Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Spotted Leaving California Restaurant Together in First Public Outing Since May

Mar. 15, 2025

From left: Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay Shetty and Will Smith in Calabasas, Calif. on Nov. 7, 2024.Photo:BACKGRID

Calabasas, CA - EXCLUSIVE -WEB MUST CALL FOR PRICING* Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith made a rare public appearance while having dinner at Crossroads Restaurant in Calabasas with British podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty. Will and Jada hugged while leaving the restaurant with an entourage of bodyguards.

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Will SmithandJada Pinkett Smithare sticking together.

The stars — who have previously shared that they are working on their relationship and"still figuring it out"— were photographed during a rare public outing leaving Crossroads Kitchen in Calabasas, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 7, after having dinner with mental health podcast hostJay Shetty, according toE! Online.

TheI Am Legendactor, 56, wore a white T-shirt under a gray button-up with dark gray pants, while theGirls Tripactress, 53, opted for a gold jacket over a white shirt and blue jeans.

The pair appeared to be in good spirits as they chatted with one another while walking. They could even be seen getting close, with Jada leaning in and wrapping an arm around Will in one photo.

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith leave a restaurant in Calabasas, Calif. on Nov. 7, 2024.BACKGRID

Calabasas, CA - EXCLUSIVE -WEB MUST CALL FOR PRICING* Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith made a rare public appearance while having dinner at Crossroads Restaurant in Calabasas with British podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty. Will and Jada hugged while leaving the restaurant with an entourage of bodyguards.

The stars were last spotted together in May at the Los Angeles premiere of Will’s filmBad Boys: Ride or Diealongside their childrenJaden, 26,Willow, 24, andWillard Carroll “Trey” Smith III, 31, whom Will shares with ex-wifeSheree Zampino.

During an interview withEntertainment Tonightat a May screening of the film, Will shared that he considered his wife of nearly three decades his“ride-or-die.”

“I have always been blessed that there has never been a time in my life when I didn’t look to the side and have a ride or die right there," he said. “Jada is one of the most gangsta ride-or-die’s I’ve ever had.”

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris in May 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures' “Bad Boys: Ride or Die”

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“We will work through … whatever,” she explained. “I just haven’t been able to break that promise,” she added.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in November 2022.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the Apple Original Films' “Emancipation” Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California

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She further opened up about her relationship with theKing Richardactor to PEOPLE in October 2023, saying that the two were “still figuring it out” and have been “doing some really heavy-duty work together."

Additionally, in an interview withYOU Magazine,The Matrix Resurrectionsactress noted that seeing her husband slapChris Rockat the 2022 Oscars made her realize that she “will never leave him.

“I nearly didn’t evenattend the Oscarsthat year, but I’m glad I did,” she said. “I call it the ‘holy slap’ now because so many positive things came after it.”

source: people.com