Since publishing her new memoir, “Worthy” on Oct. 4, Jada Pinkett Smith has promoted her work in interviews and revealed more about her marriage to Will Smith than people could have imagined.
It has been over a year since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in response to the comedian’s comments about the actress. To the surprise of many, Pinkett Smith revealed that the couple had been separated for over six years at the time.
While advertising the book, public pressure pushed Pinkett Smith to clarify her connection to Scientology. Considered a cult by some, Pinkett Smith claimed that she was simply drawn to the religion’s more general teachings but made it very clear that she did not want to be a member.
Despite her removed attitude of the church, Pinkett Smith and her husband founded the New Village Leadership Academy in 2008 based on the teachings of “Basic Study Manual.” Given that the text is used to teach Study Technology and as a Scientology handbook, the institution was believed to be more of a religious house.
Pinkett Smith disagrees with this view of the academy, stating that the goal was to give children the ability to determine their own actions. Regardless, the school closed down in 2013, and the couple’s ties to Scientology appeared to cease – except in regards to their children, which Pinkett Smith homeschooled using lessons from the “Basic Study Manual.”
The book’s table-turning reveals did not stop there.
Pinkett Smith highlighted her relationship with Tupac Shakur in “Worthy.” The pair met during her sophomore year at a Baltimore high school. New to the school, Shakur met Pinkett Smith and they became best friends.
She says the two never shared any romantic, physical or sexual connection despite professing that he was her “soulmate,” and describing how much they loved each other.
Pinkett Smith then dropped a massive bombshell by revealing Shakur proposed to her in 1995 while in jail at Rikers Island.
While everyone else was reeling from this revelation, a TikTok user posted a video breaking down the timeline of Shakur’s stint, speculating that Pinkett Smith lied about Shakur’s proposal. The user alleges that because Shakur was only at Rikers for the first month of his sentence, there is no way that she would have had time to visit him like she claimed.
Whether or not Pinkett Smith is telling the truth about her connection to Shakur or her ties to Scientology, she dropped many bombshells in her book and interviews promoting the memoir. In response, many people are curious if there are more jaw-dropping secrets about her life that have yet to be revealed to the media.
