WASHINGTON: Will Smith recently spoke candidly about his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith after it came to light earlier this year that she had a romantic “entanglement” with another man.
According to Fox News, in July, Jada appeared on her Facebook Watch series ‘Red Table Talk’ with her husband where she addressed rumours about an extramarital affair head-on. Jada had admitted that about four-and-a-half years ago, she and Will separated with the intention to divorce, and while separated she had a “relationship” with August Alsina.
Now, speaking to a magazine, Will discussed some of the revelations that will come up in his upcoming memoir ‘Will’.
“Jada never believed in conventional marriage… Jada had family members that had an unconventional relationship,” Will said of his wife of 23 years.
He further continued, “So she grew up in a way that was very different than how I grew up. There were significant endless discussions about, what is relational perfection? What is the perfect way to interact as a couple? And for the large part of our relationship, monogamy was what we chose, not thinking of monogamy as the only relational perfection.”
Explaining about his marriage, Will added, “We have given each other trust and freedom, with the belief that everybody has to find their own way. And marriage for us can’t be a prison. And I don’t suggest our road for anybody. But the experiences that the freedoms that we’ve given one another and the unconditional support, to me, is the highest definition of love.”