With the return of Saturday Night Live to NBC following the end of the writers strike, “Weekend Update” with Colin Jost and Michael Che was also back to poke fun at politicians and pop culture.
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Will Smith is another year older.
On Monday, the Oscar-winning actor turned 55 years old, and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, paid loving tribute to her husband in a post on Instagram.
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“Willard,” she wrote, “I am so glad you were born on this day. Without you I would not have experienced the greatest joy of my life… the love of our family.”
The post included a black-and-white throwback photo of the couple with their children still youngsters.
“On this Divine assignment we’ve chosen to walk together, I am grateful for the wells of laughter along the trails of tears we’ve shared,” Pinkett continued. “Thank you for helping me learn to embrace it all … with a smile. Here’s to 100+ more birthdays full of growth, acceptance and joy
With the return of Saturday Night Live to NBC following the end of the writers strike, “Weekend Update” with Colin Jost and Michael Che was also back to poke fun at politicians and pop culture.
It’s been another very busy week in the world of pop culture!
“Worthy,” which hits shelves on Oct. 17.In snippets of the interview shared Thursday, Pinkett Smith revealed she and her husband Will Smith, 55, have been separated for the past seven years — even when he told Chris Rock to keep his “wife’s f–cking name out” of his mouth at the 2022 Oscars. “First of all, I’m really shocked, because mind you, I’m not there.
Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up about her life in the buildup to the release of her memoir, Worthy.
Jada Pinkett-Smith was one of the key figures at the Oscars 2022. After Chris Rock made a joke about her alopecia, Will Smith climbed aboard stage and slapped him. Before that, he yelled, “Get my wife’s name out your mouth.” Pinkett-Smith was surprised for multiple reasons, including the fact that he referred to her as his wife.
2022 Oscars when presenter Chris Rock made fun of her bald head.Behind the scenes, however, the “Girls Trip” star, 52, was stunned by Will, 55, calling her his spouse so publicly.In a clip from Jada’s upcoming NBC News special with Hoda Kotb airing on Oct. 13, she revealed that she and the “Bad Boys” actor hadn’t labeled each other as “husband” and “wife” in a while.“First of all, I’m really shocked, because mind you, I’m not there.
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.
Jada Pinkett Smith believes she’s “traveled a few” past lives with her soulmate — but that guy ain’t Will Smith!
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.
Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith have been together for decades. Recently, she surprised the world by revealing that she and Will Smith have lived separately since 2016. She also claims that Chris Rock asked her out on a date following some divorce rumors, and that the moment was a little awkward.
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.
Jada Pinkett Smith claimed Chris Rock once asked her out amid rumours that she and husband Will Smith were getting divorced. The 52 year old actress has made a number of jaw-dropping revelations this week as she promotes her upcoming memoir Worthy - including the bombshell that she and Will, 55, have actually been separated for seven years. She also revealed that she thought the moment Will stormed the stage and slapped host and comedian Chris at the 2022 Oscars ceremony was “a skit”.
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.
living separately for nearly seven years. According to Pinkett Smith, 52, the couple had been struggling with their tumultuous marriage for many years and were simply just “exhausted.” “I think by the time we got to 2016 we were just exhausted with trying,” the “Girls Trip” actress told the “Today” show’s Hoda Kotb, 59, in a special preview, set to air Friday, Oct.
Jada Pinkett Smith has addressed her husband Will Smith’s Oscar slap last year for the first time in a new interview.Speaking to People, Jada addressed the incident at the 2022 Oscars where her husband Will slapped Chris Rock onstage, explaining how she initially thought it was a “skit”.“I was like, ‘there’s no way that Will hit him,’” she said. “It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realised it wasn’t a skit.”Following the incident, Will apologised on numerous occasions and resigned from the Academy.
Jada Pinkett Smith recently shared that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been leading “completely separate lives” since 2016. This revelation comes as part of an NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb, offering a glimpse into their journey towards self-discovery and redefining their relationship.While the news of their separation may be surprising to some, it serves as a poignant reminder that even long-standing relationships are not immune to the complexities of life.Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s most iconic couples, having been married since 1997.
Pinkett with Jada.“The View” host held nothing back when addressing Jada Pinkett Smith’s recent announcement that she and Will Smith have actually been secretly separated for seven years.On today’s episode of “The View,” just hours after an exclusive clip from Pinkett Smith’s upcoming NBC News prime-time special with Hoda Kotb revealed that she and Smith have lived “completely separate lives” since 2016, Navarro wasted no time verbally assaulting the 52-year-old actress. The co-host accused “The Girls Trip” star of sharing juicy tidbits of her nearly 20-year marriage with Smith, 55, to sell copies of her new book “Worthy” out Oct. 17.“I think she’s having a relationship with her bank account,” Navarro, 51, suggested.
husband Will Smith for seven years — revealed what ultimately “fractured” their relationship.“Why it fractured, that’s a lot of things,” she said in a clip from an upcoming NBC interview with Hoda Kotb that will air on Oct. 13.“And I think by the time we got to 2016 we were just exhausted with trying.