Jada Pinkett Smith

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Jada Pinkett Smith dominated headlines with the news that she and her husband, famed actor Will Smith, have been separated for 7 years. It was one of several explosive revelations in her new memoir Worthy. She spoke with Tonya Mosley about her unconventional marriage, life growing up in Baltimore, and her acting career. She also shares intimate details about her childhood friendship with the late rapper Tupac Shakur and the infamous slap at the Oscars.

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0:16.6	This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley.
0:19.6	Jada Pinkett Smith's new memoir begins at the top of a mountain.
0:23.7	Suicidal and in search of healing.
0:25.9	Yes, as a successful film and television star,
0:29.2	Jada Pinkett Smith had experienced success beyond her wildest dreams.
0:33.2	But what it took to get there, growing up fast and reckless in Baltimore, Maryland,
0:37.6	suppressing past traumas, she never really saw herself living past 40.
0:42.6	In her new memoir, Worthy, Pinkett Smith contends with the way she coped in life,
0:47.2	growing up with parents who struggled with drug addiction and the choices she made to survive.
0:52.1	She takes us through her career in the inner workings of Hollywood as a young black actress
0:56.6	in the 90s and 2000s, and she shares new details for the first time
1:01.0	on what she calls a highly misunderstood narrative about her marriage to famed actor Will Smith.
1:07.0	Jada Pinkett Smith is an actor, singer-songwriter, talk show host and producer.
1:12.0	She has appeared in more than 20 movies throughout her career,
1:14.8	including Minnes to Society, Collateral, The Matrix Reloaded,
1:18.6	Revolutions and Resurrection.
1:21.0	Jada Pinkett Smith, welcome to Fresh Air.
1:23.2	Thank you.
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