Jada Pinkett Smith has expressed her love for the late rapper, Tupac Shakur, using a word that feels like a slight against her husband, Will Smith, who she’s been separated from for 7 years.
During an interview with Christal Jordan of RollingOut on Thursday, October 12, ahead of the release of her tell-all memoir, Jada described Tupac as her one true “soulmate,” despite 24 years of marriage to Will Smith.
She admitted that she had no chemistry with Tupac and further claimed that he proposed marriage to her and she turned him down.
When asked if she believed there could be a “soulmate friendship” that does not include romance, Jada responded affirmatively, mentioning that there are different definitions of a soulmate and that she believed she and Tupac had traveled together in past lives.
The actress, who has spoken several times over the years about her close bond with the rapper, noted that any romantic relationship with Tupac was impossible due to them having “no chemistry.”
“It just wasn’t possible; there was no chemistry between us. Let me tell you, don’t think that ‘Pac and I, like I write in the book, we had those moments, and I wish I could get people to understand the repelling nature,” she said. “It was almost like God made us that way. It was like, ‘Look, I’mma put y’all together, y’all are gonna be a dynamic duo, but I’mma tell you right now, I’mma make it so y’all are not gonna be able to get together.’ Cause that just wasn’t the purpose.”
