“I just wanted to feel good”: When Jada Pinkett Confronted Will Smith About Her Relationship With August Alsina

Published 09/30/2022, 11:00 PM EDT

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett have been married for over two decades and have two kids, Jaden and Willow. They met on the set of The French Prince of Bel-Air in 1995, which was a meteoric rise for Smith in Hollywood. The couple fell in love with each other and got married two years after their first meeting. However, when you spend this long time with a person, sometimes you feel the charm is fading.

Or you just wish to run away from the obstacles when your relationship is shattering. There was a time when it happened with this couple, too, as their relationship became sensational news for people, and the rumors spread like fire. This is when Jada Pinkett confronted her husband about her relationship with August Alsina and cleared things out.

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Jada Pinkett Smith had a heart-to-heart conversation with Will Smith

In July 2020, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith sat down to talk about their marriage on Red Table Talk, which Jada herself hosts. This was the first time couple came out to address fans after rumors about her and the American rapper spread. During the conversation, she revealed that her marriage was almost over with the Gemini Man star.

“From there, as time went on, I got into a different kind of entanglement with August,” explained the Collateral star. She added that a lot was going on in their lives, and she was suffering, so she decided to find happiness for herself.

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“I just wanted to feel good,” said Pinkett as her husband agreed sympathetically. Moreover, in a radio morning show, The Breakfast Club, August also stated that Smith knew about their relationship. Therefore, this revelation led to the headline news that the couple is in an open marriage.

Fortunately, they finally decided to come together again and make their relationship work. So they choose this chat show to clear all the speculations or misgivings about their marriage. Like, they said in the conversation that they will “ride together” and “die together.” Indeed, they have worked it up as we saw the family standing together after the slap gate incident.

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Are you a fan of this Hollywood power couple? Are they an example of couples whose marriage can be saved? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section.

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Shikha Arya is an experienced entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, having contributed over 1000 articles to the platform. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from a prestigious university and has honed her writing skills over three years. Shikha's forte lies in crafting thought-provoking pieces about the lives of pop culture icons.

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