Remember when everyone was saying that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, known for oversharing about their allegedly hot sex life, were about to divorce after over a dozen years of marriage? That was basically the whole second half of 2011, from August until at least early 2012, when Jada was said to have met with a divorce lawyer. Around that time, J.Lo and Marc Anthony also split, and rumor had it that Jada’s too-close relationship with Marc Anthony on the set of HawthoRNe was to blame. Will and Jada denied that they were having trouble, and stepped out together for some photo ops eventually, but it was clear something was going on.
Well Jada was interviewed by HuffPost Live recently and I’ll be damned if she didn’t get really pissed off when she was asked about rumors of her open marriage. She wasn’t mad at the interviewer, she got really intense when describing how she told Will he could “do whatever” he wanted as long as he could live with it. The subtext was that he shouldn’t be able to live with cheating on her, at least that’s how I saw it.
Here’s the video clip and some quotes are below (a longer video is on Huffington Post)
“I think people get that idea because Will and I are very relaxed with one another. I’ve always told Will, ‘You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.’ Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I’m here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be and that’s not for me to do for him. Or vice versa.”
“I don’t think it’s easy to be married to anyone. I think that you have to go into a relationship knowing, especially when you’re dedicating yourself to someone for the rest of your life, this is a life partnership … He’s my best friend. He’s been by my side through some of the most difficult parts of my life. And so that’s something you can never take away.”
[From Huffington Post via Starcasm]
She was hardcore when she was describing how she told Will he had to live with himself. I got the impression that Will cheated, it pissed her off incredibly, and she was like “that’s on you, a-hole.” It wasn’t some “whatever he does is ok with me” speech, it was “how can you live with yourself?” That’s not “relaxed.”
In terms of calling Will her life partner, this is similar to what she’s said in the past. In an interview with Essence last year she said “We’re not getting a divorce. Where am I going to go? That’s my boo. It’s like he’s another part of me.” So I get the impression that she’s in it for the long haul but that she’s not putting up with a lot of crap. Telling someone they can do whatever they want “as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay” is not the same as giving them carte blanche. She really cares about what Will is up to, but she’s not going to get rid of her partnership because of some side pieces.
Sidenote: I really like her hair like that (in the video and in the green skirt. On the red carpet it’s kind of cheap looking) The ombre curls suit her, and I’m not a fan of ombre hair.
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are shown on the red carpet yesterday for Free Angela and all Political Prisoners, which they co-produced. (The trailer is here.) It’s a documentary about activist Angela Davis and her 1972 trial for murder and kidnapping. Davis had no known role in the crime apart from purchasing the guns that were used. The film is out in limited release tomorrow.
Jada and Angela Davis:
Photo credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet
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