She was once the it-girl of the entertainment industry.
With connections to the likes of the late, great Tupac Shakur as well as her marriage to the legendary actor/rapper Will Smith, it's clear that at one point, almost everyone who was anyone wanted a piece of Jada Pinkett Smith.
However things have seemingly changed for the renowned actress following the release of her memoir in which she delves deep into her marriage with Smith.
Since then, the actress has received plenty of hate online with many labelling her as toxic, untalented, a gold digger, ‘a poster child of toxic femininity’, and she’s also been called out for her alleged bad treatment of her husband.
While there has been plenty of hate flung at Pinkett Smith, the actress has also grown a new fan-base of women around the globe who are sympathetic to the Hollywood actress. She has been hailed as an icon for a new liberated kind of woman.
But what do South African women think of the actress and can they relate to Pinkett Smith?
We spoke to local women about what they thought of the actress and whether they could identify with her.
This is what they had to say:
Nizreen Samodien:
What do you make of Jada Pinkett Smith and how she has dealt with her marriage with Will Smith?
I’ve always been a fan of Jada the actress, Jada the creative. Although I adopt the stance that we should live and let live. I don’t think she should have exposed certain details about their marriage/history, but that probably ties
