Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith spent Thanksgiving together, joined by their three children — Jaden Smith, 25, Willow, 23, and Trey, 31, from Will’s previous marriage.
The 55-year-old Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor — who recently said he is the victim of a smear campaign — and his wife, 52, each shared holiday posts to their respective Instagram accounts on Friday.
In one of multiple black and white family portraits snapped by Alan Silfen, Will planted a kiss on Jada’s head.
The longtime couple, who Jada revealed have been separated since 2016, lovingly wrapped their arms around each other in the photo.
It comes after the I Am Legend star had to defend himself following his former assistant, Brother Bilaal’s, claims that he caught the actor having sex with Duane Martin in a dressing room.
Sweet: Will Smith shared a number of snaps from his Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday, including a photo of him kissing wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s head
Jada wrote in the holiday post to her 11.3 million followers, ‘A perfect Thanksgiving Day. I hope yours was as well.’
Her post has so far collected more than 49,000 likes from her fans.
Her mother Gammy Norris wrote under the post, ‘Family, friends, good food, good energy and a room full of love for one another! So grateful!’
Meanwhile, Will, who married Jada in 1997, wrote in his caption, ‘Best Thanksgiving Ever! (That’s Mom-Mom with her 9 grandkids!!)’
After two hours, the upload received over 194,000 likes from his supportive fanbase.
The Smith’s marriage has been the topic of media conversation after Pinkett Smith shared a number of bombshells in her memoir Worthy.
While promoting the literary effort on the Today show in October, Pinkett Smith revealed to Hoda Kotb that the pair had been separated since 2016.
‘I think by the time we got to 2016 we were just exhausted with trying,’ Pinkett Smith said on the broadcast.
‘I think we were both kind of just still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be,’ she explained.
United: Jada wrote in a holiday post to her 11.3 million followers, ‘A perfect Thanksgiving Day. I hope yours was as well’; the couple pictured in 2022 at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party
However, in her memoir she wrote that she decided to stay by her husband’s side the moment he slapped Chris Rock at last year’s Oscars.
At the 94th Academy Awards, Will got out his seat and walked onto the stage to slap Chris Rock after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada looking like ‘G.I. Jane’ because of her bald head, which is due to alopecia.
Rock was referencing the 1997 movie starring Demi Moore with a shaved head.
After returning to his seat, Will shouted at Chris twice, ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!’ stunning the live audience and viewers watching at home.
In retrospect, the mother-of-two said about the incident: ‘I knew it was going to be an intense reaction. And that was the moment that I decided that I was going to stay by his side.
‘You know, it’s funny how intense situations can amplify love, and it was a pretty difficult time, but it definitely drew us closer. So yeah, it’s, crazy how things work.’
Family: Will and Jada pictured with their children Willow and Jaden and Will’s son Trey (left) in 2022
Smith has staunchly denied claims he was once caught having sex with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Duane Martin in a dressing room; Duane and Will pictured in 2003
The family’s strength was tested again earlier this month after Bilaal made the shocking sex claim about Will.
Will has vehemently denied the allegation, which was made during a now-viral interview with YouTube personality Tasha K, calling it ‘unequivocally false.’
Jada also came to her husband’s defense, claiming they will be suing, as their children are said to be ‘hurt’ — though not surprised — by Bilaal’s comments.
‘Will is focused on his forthcoming movie and charitable projects but is considering all legal options as he suspects he is the target of a smear campaign,’ a legal source told DailyMail.com.
