14 DAY TRIAL // A short while back, Jada Pinkett Smith talked in an interview about her marriage to Will Smith and about their secret for a happy, lasting relationship especially when both work in showbiz. She’s now rectifying the statement that was perceived as her admission that they have an open marriage.
Because divorce rumors concerning the two have been making the rounds for months, Jada’s statement that Will could do whatever he wanted as long as he could look at himself in the mirror, was interpreted as an admission that they were not exclusive anymore.
In a post / open letter to her fans on her Facebook page, Jada sets the record straight, while also wondering out loud that people would think this was of interest, when there are so many other, truly important things to pay attention to.
Before she rectifies her earlier statement, she offers a bit of context: love doesn’t mean ownership, so marriage shouldn’t either.
Each individual within a relationship has the same freedom as before because their partner cannot – and should not – impose limitations on it, she says.
Or does love look like, feel like, and operate as enslavement? Do we believe that the more control we put on someone the safer we are? What of TRUST and LOVE?,” Jada asks.
“Should we be married to individuals who can not be responsible for themselves and their families within their freedom? Should we be in relationships with individuals who we can not entrust to their own values, integrity, and LOVE... for us???,” she continues.
This said, her previous remark on what Will can do is amended to include the both of them.
“Here is how I will change my statement... Will and I BOTH can do WHATEVER we want, because we TRUST each other to do so. This does NOT mean we have an open relationship... this means we have a GROWN one,” Jada writes.
Here is her full statement.