Will Smith responds to Jada Pinkett’s confessions about their surprising separation: “I applaud you and honor you”

Will Smith has spoken about the confessions that his ex-wife, Jada Pinkett, shares in his new book, Worthy, which hits bookstores this Tuesday. In a letter to The New York Timesthe actor admits to feeling regretful for not having been affectionate enough with the interpreter, from whom he has been separated for more than seven years, as can be read in the pages of the autobiography.

“When you have been with someone for more than half of your life, a kind of emotional blindness occurs,” he advances in the letter, in which he tenderly intones the MEA culpa: “You can too easily lose your sensitivity to its hidden nuances and subtle beauties.”

When the Oscar winner accessed the artist’s testimonies in her book, he realized that she “had lived a life more on the edge” and that she is “more resilient, intelligent and compassionate” than he thought. And it is that in Worthy You read some vital episodes of the actress that were really hard. For example, that her parents frequently used drugs and that she herself had sold them when she was young. Also that she battled depression and that she went through suicidal thoughts.

Last weekend, on the podcast On Purpose, the protagonist of I’m legend He congratulated his ex-wife for her bravery. “I applaud you and honor you,” he said, and addressed her again from her affection: “If I had read this book thirty years ago, I would definitely have hugged you more… I’ll start right now.”

Jada spoke for the first time about her breakup with the interpreter in an interview she offered on NBC News on the occasion of the publication of the book: “We are still seeing how we get along. We have done a lot of hard work together. We feel a deep love for each other and we are going to find out what it is like for us,” he explained. A detail that caught the attention of both of their followers, who formed, in the eyes of the rest, one of the most solid marriages in Hollywood.

Separated, but not divorced

In fact, no one expected their relationship to be broken when, last year, they became the stars of the Oscar gala, and not precisely because of their acting merits: the artist punched the comedian Chris Rock when he, from the stage, joked about the actress’s alopecia, a disease that has caused her severe mental health problems. The actor’s unexpected reaction – many thought it was part of the gala script – caused people to talk for weeks.

At that time, both had been separated for more than six years. In an interview with Tidal, The interpreter said that he preferred not to use the word “marriage” to talk about his bond with the artist: “We prefer to refer to ourselves as life partners, which is what happens when you enter that space in which you realize that literally “You’re going to be with the other person for the rest of your days.”

It should be noted that they are separated, but not divorced. Although they both went their separate ways, even living in different homes, they never signed the divorce. It was the actress who told it to People: “I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get divorced. We will work on whatever it takes.”

Both stars got married in 1997 and have two children together, Jaden, 25 years old, and Willow, of 22. They are joined by another descendant of the actor, Trey, 30 years old. The young man was born from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino.