Will Smith and Jada Pinkett have proven they have a bond that can't be broken, but their
willingness to speak candidly about their relationship has revealed some questionable
things about their unconventional union.
Here are some weird things about Will and Jada's marriage that everyone seems to ignore.
Some wives may freak out over the thought of their spouse being attracted to someone
else.
But Jada Pinkett Smith is not your typical wife.
During a 2015 interview with Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show, the actress revealed
that she and Will freely talk about their crushes in the industry.
Jada said:
"I'm not the kind of woman that believes that a man is not gonna be attracted to other women.
I'm just not that girl.
It's just not realistic.
Just because your man is attracted to another woman does not mean he doesn't love you."
She went on to explain that if a man can't see the beauty in another woman, how would
it be possible for him to see the beauty in the women in his life?
Not only was Will Smith the star of one of the most popular shows in the '90s, but the
set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is also where he met the love of his life.
Jada Pinkett Smith moved from Baltimore to Hollywood in 1990 and auditioned for the role
of Smith's girlfriend.
According to People, she didn't get the part, because producers thought her 5'0" frame was
a bit too short for 6'2" Smith.
While leaving the audition, Will greeted Jada, but she was reportedly too annoyed that she
didn't land the gig.
They later realized they had a bunch of mutual friends.
Their friendship blossomed throughout the years, and they eventually started dating.
Two years after they met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith tied the
knot with his first wife, Sheree Fletcher.
Smith and Fletcher's marriage was short-lived, but the former couple did have their son,
Trey, before parting ways.
While dealing with the aftermath of this divorce, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith became even closer.
While speaking to People, Jada said she:
"Helped him understand what happened in his marriage."
And soon thereafter, she realized Will was her soulmate.
She called him her, quote, "safety net," and no matter what they went through together,
he never turned his back on her.
Jada said:
"No matter what, he'd be willing to work things out."
And Will has said Jada was the first person outside of his mother whom he could share
his thoughts with so freely.
In true superstar fashion, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are living it up in their 25,000-square-foot
compound.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it took them seven years to have the massive estate
built from the ground up.
And the entire building process was, quote, "done by hand," Will said in an interview
with Architectural Digest.
The actor was inspired to design the home after visiting his Enemy of the State co-star,
Gene Hackman's, home in Santa Fe.
He fell in love with the home's design so much, he hired the same architect to build
the Smith family's Calabasas compound.
After purchasing a string of plots, workers began constructing the home on the 150-acres
of land.
To this day, the Smiths call it a work in progress.
One of the reasons these two have been going strong for so long is because they never agree
on anything, according to Jada Pinkett Smith.
The actress told Redbook if she says black, Will Smith says white, but their disagreements
are what make them work.
She revealed:
"No matter what side of the scale one is on, the other will switch to keep the balance.
We crack up about it all the time.
We hardly ever agree on anything, and we've learned to really respect that in our relationship."
There were rumors for years that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith had an open marriage,
but they both denied it.
In 2013, Radar Online revealed that the couple had allegedly begun a trial separation and
were living separately.
Will co-starred with Margot Robbie in the movie Focus, and rumors were rampant that
they may have been hooking up, especially after some racy photo booth snaps leaked to
the press.
Will has said they don't consider themselves spouses but instead life partners, while Jada
once joked on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen that she wished they were actually
swingers after rumors had been circulating about the couple.
"That's the craziest one-"
"Wasn't that kind of recent actually?"
"It's constant."
"Really?"
"And I'm like, yo I wish!"
In 2014, Jada outright denied having an open marriage, explaining that she and Will trusted
one another to do whatever they wanted, and that it meant their marriage is instead a
"grown" one.
In late June 2020, singer August Alsina alleged that he had an affair with Jada Pinkett Smith,
with the okay from Will Smith.
Alsina said:
"I actually sat down with Will and had a conversation.
Due to the transformation from their marriage to [a] life partnership that they've spoken
on several times, and not involving romanticism, he gave me his blessing."
August said Jaden Smith introduced him to Jada in 2015, and that he even went on vacation
with the Smith family in 2016, before attending the BET Awards with them the following year.
It's been speculated that August's 2019 song, "Nunya," is about his relationship with Jada;
the video features text messages between August and a woman named "Koren," which is Jada's
middle name.
August said:
"I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life.
I truly and really, really deeply loved, and have a ton of love for her.
I devoted myself to it, I gave my full self to it.
So much so to the point that I can die right now and be okay with knowing that I truly
gave myself to somebody."
Jada confessed to having a full-blown relationship with August in a July 2020 episode of her
Red Table Talk series.
"It was really to, um, kind of get rid of the idea that people in the public eye have
perfect relationships."
She said she and Will were separated and that August approached her to help him with his
mental health.
From there, she said it became romantic.
She explained:
"I just wanted to feel good, it had been so long since I felt good.
And it was really a joy to just help heal someone.
I think that has a lot to do with my co-dependency."
Will said of their unconventional ways:
"We came together young and we were both broken in our own ways, and to be able to make mistakes
without the fear of losing your family is so critical.
We ride together, we die together - bad marriage for life."
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