LOS ANGELES -- With their marriage under
social-media scrutiny, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith reaffirmed their
commitment to each other as Pinkett Smith admitted to having a relationship
with musician August Alsina when she and Smith were separated.
In a one-on-one conversation Friday on Pinkett
Smith's series "Red Table Talk," she said she was reluctantly
discussing Alsina's reported comments because of the public speculation they
provoked.
What started as a friendship and a family effort to
help Alsina with his health about four years ago became a "different kind
of entanglement" at a time when she and Smith thought their marriage was
over, Pinkett Smith said.
"An entanglement? A relationship," Smith
said, prodding his wife to be more specific, alluding to the Facebook Watch
show's dedication to candid discussion.
"Yes, it was a relationship. Absolutely. I was
in a lot of pain. I was very broken," she replied. "Now, in the
process of that relationship, I definitely realize that you can't find
happiness outside of yourself. ... I would definitely say we did everything
that we could to get away from each other, only to realize that that wasn't
possible."
At one point in the conversation they echoed each
other, saying: "We ride together. We die together. Bad marriage for
life," an allusion to a catchphrase in Smith's "Bad Boys"
franchise.
The two have been married since 1997 and have two
children, Jaden and Willow. Each appeared uncomfortable at times during their
exchanges on the talk show.
A representative for Alsina didn't immediately
respond to a request for comment.
Pinkett Smith, who starred in two "Matrix"
films, questioned why Alsina would bring the episode up again, saying he had
broken off communication with her. She also pushed back at the idea that Smith
had given her permission for the affair. Alsina was quoted in an interview as
saying the actor had given his "blessing."
"The only person that can give permission in
that particular circumstance is myself," Pinkett Smith said, then cut
Alsina slack for his remarks.
"I could actually see how he would perceive it
as permission because we were separated amicably. And I think he also wanted to
make it clear that he is not a homewrecker, because he's not," she said.
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