Hollywood actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been married for nearly 25 years, but as with any relationship, there have been bumps throughout their journey together. In June 2020, it was revealed that Pinkett Smith had an affair with singer August Alsina back in 2016, with Alsina claiming that this had happened with Will Smith’s permission. Over a year later, Smith has discussed how during that stage of their marriage, he and Pinkett Smith had agreed to not be monogamous.

During a deep-dive on both his personal and professional lives, which included discussing his upcoming memoir, Will Smith recalled having gone on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk to discuss that non-monogamy period of their marriage, which happened when the two were separated. As the Men in Black actor put it: