Will Smith admits he has an open marriage with Jada Pinkett after both felt ‘miserable’ in monogamous relationship
WILL Smith admitted that he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have an open marriage after choosing monogamy for a "large part of their relationship."
The 53-year-old actor opened up about his unconventional relationship in the November issue of , saying "marriage for us can't be a prison."
"Jada had family members that had an unconventional relationship. So she grew up in a way that was very different than how I grew up.
"There were significant endless discussions about, what is relational perfection? What is the perfect way to interact as a couple?
"And for the large part of our relationship, monogamy was what we chose, not thinking of monogamy as the only relational perfection."
He continued: 'We have given each other trust and freedom, with the belief that everybody has to find their own way. And marriage for us can’t be a prison.
And I don't suggest our road for anybody. I don't suggest this road for anybody. But the experiences that the freedoms that we've given one another and the unconditional support, to me, is the highest definition of love."
Will and Jada, 50, admitted in a frank Red Table Talk session last year that the actress had an affair with musician August Alsina, who was 25 at the time.
The Bad Boys star confessed to the outlet that it wasn't just Jada having extramarital affairs, but refused to go into detail.
Weeks later, the couple spoke candidly about the status of their relationship during an episode of Jada's Facebook series.
Reflecting on their marriage at the time of Jada's relationship, Will laughed as he said: "I was done with your a**. I was done with you.
"Marriages have that though. 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 try to figure out how to make myself happy. I really felt like we could be over."
The famous pair, who married in 1997, eventually reconnected and August cut off communication with Jada.
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News of Jada and August's relationship broke when the singer claimed in an interview with radio host Angela Yee: "I actually sat down with Will [Smith] and had a conversation due to the transformation from their marriage to life partnership … he gave me his blessing."
in detail, August added: "I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life, and I truly and really, really deeply love and have a ton of love for her.
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