
They were estranged at the time of their death, and she addressed this “complex relationship” in a 2019 episode of Red Table Talk. Jada and Tupac - who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1997 when he was 25 years old – met on the first day of high school in Baltimore, according to People, and remained close until she walked away from the friendship when she felt his life was getting too dangerous. He was the image of perfection, but she was with the fresh prince.” Tupac Shakur, left, was close friends with Jada Pinkett Smith (pictured with Will Smith, right) (Shutterstock)

Pac had a little thing on that, but she just loved him. Because we had a little bit of a thing…they grew up together, they loved each other, but never had a sexual relationship, but they had come into that age when that was a possibility, and Jada was then with me. What really makes the music of Tupac Shakur relevant and powerful is the fact that it resonates with the black community all across the United States. That was a big regret for me, too, because I could never open up to interact with Pac. Tupac Shakur used his music as a way of not just rapping about fame, wealth, and material things, but used his art as a means of communicating about the harsh realities of life. When I was a little baby, I remember that one moment of calm-peace, and 3 minutes after that, it was on. One Twitter user shared a moment when, on an episode of The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne tha God asked Will if he was ever jealous about Jada’s connection to Tupac. Just cause you live in the ghetto doesn’t mean you can’t grow. Love doesn’t just end bc a person dies 🙄 ppl so trash They are really tryna clown Will Smith?! How?! He is a solid king for allowing Jada room to love 2pac past this life and still loving her in this one. Ppl are so insecure and immature it’s crazy. “ are so insecure and immature it’s crazy,” tweeted one/” They are really tryna clown Will Smith?! How?! He is a solid king for allowing Jada room to love 2pac past this life and still loving her in this one. Not everyone trolled Will over Jada’s celebration of her friendship with Tupac.

Will Smith's delivery every 2Pac birthday /nY3nzIDzZO

Will Smith should’ve stayed a Bad Boy for life.” “Will Smith having to endure 20 years of 2Pac’s birthday….” another one tweeted, along with the “Will Smith’s tired eyes from the ‘entanglement’ episode of Red Table Talk’ meme. ” “They say nice guys always finish last. A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith Smith’s delivery every 2Pac birthday,” one tweeted, along with a truck labeled “PAIN.” Another added, “Will Smith just be minding his business then boom.
