Will Smith reacts to Jada Pinkett Smith’s revelations in tell-all memoir; admits 'emotional blindness'

Days after Jada Pinkett-Smith shared that she and Will Smith had been secretly separated for 7 years, the ‘King Richard’ actor broke his silence on the bombshell revelations in the estranged wife’s tell-all memoir ‘Worthy’.

As per a report by Page Six, the Oscar winner revealed that Jada's revelations 'kind of woke [him] up,' from a sort of 'emotional blindness' over the years.

Will said, ‘When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in, and you can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties.’

He also added that the revelations made in the memoir kind of ‘woke him up’ and he had also realized that Jada is more ‘resilient, clever and compassionate than he'd understood.’

Jada's comments

In an interview with NBC News special with Hoda Kotb, Jada shared, ‘I think by the time we got to 2016 we were just exhausted with trying. I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be. I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever. I just haven’t been able to break that promise.’

Jada also shared that comedian Chris Rock had once asked her out on a date amid rumours of her divorce from Will Smith.

For the unversed, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars stage in the 2022 ceremony after the comedian joked about Jada’s bald head.

Will said, ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f-----g mouth.’

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith married in 1997. They share two children, Jaden and Willow. Will also has a son Trey from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino.

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