Jada Pinkett Smith first sparked widespread dialog about her marriage to Will Smith whereas selling her 2023 memoir, Worthy. Within the e-book, the Ladies Journey actress revealed that she and Will quietly separated in 2016, regardless of remaining legally married. She later expanded on these revelations throughout interviews, together with an look on The Drew Barrymore Present in November 2025.
Now, years after these bombshell disclosures, followers are nonetheless questioning the place the couple stands right this moment. Whereas Jada and Could have continued to guide largely separate lives, they haven’t divorced and have made occasional public appearances collectively. So are they nonetheless collectively — or just nonetheless married?
Are Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Nonetheless Collectively Now?
It seems that the couple are nonetheless collectively, as Jada revealed throughout a conference in New York Metropolis that she and Could have performed some “deep work” on their marriage, in response to Selection.
“After the Oscars, that’s after we did some actually deep work collectively,” the Set It Off actress famous, referring to Will’s “Oscars slap” in opposition to Chris Rock in 2022. “I used to be like, ‘I’m driving with you. I didn’t come into this place as your spouse, however I’m leaving right here as your spouse as a result of we bought a storm we’re going to need to take care of collectively. I’m not gonna depart your aspect.’”
Nonetheless, the previous Purple Desk Speak co-host beforehand sparked main controversy when she confessed that she and the Aladdin actor had been dwelling “separate lives” for a number of years throughout her NBC Information interview in October 2023.
On Thanksgiving in 2023, Jada and Will cozied up collectively as they posed for a photograph with their arms wrapped round one another.
Why Did Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Separate?
Throughout her NBC interview, Jada seemingly hinted on the cause for her and Will’s separation. She famous that they turned “exhausted with making an attempt” to work on their relationship, including, “I believe we have been each sort of nonetheless caught in our fantasy of what we thought the opposite particular person needs to be.”
In response to his spouse’s claims, Will responded to The New York Occasions in a remark, wherein he seemingly took accountability for his or her estrangement. “If you’ve been with somebody for greater than half of your life, a kind of emotional blindness units in, and you’ll all too simply lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and delicate beauties,” the Recent Prince of Bel-Air star admitted.
As for the timeline of their separation, Jada shed some gentle on the way it occurred throughout her October 16 look on Jay Shetty’s podcast, “On Objective with Jay Shetty.”
“Will determined he wished to come back with [me], and we have been going to then inform the world, ‘Hey, we haven’t been collectively and this occurred throughout that point,’” Jada confessed, referring to a 2020 episode of Purple Desk Speak. “He wasn’t prepared for the world to know that. I needed to respect that. Nicely I didn’t need to, however I wished to.”
Why Jada ‘Can’t Divorce’ Will Smith
Jada was given the prospect to hearken to a letter from Will. The Emancipation actor penned the word to his spouse in response to Worthy, and podcast host Jay learn it out loud for her throughout her interview with him.
“I simply turned the ultimate web page of Worthy. It’s superb to understand that regardless of having lived most of my life by your aspect, I nonetheless discovered myself shocked and surprised and caught off guard, laughing, then impressed, then heartbroken I used to be all over,” Will defined. “It’s one factor to listen to anecdotes at a household barbecue, but it surely was really overwhelming to absorb your story, potently condensed on this method.”
Can even identified he knew that it “wasn’t straightforward to excavate the depths in that method” and added, “I applaud and honor you. If I had learn this e-book 30 years in the past, I undoubtedly would have hugged you extra. I’ll begin now. Welcome to the Authors’ Membership. I like you endlessly. Now, go get some Merlot and take a relaxation.”
After tearing up at her husband’s word, Jada joked, “He is aware of I can’t don’t have any Merlot. That’s lovely. That’s why I can’t divorce that joker.”
Jada Says They’ll Be ‘Collectively Eternally’
Through the above-mentioned interview with Drew Barrymore, Jada bolstered the concept she and Will gained’t ever formally divorce one another, when requested about their relationship standing. “We’re staying collectively ceaselessly,” she stated. “I attempted. We tried.”
