5)Entanglement
Before news broke out about the entanglement, Jada, her mother, and her children were seen with this young fellow. Even at the beach. The Young man’s name was August Alsina. Apparently, he was a new budding star in the entertainment industry. He was a friend of Jaden Smith. Jaden brought him home to meet his family because he felt as if his family could help August solve some of his issues.
As time went on, you began to see more of August with Jada Pinkett-Smith. Where was Will Smith? He even showed up at award shows with Jada. They were even seen at concerts together. Just friends? As a man, it was obvious for me to see that that young man was breaking her back. Once you’ve developed in age, you can always see the energy between two people…you can see if they’ve been intimate. It’s so easy to tell. There was energy there, if you are observant.
Anyway, eventually, the young man disappeared, and you saw Will and Jada again. Well, years later, August Alsina showed up on a show to be interviewed. And in that interview, he dropped a bomb. He revealed that he and Jada had an intimate relationship for a few years. He even revealed that Will Smith was aware of it and gave him his blessing. This caused a big stir in the news. The Smith family didn’t respond. It got so out of control that they finally responded at the Red Table on July 13, 2020:
Show Title: Jada Pinkett-Smith brings herself to the Red Table (Aired: July 13, 2020)
Jada: This Red Table for me um…there’s all this stuff that’s going on in the press. I felt that it was important to come to the table to clear the air. Somebody made a statement for me that wasn’t what I made that went…cray cray (Crazy crazy).
Will: And one of the reasons why I wanted to come to the table is the media and the headlines…
Jada: Yes.
Will: We were purposely not saying anything. Any headline that said Jada said or Will said or the Smiths said is not true. We specifically never said anything. We specifically never said anything….So coming to the table was like, we felt like …it got to the point where you have to say something.
Jada: And to stop that cycle. You know there are people’s feelings involved.
Will: Right.
Jada: And you know, at the end of the day, I don’t like how any of this came to be. That doesn’t matter. It’s all love. Honestly, and I would usually not ….comment on it at all…And I feel like it’s a situation that I considered private.
Will: You just feel like it’s nobody’s business.
Jada: Yeah.
Will: But now black Twitter! Has claimed it as they business.
Jada: (laughs) But I feel like it’s healing that needs to happen… and just being transparent.
Will: And I’m here with you.
Jada: I thank you for that. You’ve been on a hell of a journey with me. So that’s what we’re going to start with is that this is a personal journey..
Will: Yup.
Jada: …that became very public.
Will: Yes absolutely.
Jada: For whatever reason.
Will: So what happened, Jada?
Jada: Ok, so let’s start with, I guess about 4 ½ years ago… I started a friendship with August. And we actually became really, really good friends. And it all started with, he just needed some help. Me wanting to help his health. His mental state…And the outpouring for him from our family was initially about his health.
Will: Cause for me that was the thing…When Aug came around, he was really sick.
Jada: Yeah. And we found all of those different resources (you know) to help pull him through. And from there, you and I were going through a very difficult time.
Will: Yeah…I was done with your ass.
Jada: Yes. You kicked me to the curb.
Will: I was done with you. (laughing)
Jada: Yeah. (smiling)
Will: Marriages have that, though.
Jada: Yeah. We basically broke up.
Will: We decided that we were going to separate for a period of time and you go figure out how to make yourself happy. And I’ll figure out how to make myself happy.
Jada: Well, at that particular point of time, it was indefinite.
Will: Yeah. I really felt like we could be over.
Jada: Yeah. We were over.
Will: And then what did you do, Jada?
Jada; Well, I think from there, as time went on, I got into a different kind of entanglement with August. One of the things I’d like to clean up that was swirling in the press about was you (Will Smith) giving permission is…ah…the only person that can give permission in that circumstance is myself.
Will: Yes. Exactly.
Jada: But what August was probably trying to communicate, because I could see how he would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably. And I think he wanted to make it clear that he’s not a home wrecker. Which he’s not.
Will: I think…cause this is your Red Table ..and you like, brought yourself to the Red Table, I think you need to say clearly what happened.
Jada: As far as what?
Will: You and I decided that we were going to take our space and what happened?
Jada: Yeah. And then I got into an entanglement with August. That’s what I said.
Will: An entanglement?
Jada: Yes.
(they both laugh)
Jada: Yes.
Will: A relationship.
