Jada Pinkett Smith Goes Private on Instagram After Posting That ‘a Woman Is Told She Must Belong to Someone’

Mar. 15, 2025

Jada Pinkett Smith on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Jada Pinkett Smithhas set her Instagram account to private.

The 52-year-old actress decided over the holiday weekend to remove public access to her Instagram profile.

Her decision follows her Monday, Sept. 2 post that included a photo of text that read: “A man can CHOOSE to belong to someone. And if he does… he is considered noble. A woman is told she MUST belong to someone or … she is not worthy.”

The post’s caption read: “Even in some of our great religious traditions the goddess is rendered powerless without her male counterpart. And in others, the spiritual influence of the feminine, of Mother … is not even recognized.”

“We mere mortal women are worthy simply because we exist! And those of us who have cultivated our Queendom within our inner kingdom and have a deep relationship with the Great Supreme … If we so CHOOSE to bond with someone from this space … we will erect monumental love and give birth to treasures,” continued the caption. “We need not bond in fear. You … are … greatness.❣️Walk with that this here Monday🫂♥️✨.”

“Summer is coming to an end and my heart has been blooming in so many ways. Can’t wait to share. Till then…I’m just embracing the last of the summer vibez,” she captioned the post.

Jada Pinkett Smith on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.David Livingston/Getty

David Livingston/Getty

However, fans and followers asked who the unidentified man was, with some even joking that it wasWill Smith.

The couple, who tied the knot onNew Year’s Evein 1997, have beenmarried for 26 yearsand share two children: sonJaden, 26, and daughterWillow, 23. TheKing Richardactor also shares sonTrey, 31, with ex-wifeSheree Zampino.

As for the state of her marriage to Smith, Pinkett Smith said they were “still figuring it out” and revealed that theyhad been separated since 2016.

“We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together," she added. “We just got deep love for each other and we are going to figure out what that looks like for us.”

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith and Gammy Norris on May 30, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Eric Charbonneau/Getty

Eric Charbonneau/Getty

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PEOPLE reached out to a rep for Pinkett Smith for comment.

source: people.com