>>> THAT’S YOUR LATEST WEATHER. SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> JADA PINKETT SMITH LEAVES IT
ALL ON THE TABLE AS HOST OF THE
FACEBOOK WATCH SERIES RED TABLE
TALK.
TALK. EVERY WEEK THE THREE GENERATIONS
OF WOMEN INVITE VIEWERS INTO THE
SMITH HOME, WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS
AND CELEBRITY GUESTS AND FROM
HER RED TABLE TO OURS THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. JADA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I KNOW OUR RED TABLE IS NOT
QUITE AS FABULOUS AS YOURS, BUT
I SUDDENLY FEEL THE URGE TO LIKE
SPILL MY GUTS AND TELL YOU
EVERYTHING ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE RED TABLE.
>> I THINK IT’S JUST THAT, YOU
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL IT A
TALK SHOW, IT’S A STORY TELLING
SHOW.
SHOW. WE COME TO THE TABLE TO SHARE
OUR STORIES, YOU KNOW.
>> PEOPLE REALLY COME TO YOUR
TABLE AND SHARE THEIR STORIES,
LIKE THEY GO DEEP.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
>> I THINK BECAUSE IT’S A
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. IT’S NOT JUST A JOURNALISTIC
KIND OF RELATING.
IT’S LIKE I’M SHARING MY STORY
AS YOU’RE SHARING YOUR STORY AND
SO WE GET INTO A CONVERSATION
ABOUT MISTAKES WE HAVE MADE IN
OUR LIVES, LESSONS WE HAVE
LEARNED, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST
COMING TO THE TABLE FOR AN
ASPECT OF HEALING AS WELL.
AND COMPASSION FOR OURSELVES,
AND TO HELP OTHERS HAVE
COMPASSION FOR THEMSELVES, AND
FOR PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES.
SO THAT’S WHAT IT’S ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, THE RED TABLE IS
REALLY ABOUT A HEALING, IT’S A
HEALING INSTRUMENT.
HEALING INSTRUMENT. >> I THINK YOU HAVE ALMOST 7
MILLION FOLLOWERS NOW.
ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT THIS
TURNED OUT TO BE SUCH A HUGE
HIT.
HIT. >> I AM.
>> I AM. IT STARTED OFF AS A PASSION
PROJECT.
PROJECT. I HAD NO IDEA.
>> YOU CALLED IT A HOBBY ONCE.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> YOU CALLED IT A HOBBY.
NOW IT’S A CAREER.
>> IT’S BECOME MY DAY JOB.
>> YOU RECENTLY HAD DEMI MOORE
ON WITH HER DAUGHTER.
AND YOU GUYS GAVE US A CLIP.
I WANTED TO AIR A LITTLE BIT OF
IT.
IT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. COOL.
COOL. >> DO YOU REFER TO YOURSELF AS
AN ADDICT?
AN ADDICT? >> I FULLY IDENTIFY AS AN
ADDICT, ALCOHOLIC.
ADDICT, ALCOHOLIC. IN JANUARY, I’LL HAVE EIGHT
YEARS SOBER.
YEARS SOBER. BUT IT’S INTERESTING, I NEVER
HEARD YOU USE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT
NECESSARILY WHEN WE WERE KIDS,
AND SO I REMEMBER EVEN LIKE
HAVING A LOT OF FRUSTRATION
TOWARDS YOU IN THE TIMES LIKE,
YOU CALLED GOING AWAY TO
TREATMENT CAMP, YOU KNOW, LIKE I
HAD SO MUCH OF THIS UNDEALT WITH
ANGER THAT I HADN’T LET OUT
BECAUSE I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT
WAS GOING ON, AND AT THE TIME I
DIDN’T HAVE A HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THAT’S THE CONVERSATION YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. >> YEAH, THIS SHOW IN PARTICULAR
IS VERY VERY SPECIAL.
I ACTUALLY THINK IT’S LIKE ONE
OF THE CORNER STONE EPISODES FOR
"RED TABLE TALK" BECAUSE I’M THE
CHILD OF AN ADDICT.
SO IS DEMI.
I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH
CODEPENDENCY ISSUES AND MY OWN
ADDICTIONS, SO HAS DEMI, AND NOW
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THAT PARENT
PAIN THAT TRAVELS FROM PARENT TO
CHILD, SO NOW YOU HAVE THREE
GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW, DEMI
HAVING SURVIVED HER RELATIONSHIP
WITH HER MOTHER AND ACTUALLY
FINDING A RECONCILIATION THERE.
