Here’s What Will Smith Really Thinks of Jada and Willow’s ‘Red Table Talk’
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been married since 1997, and for a while, the two were painting a picture-perfect life — or so fans thought. But once Pinkett launched her Facebook series, “Red Table Talk,” she started to open up about the struggles she and Smith have faced through the years.
In addition, though, Pinkett uses the platform to have a lot of open and honest discussions with other celebrities, and it’s become something of a safe space for her, her mother, and her daughter, Willow. But how does Smith really feel about the show?
Jada Pinkett launched ‘Red Table Talk’ with Willow and her mother in 2018
Pinkett started “Red Table Talk” with her mother and daughter back in 2018 to help create a platform where three different generations of women could speak to certain issues and life experiences. Together, the three women have turned the series into a hit, allowing for many interesting and difficult topics to be discussed on a stage where millions of people could potentially hear the stories.
Some of the more well-known “Red Table Talk” topics include Pinkett’s conversation with Leah Remini about Scientology, Jordyn Woods appearing on the show to explain her side of the story of the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal, and, of course, Will Smith joining the show to discuss the couple’s separation and Pinkett’s affair.
Smith ‘loves’ the show, despite that it’s caused his family to be so open with the audience
Smith and Pinkett have always been a tag team, but there was a time in Pinkett’s life where she felt like she had sacrificed too much and was simply the wife of a movie star. The two were both aspiring actors, but over the years, Smith’s career took off while Pinkett helped take care of the family. Things spiraled into the couple separating, and during that time, Pinkett had an affair with family friend August Alsina.
Earlier this year, Pinkett and Smith (who have since gotten back together) discussed it on the show. And despite it forcing Smith to be vulnerable, he loves that Pinkett has created such a strong platform for the family. “[Will] loves [“Red Table Talk”],” Pinkett once revealed to The Guardian. “He thinks I’ve finally, really found a place for my voice.” Smith is happy that Pinkett is finding herself after feeling like she put her career on the back burner for so many years.
Pinkett’s openness on the show has helped her marriage and family
There was a time during Pinkett and Smith’s marriage where they attempted to portray themselves as the perfect family. But behind the scenes, there were several mounting issues that the family was struggling to keep hidden. Smith had a distant relationship with his first son, Pinkett was unsatisfied with her career (and, for that reason, her marriage), and Jaden and Willow were refusing to listen to their parents. While the family has worked through many of those problems, “Red Table Talk” has assisted in that process.
“Why wouldn’t you share what you’ve been through, when you see that other people are out there, trying to figure this crap out?” Pinkett told The Guardian. “We decided to make it public because it’s part of the healing. I feel like if we don’t have real understanding about it, I don’t know if interpersonal relationships are possible.”
