At 52 years old, the host of “Red Table Talk” and her husband, Will Smith, tied the knot back in 1997. The story of how Will and Jada Pinkett Smith first crossed paths goes back to 1994. Jada auditioned to play Will’s girlfriend on “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.” Unfortunately, she didn’t get the part because, according to People magazine, she was considered “too short.“

At that time, Will was married to Sheree Zampino. Despite this, he began to develop feelings for Jada, who would later become a star in “The Matrix.” Taking a bold step, Will called Jada to find out if she was involved with someone else. When she confirmed she was not, Will declared: “Cool, you’re seeing me now.”

Jada Pinkett Smith: Marriage and Family

The couple wed in 1997 and have since welcomed two children into their family: Jaden, who was born in 1998, and Willow, born in 2000. Their marriage has often been in the spotlight and drawn a lot of attention from the media. However, the criticism they’ve faced over the years seems minor compared to the shockwaves sent through the public when Pinkett Smith revealed a big secret. She revealed that she cheated on her Oscar-winning husband with someone totally surprising.

The Infamous Oscars Incident

 

Ironically, the evening concluded with Smith receiving the Best Actor award for his performance in “King Richard.”

Yet, this significant achievement was overshadowed by the slap incident, which became the main talking point of the night. Following this, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences barred Smith for 10 years. The organization declared that the awards had been “overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr Smith exhibit on stage.”

The 2020 Revelation on “Red Table Talk”

 

Still, some argue that the couple had faced an even more contentious scandal a few years earlier. From 2018 to 2022, Jada Pinkett Smith was at the helm of a Facebook talk show called “Red Table Talk.” She hosted it alongside her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and her daughter, Willow. The trio would dive into a variety of topics and chat with various guests. Will Smith often appears on the show. However, it was an episode from 2020 that caught the world’s attention.

During this particular broadcast, the couple engaged in a deeply personal discussion

This is where Pinkett Smith confessed that she had an affair. The affair became public after a friend of their son Jaden, the R&B singer August Alsina, claimed in an interview that he had a romantic relationship with Pinkett Smith. He said he had “given years of his life” to her and even suggested that Smith had approved of their relationship. In her explanation, Pinkett Smith said: “It all started with him just needing some help, me wanting to help his health, his mental state. The outpouring for him from our family was initially about his health. We found all those different resources to help pull him through and from there you and I were going through a very difficult time.”

She disclosed that at the time of her involvement with Alsina, she and her husband were essentially separated and had been for a “period of time.” During their conversation, Smith asked his wife to clarify what had happened. Pinkett Smith referred to her relationship with Alsina as an “entanglement.”

Setting the Record Straight