Will Smith On Rumored ‘Open Relationship’ With Wife Jada Pinkett Smith: “We Realized That It Was A Fantasy Illusion That We Could Make Each Other Happy”
In the latest episode of her AppleTV+ series The Oprah Conversation, Winfrey chops it up with Will Smith to discuss his upcoming memoir.
While mentioning a paragraph in which Smith addressed his separation from Jada Pinkett Smith, whom he married back in 1997, the actor provided more clarity for many who believed the two were in an “open relationship.”
“Ya know… It’s really funny… We didn’t… We never actually like officially separated,” Will, 53, finally replied. However, he explained that their relationship took a drastic turn following an argument during Jada’s 40th birthday. He had spent three years planning an elaborate party — and she hated the whole thing.
“We realized that it was a fantasy illusion that we could make each other happy,” Will said. “We agreed that she had to make herself happy and I had to make myself happy. Then we were going to present ourselves back to the relationship already happy — versus demanding that the other person fill our empty cup.” He said, “We just decided, ‘You have to figure out how to be happy.” Though he admitted it was more “contentious” from his side, telling Jada: “‘Go figure out if you can be happy and prove to me it’s even possible.’ I’m gonna do me and you do you.”
Despite that, Smith wrote in his book, “Our time apart helped us both to discover the power of loving in freedom. We’re simultaneously, 100 percent bound together and 100 percent free. We agree that we were both imperfect people doing our best to how to figure out how to be in this world joyfully.”
From there, Winfrey asked if that meant they can have other sexual partners, without bringing up Jada’s relationship with Alsina and Will recently revealing infidelity.
“So we talk about everything,” he said. “I think the difficulty that people have and difficulty in discussing it is people only think in terms of sex.”
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He then downplayed whatever side flings they had going on:
“People are trying to put something on it: ‘Will and Jada — what they doing with other people?'” he said mocking the speculation. “Will and Jada ain’t really doing too much of nuthin,'” he laughed. “Will and Jada are on a spiritual journey to cleanse the poisonous, unloving parts of our hearts. And we’re doing it together in this lifetime no matter what.” He added, “But the goal is not a sexual goal. It’s spiritual. We are going to love each other no matter what.”
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