Jada Pinkett Smith ‘Shocked’ Will Smith Called Her ‘Wife’ During Oscars Slap

In her upcoming memoir, Jada Pinkett Smith has continued to captivate readers with startling revelations, and her latest revelation provides insights into her thoughts about Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap.

During an interview with Hoda Kotb on the TODAY show, the actress shared her surprise about Will Smith referring to her as his “wife” during the Oscars incident. She explained that they hadn’t used those terms for each other in years, shedding light on their separation, which she recently disclosed had been ongoing for seven years.

Jada remarked, “First of all, I’m really shocked because, mind you, I’m not there. We haven’t called each other husband and wife in a long time. I’m like, ‘What is going on right now? Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth?’ I’m really worried for Will because I don’t know what’s going on.”

She also addressed the eye roll seen by many just before Will Smith marched onstage to confront Chris Rock. Jada clarified that it wasn’t a reaction to the joke but rather a response to the potential jab at alopecia, emphasizing the importance of this distinction.

These recent revelations add to the growing list of surprising disclosures made by Jada Pinkett Smith, including the revelation that 2Pac had proposed to her while he was serving time in prison in 1995. This revelation was made during an interview with former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on their All the Smoke podcast.

“When I wrote about that in the book and when I had to talk about it, speak my words for the Audible version of the book, that was probably one of the more painful parts,” she said. “Seeing him there, the condition that he was in and having to leave him there. He was in bad shape. And so, when he asked me to get married, he was at Rikers [Island].

“I knew at that time that he needed somebody to do time with him, which I was gonna do anyway. He didn’t have to marry me to do that. I’m here. He needed a rock. Because of our friendship and everything we had been through together, he just wanted to feel that solidified foundation.”

She continued: “I promise you, he would’ve married me and divorced me as soon as his ass got out [of prison]. He would’ve! […] I just think it was the mind state that he was in. He wrote me this long letter, and even before ‘Pac went to jail, he was starting to shift in a certain manner. [In a] good [way], really good.

“And I think that for him, he just felt like, ‘Okay, if I can tether myself, it’ll keep me on a trajectory.’ But trust me, he would’ve divorced me as soon as he — one thing he wouldn’t want me as is a wife. I know that for a fact! But I think just being at Rikers, it just kinda shook him a little.”