Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith make first red carpet appearance since separation bombshell
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith put on a united front at the premiere for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, seven months after revealing they had been secretly separated for years.
The King Richard actor, 55, was joined by the actress, 52, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday to promote his starring role in the fourth instalment of the hit cop-comedy franchise.
The former couple looked amicable as the posed together for photos on the red carpet.
They were joined by their children Willow, 23, and Jaden, 25, along with Smith’s oldest son Trey, 31, from his first marriage to Sheree Zampino, 56.
Meanwhile, Smith’s mother-in-law, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, 70, also showed her support and was seen posing for pictures with the family ahead of the screening of the flick, which is released in UK cinemas nationwide from June 5.
Pinkett Smith sent shockwaves across the showbiz world when she revealed last October that she and Smith had been secretly separated for seven years, but had no plans to divorce.
During an appearance on the Today Show, Pinkett Smith told host Hoda Kotb that they made the decision to separate after more than two decades together after feeling “exhausted with trying” to work on their marriage.
In the interview, the mum-of-two - who admitted in 2020 that she'd had an affair with singer August Alsina - said she considered a legal divorce but could never go through with it, having made a “promise” to her husband that she would never give him a “reason” to get divorced.
