Jada Pinkett-Smith In 2009: 'There Is No Divorce For Me'
Posted on Aug 24, 2011 @ 02:00PM
By Adam S. Levy - Radar Staff Writer
Divorce is not a word in Jada Pinkett-Smith's vocabulary.
In the wake of Tuesday’s disputed In Touch Weekly report that she and hubby Will Smith are bound for splitsville, we've revisited this chat Jada had in 2009 with the nationally syndicated Bert Show, in which she makes her thoughts on divorce clear: It's not an option.
Jada, 39, was asked if it's a lot of pressure to maintain her idyllic Hollywood marriage: She admitted it is, but she's in it for the long haul regardless.
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Jada said she told Will when he proposed to her, "Be clear, there is no divorce for me -- I'm not doing that -- so when you're asking me to get married, do know, that you might be sleeping in one bedroom and I might be sleeping in another, but we'll be in the same house!
"We really took to heart the commitment we were making," Jada said, noting marriage is "hard.
"It's the hardest thing you'll ever do in your life!" she said. "It looks easy, but we have the same problems that everybody else does ... Will and I, we've learned a lot through trial and error."
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Asked about the rumors then-swirling around the A-list couple -- they’re secretly gay, swingers, or both -- Jada said they’re reflective of how skeptical some can be in terms of believing a happy and healthy Hollywood marriage could exist.
"Well yeah, the idea that that's the only way a marriage could work; that's the only way these two could be together," she said. "I've heard all of the [rumors]: the marriage is not real, he's gay, she's gay, they swing ... one thing Will and I are not here to do is [fake things] ... what's real for us is what's real for us.
"It's too hard to be in a pretend marriage," the gorgeous mother-of-two said. "Life is too short for that one."
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On Tuesday, the couple declared in a joint statement, "We are still together, and our marriage is intact."
On Wednesday, an insider told us that the couple is weighing their legal options following the In Touch Weekly report.
“Will and Jada are not splitting and they’ve already got their legal team involved,” the insider told us. “Like any other A-list couple, they’re used to inaccurate reports sometimes, but when it comes to their marriage, they don’t appreciate anyone demeaning it.”
Jada Pinkett-Smith on The Bert Show
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The Daily Juice
Aug 24, 2011 @ 17:30
wills a fool if he doesnt get divorced
i see marc anthony reunited with whats her face for his birthday at their malibu home
where he saw his kids
a friend of mine shot his wife for the same thing
Posted Sat, 09/17/2011 - 10:05pm
This is a publicity stunt. Both Mark and Jada star together on upcoming show....
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 7:18pm
Buying It? No 66% Yes 34% Total Votes: 12,884 TMZ
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:11pm
Moments after their romantic Malibu brunch this morning, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett hit up the nearby Malibu Colony Company for some houseware shopping ... both grinning ear to ear. It's an all out PR blitz to prove their marriage is still "intact"
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:10pm
If divorce is not an option then they will be separated for a long, long time each going their separate ways but still being there for the kids. LOL.. Can't wait to hear how they will handle this but you know it's going to be something "different".
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:19pm
no divorce for her, at least until she was caught allegedly boning Marc Anthony
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:12pm
no divorce for her, at least until she was caught allegedly boning Marc Anthony
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:12pm
That doesnt mean much...they are actors they do and act whatever way they want to...
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:12pm
absence can make the heart grow fonder. sometimes it can't or doesn't.
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:27pm
Jada on the secret to her successful marriage: "People think that Will and I don't spend a lot of time together. Too much time, actually, if you ask me ... It's always nice to have a little time apart. Sometimes you need that."
Posted Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:09pm