Jada Pinkett Smith was criticized for being a narcissist and taking advantage of Will Smith after revealing that the two had been separated for 7 years, as well as stories surrounding the slap incident at the 2022 Oscars.

Jada Pinkett Smith caused a stir when she admitted to separating from Will Smith for 7 years. Photo: NBC.

In an interview published on October 11 with People , Jada Pinkett Smith suddenly revealed that she had separated from her husband, actor Will Smith, since 2016.

This means that at the time Will slapped Chris Rock on stage.

At the 2022 Oscars, they are husband and wife in name only.

However, Jada emphasized that she is not thinking about divorce: “We have done some really heavy work together. We have a deep love for each other and we will find out what that looks like for both of us.”

The actress born in 1971 also mentioned this information in an interview with Hoda Kotb on NBC News , scheduled to air on October 13. According to the trailer, Jada shared that there were many things that caused a rift in their relationship.

“I think by the time we got to 2016, we were exhausted from trying. I think we’re both still stuck in the illusion of what we think the other person should be like,” the beauty explained.

Jada added that the two are still trying to keep their promise to be together forever at their wedding 26 years ago. That’s why they didn’t divorce even though they were separated for many years.

When asked why she never told the truth about the nature of her marriage to Will Smith, Jada said they both felt not ready. They try to find a way to balance the relationship as well as how to present it to everyone.

Regarding the infamous slap at the 2022 Oscars, Jada confirmed to People that she, like the rest of the world, was shocked by her husband’s actions.

 She thought it was a staged joke until the Men In Black actor returned to his seat with an annoyed expression.

 Even though she didn’t have time to understand what was going on, she still turned to ask: “Are you okay?”.

Jada affirmed that she did not know about her husband’s intention to slap Chris Rock. Photo: Getty Images.

According to Jada, Chris said sorry to her for making fun of his bald head due to alopecia. “Chris walked down to the back of the stage and tried to apologize to me. He said, ‘I didn’t mean to hurt you.’ 

I said, ‘I can’t talk about this right now, Chris. This is an old story,'” she said and revealed that she has not spoken to the comedian since then.

Producer African Queens also told the story for the first time that Chris Rock had intended to flirt with her after ending his 18-year marriage with Malaak Compton-Rock in 2014 and showbiz was rife with rumors that Smith and his wife were about to “go their separate ways”. let’s go”.

The comedian asked Jada out on a date, surprising her. “He said, ‘Aren’t you and Will going to get a divorce?’. I say no. Chris, that’s just a rumor.” He was horrified. He apologized many times and that was it,” the businesswoman recalled.

Smith and Pinkett Smith first met on the set of the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1994. At that time, Will was still married to his first wife (divorced in 1995).

Mr. and Mrs. Smith married in 1997. They have two children together, Jaden and Willow. Will also has a son with his ex-wife, named Trey.

The public is angry

The public was angry and accused Jada of using Will to promote her book and enhance her reputation. Photo: AP.

After revealing her marriage secret to the media, Jada Pinkett Smith suffered a wave of fierce criticism from the public and her professional colleagues.

Right on the air of The View , MC Ana Navarro accused The Girls Trip actress of using her personal life to promote her new book Worthy, which will be released on October 17.

“I think she’s in a relationship with her bank account. 

Every time she needs to boost Red Table Talk ‘s ratings , every time she needs to sell books, she drops the bombs. I find that unreasonable.

 I’ll tell you this: be careful of anyone pretending to have a perfect marriage,” the female MC quipped.

The audience also thought the same as Navarro. Many people called Jada a liar, saying she was trying to protect her reputation and bring down her husband.

 Some people criticize Jada as someone who only loves herself (narcissism) and takes advantage of her husband to increase her self-worth, as evidenced by her admitting her affair and being forgiven by Will in 2020, and also The reason for slapping Chris on Oscar caused him to be “banned” for 10 years.

“What a liar. She’s just trying to control the damage to her own reputation. 

The public is not easily deceived. See you soon Jada”, “Whatever decisions Will and Jada make in their marriage is their own business.

 But don’t deny it to everyone that this woman has publicly humiliated, manipulated, and degraded her husband over the past few years.

 It’s disgusting”, “She needs to take Smith out of her name and go back to Jada Pinkett”, “Lies. 

Are you going to tell us that Will sabotaged his career over someone he’s no longer with?, “Jada was just trying to sell books. 

Why after 7 years of so much drama between them and now tell us they’re not even together. It’s boring and annoying”, “Jada needs to stop embarrassing Will at this point”, “Jada constantly publicly embarrasses that man”, “This woman doesn’t deserve Will . 

She always throws him under the bus so everyone can make fun of him”, “She ruined this man”…