“It was a bad batch of ecstasy”: Jada Pinkett Smith Admitted She Lied to Everyone After She Passed Out on a Movie Set
During her conversation on one of the episodes of the hit show, Red Table Talk, the well-known actress, producer, and businesswoman Jada Pinkett Smith came clean about her past struggles with substance use. Jada Pinkett Smith who is also well-known for her roles in film series like The Matrix also shared how she lied about it when she passed out on one of her film sets.
Jada Pinkett Smith lied to everyone after she passed out
While talking about her struggles with substance abuse, Jada Pinkett Smith recalled the time when she passed on the set of The Nutty Professor and lied to everyone about it. When Pinkett Smith was asked if any way her addiction had affected her work, she recalled the incident from the set of The Nutty Professor.
She recalled that in 1996 when she was working on the film The Nutty Professor, she had a very bad batch of ecstasy and went to work high. After a while of being on the set, she passed out, which she covered up saying it was just the effect of old medication in a vitamin bottle.
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Pinkett Smith said, “I went to work high, and it was a bad batch of ecstasy. And I passed out, and I told everybody that I must’ve had old medication in a vitamin bottle.”
Jada Pinkett Smith also agreed that this was an eye-opening incident for her and after that, she tried to get rid of her addiction for the sake of her career.
Jada Pinkett Smith and her struggles with substance use
The Red Table Talk is one of the well-known shows which used to stream its episodes on Facebook. In this show, three generations of women open their hearts for a series of candid conversations with their family and friends about some of the important aspects of their life. The show has always talked about topics like racism, mental health, toxic relationship, and addiction keeping nothing off the table.
Even Jade Pinkett Smith kept nothing off the table and spoke about her struggles with substance use. Pinkett Smith shared about the time when she hit rock bottom. During her conversation on the show, she revealed that she used to rotate marijuana, ecstasy, and liquor. She even stated that these were her cocktail and she never thought that she was addicted to any of them.
Not only this she also came clean about how she took a lot of ecstasies, weed, and hard alcohol regularly while she was in high school. Pinkett Smith was so regular with these that her tolerance level increased and she was at a point where she used them to stay sane
This candid revelation from Jada Pinkett Smith serves as a reminder that even the biggest celebrities of Hollywood have their struggles which remain hidden behind all their glamour and fame.
Source: Independent
