Jada Pinkett Smithis shedding more light on her 17-year feud withGabrielle Union.Though the actresses have since reconciled, Pinkett Smith, 46, shocked fans when she revealed that shehadn’t spoken to Union, 45, in 17 years. The two met up to hash out their differences on the latest episode ofRed Table Talkand moved past their feud, though neither of them can pinpoint what started their rift.Pinkett Smith later sat down with her friend Mia Pitts and publicist Karynne Tencer to answer fan questionswhen she admitted that part of the problem was her ego.“I think who I was back then was a young, egotistical girl who basically was just like, ‘Okay, if she wants to have a problem with me that’s fine, ’cause what difference does it make?’ ” Pinkett Smith said. “And one of the points that Gab brought up is that it makes a big difference because at the end of the day there’s only a handful of us in this business. And I just think we grow older and we mature and we realize that we really can’t appreciate ourselves without appreciating other women.”Jason Merritt/Getty; Paras Griffin/GettyWhen Tencer pointed out that either of them could’ve ended the rift at any moment, Pinkett Smith said it was “hard” to take that step.“You feel like you don’t have to and you have all that ego,” she said. “That’s all it is, it’s just ego.”RELATED VIDEO:Will SmithAddresses Jada Pinkett Divorce Rumors in New Song Ahead of World Cup PerformanceIn the previous episode, Pinkett Smith said she called Union and invited her on the “Girlfriends” episode after not speaking for so long to finally end it.“It felt so good on the phone with you to even just go, ‘Hey, I’m sorry that I didn’t even take the time to talk to you,’ you know?” Pinkett Smith explained to Union after they sat down. “And then I had to just apologize and just thinking to myself, ‘Damn, Jada! That was some petty ass s–t!’ But at the same time going, ‘Well, that’s where you were then. Thank God you’re someplace else now.’”
Jada Pinkett Smithis shedding more light on her 17-year feud withGabrielle Union.
Though the actresses have since reconciled, Pinkett Smith, 46, shocked fans when she revealed that shehadn’t spoken to Union, 45, in 17 years. The two met up to hash out their differences on the latest episode ofRed Table Talkand moved past their feud, though neither of them can pinpoint what started their rift.
Pinkett Smith later sat down with her friend Mia Pitts and publicist Karynne Tencer to answer fan questionswhen she admitted that part of the problem was her ego.
“I think who I was back then was a young, egotistical girl who basically was just like, ‘Okay, if she wants to have a problem with me that’s fine, ’cause what difference does it make?’ ” Pinkett Smith said. “And one of the points that Gab brought up is that it makes a big difference because at the end of the day there’s only a handful of us in this business. And I just think we grow older and we mature and we realize that we really can’t appreciate ourselves without appreciating other women.”
Jason Merritt/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty
When Tencer pointed out that either of them could’ve ended the rift at any moment, Pinkett Smith said it was “hard” to take that step.
“You feel like you don’t have to and you have all that ego,” she said. “That’s all it is, it’s just ego.”
RELATED VIDEO:Will SmithAddresses Jada Pinkett Divorce Rumors in New Song Ahead of World Cup Performance
In the previous episode, Pinkett Smith said she called Union and invited her on the “Girlfriends” episode after not speaking for so long to finally end it.
“It felt so good on the phone with you to even just go, ‘Hey, I’m sorry that I didn’t even take the time to talk to you,’ you know?” Pinkett Smith explained to Union after they sat down. “And then I had to just apologize and just thinking to myself, ‘Damn, Jada! That was some petty ass s–t!’ But at the same time going, ‘Well, that’s where you were then. Thank God you’re someplace else now.’”
source: people.com
