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Jada Pinkett Smith Voices Her Problems With ‘All Eyez On Me’ On Twitter

 "The reimagining of my relationship to Pac has been deeply hurtful." 
Jada Pinkett Smith Voices Her Problems With ‘All Eyez On Me’ On Twitter
Jeff Kravitz
By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020

Jada Pinkett Smith, a close friend of late rapper Tupac Shakur, has taken to Twitter to share her thoughts on the recent biopic about the late rapper, All Eyez on Me, and she’s not too happy about the film’s depiction of her relationship with Tupac.

On Friday, Smith shared a series of tweets, telling fans, “Forgive me… my relationship to Pac is too precious to me for the scenes in All Eyez On Me to stand as truth.”

Forgive me... my relationship to Pac is too precious to me for the scenes in All Eyez On Me to stand as truth.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

 

Pac never read me that poem. I didn't know that poem existed until it was printed in his book.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

 

Pac never said goodbye to me before leaving for LA. He had to leave abruptly and it wasn't to pursue his career.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

 

I've never been to any of Pac's shows by his request. We never had an argument backstage.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

 

The reimagining of my relationship to Pac has been deeply hurtful.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

She went to give praise to actors Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Kat Graham, who play Shakur and Pinkett Smith in the biopic, writing, “To @KatGraham and @Dshippjr this is no fault of yours. Thank you for bringing so much heart and spirit to your roles.”

To @KatGraham and @Dshippjr this is no fault of yours. Thank you for bringing so much heart and spirit to your roles.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

 

You both did a beautiful job with what you were given. Thank you both.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

All Eyez On Me dropped June 16, Shakur’s birthday. The rapper would have been 46.

Pinkett remembered her friend, tweeting, “Happy birthday Pac, you are cradled in my heart for eternity. I love you.”

Happy birthday Pac, you are cradled in my heart for eternity.
I love you.

— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) June 16, 2017

All Eyez on Me was written by Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian and directed by Benny Boom after Antoine Fuqua and John Singleton left the project, the later citing major creative differences as his reason for departing the film.

Still, the film opened with $3.1 million and is expected to make $17-22 million over the weekend. 

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