Nia Long Says She ‘Feels Bad’ For Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the stars of the upcoming film “Fatal Affair” weighed in on all the latest drama surrounding Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith.
As we previously reported, Jada dropped her highly anticipated episode of “Red Table Talk” last week where she sat down with her husband as she acknowledged that she had a past relationship with singer August Alsina when she and Will were temporarily separated. While many people commended the couple for opening up about their relationship publicly, it didn’t sit right with some fans.
However, actress Nia Long has decided to share her thoughts on it all, and let’s just say she’s still #TeamJadaAndWill! Long, 49, who has worked with Will on the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” said “I feel bad for Will and Jada right now, because they’ve been extremely vulnerable with their personal story. And it takes a lot of courage to do that,” She went on to say, “When you have a show like Red Table Talk, you want to be what you are sharing with the world, and that’s gotta be a tremendous amount of pressure,” Long explained. “We all have our ups and downs with love. Love is a complicated thing.” She also made note that Smith is “an icon in our community” and said she wishes the public would just “back off and leave them alone.”
While speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner, Ling also gave some helpful advice:
“I think any key to any relationship is, give your partner the room to be who he needs to be, who she needs to be, and if it means you’re taking a break to do that? Take the break!” shared Long. “I know I sometimes just leave the house and I don’t tell anyone where I’m going and I’m like, OK guys I’ll be back. Because I’ve learned that if I don’t take care of myself first, nothing else in the house runs smoothly.”
Check out what Omar Epps had to say by clicking here. You can also catch “Fatal Affair” this Thursday, July 16 on Netflix.
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