Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith

In a recent interview, Jada Pinkett Smith disclosed that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been separated since 2016, despite publicly maintaining their relationship. Their decision to live separate lives was due to exhaustion from trying to make their marriage work. 

However, they have no plans for divorce, as Jada had promised herself and Will that they would never separate in that way. Will and Jada Smith, who met in 1994, have two children together and also share a son from Will’s previous marriage. The revelation comes after a highly publicized incident at the Oscars where Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock over a joke about Jada’s alopecia.