Jada Pinkett Smith shocked fans when she admitted that years ago she contemplated suicide. It was something she revealed in an Instagram post that acknowledged the recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who both took their own lives.
“One thing I’ve learned in my life over the years is that mental health is something we should practice daily, not just when issues arise,” she wrote next to a split image of Spade and Bourdain. “We should take care of our mind and spirit in the same way we do our body. With the suicides of Kate and Anthony, it brought up feelings of when I was in such despair and had considered the same demise … often.”