Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed the truth about her marriage with Will Smith.

In an exclusive clip from her upcoming NBC News prime-time special with Hoda Kotb — which will air on October 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC — Pinkett Smith confirms to Hoda Kotb that there is more to her marriage than she has previously shared because she and Smith have been separated and have lived “completely separate lives” since 2016.

While the two are still legally married, Pinkett Smith explains to Kotb that she and Smith are no longer romantically together.

“It was not a divorce on paper,” Kotb clarifies. “Right,” Pinkett Smith responds.
“…but it was a divorce,” Kotb continues.
“Divorce,” Pinkett Smith emphasizes.

When Kotb asks directly why the couple hadn’t previously shared their relationship status, Pinkett Smith says it came down to “just not being ready yet … Still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership … In regards to, how do we present that to people? We hadn’t figured that out.”

When Kotb asks what led to the relationship’s “fracture,” Pinkett Smith responds: “Why it fractured…that — that’s a lot of things … 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.”

Pinkett Smith adds that while she has considered a legal divorce, she has never been able to go through with it.

The two got married in 1997.

Pinkett Smith details more about their relationship — how it started, and where it stands now — in her upcoming memoir “Worthy,” set for release on October 17.