Meet Oscars 2026 Banned Actor, Will Smith's Wife, Jada, Actress, Lived Separately For 7 Years

The highly anticipated event, the Oscars 2026, is around the corner. Yes, you read it right. The prestigious award show is all set to begin tonight in the US. While the much-awaited award show is grabbing a lot of attention, it is the list of the banned actors that stole the spotlight. One of them is Will Smith, who is best known for his works like Men in Black, Bad Boys, King Richard and more.

It is worth mentioning that for the biographical sports drama, King Richard, Will Smith won the prestigious Oscar Award for Best Actor. However, in 2022, the renowned actor was banned from the Oscars following a tussle at the event. He is banned for ten years, and his ban will expire in 2032. Coming to his personal life, Will is married to Jada Pinkett Smith. But before finding love in Jada, the American actor was married to Sheree Zampino. However, after three years of marriage, the couple parted ways. But do you know, Will and his now-wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, lived separately for seven years? Yes, you read it right. Amid Will’s absence from the Oscars 2026, let us introduce you to his beloved wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Who is Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith?

Jada Pinkett, who is widely known as the wife of American actor, Will Smith, was born in 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her father is of African-American descent, and her mother is of Afro-Caribbean descent. By profession, Jada is an actress, talk show host and businesswoman. In 1991, she rose to fame with the TV sitcom, A Different World. She gained nationwide recognition with the film, The Nutty Professor. She also appeared in films, including Menace II Society, Jason's Lyric, Set It Off and Scream 2.

For the talk show, Red Table Talk, Jada won a Daytime Emmy Award. Besides being an actress and talk show host, Jada Pinkett Smith is also a businesswoman. In 1994, she reportedly created her own fashion label, Maja. She also wrote a book titled Girls Hold Up This World. She dedicated the book to her beloved daughter, Willow, whom she shares with her husband, Will Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith called her husband, Will Smith's slap to Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars, a 'holy' one

For the unversed, American actor, Will Smith was banned from the Oscars for ten years after he slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars. While the world criticised Will for the incident, his wife, Jada, had a different perspective. She called the slap a 'holy' one. In a 2023 interview with the Daily Mail's You Magazine, Jada shared that the shocking incident brought a lot of clarity and made an impact on her marriage. Earlier, in 2016, Jada began living separately and continued doing so for seven years. She was quoted as saying:

"I nearly didn’t even attend the Oscars that year, but I’m glad I did. I call it the 'holy slap' now because so many positive things came after it. That moment of the s--- hitting the fan is when you see where you really are. After all those years trying to figure out if I would leave Will’s side, it took that slap for me to see I will never leave him."

Jada Pinkett Smith lived separately from her husband, Will Smith, for seven years

In a 2023 interview on the Today show, Jada revealed that she and her husband, Will Smith, lived separately for seven years. She mentioned that it wasn’t a divorce on paper, but by 2016, the couple got exhausted for trying to work out things. Thus, they decided to stay separately. Jada added that earlier she had made a promise to Will that they would never get divorced and would work out things, and she couldn’t break the promise.

When Jada Pinkett Smith got candid about motherhood

In a 2020 interview with E! News, Jada Pinkett Smith got candid about motherhood. Jada shared that initially, she thought she was sacrificing a lot. But with time, she understood the real meaning of motherhood. She mentioned that parenting is often difficult and teaches a person to be selfless. She was quoted as saying:

"Motherhood will teach you everything about yourself, in my opinion. One of the biggest things that I've learned is, like, I went through this period where I was just like, 'Oh my god! I'm sacrificing so much!' A lot of times, our parenting choices aren't easy…and a lot of times they have to be really selfless, you know? And I just realised that in my motherhood, every step of the way, my kids were giving me the opportunity to be the woman that I really wanted to be—not the fantasy, ideal Jada."

What are your thoughts on Jada Pinkett Smith's reaction to Will Smith's slapping incident at the 2022 Oscars? Let us know.

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