- Sheree Zampino, Will Smith’s ex-wife, appeared on the latest episode of Red Table Talk.
- Zampino said she had “a problem” with Smith before describing their divorce as his “ultimate failure.”
- Zampino is now part of a blended family with Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and both couples’ children.
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Sheree Zampino said she took issue with ex-husband Will Smith calling their divorce his “ultimate failure.”
Zampino’s reaction came during the latest episode of “Red Table Talk,” which was posted to Facebook Watch on Monday and was hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris.
The stars were joined by dating coach Matthew Hussey, author Stephan Labossiere, podcast host Lewis Howes and relationship consultant DeVon Franklin to talk about dating and relationships.
During the episode, the experts answered a question posed virtually by TikTok influencer Kat Stickler, best known for her often-documented relationship with Mike Stickler on social media.
Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith, Sheree Zampino, Jada Pinkett Smith, DeVon Franklin, Matthew Hussey, Lewis Howes and Stephan Labossiere on Red Table Talk. Jordan Fisher/Red Table Talk
Stickler asked for advice on how to “not fail again” after their recent breakup.
“That’s a heavy word because if you recall, Will had said that was his biggest failure,” said Zampino, who was married to the actor from 1992 to 1995 and has a 30-year-old son named Trey.
Zampino continued, “I had a problem with that because I didn’t understand how we could do what we do as a blended family and do it as well as we do and as lovingly as we do and have an amazing son. and it will be considered a failure.”
“It did what it was supposed to do, so it succeeded,” she added. “And that had to end for something else to begin.”
“I think what we think of as success in relationships needs to be redefined,” Pinkett Smith said. “I’ve had some great lessons about that.”
Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in November 2022. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Zampino referenced Smith’s comments during a one-on-one session with Pinkett Smith for a 2020 Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk. Pinkett Smith has been married to Smith since 1997 and the couple have two children: a son Jaden Smith, 24, and daughter Willow, 22.
“Divorce was the worst thing of my adult life,” the Emancipation star said on the previous episode of RTT. “For me, the divorce was the ultimate failure. I’ve been hurt many times in my adult life, but I don’t think anything touches the failure to divorce my 2-year-old son’s mother.”
Despite Smith and Zampino’s divorce, the two have remained amicable co-parents to their son. Zampino has also made several guest appearances on “RTT,” speaking about her “sisterhood” with Pinkett Smith and the evolution of their blended family.
Watch the latest episode of “RTT” below.