Jada Pinkett Smith Praises Will Smith, Sheree Zampino Over Son

Giving credit score the place it’s due! Jada Pinkett Smith just lately wished stepson Trey a cheerful thirtieth birthday — and praised Will Smith and his ex-wife, Sheree Zampino, for the way they raised him. 

“Trey I can’t imagine you might be 30 and what a stellar 30 you might be✨,” Pinkett Smith, 51, captioned a photograph of the DJ through Instagram on Friday, November 11. “My best want for you is that the wings upon your coronary heart proceed that will help you soar to the heights inside your spirit that you’re at all times reaching for.”

The Pink Desk Discuss host went on to say that it’s been “a pleasure to observe you fly larger and better and change into extra free and sensible,” and that she “admires” the person he’s change into. “Thanks for loving me❣️Joyful, Joyful thirtieth Birthday😘,” she wrote. 

Jada concluded her celebratory submit by giving a shoutout to Smith and Zampino, each 54, for being unbelievable dad and mom. 

“Congratulations @shereezampino and @willsmith — ya’ll accomplished good♥️,” the Magic Mike XXL actress gushed. 

Following the Matrix Revolution star’s heartwarming tribute, Zampino flocked to the remark part to return the candy sentiment. “Correction… ‘WE’ accomplished good! I really like you J! #BestBonusMomEver,” she wrote. 

The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star and the King Richard actor tied the knot in 1992 and welcomed Trey that very same 12 months. In 1995, nonetheless, the duo referred to as it quits for good. The Oscar winner then stated “I do” with Pinkett Smith in 1997 and the pair share son Jaden, 24, and daughter Willow, 21.

Over time, Zampino, Smith and the Set It Off star have labored onerous to keep up a wholesome coparenting relationship, however their dynamic has admittedly taken lots of effort. 

“I’m not gonna say that it’s simple,” the Bravo character revealed throughout an August episode of the “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast. “My coronary heart is at all times for my youngster. My youngster comes first. He actually does.”

She added, “You bought three totally different dynamics, three totally different personalities and totally different perception techniques, totally different method of doing issues. And there have been occasions we have now bumped heads and it hasn’t been fairly. However hear, we get again on that horse and we press on. We do what we have now to do as a result of once more, on the finish of the day, it’s in regards to the youngsters.”

The Whoop Ash founder defined, nonetheless, that having “mutual respect” for one another makes the method of getting alongside “simpler” as time goes on. “With Jada, it was like, so long as she treats [Trey] effectively, we’re good. We’re good. And he or she’s handled him effectively and she or he’s cherished him.”

The Maryland native, for her half, mentioned how the household has moved previous their points when Zampino appeared on an episode of Pink Desk Discuss in September. 

“We’ve got developed a very nice sisterhood,” she shared. “But it surely hasn’t been simple alongside the best way … typically we did should faux it to make it.”

For Pinkett Smith, it actually nearly maturing. “Not understanding the marital dynamic. Like, ‘OK, if divorce papers are despatched and individuals are over it, then that is accomplished.’ Guess what? It ain’t by no means accomplished … In order that was my largest false impression — that this lady is a part of this household,” she stated. 

Zampino, in the meantime, maintained that so long as Pinkett Smith “handled my son effectively,” she was completely happy to be mates with the All of Us alum. “You probably did that. And your coronary heart was at all times proper in direction of him, wanting the perfect for him.”