Will Smith’s “Official Statement” Is Not What You Anticipate. Be Right Back, Still Chuckling

Will Smith in a still from the video. (courtesy: willsmith)

New Delhi:

Will Smith tackled the burgeoning controversy encircling him and Jada Pinkett Smith initially in his own manner. The actor, who formerly shared an Instagram post with the caption “Notifications off,” has now released a new video, on Wednesday. The video is titled “OFFICIAL STATEMENT” however, it does not exactly resemble what it appears to be on the first glance. The video commences with Will Smith stating, “I have something for you. Here’s the thing. My point of view regarding the…” And subsequently, the video shifts to random shots of landscapes. Will Smith’s enigmatic post materialized just a few days after actor Jada Pinkett Smith disclosed that she and Will Smith have been estranged since 2016. Will Smith has not yet responded to Jada Pinkett Smith’s statements. The closest he approached remarking on the separation remarks is through this reel.

The comments section of Will Smith’s post looked like this. “This is the only valid perspective! I needed you to weigh in with this belief. It’s accurate,” wrote a user. “LOL, that’s extraordinary,” added another user. “Always beneficial to zoom out and examine the broad view,” another one included. Information from another user, “I’m going to employ this the next instance someone inquires about politics.”

Earlier this week, Will Smith shared this post and he captioned it, “Notifications off.” In the comments section, Jada dropped LOL emojis. Take a look at Will Smith’s post here:

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith initially encountered each other on the set of his sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1994. Nonetheless, they tied the knot in 1997. The couple share two children, Jaden and Willow. In her memoir, Jada also addressed the notorious Oscar slapgate involving Will Smith and Chris Rock. For your information, the Academy sanctioned the King Richard star who swiftly swatted and cursed at Oscar presenter Chris Rock for a joke he made at the expenditure of Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett. Consequently, Will Smith has been forbidden from attending the Oscars for the next 10 years.

Among other explosive statements, Jada Pinkett Smith also revealed to People that Chris Rock had once asked her out when he presumed she and Will Smith had separated. “I think every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce, and this particular summer, Chris, he thought that we were getting a divorce,” People quoted Jada as saying.