Tupac Shakur; Jada Pinkett Smith.Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesJada Pinkett Smithis opening up about her friendship with the lateTupac Shakur.In a new interview withRollingOut, the actress, 52, referred to the rapper as someone with whom she had a “soulmate friendship.““If there is such a thing as past lives, I definitely think that Pac and I have traveled a few together,” she said when asked if she ever regretted not taking things to the next level with the musician, before replying, “It just wasn’t possible.““There was no chemistry between us,” she explained. TheRed Table Talkalum called their connection a “friendship-love chemistry” and shared that having a future together “wasn’t the purpose.““It was like God made us that way,” she continued.” It was like, look, I’m going to put y’all together, right? Y’all are going to be a dynamic duo. But I’m going to tell you right now, I’m going to make it so y’all are not going to be able to get together ‘cause that just wasn’t the purpose.“Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.David Livingston/GettyPinkett Smithgot marriedtoWill Smithin 1997. While the two have been legally married for over two decades, theSet It Offactress recentlyrevealed in a candid interviewon theTodayshow that the two have beenseparated for seven years.“I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasyof what we thought the other person should be,” she said.Speaking further about their romance in an interview with PEOPLE, she shared that their relationship isstill a work in progress.Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at 2022 Critics Choice Awards.Getty Images“We’re still figuring it out,” she said. “A lot has happened. The thing about relationships is that it’s constantly moving. Relationships are, it’s an organism. It’s its own thing. It’s constantly shifting and constantly moving. There’s a lot that’s transpired in the last two years, and so we’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together.”The two are parents to sonJaden, 25, and daughterWillow, 22. TheEmancipationactor also shares sonTrey, 30, with ex-wifeSheree Zampino.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Pinkett Smith is currently gearing up for the release of her new memoir,Worthy, which hits bookshelves everywhere on Oct. 17.
Tupac Shakur; Jada Pinkett Smith.Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images
Jada Pinkett Smithis opening up about her friendship with the lateTupac Shakur.In a new interview withRollingOut, the actress, 52, referred to the rapper as someone with whom she had a “soulmate friendship.““If there is such a thing as past lives, I definitely think that Pac and I have traveled a few together,” she said when asked if she ever regretted not taking things to the next level with the musician, before replying, “It just wasn’t possible.““There was no chemistry between us,” she explained. TheRed Table Talkalum called their connection a “friendship-love chemistry” and shared that having a future together “wasn’t the purpose.““It was like God made us that way,” she continued.” It was like, look, I’m going to put y’all together, right? Y’all are going to be a dynamic duo. But I’m going to tell you right now, I’m going to make it so y’all are not going to be able to get together ‘cause that just wasn’t the purpose.“Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.David Livingston/GettyPinkett Smithgot marriedtoWill Smithin 1997. While the two have been legally married for over two decades, theSet It Offactress recentlyrevealed in a candid interviewon theTodayshow that the two have beenseparated for seven years.“I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasyof what we thought the other person should be,” she said.Speaking further about their romance in an interview with PEOPLE, she shared that their relationship isstill a work in progress.Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at 2022 Critics Choice Awards.Getty Images“We’re still figuring it out,” she said. “A lot has happened. The thing about relationships is that it’s constantly moving. Relationships are, it’s an organism. It’s its own thing. It’s constantly shifting and constantly moving. There’s a lot that’s transpired in the last two years, and so we’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together.”The two are parents to sonJaden, 25, and daughterWillow, 22. TheEmancipationactor also shares sonTrey, 30, with ex-wifeSheree Zampino.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Pinkett Smith is currently gearing up for the release of her new memoir,Worthy, which hits bookshelves everywhere on Oct. 17.
Jada Pinkett Smithis opening up about her friendship with the lateTupac Shakur.
In a new interview withRollingOut, the actress, 52, referred to the rapper as someone with whom she had a “soulmate friendship.”
“If there is such a thing as past lives, I definitely think that Pac and I have traveled a few together,” she said when asked if she ever regretted not taking things to the next level with the musician, before replying, “It just wasn’t possible.”
“There was no chemistry between us,” she explained. TheRed Table Talkalum called their connection a “friendship-love chemistry” and shared that having a future together “wasn’t the purpose.”
“It was like God made us that way,” she continued.” It was like, look, I’m going to put y’all together, right? Y’all are going to be a dynamic duo. But I’m going to tell you right now, I’m going to make it so y’all are not going to be able to get together ‘cause that just wasn’t the purpose.”
Jada Pinkett Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.David Livingston/Getty
David Livingston/Getty
Pinkett Smithgot marriedtoWill Smithin 1997. While the two have been legally married for over two decades, theSet It Offactress recentlyrevealed in a candid interviewon theTodayshow that the two have beenseparated for seven years.
“I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasyof what we thought the other person should be,” she said.
Speaking further about their romance in an interview with PEOPLE, she shared that their relationship isstill a work in progress.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at 2022 Critics Choice Awards.Getty Images
Getty Images
“We’re still figuring it out,” she said. “A lot has happened. The thing about relationships is that it’s constantly moving. Relationships are, it’s an organism. It’s its own thing. It’s constantly shifting and constantly moving. There’s a lot that’s transpired in the last two years, and so we’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together.”
The two are parents to sonJaden, 25, and daughterWillow, 22. TheEmancipationactor also shares sonTrey, 30, with ex-wifeSheree Zampino.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Pinkett Smith is currently gearing up for the release of her new memoir,Worthy, which hits bookshelves everywhere on Oct. 17.
source: people.com
