Source: Howard Stern
No matter how many times Jada tells the world otherwise, folks are hell bent on believing that she and Tupac had a romantic relationship. Not so. In fact, at the time of Tupac’s death, their friendship was strained.
She explained the nature of their relationship, why it wouldn’t work romantically and then how they fell out.
“He was a revolutionary without a revolution if that makes any kind sense,” Pinkett Smith told Stern. “And that kind of energy just transferred to a whole ‘nother thing.”
Then Howard asked her why nothing ever happened with them romantically.
“You know, it’s so funny. Now being older, I have more of an understanding of what that was between us… because when you have two young people that have very strong feelings, but there was no physical chemistry between us at all, and it wasn’t even just for me! It was him too. There was a time when I was like, ‘Just kiss me! Let’s just see how this goes.’ And when I tell you it had to be the most disgusting kiss for us both.
“The only way I can put it is just the higher power just did not want that. Because I feel as though if Pac and I had any kind of sexual chemistry, we might have killed each other. Because we were both so passionate and you know, we loved deeply. It was hard enough with us just being friends. It was volatile relationship.”
What caused them to fall out.
“Jail was a very difficult experience for him. And of course, we were on two sides of the spectrum. Pac and I have always had very intense, conversations…arguments. And if we disagree with each other, we disagree hard core.
I just wasn’t in agreement with the direction that he was taking. And I just told him that it was a destructive direction. A very scary direction and he felt as though I had changed. I got Hollywood. I had gone soft. And I understood all that. And looking back now, I totally understand where Pac was because at that particular point in time, that mentality was a part of his survival at that moment. And it was actually a mentality he started to come out of before he was murdered.”
Since the two weren’t speaking when Tupac passed, Stern asked her if she felt guilt when he was tragically killed. Jada got a bit emotional as she responded.
“I don’t think I was guilty as much as I felt just sadness for not having just the opportunity to tell him that I loved him. But I know he knew that. Because it wasn’t the first time that we had had a bad argument and had stopped speaking. That was kind of a constant in our relationship. So I didn’t really look at it as a reason to feel guilty. But it definitely taught me a lesson, which is, life is too short. Do not let disagreements stand in between you and people that you love and care about.”
You can listen to the portion of her internet where she talks about Pac in the clip below.
