Jada Pinkett-Smith has been sitting on a bombshell of a revelation all these years and has just revealed for the first time ever, what that is. Turns out, our girl, Jada, isn’t as ‘wholesome’ as many of us probably think she is- intelligent, talented, and beautiful, yes…but not entirely ‘wholesome.’

It’s no secret that she and ‘Pac were closer than close back in the day, although she says they were ‘just friends’ (with the exception of that one reported kiss). The thing that has us trippin,’ here at ILOSM, is what Jada revealed during her prior interview on “Sway in the Morning” satellite radio show.

She Was A WHAT?!!

Jada was on the show to promote the then-upcoming movie, Girls Trip. When asked about her relationship with Tupac, she started off by saying, “I haven’t been completely honest.” Then she proceeded to explain that she won’t reveal the whole story because she’s writing a book about her time with ‘Pac, but she did reveal one major fact: Jada was a drug dealer during the time that she and ‘Pac were homies and no, it was NOT Tupac’s doing. Jada was already in the drug game by the time she and ‘Pac became cool.

See what else she said in the video clip below:

“It’s kinda hard because I haven’t really told the whole story. […] When I first met ‘Pac…I was a drug dealer. […] As I was coming out of the life, he was going more into the life.”

Well ain’t that blip?!! Who would’ve ever thought Jada Pinkett-Smith- the talented actress, devoted wife to the legendary Will Smith, dedicated mother to Willow and Jaden, the generous philanthropist- was hustlin’ on the blocks of Baltimore, MD back in the day.

Now, we all know that Jada’s and Will’s marriage has had few bumps in the road, with Will even publicly admitting (on The Breakfast Club a few years ago) that he was jealous of Jada’s and Tupac’s ‘friendship’ back in the day. However, it’s still beautiful to see the 180 degree turn she’s taken in her life, and it’s equally as inspiring to millions of people. Can’t wait to read that book. And by the way, Will Smith is abut to drop his tell-all memoir about their marriage soon too…and it sounds like it’s gonna be hella interesting.

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ILOSM fam’ can y’all believe it’s been 24 years since the cult classic film, Love Jones, hit theaters? Seems like just yesterday that we were waiting for the release of the film that introduced us to “Darius Lovehall” and “Nina Moseley’s” relationship.

Years later, on the 20th anniversary of the film in 2017, cast members- Nia Long, Bill Bellamy, Larenz Tate, Isaiah Washington, and Lisa Nicole Carson- along with the film’s writer-director, Ted Witcher (pictured above, 2nd from left), dished some previously unknown behind-the-scenes facts about the Love Jones.

Director Tells Why Jada Pinkett-Smith Declined “Love Jones” Movie Role:

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Witcher revealed that Nia Long was nowhere on his radar when he was trying to cast the film. He instead wanted Jada Pinkett-Smith:

Witcher- “Believe it or not, I had Jada Pinkett [Smith] in mind. I had seen her on “A Different World” and thought she had a very different sensibility from other black actresses of her generation. I tried to get her and she passed.”

Jada Pinkett-Smith as ‘Nina Moseley’?!! Nah. Don’t me wrong, I love me some Jada and one of my favorite Jada roles is “Stony” in Set It Off, but after seeing Nia as “Nina,” there is just no other “Nina” in my eyes.

That’s not all that was revealed though, turns out, Witcher almost got Lauryn Hill to star in the film too. Interestingly, he initially did NOT want Larenz Tate in Love Jones, but he had his reasons…

WHY THE DIRECTOR DIDN’T WANT LARENZ IN THE MOVIE & WHY LAURYN HILL TURNED IT DOWN

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Love Jones writer-director, Ted Witcher explains why he was not feelin’ Larenz as ‘Darius’ in the beginning:

Then the studio came in — and this is how Hollywood works — and had had a lot of success with Larenz [Tate]. They had made “Menace II Society” and, from a marketing [and] numbers standpoint, said, “Look, if you can get Larenz, we’ll make the movie.” His participation became integral to getting a green light at New Line.

He was obviously quite dynamic in “Menace II Society,” but I thought [his character, O-Dog] was him [in real life] — that’s how compelling he was. I was a little bit wary going in to meet him, even though I knew that I had to have him because I wanted to get the movie made.

Tate Wasn’t Thrilled About Witcher Directing Him:

Witcher said that when he first met Larenz to discuss the movie, Larenz was “stand-offish” with him, because although he liked the script, he wasn’t happy about working with a first time director (referring to Witcher).

Tate: We had our meeting of the minds and there were some things that I saw differently than he, as far as the character. But ultimately what I gathered from him was that we would have a work relationship that was open and that we would be able to do it in a collective way. It wasn’t my way or the highway, and neither was that for him.

