Will Smith is taking on a new project following the notoriety that has plagued his family over the past couple of weeks. Smith will involved in an eight-part podcast series called “Class of ‘88,” exploring the rise of Hip Hop in the US.
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Jada Pinkett Smith is dropping some bombshells in her new interview.
The 52-year-old actress, Red Table Talk host, and author is promoting her new book “Worthy” and she is making some big confessions. While speaking with People, Jada revealed she and her husband, Will Smith, were actually separated for 6 years before he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. She also is revealing insight into the state of their marriage, her mental health struggles and suicidal thoughts, and more in this new interview published Wednesday (October 11).
Keep reading for all of the highlights…
Will Smith is taking on a new project following the notoriety that has plagued his family over the past couple of weeks. Smith will involved in an eight-part podcast series called “Class of ‘88,” exploring the rise of Hip Hop in the US.
Chris Rock was spotted gettin’ jiggy with it at the Rolling Stones’ album release party for “Hackney Diamonds” — days after Jada Pinkett Smith’s memoir hit stands. “Chris Rock looked unbothered by all the Jada drama chatting it up with Trevor Noah,” an eyewitness tells The Post about the comedian’s outing.
Willow Smith read Worthy, and she has thoughts.
“Worthy,” which hit shelves Tuesday, is centered around the wishy-washy couple’s behavior in the bedroom. The “Magic Mike” star revealed that the couple’s kids Jaden, now 25, and Willow, now 22, used to sleep in their bed as children and “continued to do so nightly for some years.”However, by the time Jaden was about 6, Jada claimed that the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star wasn’t in love with the family’s sleeping arrangements.“To give us our own space, I built a separate, beautiful love nest for us two grown-ups in our bedroom, complete with a domed ceiling full of twinkling stars,” Pinkett Smith wrote.“But over time, the kids hijacked that room as well,” she added, even though the youngsters were expected to sleep in their own bedrooms.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jada Pinkett Smith‘s new memoir, “Worthy,” may not be the end of her career as an author. In an interview with Extra special correspondent Carlos Greer to promote the book, Pinkett Smith announced she is in talks with Will Smith to write a new book together following the reveal of their separation and her headline-making memoir press tour. “I know Will and I are talking about writing a book, together, called ‘Don’t Try This at Home,’” Pinkett Smith said.
Jada Pinkett Smith has been opening up about her emotional struggles and difficult life experiences, shedding light on her family situation and mental health. Earlier this month, the 52 year old actress revealed that she had been separated from her husband, Will Smith, 55, for seven years and shared many intimate details in her book, Worthy. On Instagram, Jada promoted her appearance on Jay Shetty's podcast, teasing that they would have a "powerful conversation." In the podcast, she became emotional several times as she discussed intimate topics and painful memories.
Jada Pinkett-Smith has revealed that her popular web show Red Table Talk will be returning next year.The Facebook Watch Original show saw Pinkett-Smith, her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris and daughter Willow Smith discuss various topics such as love and relationships, sometimes with a special guest. The show was recently cancelled in April this year after Facebook decided to cancel all their original shows.Per The Daily Mail, during a Q&A session with fans on a livestream event, the actress and musician confirmed that “The Red Table is coming back? and that her family were “in the works of a situation right now” with a return likely for “next year.”Pinkett-Smith explained: “We could not do the Red Table while I was writing this book and while Willow was on her music journey.
Michaela Zee Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that the Chris Rock-Will Smith slapping incident at the 2022 Academy Awards re-affirmed her commitment to her husband. During an in-person conversation, in partnership with CAA and Vanity Fair, at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City on Monday night, Jada recalled how she and Will “did some really deep work together” after he slapped Rock on stage at the Oscars ceremony when the comedian made a joke about Jada’s bald head. “When I was sitting at the Oscars, it clicked in.
Jada Pinkett Smith has been revealing lots of information about her and Will Smith in the past few days!
Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about her late friend.
Talkshoplive in an effort to promote her new novel, “Worthy.” “And when you read this book, you will kind of get an understanding of why the ‘Red Table’ even happened in the first place.”“I’m in a place of peace. I’m in a place of happiness. And in all honesty, I love where I am,” continued Pinkett Smith.
Valerie Wu Intern Will Smith has responded to wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s statements about their turbulent relationship in her forthcoming Oct. 17 memoir, “Worthy.” In an email to the New York Times, Smith expressed that Pinkett Smith’s revelations about their marriage were a rude awakening for him. He realized “she had lived a life more on the edge” and that “she is more resilient, clever and compassionate” than he’d understood.
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that her late friend Tupac Shakur had alopecia.The pair became friends while they were both studying at the Baltimore School for the Arts and their friendship was depicted in the 2017 film All Eyez On Me. Their friendship forms a significant part of Pinkett Smith’s soon-to-be-released memoir, Worthy.Pinkett Smith was diagnosed herself with the autoimmune condition, which causes unpredictable hair loss, in 2018 and has been a prominent advocate for awareness surrounding the condition.
Jada Pinkett-Smith has reflected on the time Tupac Shakur tried to propose to her when he was imprisoned in Rikers Island.The actress and musician is currently promoting her upcoming memoir Worthy, which will be released next week (October 17). In it, she speaks in-depth about her friendship with the Death Row rapper, including when he proposed to her while in prison for sexual abuse charges in 1995.In a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, Pinkett-Smith said talking about Tupac in Rikers Island was “one of the most painful parts” for her while writing the book.
murdered on Sept. 13, 1996. “We have soulmates — our children can be our soulmates,” Pinkett Smith replied when asked if she would use the term to describe Pac — as he apparently previously described her.
slapping Chris Rock onstage during the 2022 Academy Awards.The actress, who revealed this week that she’s actually been separated from Smith, 55, for seven years, opened up about the headline-making scandal in an interview with People.She said it was “ridiculous in how far” it went, with some believing the incident between Smith and the comedian, 58, occurred because of her.“But I also understood at the same time. Considering the false narrative that I had cheated on Will or I was like some adulteress, Will had never done that before,” Jada, 52, told the outlet.“And I think that when we just look at human nature… when you look at the breadcrumbs, people need something to blame,” she continued. “And so people not knowing what was happening behind the scenes, I surely wasn’t surprised that I got blamed.
Has Hollywood moved on from Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year? Maybe everyone else has, but Jada Pinkett Smith wants to touch upon it one more time. EW reports (via a new People interview with the actress) that Pinkett Smith was as shocked as everybody else when her husband went onstage and smacked the Oscars host.
Chris Rock once asked her out on a date following reports she was divorcing her husband Will Smith.The actor reveals the exchange in her upcoming memoir Worthy, where she details how the comedian felt “appalled” when she corrected his assumption that the couple had split.“I think every summer all the reports would come out that me and will were getting a divorce,” Jada told People. “And this particular summer, Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have one of Hollywood’s most famous marriages. The two are some of the leading actors in the industry, with each building a career that stands on its own. Their children are also very talented and have grown under the public spotlight, managing to showcase their individuality through various forms.
Jada Pinkett Smith has said she thought “this is a skit” when her husband Will Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. The actress, 52, also revealed she and Will, 55, had been separated for six years at the time of the incident.