Jada Pinkett Smith Puts Divorce Rumors to Rest Once and For All, ‘Never’

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith sat down with radio personality Sway Calloway and opened up about her marriage with media mogul Will Smith.

On Wednesday’s episode of “Sway in the Morning” on SiriusXM’s Shade 45, the talk show host asked Jada what the couple will talk about on a future segment of her new Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk.” The actress replied, “Our very unique partnership that we have.”

Will and Jada wedded in 1997, a few years after the “I Am Legend” actor split from his ex-wife Sheree Zampino who is the mother of Will’s oldest son Trey.

Following the couple’s long and adored marriage, countless break-up and divorce rumors have appeared in the media and the duo have continued to shut down the speculation. Nevertheless, the happily married woman cleared the air for critics for the umpteenth time.

“Here’s the thing about Will and I, it’s like, we are family, that’s never going down! It’s just not! Ever!” Jada exclaimed to the radio show host. “Yeah, because we are family—take out all that whole marriage, relationship, crap—at the end of the day, Will and I are family, I’m going to hold him down.”

She continued, “It doesn’t matter, all that relationship and what people think, ideas of a husband and a partner and all that, man, whatever, at the end of the day, that’s a man that can rely on me for the rest of his life, period.”

The pair have been married for 20 years now and share two beautiful children, “Whip My Hair” artist Willow Smith and “Icon” rapper Jaden Smith.

Jada learned earlier in June that her “Red Table Talk” will be renewed for 13 more seasons, so fans can anticipate more salacious talk with the talented actress.

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