Isaiah Washington Had To Check The Film’s Producer:

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On the very first day of filming, Isaiah Washington (who played Darius’ homeboy, ‘Savon Garrison’) had to give one of the Love Jones producers a very Isaiah Washington response regarding his hair. In case y’all didn’t know, Isaiah never bites his tongue for nobody, even it it costs him his job:

Washington: I remember one of the producers walked into my trailer with clippers in his hand demanding that I shave my head because he wasn’t aware of any teacher that would look like me, with a goatee and locs and wearing a field jacket. This was my first day on set. My reason for doing this character looking this way is because we had a huge problem with African American hair in the workplace and, unfortunately, 20 years later we still have people losing their jobs because of locs.

Now, I don’t think the producer was being racist or biased. I think he was trying to protect the money that was given to us by a system that didn’t care what we thought or how we felt about empowering ourselves. I don’t hold a grudge to that producer, but I do recall saying, “I’m not making that change, so you can send me back to L.A. if you want to, but right now I need to be on the set to shoot this scene in five minutes.” There was really no debate or battle because money was being lost and a decision had to be made on his part and obviously it was the right one to be made.

Why Lauryn Hill Didn’t Make The Movie, According To Witcher:

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The director said he met with Lauryn about being in the film, but her schedule conflicted with the shoot, so she instead created that dope song, “Sweetest Thing,” to the soundtrack and we’re not mad at her at all for that one. That song still hits hard to this day!

Wow…just, wow!

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Will Smith’s and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s son, Jaden Smith, proved to be a solid actor years ago, as young child in Pursuit of Happyness with his Pops. However, for Jaden’s latest collabo,’ it may take a whole lot more than just acting skills to please Kanye West, whom he’ll be portraying in a new Showtime series.

Why? Because as ‘Ye has demonstrated throughout the years, he could be a tad egotistical at times and has thrown public tantrums during interviews (hint, hint: his “Sway in the Morning” interview; and his TMZ hissy-fit). Also, let’s not even get started on Kanye’s questionably odd support of his “brother” and idol, Donald Trump.

In spite of all of that, hopefully Jaden will be able to meet Kanye’s standards for the upcoming Showtime series ‘Ye is executive producing, titled Omniverse.

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For Omniverse it was only natural that Kanye created a show that is all about him. According to Daily News, ‘The network [Showtime] says the show’s first season “explores the Ego through an alternate reality Kanye West.” Not really sure what that means, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what Kim Kardashian’s hubby is cookin’ up.

On a side note, it’s unclear why Kanye chose Jaden to portray him, at least from a physical standpoint. While both are handsome dudes in their own right, they look nothing alike, with their only physical similarities being their height- Jaden is 5’7″ and Kanye is 5’8″.

There are other similarities between the two though. They are both rap artists, with clever lyrics; and they each have eclectic tastes in fashion.

Speaking of fashion, 50 Cent just clowned Kanye’s in his hilariously meme-worthy online post.

ILOSM fam,’ will you be tuning in to watch Jaden Smith do his thing in Kanye West’s new series?

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Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith have been married for an impressive 23 years now. Throughout their marriage there has been a plethora of rumors circulating through these social media streets about their relationship. There was the separation rumors, the gay rumors, the lesbian rumors, the divorce rumors, and of course the open marriage/swinger couple rumors. It is the latter that Jada has finally decided to address head on.

The Speculation

We’ve all been hearing for years, that Jada and Will were consistently getting their swing on, especially after that 2015 interview Jada did on the Howard Stern Show. She confirmed that Will was free to roam through the vast array of thirsty groupies who wanna get with him, as long as he can look himself in the mirror:

“Here’s the deal with that, Howard, you’ve got to trust who you’re with. And at the end of the day, I’m not here to be anybody’s watcher,” Jada told Stern. “I’m not his [Will’s] watcher. He’s a grown man. Here’s what I trust — I trust that the man that Will is, is the man of integrity. So, he’s got all the freedom in the world. As long as Will can look himself in the mirror and be okay, I’m good.”

(Video) Jada’s New Response About Her & Will Being Called “Swingers”

After that 2015 interview surfaced, the swinger couple rumor stuck and the internet really went wild with the open marriage topic. Neither Jada, nor Will ever addressed the swinger thing until now. On a recent episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, she and Queen Latifah were promoting their new movie, Girls Trip. When a fan called in and asked Jada what the craziest rumor she’d heard about her family was. Jada then stated it was the swingers rumor. Although she shot the rumor down, she did confirm that she wouldn’t be close minded to the possibility of that…another answer that will probably get folks talking even more. Check out her response in the video clip below…

And there ya’ have it family…Jada and Will are not swingers…yet, if Jada has it her way, LOL. I joke, I joke, I kid, I kid!

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Tiffany Haddish is one of the co-stars from the movie, Girl’s Trip, which also features actresses Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Regina Hall. To promote the movie, Haddish stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live!  and while there she shared a hilarious story about taking Will Smith and her co-star Jada Pinkett-Smith on a swamp tour.

