>>> JADA PINKETT SMITH BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN THE EARLY '90s
STUNNING UP IN FILMS LIKE "MENACE TO SOCIETY" MAKE A
FUTURE FILM DEBUT BEFORE STARRING OPPOSITE LAWRENCE TATE
IN THE LOVE INTEREST IN THE 1994 "THE INK WELL" BUT MADE TRUE
MOVIE MAGIC TEAMING UP WITH QUEEN LATIFAH FOR AN ALL-FEMALE
BANK HEIST IN "SET IT OFF." >> TOGETHER AGAIN IN 21 YEARS
WITH A WILD, RAUCOUS COMEDY PLAYED.
>> Both: "GIRLS TRIP." >> TRYING TO COME OUT OF HER
SHELL A LITTLE BIT. LET'S CHECK THIS OUTSIDE.
>> LADY, BEFORE WE DRINK WE SHOULD GET HYDRATED.
WHERE IS THE WATER. EXCUSE ME, MISS --
>> LISA -- LISA? >> YES?
>> THIS WEEKEND, AGENTS LESS MOM LISAENED A LITTLE MORE
FREAK-NICK LISA. >> HMM.
>> LIKE HOWARD HOMECOMING LISA. >> OOH -- OOH, BAYOU CLASSIC
LISA. >> HMM.
>> THAT LISA. >> LIKE NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND
LISA. >> THAT'S DOWN.
>> COME ON, NOW. YOU A FEMALE SEXUAL GODDESS.
>> I'M A BAD [ BLEEP ] GODDESS. >> YES!
>> GO OUT THERE AND SLAY! >> LET'S DO THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT! HOW FUN.
I MEAN -- >> THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
>> SOMETIMES YOU WANT A MOVIE TO JUST WRAP.
I WANT TO GO HOME, BUT -- >> NO.
WE WERE ALL SAD WHEN THIS WRAPPED FOR SURE.
I MEAN, SHOOTING THE MOVIE WAS LIKE A GIRLS' TRIP.
WE WERE ACTUALLY IN NEW ORLEANS, AND EVERY TIME WE WENT TO THE
SET, EVERY DAY FOR ME WAS JUST LIKE A JOY.
REALLY ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.
>> YEAH. THAT SHOWS, TOO.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FEEL -- >> YES!
YOU CAN'T FAKE THAT. >> NO MATTER HOW GOOD AN ACTRESS
YOU ARE. RIGHT.
>> AND YOU HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH QUEEN LATIFAH
AND THE OTHER WOMEN ON THE SET. SEEMED LIKE THEY'RE SUCH AN
AWESOME CHEMISTRY AMONG THE GROUP.
>> DEFINITELY. ONE OF THE REASONS I TOOK THE
MOVIE WAS BECAUSE EGINA HALL WAS ALREADY ATTACHED.
ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK WITH HER. SO TALENTED, AN AWESOME WOMAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW TIFFANY HADDISH AT THE TIME BUT I KNOW HER NOW.
>> I AM SEEING HER NAME EVERYWHERE!
SUCH IS A BODY GIRL. >> YES.
TIFFANY, LIKE SHE KILLS IN THIS MOVIE.
SHE STEALS EVERY SCENE. SHE'S GOING TO BE A SUPERSTAR.
>> GREAT TO HEAR. >> HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT ROLE
TO TAKE JIE IMAGINE YOU GET SCRIPTS.
YOU'RE LIKE, YES, NO, I'M NOT SURE.
WHAT WAS IT? HOW DO YOU DECIDE?
>> YES. WELL, I LIKED THIS, BECAUSE IT
WAS A RAUNCHY COMEDY FOR WOMEN BUT ALSO SHOWED OUR
INTELLIGENCE. IT SHOWED OUR SOFTER SIDE.
SHOWS OUR FLAWS. AND SO I REALLY FELT LIKE, WOW.
IT'S A, A LOT OF COMEDY AND RAUNCHY BUT IT HAS A LOT OF
HEART, AND A LOT OF GREAT MESSAGES AS WELL.
>> AND PROBABLY A LOT OF TRUTH, TOO.
>> OH, DEFINITELY. >> A LOT OF THE BEST RAUNCHY
STUFF COMES OUT OF JUST TRUTH. YOU KNOW?
>> THAT'S TRUE, YES. >> STUFF OUT OF THIS ONE RIGHT
HERE -- >> STOP IT.
>> OH, MY GOSH. >> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> JADA, A COUPLE DAYS AGO YOU
MADE KIND OF BIG REVELATIONS, I THOUGHT, ON SIRIUS RADIO.
>> YES. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU
TALKED ABOUT IT, TALKED ABOUT IT AGAIN WITH ME, YOU TALKED ABOUT
YOUR LIFE BEFORE ALL OF THIS. >> YEAH.
>> AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW -- YOU WERE RUNNING WITH A BAD
CROWD AND YOU YOURSELF WERE -- >> YEAH.
>> WERE DEALING DRUGS. >> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, THAT WA WAS A BIG REVELATION.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TALK ABOUT THAT NOW?
>> I'VE BEEN HAVING AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS, IN REGARDS
GONE TO ATLANTA, MELTDOWN ALL EYES ON ME, THE FILMMAKERS AN
HAD AN UH-HUH MOMENT TWO DAYS AGO REALIZING THAT, I REALLY
WASN'T -- I'M NOT MAD AT THE FILMMAKERS.
I WAS HAVING -- ME AND GOD WERE HAVING AN ISSUE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? >> THAT HAPPENS.
>> YEAH. AND JUST HOW -- MY -- MY STORY
STARTED OUT IN BALTIMORE CITY REALLY ROUGH.
AND AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A LIFESTYLE, ONE OF MY CLOSEST
FRIENDS WAS GOING INTO A LIFESTYLE, AND I WAS -- TUPAC.
YES. AND I WAS WERE GRANTED GRACE.
I WAS SAVED. YOU KNOW?
>> AMEN. >> AND I MADE IT, AND HE DIDN'T.
AND IT -- I OFTEN QUESTIONED, HOW CAN THAT BE?
HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN? HOW CAN TWO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW?
HAVE PARALLELS LIVES. ONE MAKES IT AND ONE DOESN'T?
AND JUST REALIZED, EVEN IN HIS DEATH, FEELING LIKE HE'S NOT
GETTING HIS JUST. AND I HAD TO REALIZE, THAT'S NOT
FOR ME TO DECIDE. >> HMM.
HAD TO LET IT GO. >> I HAVE TO LET IT GO.
HAVE PEACE WITH WHAT PAC'S FATE IS, DESTINY IS AND IT'S NOT UP
TO ME TO FIX ANYTHING. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND I HAD TO REALLY LOOK AT MY LIFE AND JUST COME TO PEACE
WITH -- HEY, SOME OF US MAKE IT AND SOME OF US DON'T AND THAT'S
OKAY BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY.
PAC IN HIS ROLE AND I'M PLAYING MINE.
>> BY THE WAY, GOOD ADVICE FOR ANYBODY IN LIFE.
>> YEAH. >> YOU'RE SUCH IS A WONDERFUL
PERSON, JADA. I SAID TO KATH, I LIKED YOU
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW AND RIGHT NOW, AND NOW I'M IN LOVE.
>> KIND OF MADLY IN LOVE. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE LOVE YOU, JADA. >> SWEETHEART, ALL THE BEST.
>> THANKS FOR COMING. GOING TO S