In an exclusive clip from her prime-time special with Hoda Kotb, Pinkett Smith opens up about the truth behind her relationship with her husband.

According to Pinkett Smith, she and Smith have been separated since 2016, despite still being legally married. This shocking revelation sheds light on the couple's relationship, which has been in the public eye for decades.

Pinkett Smith Reveals Years-Long Separation from Will Smith: Exclusive

Pinkett Smith explains that the decision to share this information now came down to not being ready before. She also reveals that they were both exhausted from trying to make their marriage work and were stuck in their own fantasies of what the other person should be.

While there have been headlines about Pinkett Smith's "entanglement" with singer August Alsina and a joint Red Table Talk interview in 2020, it seems that the couple never actually got back together after their initial separation in 2016. 

Pinkett Smith also shares that she has considered a legal divorce but has never been able to go through with it.

The couple shares two children, Jaden and Willow, and Will also has a son from his previous marriage. In her memoir, Pinkett Smith also discusses her relationship with rapper Tupac Shakur, whom she met in high school.