American actress and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith, in a recent episode of the On Purpose podcast hosted by Jay Shetty, explained her reasons for not divorcing her husband, Will Smith, despite the fact that they have been living separate lives since 2016.

When the podcast host read a message from Will Smith praising Jada Pinkett Smith's memoir, 'Worthy', she responded by saying, "his sense of humor is why I can’t divorce 'that joker'."

The host read: “I applaud and honour you. If I had read this book 30 years ago, I definitely would have hugged you more. I’ll start now. Welcome to the authors club. I love you endlessly. Now go get some Merlot and take a rest.”

Jada Pinkett blushed: “Hahaha. He knows I can’t have no Merlot. That’s beautiful. That’s why I can’t divorce that joker [laughs].”

Pinkett recently disclosed in a clip from her forthcoming NBC News primetime special with Hoda Kotb that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been living separately since 2016.

“It was not a divorce on paper but it was a divorce. Since 2016, we have been living apart,” Pinkett said.