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Willow Smith expressed her honest feelings about the tumultuous marriage of her parents, Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and the controversies that ensued after the world discovered their high-profile separation.

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The ex-couple faced a lot of tribulations over the past years when issues after another started resurfacing online, especially the actress’ rumored entanglement with singer August Alsina.

Willow Smith Opens Up About Her Parents’ Relationship

Will andJada Pinkett-Smithhave been secretly separated since 2016, but this was only known in 2023 when theGothamstar finally confirmed in an interview. Despite this, they have not filed for divorce and expressed no intention of doing so.

While appearing on their family channel,Red Table Talk,Willow Smithadmitted she’s proud of her parents for trying to fix and make their relationship work, even if it ultimately led to the permanent breakup.

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I want to put it on the table. I’m so proud of you. To be able to see you and dad do that, for me, that was like, “OK that’s the real deal. That’s real love.”

In another episode, Pinkett-Smith confessed she had an entanglement with August Alsina that happened during the darkest times in her marriage. Her friendship with the singer bloomed into a romance which also did not last long.

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Even after learning about the entanglement, the ex-pair still tried to keep their family together for the sake of their children. TheBad Boysstar acknowledged that he and his ex-wife were broken by the things that happened but also believed that family should always be prioritized.

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Willow sees her parents as an example of someone who can say, “I’m with you, I’m going to stand by you and I’m going to hold your hand because I love you” — something she considers an important aspect of marriage.

It was perhaps one of the messiest Hollywood couple breakup issues that ever graced television. But, even though they both know their marriage isn’t working anymore, they are still trying to find ways to communicate and be there for their children.

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The Impact of the Oscar Slap on Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Marriage

The infamousOscar slapwas perhaps the trigger that revealed the real deal behind the Smiths’ marriage. Interestingly, Pinkett-Smith confessed that the scandalous event became a major wake-up call for her.

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As soon as she saw her ex-husband hit the host, she felt that she was with him in this tough challenge. “I didn’t come into this place as your wife, but I’m leaving here as your wife, because we got a storm we’re going to have to deal with together,” she reflected.

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