Will Smith's Jealousy of Tupac: 'He Was Pac! And I Was Me'

“He was Pac! And I was me.” At the beginning of his relationship with Jada Pinkett, the bond between his future wife and Tupac tormented Will Smith. On November 9, 2021, Smith’s autobiography Will was published, which also explores this friendship.

A “Legendary Love” That Was Never Intimate

The two were “never intimate,” Smith writes, but their love for each other was “legendary.” Jada Pinkett Smith had described Tupac as one of the first men who saw her beyond the physical.

In the Same Room, but Never Spoke to Each Other

At the same time, Smith pays tribute to Tupac’s “fearless passion” and “militant morality.” Beside him, he writes, he felt like a coward and suffered from “raging jealousy.” He was in a room with Tupac several times, but never spoke to him. That is how Vibe quotes it from the book.

More on her and the women in Tupac’s life: Jada Pinkett.