Jada Pinkett Smith talks about it all in her new memoir titled, “Worthy.” The wide-ranging book covers everything from her childhood, career, and relationships.
As we previously reported, the actress even gave readers a little more insight into her marriage with her husband Will Smith, and revealed that they’ve been separated for seven years. Of course, during that time Pinkett Smith was linked to singer August Alsina – a situation that was previously labeled an “entanglement.”
While appearing on the Breakfast Club this week, Jada Pinkett Smith briefly spoke on that topic as co-host Charlamagne tha God asked why she does not say August Alsina’s name in her bombshell book. The award-winning entertainer explained, “Really just to… I felt like he’s been through enough. You know what I mean? And I just wanted to be respectful in that manner.” Charlamagne tha God then asked, “You feel like that’s something you need to heal… that situation?” She replied, “I’m definitely hoping at some point, for sure.”
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The saga began when August Alsina disclosed in a June 2020 YouTube interview with Angela Yee that he and Jada Pinkett Smith had shared a romantic involvement. They were first connected in 2015 through Jaden, who is the son of Pinkett Smith and Will Smith.
In July 2020, Jada Pinkett Smith addressed Alsina’s comments during an episode of her “Red Table Talk,” with Will Smith. She clarified that her relationship with Alsina started off as a friendship aimed at supporting his health and mental well-being. Meanwhile, she and Will, they were navigating a challenging period in their marriage.
So Where Do Jada Pinkett Smith And Will Smith Stand
In a recent conversation with her mother Andrienne, Jada shared “I’m in a place of peace! I’m in a place of happiness and in all honesty, I love where I am as far as Will, my relationship with him.” She continued,
“We went through that long period of separation in order for us to journey separately and to do some journeying together,” she added. “It just seems as though we’ve come to a really, really beautiful place together. I’m happy — that’s where I am in this chapter of life. I am finally happy.”
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