Why is ‘Will Smith crying meme’ trending on Twitter?
A PHOTO of Will Smith crying has gotten the meme treatment after he and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith revealed they were briefly separated.
The topic of the 51-year-old crying began trending on Twitter – as users expressed outrage at his mental health being turned into a "joke."
Why is ‘Will Smith crying meme’ trending on Twitter?
The meme began after and revealed in a Red Table Talk that the couple were separated briefly when she began seeing 27-year-old singer .
The revelation comes amid long-standing rumors that for years.
Will admitted in the interview that he wasn't sure if he'd be able to rebuild their relationship following their 2015 split, when Jada had what she described as an with Alsina.
Users began circulating a screenshot of Will as he broke down in tears during the interview, and it quickly became a meme.
But in recent weeks the meme has sparked outrage as people claimed that others do not take men's mental health seriously.
Recent public anger came as is, reportedly due to bipolar disorder.
One user tweeted: "The fact that Will Smith's crying turned into a meme is proof that the mental health of men is not taken seriously."
Another user said the meme proved "how much men's mental health is a joke to the world."
What happened between him and Jada Smith?
The couple have been married for 23 years, since they wed in 1997.
Will and Jada revealed they secretly separated in 2015 despite previously denying cheating rumors.
Jada explained how her relationship August started: “About four and a half years ago…[I] started a franchise with August.
"We actually became really, really good friends. It all started with him just needing some help. Me wanting to help his health, his mental state, y’know?"
August claimed Will gave him and Jada permission to have an affair after Jaden Smith introduced the two.
Will in a recently resurfaced , in which he said he told her "I retire from trying to make you happy."
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor said during the Red Table Talk he was unsure if he and his wife would ever be able to rebuild their relationship.
"I wasn’t sure I was ever going to speak to you again. Will told Jada.
What does ‘entanglement’ mean?
Jada used the term "entanglement" to describe her extramarital relationship with August while she and Will were separated.
"I got into an entanglement with August," Jada said.
"The only person that can give permission in that particular circumstance is myself.
"I could actually see how he would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably, and I think he also wanted to make it clear that he's also not a home-wrecker. Which he's not.”
Will and Jada clarified the term "entanglement" could be similar to "relationship."
Do they have an open marriage?
Rumors first sparked in 2003 that Will and Jada have an open marriage.
"I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay,'" Jada said.
"Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man," she added.
She later said, however, that the statement in regard to Will being able to "'do whatever he wants' has illuminated the need to discuss the relationship between trust and love and how they co-exist."
Will told The Daily Mail in 2005 that the couple spoke openly about being sexually attracted to other people.
"If it came down to it, then one can say to the other, 'Look, I need to have sex with somebody," he said.
"I'm not going to if you don't approve of it - but please approve of it'," Will added.
Jada and August's relationship was first revealed when the singer claimed in an interview with radio host Angela Yee that Will "gave me his blessing."
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August said : "I totally gave myself to that relationship for years of my life, and I truly and really, really deeply love and have a ton of love for her.
A representative for Jada denied Alaina's comments to Page Six as "absolutely not true."
Despite Jada's entanglement with August, she and Will reconnected.
She then cut off contact with August.