Will Smith: 'Divorce Is Not An Option'

Some may find Will Smith's philosophy on marriage a little lackluster in the romance department but in a country where divorce rates are skyrocketing at the same speed as gas prices, I can't help but wonder if he and Jada may have a good thing going on.

 

Ellen DeGeneres clearly has marriage on her mind.

The talk show host – who plans to wed girlfriend Portia de Rossi and has talked nuptials with recent guests John McCain and Jenna (Bush) Hager – was back to bride-talk with Will Smith.

On Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, DeGeneres noted that Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have been married for 10 years, unheard of in Hollywood. "It's like dog years when you're married here," she said. "That's like 50 years, right?

"What I found is divorce just can't be an option," the actor explained. "It's really that simple. And I think that's the problem with L.A. – there are so many options. So a huge part of the success for [Jada] and I is that we just removed the other options."

The secret to their success? "We're like listen, we're going to be together one way or the other so we might as well try to be happy," he said.

DeGeneres also suggested that Smith consider politics for his next project – and join Barack Obama as his running mate.

"I do think about [running for office] sometimes," Smith admitted. "Right up until that Monday after the movie opens and I have a 100-percent approval rating. No politician is ever going to have that!"

Published 5/27/08 by

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  • yeah, that'd be cool Will, if you weren't once divorced. shhhh
    Anonymous 6/1/08 Reply
  • I think Will & Jada are good example,many people including celebrities mary for wrong reasons,if a person knows he/she is not ready for marriage why get married unless they think it's fine having 10 ex-husbands.
    Anonymous 5/28/08 Reply
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    Anonymous 5/27/08 Reply
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    Anonymous 5/27/08 Reply