Jada Pinkett Smith admits she DID have an affair with rapper August Alsina while married to Will Smith as couple sit down for bombshell tell-all confessional
- Jada claims she had separated from Will Smith at the time
- The pair sat down for a tell-all interview on her Facebook show, Red Table Talk
Jada Pinkett Smith has admitted she did have an affair with rapper August Alsina while married to Will Smith.
The 48-year-old sat down for a tell-all conversation on her Facebook show, Red Table Talk and revealed she developed a friendship with August around four years ago.
She said around the same time, the married couple were going through a ‘difficult time’ and they had ‘basically’ broken up.
Tell-all: Jada Pinkett Smith admitted to having an affair during her marriage during a confessional with her husband Will Smith on Red Table Talk on Friday
Jada explained she and Will met August through their son Jaden, ‘And it all started with him just needing some help, me wanting to help his health, his mental state.
‘The outpouring for him from our family was initially about his health,’ she said. ‘We found all those different resources to help pull him through and from there you and I were going through a very difficult time.’
Will chimed in, ‘I was done with you.’
Jada explained they decided to separate for a ‘period of time’.
‘It all started with him just needing some help’: The actress explained that she and Will became friends with August, 27, through their son Jaden and wanted to help his mental state
‘And then what did you do, Jada?’ Will asked.
‘As time went on, I got into a different type of entanglement with August,’ Jada explained.
‘It was a relationship, absolutely. I was in a lot of pain, I was very broken,’ Jada continued.
‘I just wanted to feel good. It had been so long since I felt good.’