Seven years ago, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith split: The effort fatigued us.

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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals separation from husband Will Smith in 2016.

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Pinkett Smith admits to living separately from Smith despite public image of unity.

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Couple was "exhausted with trying" and stuck in their own fantasies of each other.

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Pinkett Smith considered divorce but couldn't break promise to never divorce.

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Will Smith's representatives have not commented on the separation.

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Couple's separation adds complexity to previous headline-making moments.

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Pinkett Smith previously revealed an "entanglement" with August Alsina in 2020.

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Pinkett Smith and Smith have two children together, Jaden and Willow.

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Watch Pinkett Smith discuss the separation in a Today interview.

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