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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016

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Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that she and husband Will Smith have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016.

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  1. FOX 5 DC

    Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith said she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 and are living "completely separate lives" in an NBC interview ahead of the release of her memoir next week.

  2. New York Post

    Jada Pinkett Smith considered legal divorce from Will Smith: We still ‘live separately’ (opens New York Post)

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    The couple decided to live completely separate lives beginning in 2016.

  3. New York Post

    Watch Jada squirm when asked about Will Smith marriage on TV — 1 year into secret separation (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Jada Pinkett Smith’s latest revelation on her marriage to Will Smith now sheds new light on one of her juiciest past interviews. On Wednesday, the actress, 52, revealed that she and Smith, 55…

  4. Salon

    Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 and “live separately” (opens Salon)

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    “I think we were both stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be," Pinkett Smith said

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016: Exclusive (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    In an exclusive clip from her upcoming prime-time special with Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith opens up about the surprising revelations from her memoir, “Worthy.”

  6. AL.com

    Jada Pinkett Smith has been separated from Will Smith since 2016, she reveals (opens AL.com)

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    In a NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb, Smith shares the news.

  7. ABC 7 New York

    Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been separated since 2016, she says (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The prominent Hollywood couple married in 1997 and have addressed separations and marital troubles, but never this specifically.

  8. Avclub

    Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will have been separated since 2016 (opens Avclub)

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    The couple was "just not ready" to go public with their separation for the past seven years

  9. ABC 7 Chicago

    Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith are separated, reflects on Oscars slap (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith got candid about her marriage to Will Smith, revealing they are separated, and reflects on the infamous Oscars slap.

  10. Rolling Stone

    From 'Entanglements' to Private Separations: A Timeline of Will Smith and Jade Pinkett Smith's Marriage (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have found themselves defending their unconventional relationship on more than one occasion. Here is a complete timeline

  11. CBS News

    Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will Smith were separated for 6 years before Oscars slap (opens CBS News)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith told People magazine that at the time of the 2022 Oscars incident with Chris Rock she and Will Smith had been separated for six years.

  12. New York Post

    Jada Pinkett Smith was ‘exhausted with trying’ to save Will Smith marriage (opens New York Post)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith is getting honest. The actress — who revealed that she’s been separated from husband Will Smith for seven years — admitted what ultimately “fractured” their rel…

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will have been separated for 7 years. Here’s what you need to know. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    In an upcoming interview special with NBC's Hoda Kotb, Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016. Here's what you need to know.

  14. Helena Independent Record

    Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016 (opens Helena Independent Record)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that she and husband Will Smith have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016.

  15. Slate Magazine

    Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Have Been Separated for Seven Years. Wait, What? (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    This changes everything. Or does it?

  16. Newsweek

    Are Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith divorced? What interview reveals (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Jada Pinkett Smith said that she initially thought Will Smith's infamous slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars was just a comedy "skit."

  17. Fortune

    Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were already separated for 6 years by the time of the Oscars slap, she reveals (opens Fortune)

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    She told Hoda Kotb that, “By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying."

  18. Deadline

    Jada Pinkett Smith Revisits Oscars Slap As She Reveals She & Will Smith Have Lived “Completely Separate Lives” Since 2016 (opens Deadline)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith recalled that infamous Oscars slap as she revealed she and Will Smith have been living “completely separate lives” since 2016. Pinkett Smith revealed the news in her …

  19. Fox News

    Jada Pinkett reveals she and Will Smith have been separated for over 7 years, but refuse to divorce (opens Fox News)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith admits that while she and Will Smith are still legally married, they separated in 2016 and have been living apart from one another.

  20. The Daily Caller

    Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She Was Separated From Will Smith For Years Before The Oscars Slap (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith made a bombshell revelation Wednesday, revealing that she and Will Smith were separated for 6 years before the infamous Oscars slap. “We’re still figuring it out,” Pinkett Smith said to People during an interview published Wednesday.

  21. The Hollywood Reporter

    Jada Pinkett Smith Reveals She and Will Smith Have Lived Separate Lives Since 2016 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The pair aren't technically divorced but "live separately," the actress says in her new memoir, 'Worthy,' and in a clip from a sit-down interview with Hoda Kotb that aired on Wednesday's 'Today' show.

  22. New York Post

    Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s wild ups and downs: ‘Never’ wanting to get married to swinger rumors (opens New York Post)

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    In the last decade, the Smiths’ relationship has been the hot button topic, with rumors of a divorce, a separation, swinging and even an open marriage making headlines.

  23. New York Times

    Jada Pinkett Smith Says She and Will Smith Separated in 2016 (opens New York Times)

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    “We live separately,” the actress and talk show host revealed in an NBC News interview, but they have not divorced.

  24. Los Angeles Times

    Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith separated in 2016. It's just been a secret until now (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, one of Hollywood's most popular couples, have been living apart for years. Jada revealed she and her husband separated in 2016.

  25. WTOL Toledo

    Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she's been separated from Will Smith for years (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    “By the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying," Pinkett Smith revealed. "I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy."

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