Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Seen In Rare Public Outing

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, who’ve been separated since 2016 despite being married since 1997, were spotted dining together on November 7 at Crossroads Kitchen in Calabasas, California. The restaurant, co-owned by musician Travis Barker, hosted the couple for a night meal alongside mental health podcast host Jay Shetty.

Though the couple publicly acknowledged their separation in Jada’s memoir, “Worthy,” they’ve expressed a commitment to working through their relationship, describing themselves as “still figuring it out.”

Their recent dinner marks one in all the few times Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have been seen together since that revelation.

Photographs captured the 56-year-old actor in an informal look of a white T-shirt layered under a gray button-up, paired with dark gray pants. Jada complemented him in a gold jacket worn over a white shirt and blue jeans.

The 2 appeared in good spirits, chatting closely as they walked side-by-side. In a single photo, Jada leaned in, wrapping her arm around Will, hinting at the heat still shared between them.

Earlier this yr, they reunited on the red carpet on the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” accompanied by their children, Jaden, 26, and Willow, 24, in addition to Will’s eldest son, Trey, 31, from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino.

The family appearance was the primary time Will and Jada had been publicly photographed together since news of their separation became public.

“Why it fractured, that is a number of things,” the actress said of her marriage, per E! News, in October 2023. “I feel by the point we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. I feel we were each stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the opposite person must be.”

“I even have all the time been blessed that there has never been a time in my life after I didn’t look to the side and have a ride or die right there,” he said. “Jada is some of the gangsta ride-or-die’s I’ve ever had.”

In an interview with YOU Magazine, the “Matrix Resurrections” actress reflected on witnessing her husband slap Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars, revealing that the incident solidified her commitment to him, saying it made her realize that she “won’t ever leave him.”

Jada, who suffers from alopecia, appeared uncomfortable, prompting Will to walk onto the stage, slap Rock, and return to his seat, where he yelled, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f-cking mouth.”

Shortly after, Will won the Oscar for Best Actor and apologized to the Academy but to not Rock directly. The incident led to significant public debate, and the Academy ultimately banned Will from attending the Oscars for 10 years.

“I nearly didn’t even attend the Oscars that yr, but I’m glad I did,” Jada revealed. “I call it the ‘holy slap’ now because so many positive things got here after it.”

Though they live in separate homes throughout the same neighborhood, Set It Off star Jada has admitted she has no intention of creating their split official.

“I made a promise that there won’t ever be a reason for us to break up,” she continued. “We are going to work through whatever, and I just have not been in a position to break that promise.”

At an event promoting Jada’s book release, May also affirmed his commitment to their “sloppy public experiment in unconditional love.”

“Jada is the most effective friend I even have ever had on this planet,” he said, based on The Baltimore Banner. “And I’m going to indicate up for her and support her for the remaining of my life.”