Jada Pinkett Smith’s Explosive New Book: Everything We Know, From Will Smith’s Oscar Slap to Tupac and Drug Dealing

Jada Pinkett Smith’s new autobiography Worthy will be released on October 17, 2023, but she’s already making waves during her promotional blitz.

Matrix And Magic Mike the actress said in a recent interview with the publication Today’s Hoda Kotb and People revealed that she had a much more complicated relationship with Chris Rock than many believed, that her marriage to Will Smith had essentially been over since 2016, and claimed that slain rapper Tupac Shakur was her “soulmate” “

Here’s a look at the explosive moments she’s already revealed before the volume hits shelves:

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been separated since 2017.

In his interview with the publication Today’s Hoda Kotb, which airs in its entirety on October 13, Jada, 52, announced that she and her husband WilL separated in 2016. However, they remained a united front and attended events together and did not officially break up.

When asked why they didn’t divorce, she replied: “I think I’m just not ready yet, still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in a partnership and as far as how do we present this to people? I didn’t come up with that.”

“Why he broke is a lot,” she said when asked why they ended their marriage, which began in 1997. The couple share children Jayden, 25, and Willow, 22.

“I think by 2016 we were just tired of trying. I think we’re both stuck in our fantasies of what we think the other person should be like.”

Has Chris Rock dated Jada Pinkett Smith?

Jada wrote in her new book: Worthythat Chris asked her out on a date. But in an interview with People magazine, she explained further:

“I think every summer there were reports that Will and I were getting a divorce. And it was this summer that Chris thought we were getting a divorce. “So he called me and basically said, ‘I am.’ I would like to invite you somewhere. And I was like, “What do you mean?” He’s like, “Well, aren’t you and Will getting a divorce?” I’m like, “No. Chris, these are just rumors. He was shocked. And he apologized and that’s it.”

What did Jada Pinkett Smith say about the Oscar slap?

At the 2022 Oscars, Will stormed the stage after Chris, who appeared to present an award, joked about Jada’s alopecia, which she was diagnosed with a few years ago.

On live television and in front of a live audience of all of Hollywood, he punched Chris in the face, and immediately afterwards it was unclear to everyone in the room and at home whether this was a skit. However, when Will returned to the stage, Chris looked shocked and then Will began shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.”

Will, who won and sheepishly accepted the Best Actor prize later that evening, has since been banned from the Academy for 10 years.

Jada told People magazine that she felt she was being blamed for Will’s actions.

“When we just look at human nature… when you look at the breadcrumbs, people need someone to blame,” Jada shared.

Will Jada’s defense has been consistent since the controversial night. In a July 2022 video, he said, “Jada had nothing to do with this,” emphasizing that his beef with Chris stemmed from personal history and not Jada’s influence.

Was Jada Pinkett Smith offended by Chris Rock’s joke?

“I mean, that’s what comedians do,” Jada said of the joke.

“I just have to say that I’m not really here to judge how people choose to express themselves and express their art. I will say that my feelings were hurt a few times, that’s for sure. Chris really hurt my feelings. But at the end of the day, being the center of attention also has its consequences.”

Chris Rock apologized to Jada for the joke?

“Chris looks at me and says, ‘Jada, I didn’t mean any harm.'” Jada recounted to Hoda the moments immediately after the attack.

“I’m just not myself because I’m so worried about Will. And Will is still talking. Now he’s angry because Chris is talking to me. And I say, “Chris, we’re talking about some old (expletive).” That’s all I could say, right? And I couldn’t accept his apology.”

Do Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have a prenuptial agreement?

The couple married in 1997, but she told Parade they didn’t have a prenuptial agreement.

“Listen, weddings are beautiful, but they can be very romanticized,” Jada, 52, told the publication. “I feel like it was a very real moment for the two of us to look into each other’s eyes, realize that there are going to be hard times on this journey, and say to each other, ‘No matter what, we’re going to figure this out, and that’s why We don’t need a prenuptial agreement because I promise there won’t be any need for divorce, that we’ll work it out.” ‘

Did Jada Pinkett Smith date Tupac Shakur?

Jada and rapper Tupac, aka 2Pac, were high school friends in the 1980s, and she told Rolling Out that “if there is such a thing as past lives, I definitely think Pac and I traveled together a few times.”

Calling him her “soulmate”, she insisted there was never any romantic chemistry between them. “It’s the chemistry of friendship and love,” she said.

“It’s like God made us this way.”

2Pac was shot and killed in 1996 in Las Vegas. Following the news that Las Vegas police had arrested a man for the murder of Tupac Shakur, 26 years after his death on September 29, 2023, Jada shared that she was hoping for “closure.”

Was Jada Pinkett Smith a drug dealer?

In her book, she details her mental health struggles and diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. She grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, with her maternal grandmother and parents who were drug addicts and violent.

Her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, was a heroin addict and is now sober and hosts Red Table Talk with Jada and Jada’s daughter Willow. Her father, Robsol, was known to be cruel and was in and out of her life throughout her childhood. He died in 2010.

She attended a performing arts school, but despite a promising career, she began dealing drugs. “Growing up, the drug dealers were the ones with the wealth,” she said.

Jada began selling crack cocaine and admitted that it was inevitable in her area at the time.

“You could use them, you could sell them, but there was no one in that environment, and drugs don’t touch you. And I’m certainly not saying that’s right when you’re in a completely different mindset now. But when you live in a war zone and you only think about survival, I didn’t try to use drugs. I certainly didn’t want to be a drug dealer’s girlfriend. But I needed money so I could be independent. I wanted to take care of myself.”

Have Jada’s children, Willow Smith or Jaden Smith, said anything about her book or allegations?

While neither Willow nor her brother have said anything publicly about their mom’s memoir, including her revelation about Will and Jada’s split, Willow shared a revealing and cryptic quote on her Instagram Stories.

“Resentment is literally reliving something over and over again (over-feeling),” she said.

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