Jada Pinkett Smith: I was separated from Will Smith for 6 years before Oscars slap

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infamous 2022 Oscars slap heard around the world. Last year, Will, 55, smacked presenter Chris Rock on stage at the awards show after the latter made a joke about Jada’s hairstyle. “I thought, ‘This is a skit,'” Jada told People in a new interview published ahead of her Oct.

17 release of her memoir, “Worthy.”“I was like, ‘There’s no way that Will hit him,’” she went on. “It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realized it wasn’t a skit.” Following the show, Jada asked her husband: “Are you okay?”Despite the shocking incident, the “Girls Trip” actress plans to always stand by the “Bad Boys” alum. “I’m going to be by his side,” she said, “but also allow him to have to figure this out for himself.”Will and Jada have been married since 1997 and share kids, Jaden, 25, Willow, 22, and Trey, 3, together. (Will welcomed Trey with ex Sheree Zampino.)Jada also discussed the current state of her marriage with the outlet, amid years-long talk of tension between the duo.She noted that they are “still figuring it out,” adding that they were separated for six years before the 2022 Academy Awards. “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together.

We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us,” she said.But she will always keep her children as the No.

1 priority. She gushed: “My children, they’re little gurus. They’ve taught me a deep sense of self-acceptance.”“They love every part of me,” Jada added. “The level of love, unconditional love that they have for me and their dad.