AND NOW STARTING THAT
RECONCILIATION PROCESS WITH HER
DAUGHTERS, AND MY MOTHER AND I
HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT WHOLE
PROCESS.
PROCESS. SO IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO
BE ABLE TO SHARE IN THAT KIND OF
PARENTAL CHILD HEALING MOMENT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. YEAH.
YEAH. >> AND IT’S SO CURRENT.
HERE’S DEMI WITH HER DAUGHTERS
AND YOU’RE SITTING BETWEEN YOUR
DAUGHTERS AND YOUR MOTHER.
>> AND WILLOW AND I HAD A DEEP
HEALING MOMENT ON "RED TABLE"
BECAUSE OF DEMI AND HER
DAUGHTERS COMING TO SHARE HER
STORY.
STORY. I HAD A DEEP MOMENT.
>> WILLOW A FEW TIMES HAS
REVELATORY MOMENTS.
REVELATORY MOMENTS. ARE YOU EVER LIKE, WOW, THIS IS
GETTING REAL.
GETTING REAL. WE’RE ON TV BUT THIS FEELS LIKE
REAL LIFE HERE.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> WE’RE ACTUALLY MAKING STRIDES
HERE IN OUR OWN RELATIONSHIP.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF
IT, BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE
ALWAYS REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY
IN THE FAMILY.
IT’S SO MUCH PAIN AND TRAUMA
THAT HAPPENS WITHIN A FAMILY AND
YOU’RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO GET PAST, WHAT ARE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS, HOW DO YOU
TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT
EASY TO TALK ABOUT.
>> YOU AND WILLOW TALKED ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, BEING THE DAUGHTER OF
TWO REALLY FAMOUS PEOPLE.
>> AND STRUGGLING WITH THAT.
>> ABOUT WHAT TO CARRY.
>> YES.
>> YES. DEMI’S DAUGHTERS TALKED A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THAT TOO, AND THAT’S
ACTUALLY WHERE WILLOW, RUMOR AND
TALLULAH REALLY HAD A, YOU KNOW,
WHERE THEY COULD RELATE, SHARED
A REALITY.
A REALITY. >> NOW, WILLOW HAS BEEN A GUEST
ON THE RED TABLE, IS THAT A
GOOD, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FEW
MARITAL ISSUES, SIT DOWN WITH ME
AND 6.7 MILLION OF MY CLOSEST
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> DOES HE LIKE SITTING AT THE
TABLE?
TABLE? >> HE LOVES SITTING AT THE
TABLE.
TABLE. HE REALLY ENJOYS IT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR MOM, GAMY
AS WE CALL HER ON THE SHOW.
NOT ONLY IS SHE WISE AND
BEAUTIFUL, AND SHE HAS A SIX
PACK.
PACK. HOLY ABS, SHE’S INCREDIBLE.
THE GENES IN THIS FAMILY ARE
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. >> SHE’S IN BETTER SHAPE THAN
ME.
ME. SHE KEEPS ME ON MY TOES.
SHE’S IN THE GYM EVERY DAY.
SHE’S SOMETHING ELSE.
>> IT’S INCREDIBLE.
HOW HAS IT CHANGED YOUR
RELATIONSHIP, THE THREE OF YOU
HAVE THIS SHARED PROJECT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> IT’S BROUGHT US MUCH CLOSER
AND I’VE REALLY LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT WHY SOMETIMES REAL
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN PARENTS
AND CHILDREN CAN BE DIFFICULT.
I’VE LEARNED IT THROUGH THIS
PROCESS OF BEING AT THE RED
TABLE, AND WE HAVE BROKEN A LOT
OF BARRIERS.
OF BARRIERS. I MEAN THIS TABLE, THE RED TABLE
HAS BEEN AS HEALING FOR ME AS
OTHERS HAVE SAID IT’S BEEN FOR
THEM, BUT THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN MY
MOTHER AND I SPECIFICALLY HAS
CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY.
CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY. >> I THINK THAT’S WHY PEOPLE
CONNECT WITH IT BECAUSE YOU’RE
BEING YOUR TRUE SELF AND PUTTING
IT OUT THERE.
BUT THAT’S A BRAVE THING TO DO.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. BUT I THINK IN THESE TIMES IT’S
THE ONLY THING TO BE DOING,
HONESTLY, YOU KNOW.
>> JADA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.
HAVING ME. >> I’LL TELL YOU WHERE RED TABLE
TALK CAN BE FOUND, FACEBOOK
WATCH, NOON EASTERN, 9:00 A.M.