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Before <\/span>Jada Pinkett Smith <\/b><\/a>was known for her infamous relationship<\/a> with <\/span>Will Smith<\/b><\/a>, the now-successful actress described herself as a \u201cblessed child of two addicts\u201d while growing up in Baltimore, Maryland. The<\/span> Girls Trip <\/span><\/i>star opened up about her family dynamic in her memoir, <\/span>Worthy<\/span><\/i>, and how living in a home with an \u201cabundance\u201d of drugs ultimately started her decades-long career.<\/span> Jada was born to parents Robsol Pinkett Jr. and <\/span>Adrienne Banfield-Norris<\/b> in September 1971, after her mother became pregnant at 17.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jada\u2019s grandmother gave her father three options \u2014 marry her mother, give Jada up for adoption or abort the baby. While Robsol opted to marry Adrienne, he became physically abusive shortly into their relationship and Adrienne filed for divorce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I go in search of the origins of my broken heart, it is a sense of not being a priority to the two people who gave me life that creates a fracture in my feelings of worth,\u201d Jada wrote in her memoir, noting that due to her parent\u2019s addiction, \u201cNeither were ever fully available to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite her mother going on to become a nurse, she described her as a \u201chigh-functioning heroin addict.\u201d She also revealed her father later confessed to her, \u201cListen, I\u2019m a drug addict and a criminal. So, I can\u2019t be your father.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n After growing up in a city full of drugs, Jada eventually turned to selling, with her sights set on being a drug \u201cqueenpin,\u201d and acting being her secondary goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite their early obstacles, Jada and Adrienne have developed a close bond. The mom of two shared a lengthy tribute toward Adrienne in May 2021, thanking the \u201cGreat Divine for her mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs human beings we are not perfect BUT that Divine Essence called Mother Love that each Mother carries in her heart \u2026 is the most perfect Love in human form,\u201d she captioned a video<\/a> clip of her, her mom and daughter <\/span>Willow Smith<\/b>. \u201cYou blessed me with the PERFECT Mother. She has provided for me \u2026 EVERYTHING You intended.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWho Are Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s Parents?<\/h2>\n
Where Does Jada Pinkett Smith Stand With Her Mom Today?<\/h2>\n