Will Smith, the rapper August Alsina, with whom Jada Pinkett had an extramarital affair in 2015.
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It’s been a tough few days Will Smith and his family since attending the last edition of the Oscars. Though he received the gold statuette for best actor for his performance on the prestigious show King Richard, it was riddled with controversy when he slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett.
According to The Sun, that would have overwhelmed him and to cope with the high level of stress the situation is causing him, he would have opted to enter a luxury rehabilitation clinic. However, Will faces another humiliation amid the drama.
Now the famous protagonist of ‘I Am Legend’ sees one of the most uncomfortable episodes of his life, which he kept closed forever, unraveled: the one related to the extramarital relationship Jada had with rapper August Alsina around 2015.
The aforementioned musician has chosen this very complicated moment as Will is struggling with the cancellation of many of his projects, to release a new single titled “Shake the world” which would be inspired by his history with Jada.
In the song, the musician admits he was hoping for repercussions. “after messing with everyone’s sweetheart,” in a clear nod to the scandal that led to his old romance being exposed.
“I heard I got canceled / Well, let’s not talk about it / Red dot on my back, I’ve been targeted / I’m flawed / But I’m perfect. That’s what makes me August,” Alsina adds throughout the letter, likely due to his reaction when Jada admitted their affair on her show Red Table Talk in July 2020.
That’s what Pinkett had said at the time The scam came at a time when their marriage was going through a crisis and said they were “basically split.”
The shocking revelation came after both Will and Jada denied claims made by August, who was 23 at the time of the affair.
“We have decided to separate for a period of time and you will find out how to make yourself happy and I will find out how to make myself happy. From then on, over time, I got into another mess with August‘ confessed the 50-year-old actress.
Jada went on to explain that she met August through her son Jaden and that she was really impressed with him: “And it all started with him just needing help, I wanted to help his health, his mental state,” she said.
Pinkett initially described her relationship with Alsina as messy, but Will Smith reduced it to a relationship she immediately accepted. Later, both agreed that by this point their marriage had almost collapsedbut ended by clarifying that “we will love each other no matter what.”
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