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Will Smithmade a public appearance withJada Pinkett Smith, something we haven’t seen in a long time.

The 55-year-old rapper and actor was joined by his son Trey Smith, Jada, their children Willow and Jaden, and Jada’s mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris at the premiere ofBad Boys: Ride or Diein Hollywood on May 30.

The premiere is one of Will and Jada’s first red carpet appearances since they revealed to the world that they’ve beenseparatedfor seven years.

Will and Jada were on the previous red carpet for the same film at the world premiere in Dubai but were photographed separately.

In October 2023, Jada revealed that she and Will had been separated since 2016. According to an interview withPeople, Jada shared that the couple were even separated at the time of the Oscars slap in March 2022.

“We’re still figuring it out,” Jada said about the current status of their relationship. “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just got a deep love for each other, and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”

In aTodayinterview withHoda Kotb, Jada explained that her relationship with Will was “fractured” and “by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying.”

“I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be.”

The news shocked fans, but despite their decision to separate, the celebrity couple said they have no plans to get a divorce. “I made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. We will work through whatever,” she told Hoda. “And I just haven’t been able to break that promise.”

Will and Jada have been “ride or dies” for a very long time. They’ve been together since the early ’90s and remained married while dealing with speculation and rumors about their relationship for years.

In an October 2023 statement to theNew York Times, Will finallyspoke upabout the separation. In response to Jada’s memoirWorthy,which included many personal details about their marriage, Will said he discovered Jada is more “resilient, clever, and compassionate than he’d understood.”

“When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in, and you can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties,” Will added.

All rumors, speculation, and separation be damned. The Smith family is sticking together.

Bad Boys: Ride or Dieis in theaters on June 7.

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris

Will Smith in a black suit and Jada Pinkett Smith in a sheer, patterned dress, smiling together at the red carpet event for their movie

Jada Pinkett Smith on the red carpet, wearing an intricately patterned sheer dress with geometric designs. Her hair is styled short

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith smiling at a formal event, seated among other guests. Will is in a brown three-piece suit, Jada in a strapless sparkly dress

Hoda Kotb interviews Jada Pinkett Smith on a white couch. Jada wears a white turtleneck and pants, Hoda wears a purple dress. A floral arrangement is in front of them

Jada Pinkett Smith sits on a couch, smiling, wearing a casual zip-up jacket. Bright background and pillows

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith on the red carpet at AFI Fest. Will Smith is in a blue suit, and Jada Pinkett Smith is in an elegant off-shoulder dress

Will Smith kisses Jada Pinkett Smith on the head. Will wears a light suit, Jada wears a sleeveless dress. They are on a red carpet surrounded by people

Will Smith kisses the head of Jada Pinkett Smith, who is wearing a white cape gown

Will Smith in close-up, saying, "We ride together, we die together. Bad boys for life."