Will Smith has spoken out about the much-discussed memoir from his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
In Worthy, published Tuesday by Dey Street Books, Pinkett Smith writes about her childhood, career, and marriage to fellow actor Smith. She made headlines last week when she revealed that she and Smith have been separated since 2016, a subject she addresses in the memoir.
In a New York Times profile of Pinkett Smith, Smith reacted to the memoir, saying in an email to reporter Maya Salam, “When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in, and you can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties.”
Pinkett Smith also discussed her marriage on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The host asked Pinkett Smith whether she considered Smith her husband or her former husband.
“That’s still my man,” she said. “In my process through therapy and what have you, just learning how to break down all of those romanticized fantasies that I came into this marriage with, and really learning to have acceptance for the reality of what it is, and just seeing Will in a brand-new light. So just for my own healing, I just call us life partners, but he’s my dude. He’s my right hand.”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