Jada: Yes. It was a relationship. Absolutely. I was in a lot of pain. I was very broken. Now in the process of that relationship, I definitely realized that you can’t find happiness outside of yourself. And luckily enough, you and I were going through a process of healing in a much different manner. I would say that we did everything we could to get away from each other, only to realize that that wasn’t possible.
Will: So we’re coming to the Red Table. I’m in the Jada position right now. So you…during that time launched into an interaction with August. What do you feel like you were looking for?
Jada: I just wanted to feel good. It had been so long since I felt good. And it really was a joy to help heal somebody. I think that has a lot to do with my codependency, which is another thing I think I had to learn to break in a cycle. That idea of needing to fix…and being drawn to people that need help….whether it’s your health, your addictions. There’s something about that childhood trauma that feels as though it can be fixed through fixing people. Versus fixing me. And I think that that process with Aug really showed me that and taught me that. And I’m really grateful for that lesson.
Will: I feel like that husband, that I’m with you at the press conference…while you tell the world about your transgressions! (both are laughing). Like’ “I love my baby. I’m going to stand by my baby no matter what!”
Jada: I definitely understand why it would look that way. Or feel that way. I actually don’t look at it like a transgression at all. Through that particular journey, I learned so much about myself. And was able to confront a lot of emotional immaturity. Emotional insecurity. And I was really able to do some really deep healing. And as I came through and started to realize certain things about you and me, he decided to break all communication with me, which was totally understandable. And I let that be. And hadn’t talked to him since. So it is a little weird that all this stuff is coming out now since there were several…
Will: For me, this was years ago. So the fact that it’s coming up now …and I think it could feel weird for people that we’re laughing and talking about it…and our experiences of working through it, fighting through it, and talking through it, therapizing through it. I think that’s why now it’s weird.
Jada: When I say it’s been a huge healing in my life. And just what I had to confront and discover about myself. The ugly truths and the beauty. So it was something that I felt like wasn’t really ready to be discussed because there hadn’t been that healing. Because he didn’t want to…Aug and I hadn’t talked in …so long…I’m just grateful for the journey that you and I have had together. Because I feel like there’s a lot of couples that grow through those periods. And a lot of those couples have to separate…and think it’s over. One thing I’ll say about you and me is that there’s never been secrets.
Will: We came together young. And we were both broken in our ways. And to be able to make mistakes without the fear of losing your family is so critical.
Jada: It’s the idea of any relationship I’m in, trying to get to a deeper understanding of love is going to be forged in fire. There’s no way around it. And I think that , one of the things that I’m deeply grateful in this whole process between you and me is that we have really gotten to that new place of unconditional love.
Will: Because I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to speak to you again. The fact that I’m speaking to you again is a miracle.
Jada: I would agree. (they’re both laughing).
Will: But it ain’t for the weak at heart. There are just certain things you have to go through.
Jada: And I wish that wasn’t the case.
Will: I wish it could be all magic and miracles.
Jada: You have to go through some shit to get the answers. I’m just happy. Because I definitely believed you and I…we never ever ever thought that we could make it back.
Will: Yes. There’s a real power in just knowing that somebody’s just riding with you no matter what, and you really can’t know that until you go through some stuff. I don’t want to go through this no more.
Jada: I don’t either.
Will: I’m going to get you back first. (jokingly)
Jada: You’re going to get me back? I think you’ve gotten me back. I think we’re good on that! Ok! (Both laughing) I don’t think about getting anybody back.
Will: For me, it is.
Jada: Ok. I’ll give you that petty shit if that what’s you want! (both laughing) I will definitely say that’s part of it. If you expect to be with somebody for a lifetime.
Will: 25 years and counting.
Jada and Will: We ride together, we die together. Bad marriage for life! ( they’re laughing hard)
Will: That’s terrible.
Jada: It is terrible.
Will: But it’s the truth.
Jada: It’s just part of the journey.
Will: I told you the first year we were married…
Jada: What did you tell me?
Will: That I could love you through anything.
Jada: I didn’t believe you. If someone showed me through a crystal ball that this, this, and this was going to happen, I’d say no way.
Will: You thought that I didn’t have the girth it was going to take to ride with you through…
Jada: I didn’t know if you were going to be willing to find the deep capacity to love me.
Will: How am I doing?
Jada: You’re doing fucking great.
(They hi-five each other)
Jada: You’re awesome.
End.
To be continued…Pt. 7…The Misunderstanding…
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