Popular actor Will Smith recently talked about his relationship with estranged wife and “best friend” Jada Pinkett Smith.
A week after the Red Table Talk host revealed she and the Oscar winner—who share kids Jaden, 25, and Willow, 22—have been quietly separated for seven years, Will addressed where the couple stand.
While appearing at her Worthy book tour event in Baltimore, Md. on Oct. 18 alongside their kids, Will said he wanted to come “and hold it down for you the way you have held it down for me,” per the Baltimore Sun.
It has been noted that he described their relationship as “very long and tumultuous” over the last 30 years. “We call it ‘brutiful,'” Will continued. “It was brutal and beautiful at the same time.”
At another point, the Men in Black star said their union has been a “sloppy public experiment in unconditional love,” according to the Baltimore Banner.
“As I stand here before you today, I am happier than I’ve ever been in my entire life,” he shared. “I have achieved every single thing I have ever wanted in my entire life. There is not one thing left that I desire in this world—all of the awards, all of the money, the family—everything I’ve ever dreamed.”
Explaining that his dreams were “largely built on the foundation of Jada’s sacrifices,” Will credited her with supporting him both professionally and personally in their family life raising Willow, Jaden and Trey Smith, who Will shares with ex Sheree Zampino.
“Can you show up and love somebody for the rest of your life, even when you don’t agree with them?” Will said. “Jada is the best friend I have ever had on this planet and I am going to show up for her and support her for the rest of my life.”
