The Fresh Prince and his family are back.
Will Smith made a rare appearance at the Hollywood premiere of his new film “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” on Thursday with his sons Trey Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and their daughters Willow, 23, and Jaden Smith, 25.
The Oscar-winning actor made a spectacular arrival at the event on Hollywood Boulevard aboard a double-decker bus with co-star Martin Lawrence, after which he performed a short rendition of his 1997 song “Miami,” dedicated to his character, a Miami Police Department detective.
“Ride or Die” is the fourth film in the buddy cop drama “Bad Boys” series.
Trey Smith, 31, is the son of Will Smith and Sheree Zampino. Pinkett Smith's mother, Adrienne Banfield Nori, was also in attendance.
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Why Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are separated and not divorcing
In her 2023 memoir, “Worthy,” Pinkett Smith opened up about her 2016 split from Smith and why they haven't divorced.
In late 2016, after 19 years of marriage, the couple “failed marriage counseling,” Pinkett Smith wrote, deciding to “separate in every way short of legally separating” and to “keep our family close, our friendship intact, and maintain a policy of complete transparency — no secrets about what we're doing and who we're with.”
The Smiths' relationship is “a lifelong partnership and we're still figuring out what that means for us,” the “Girls Trip” star told USA Today last year. “A lot has happened over the last two years, but he and I have been focused on healing together, and that has been our No. 1 priority.”
“It's actually been a beautiful thing,” she added. “Really tough situations can amplify love, or they can exacerbate it. We've learned how to amplify love and we've taken advantage of that.”
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Pinkett Smith said the two grew closer in 2022 when Smith made headlines after Chris Rock slapped her onstage at the Oscars after he made an offensive joke about Pinkett Smith.
The estranged couple “talked a lot” about the ordeal, she wrote, and it “taught me how to practice unconditional love. All of the painful history of our complicated lives no longer mattered.”
Contributor: Erin Jensen
