Will Smith Gives Heartfelt Speech Onstage Addressing Comments from Jada Pinkett's Memoir 'Worthy'

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Will Smith surprised his estranged wife Jada Pinkett Smith onstage in Baltimore Wednesday while promoting 'Worthy' to declare his love.

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00:00 Will Smith surprised his estranged wife,

00:01 Jada Pinkett Smith, on stage in Baltimore Wednesday night

00:04 while she was promoting her book, "Worthy."

00:06 According to reports,

00:07 Will was in the audience with the couple's children.

00:10 (upbeat music)

00:12 According to the latest,

00:15 Will Smith was present in Baltimore

00:17 while Jada appeared at the Anant Pratt Free Library

00:19 in a conversation about her memoir.

00:21 At one point, Smith even made a speech at the event

00:24 addressing his relationship with Jada.

00:26 It's Anil Wani reporting.

00:27 On Wednesday, the "Set It Off" actress was stunned

00:29 when Smith came on stage

00:30 to give some words of encouragement.

00:32 According to the Baltimore Banner,

00:33 Will stated, quote,

00:34 "I just really want to come out and just be here

00:37 and hold it down for you the way you've held it down for me.

00:39 We've had a very long and tumultuous relationship.

00:42 We call it brutal, a combination of brutal and beautiful."

00:45 The Oscar-winning actor even on to commend Jada

00:48 for the sacrifices she's made

00:49 in order for his dreams to come true with his own career.

00:52 He went on to add, quote,

00:53 "And as I stand here before you today,

00:55 I'm happier than I've ever been in my entire life.

00:57 I have achieved every single thing

00:59 I have ever wanted in my entire life.

01:01 There's not one thing left that I desire in this world,

01:04 all of the awards, all of the money, the family,

01:06 everything I've ever dreamed."

01:08 Will did mention in the speech that Jada

01:09 is his best friend in the near 13-minute confessional.

01:12 Will's words of support

01:13 came after several recent revelations

01:15 in regard to his marriage with Jada Pinkett Smith.

01:17 During an interview with Hoda Kotb,

01:19 Jada recently revealed that she and Will

01:21 have been separated for seven years.

01:23 She stated, quote,

01:24 "I think by the time we got to 2016,

01:26 we were just exhausted with trying.

01:27 I think we were both kind of just stuck in our fantasy

01:29 of what we thought the other person should be."

01:31 Jada also recently mentioned

01:33 that she was ready to tell the world

01:34 that she and Will were no longer together

01:36 on "The Red Table Talk,"

01:37 but she mentioned that he simply was not ready at the time.

01:40 The "Girls Trip" star also brought up her entanglement

01:42 in her marriage to Smith

01:43 that occurred when the two were separated.

01:45 The actress has doubled down,

01:46 claiming she did not cheat on Smith with August Alsina.

01:49 According to reports,

01:50 one reason Jada and Will have been pushing themselves

01:52 to stay together and thus straining their relationship

01:54 was due to public perception.

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