star made a surprising confession about her past, admitting that she used to deal narcotics. During a pastepisode of Red Table Talk, the actress opened up to her mother Adrienne about her own heroin addiction during her childhood. In 2017, Pinkett Smith confessed that she was a drug dealer when she first met rapper Tupac Shakur.
She said on Sirius XM's Sway Universe: "When I first met [Tupac Shakur], when we first met, I was a drug dealer." Despite making this startling admission, the Girls Trip actress chose not to delve deeper into the topic, hinting that more details would be unveiled in her memoir. In a candid chat with People magazine, she revealed: "I knew that anything that I needed was something I needed to provide for.
I decided to sell drugs. Growing up, the drug dealers were the ones that had affluence." Jada saw this as a path to success, especially considering her difficult circumstances.
She claimed her mother was a "high-functioning heroin addict" who was "not doing well", leading to a lack of care for their home and her needs. Despite trying to work "legit jobs" from the age of 12, including a stint at Gap, she ended up selling crack cocaine. Throughout the interview with People, she continued to share insights into her troubled childhood, saying: "When you aren't the priority of your parents, you don't know how to be a priority to yourself.
I had parents who were addicted to heroin." During her appearance on Red Table Talk, Jada made a shocking revelation: "I.