‘Suicide Squad’ Actor Will Smith Slams Split-up Rumors On Facebook — ‘NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!’

By Alex Cruz | Aug 04, 2015 06:48 AM EDT

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"Suicide Squad" actor Will Smith denied the circulating rumors that he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are having a divorce. The 46-year-old actor took it to Facebook, Monday, and posted that he's not getting a divorce and if he does he will tell the public himself.

Under normal circumstances, I don't usually respond to foolishness. (Because it's contagious) But, so many people have...

Posted by Will Smith on Monday, August 3, 2015

Will and Jada Smith's marriage has been the topic of tabloid rumors in the United States for years, according to BBC News. However, the "Wild Wild West" singer has never taken any unexpected steps of addressing those gossips before.

The "Gotham" actress also addressed these divorce rumors during her interview with American Way Magazine, People reported. Pinkett Smith said that every year there was always a new divorce rumor.

"I'm like, Here we go. Get ready. Are ya holdin' on tight?" she added.

After 17 years of being married, the couple is getting a divorce, Radar Online exclusively learned, Monday. In addition, the report stated that the Smiths even worked out a confidential settlement to protect their fortune worth $240 million.

"For Will and Jada, holding it together these past few years has been tough because their marriage has been on life support for a long time," a source told the entertainment news site.

"They're exhausted from trying to maintain the façade of a happy union," the source added. "They've decided to pull the plug in a carefully choreographed manner, [and] agree announcing their split at the end of the summer is the right move."

The same site also learned from an insider that the couple has already been preparing their children for the fallout.

Since 2013, the rumors of Smith wooing his "Suicide Squad" co-star Margot Robbie has been persisting, while his 43-year-old wife was reported to have allegedly cheated with "Hawthorne" co-star Marc Anthony.

Finally, the source said that the couple has already moved on and the divorce papers are the only thing linking them together. However, the couple has spoken, and based from their statement, the divorce rumors were not true.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett got married in 1997. They were blessed with a son Jaden, 17, and a daughter Willow, 14.

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