Actress Jada Pinkett Smith announced on Wednesday that she has separated from her husband of 2016, Will Smith, despite the fact that they are regularly in the media spotlight, AFP reports.

Will Smith and his wifePhoto: Profimedia

The Smiths were especially in the news in 2022, when the Men in Black actor slammed comedian Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars for a questionable joke about his wife’s hair loss.

Banned from Oscars for 10 years after walking out of the Academy himself, Will Smith publicly apologized to Chris Rock.

In 2022, the married couple had been living “completely separate lives” for years, Jada Pinkett Smith told NBC in an excerpt from an interview to promote the actress’ upcoming memoir, Worthy.

The actress also explained that at first she thought it was a joke when her husband hit Chris Rock and did not understand the violence of his reaction.

The couple has been dealing with constant rumors of adultery or an open marriage for years.

“We love each other deeply, and we’re trying to figure out what that means to us,” Jada Pinkett Smith explained in a separate interview with People magazine.

The two celebrities met in 1994 on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, when Will Smith was already married.

They have two children together, Jayden and Willow.