Will Smith Says Estranged Wife Jada Pinkett Smith Is His 'Ride or Die' Despite Bombshell Memoir

Will Smith Says Estranged Wife Jada Pinkett Smith Is His 'Ride-or-Die' Despite Bombshell Memoir

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are still very close despite being secretly separated for over seven years. Jada first revealed their separation to Hoda Kotb last year while promoting her memoir, saying it happened because they were "exhausted with trying" to save their marriage.

The duo have not officially filed for divorce, and Jada also revealed to Kotb that she and Will now live separately and are still working out their marriage.

Will Smith Calls Jada Pinkett Smith His 'Ride-or-Die'.
Will believes that Jada is one of his "ride-or-dies" despite their decision to separate over seven years ago.

At a screening of his new film, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," Will, during a chat with Entertainment Tonight, was asked to mention the names of the people in his life who would always be his "ride-or-die."

In response, the "Men In Black" actor mentioned Jada, who's the mother of two of his kids, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith.

He said, "It's funny. I was just talking about this, I have always been blessed that there has never been a time in my life when I didn't look to the side and have a ride-or-die right there. Jada is one of the most gangsta ride-or-dies I've ever had."

However, Jada wasn't the only name Will mentioned as one of his "ride-or-dies" in life. The "Pursuit of Happyness" star also mentioned his longtime friend DJ Jazzy Jeff and his "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" co-star, Alfonso Ribeiro, as two other people he can always count on.

The Couple Have Been Secretly Separated For Seven Years.
In October last year, Jada revealed their separation during an interview on "The Today Show" with Hoda Kotb.

The "Red Table Talk" host explained to Kotb that she and Will had secretly decided to separate over seven years ago but had no plans to divorce formally.

Jada explained that she and Will decided to separate because they were "exhausted with trying" to improve their marriage.

She added at the time: "I think we were both still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be."