Jada Pinkett Smith has kept up a steady flow of controversies for the last few years. Be it the strange anecdotes in interviews, exposing shocking scandals, or her explosive memoir, the actress has made it a mission to continue making headlines at all costs.
Her tumultuous marriage with Will Smith and its consequences not only on themselves but also on others have obviously been a recurring theme. As such, it is interesting that they stayed together through it all, even to date.
Moreover, Will Smith is also making a steady comeback in Hollywood after the 2022 Oscars SlapGate alienated him. But how have the scandals impacted Jada Pinkett Smith’s life in Tinseltown? Take a look to find out!
Jada Pinkett Smith’s career seems to be recovering fast from the wild scandals she faced in the last few years
The Smiths are one of the most famous families in Hollywood. Their fame comes as much from their big, shiny film, music, and business ventures as it does from their massive scandals. In fact, for the past few years, it has primarily been the scandals that have kept them in the news (Cosmopolitan).
Fans remember the Oscars SlapGate involving Will Smith and Chris Rock that caused a decade-long ban by the Academy for the actor as much as Smith does. Regardless, he had been steadily making his comeback after the incident.
This includes the new album he dropped after 20 years, where he acknowledged his mistake. At the center of it all, though, is his wife of 28 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, and their tumultuous marriage. As it stands, she too, has been making steady progress in her career, away from all the controversies.
For starters, she appeared in Glass Onion in 2022, the very year the Oscars scandal broke out. Her next appearance was in African Queens: Njinga and Queen Cleopatra as Narrateur in the documentary series featuring the lives of the late monarchs. Moreover, she is also set to reprise her role in Girls Trip 2, the sequel of her hit 2017 movie, Girls Trip.
Her appearances in interviews, on the other hand, deserve a special mention as well. Not only due to her admitting to having an open marriage on her Red Table Talk segment (HipHollywood), but also because of how soon it happened after publicly denying those very claims just days ago.
Moreover, it was during such an interview with TODAY during the promotions of her memoir, Worthy, that Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016. This obviously made people take a second look at the Men In Black star’s outrage at the joke on Pinkett Smith.
This is understandable as anything and everything both of them have had to say about their relationship has been confusing, to say the least. Regardless, recent reports suggest that both of them are still together, at least on paper, with their careers getting back on track as well.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are reportedly still together and have no plans to divorce
As per a 2023 YOU Magazine report, although Jada Pinkett Smith was initially vehemently against Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars 2022, she now sees things differently.
She noted to the outlet that she wasn’t even sure about attending the Oscars ceremony that year. However, she felt glad that she joined the I, Robot star at the award function all the same.
I call it the ‘holy slap’ now because so many positive things came after it. That moment of the sh*t hitting the fan is when you see where you really are. After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to see I will never leave him.
She further added that she didn’t know what would have become of their relationship if that incident hadn’t happened. Interestingly, though, a source claimed to People in January this year that things might not be as blissful as one might think.
Call it what you want. They are living their own lives but haven’t completely severed ties.
Another source allegedly reported that for all of their talks of staying together, they “have had separate homes for years”. On the other hand, both actors seem busy with the upcoming projects in their careers.
So whatever turn their relationship takes after this, both Will and Jada Pinkett Smith seem sorted on their career front for now.
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