Saturday Night time Stay took intention at Jada Pinkett Smith following the discharge of her buzzworthy new memoir, Worthy.
In the course of the Weekend Replace phase from Saturday’s episode, Michael Che interviewed Ego Nwodim — in character because the star — whereas the 2 poked enjoyable on the bombshell revelations about her tumultuous marriage to Will Smith.
“The day we received married, I knew there was going to be hassle. At our wedding ceremony, somebody stood up and objected,” Nwodim mentioned as Pinkett Smith.
When requested who that particular person was, Nwodim quipped, “It was me. Yeah, it was me.”
The comic continued to make digs on the couple’s decades-long union — and the actress’ penchant for oversharing about their relationship — by joking that they’ve found the key to marriage.
“23 years later, Will and I are nonetheless a unit. And it’s as a result of we have now realized that the key to a profitable marriage isn’t go to mattress joyful,” Nwodim, 35, mentioned.
She even went so far as to say that she is “in a stable, fortified place” after “publicly cucking [her] millionaire husband.”
The Saturday Night time Stay sketch got here practically per week after Pinkett Smith’s memoir hit shops.
Amid her media tour, the actress, 52, revealed to Individuals earlier this month that she and Smith have been separated for seven years.
Joking about their separation and resolution to not file for divorce, Nwodim as Pinkett Smith quipped that “divorce isn’t an choice” as a result of she has “ideas.”
“If we received divorced, he might fiddle and find yourself joyful. And I can’t have that.”
The comedy skit even addressed the notorious 2022 Oscars slap, which Nwodim joked gave life to their marriage.
“It was the primary time in years that I felt like his spouse. And now I’m so clear on what to do if we ever begin drifting aside once more,” she mentioned to Che, 40. “The subsequent time we hit a tough patch, I’m going to ask Will to shoot Kevin Hart.”
The SNL stars additionally touched on Smith’s current look in the course of the press tour to indicate help for his estranged spouse.
“We have now had a really, very lengthy and tumultuous [relationship]. We name it ‘brutiful.’ It was brutal and delightful on the similar time,” the actor, 55, mentioned onstage in Baltimore final week, including that their marriage was a “sloppy public experiment in unconditional love.”
In response, Nwodim joked that “different folks” check with their marriage as “brunhealthy,” or brutal and unhealthy.
Pinkett Smith has obtained loads of flack for her candid revelations, with some critics calling the ebook a “money seize.”
The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin additionally slammed the mom of two for “oversharing” in regards to the interior workings of her marriage.
“I feel she must be extra in tune with [Smith’s] emotions,” she mentioned final week.
This story initially appeared on Web page Six and is republished right here with permission.
