Divorce,” Pinkett Smith pointed out.
When Kotb directly asked why the couple hadn't previously shared their relationship status, Pinkett Smith said the reason was "just not ready...I'm still trying to figure it out between the two of us." how to get along." partnership." .As for, how do we present this to people? We don't understand it

What we didn't know until now is that the couple never actually got back together.

Smith and Pinkett Smith share two children, Jaden Smith, 24, and Willow Smith, 21. The "Pursuit of Happiness" actor also has a 29-year-old son named Trey from his first marriage with ex-wife Sheree Zampino.

In her memoir, Pinkett Smith details her "roller coaster ride from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of personal rediscovery and celebration of authentic feminine energy agree to publisher Dey Street Books, as well as her relationship with rapper Tupac Shakur, whom she met in high school.

During Hoda's primetime interview with Pinkett Smith, she joined the Baltimore native in her hometown for an hour-long special. You can tune into Today.com from 8 p.m. in October 17 for real-time updates on specials.