Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been discreetly separated for the previous seven years, according to Jada Pinkett Smith. She also stated that they were still attempting to ‘sort out’ the future of their marriage.

According to DailyMail UK, the 52-year-old revealed the shocking news about her marriage in a recent interview with People. In an interview with NBC News, Jada Pinkett Smith will also discuss their relationship in greater depth.

Jada revealed to People that she and Will, 55, had been separated since 2016.

She said they were, in fact, living separately when her husband slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022.

Will strode onto the stage in a burst of fury over a joke that had been made about his wife’s bald hairstyle.

Jada noted that no permanent decisions have been made about the future of her marriage, explaining that she and Will are ‘still figuring it out’.

“We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together,” she said. “We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like.

“On paper, it all looked grand. I had the beautiful family, the superstar husband, the lavish lifestyle, fame and fortune,” the DailyMail quotes her new book.

However, Jada Pinkett Smith says that, behind the scenes, “I’d fallen into despair and wanted to be on this earth less and less.”