‘The entanglement’ to Demi Moore’s drug use: 10 most dramatic moments on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk
Red Table Talk, the chat show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris, and her daughter Willow Smith, is back for a fifth season.
The show returns less than a month after the drama-filled Oscars ceremony (27 March) where Jada’s husband, actor Will Smith, slapped presenter Chris Rock in the face.
This season promises to show emotional conversations with eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin, the parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst who died by suicide earlier this year, and the victims of the Tinder Swindler.
Over its 100 episodes and one billion views, the Facebook Watch series has featured poignant interviews with stars such as Demi Moore and Matthew McConaughey, as well as members of the Smith family themselves. Topics of discussion have included substance abuse, sexuality, depression, and relationship troubles.
We’ve rounded up some of the show’s most dramatic moments ahead of its return to the social media platform on Wednesday (20 April).
Jada interviewing Will’s ex-wife Sheree Zampino – season one, episode one
Jada proved from the off that Red Table Talk would not shy away from difficult conversations, by speaking to her husband’s ex-wife for the premiere.
The host expressed regret for dating Will when he was still married to Zampino, saying: “Because I did not understand marriage, I did not understand divorce. I probably should have fell back.”
Zampino responded, “You think?”
Jada saying she learned about masturbation from her grandmother – season one, episode six
“My grandmother taught me about self-pleasuring because she wanted me to know that that pleasure was from me,” the Matrix star said in the 2018 episode.
“She didn’t want me to fall into the hands of a man, and if he gave me pleasure, to think that that was him. And she taught me at [aged] nine!”
Jada went on to say she became addicted to masturbation: “You get addicted ‘cause you can create so much pleasure. You just constantly want it.”
Jordyn Woods breaking down in tears discussing her cheating scandal with Tristan Thompson – season one, episode 27
Woods appeared on Red Table Talk to discuss the public scandal around her kiss with NBA player Tristan Thompson – Khloé Kardashian’s then-boyfriend and the father of her daughter, True.
Demi Moore was joined by two of her daughters on ‘Red Table Talk’
Woods’ father John was a sound engineer on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and their families have been longtime friends.
During the chat, Woods denied giving Thompson a lap dance – as some outlets reported – and sid that she kissed him with “no tongue” and “no passion”.
The day the episode went live, Kardashian lashed out at Woods over Twitter. “Why are you lying @jordynwoods?” she tweeted.
“If you’re going to try and save yourself by going public, INSTEAD OF CALLING ME PRIVATELY TO APOLOGIZE FIRST, at least be HONEST about your story. BTW, You ARE the reason my family broke up!”
Jordyn Woods on ‘Red Table Talk’
