Jada Pinkett Shares the Reason Behind Will Smith’s Famous Slap

American influencer and wife to Will Smith Jada Pinkett has talked about her marriage with Will Smith in an interview with the New York Times.

Jada Pinkett hinted that she is still working on her relationship with Smith and hopes that everything will turn out right in the end.

“We are in a place now where we are in a deep healing space… We are working very hard at bringing our relationship together back to a lifelong partnership.”

Speaking on why she decided to talk about it now, she said that they were not sure about going public yet as they were still trying to find the best time and option. Jada also, in her latest released book, made a statement saying that she doesn’t see herself divorcing Smith despite having separated, as it is a promise she made to herself.

“I promised that there would never be a reason for us to divorce. We will deal with everything. I just couldn’t break that promise.”

The couple has been secretly divorced for 7 years, got married back in 1997, and has two children together: Jaden Smith (25) and Willow Smith (22).

Jada also addressed the ‘Slap Incident’ at the 2022 Oscars event, when Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock for making fun of her because of her hair loss. An incident that trended and raised mixed reactions online, but even with this happening, Jada still said that they were not a couple, and it was not necessarily for Smith to act the way he did as they both lived separate lives.

On October 17, 2023, Jada Pinkett released her book entitled ‘Worthy’ in which she talks not only about her love life but also other topics such as drug use, depression, and thoughts of taking her life.