It All Started With A Groupon:

While promoting the movie, Jimmy Kimmel asked Tiffany Haddish if the set resembled a bachelorette environment, or if Will Smith was allowed on the set. Excited to share, Haddish revealed that Will not only came to the set, but she went out to dinner with Jada and Will. Wearing a very nice dress, Jada and Will treated Haddish to a lovely, expensive dinner.

“I thought ‘Ooh this is it. I’m about to make it,” she joked about the invite.

During dinner, Jada asked Tiffany what were her plans for the following day because cast was off. Haddish revealed that she was planning to go on a swamp tour in New Orleans, La., which she’d already purchased tickets for on Groupon. Since she knew no one in the N.O., she was planning to go alone. To her surprise, the Smith’s insisted on joining, and Haddish didn’t believe them. So she smoked weed before heading out on the tour because she said she wanted the experience to be similar to a Disney movie, LOL.

Tiffany shared with Jimmy, that she was shocked when she realized the Smiths really intended on joining her, so she tried to sober up really fast. Haddish jokingly drove to their hotel to ride with them in their SUV’s, along with their security. However, to her surprise, Will and Jada decided to ride with her. This put the pressure on Tiffany to be an excellent driver,  she jokingly shared that she didn’t want to be the person to kill the “Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.”

“All I could think was ‘Tiffany, you need to be as careful as possible,” she explained of her stress while driving the Smiths to the swamp. “You don’t wanna be the b*tch on TMZ who killed the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

Upon arriving to the Swamp tour, Haddish shared that Jada was surprised that so many people were at the Swamp boat tour as she was confused about the meaning of Groupon. Pinkett believed that Groupon meant a private tour with a group on a boat. That’s what happens when you have long money, like the Smith’s and haven’t needed to use a coupon in decades, LOL.

Many of the people on the tour asked for photos and cheered when the couple got on the boat. She noted that Will Smith was so taken by the experience, that he turned to Haddish and said, “I gotta get me one of these.” Haddish responded, thinking that he wanted to get one of the ferry boats before he clarified that he wanted a whole doggone swamp!

“I was like, ‘You’re gonna buy a whole ecosystem?” Haddish said.

In case you thought it was just a joke, it appears that it’s all true. Jada told the same story on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Candidly, she revealed that she had no idea what Groupon was. Upon finding out that it was not a private tour, she panicked, revealing that she’s very protective of Will. She didn’t want the situation to get crazy. However, Jada said that she had the best time and she even gave a special shoutout to Groupon.

Watch The Interviews Below:

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Last week, Jada Pinkett-Smith turned a few heads when she criticized Tupac Shakur’s newly-released biopic, All Eyez On Me. The Set It Off actress tweeted that the depiction of her relationship with ‘Pac was “deeply hurtful.” Even though she blamed the directors and producers for the inaccurate representation, she applauded Demetrius Shipp Jr. (who plays Tupac) and Kat Graham (who portrays Jada) for their acting in the film. Now, Kat is speaking out and putting Jada on blast a little at the same time.

Other Side of the Story: It Was All Good Just A Week Ago

Although Jada’s disputing the film’s accuracy, Kat Graham is telling a whole ‘nother story. According to the All Eyez On Me actress who portrayed the veteran actress in the film, Jada was contacted to ensure the integrity of the film, reports E! News. In fact, Kat revealed she reached out to Jada after she landed the role over a year ago and she also claims it was all good just a week ago:

“When I first got the role, I reached out to [her] a year and a half ago. The point of reaching out to her, as well as the other producers on the film, was to ensure the integrity of the story and the character. I even spoke to her last week and she had nothing but support,” Kat said.

She even went on to reveal details about her conversation with Jada just one week before the film was released. Kat claims Jada was supportive of the film at that time. “I have a lot of love for her. I hope people just see the movie and make the choice for themselves.”

Jada’s Remarks:

Kat Graham’s statements follow Jada’s remarks via Twitter. On June 16, the day the film was released, Jada took to Twitter with a series of tweets about the film. “Forgive me,” Jada wrote, “My relationship to Pac is too precious to me for the scenes in ‘All Eyez On Me’ to stand as truth.” She continued,”The reimagining of my relationship to Pac has been deeply hurtful.”

Here are some of the tweets:

Forgive me… my relationship to Pac is too precious to me for the scenes in All Eyez On Me to stand as truth.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

I've never been to any of Pac's shows by his request. We never had an argument backstage.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

To @KatGraham and @Dshippjr this is no fault of yours. Thank you for bringing so much heart and spirit to your roles.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

As expected, Jada’s comments sparked quite a few debates on social media. But at the end of the day, everyone’s going to have an opinion so Jada’s entitled to hers. However, Kat Graham’s statements have definitely put a different spin on things.

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