By Veronica Wells ·Updated October 28, 2021
When Jada Pinkett Smith first admitted to her extramarital entanglement with singer August Alsina, I wondered what price she would pay. Legions of famous men have come clean about their dalliances for decades now and they’ve been able to move past those indiscretions relatively unscathed. But the rules are different for women, especially Black ones.
I knew that despite Will’s decision to “stick beside her,” Jada’s reputation