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Jada Pinkett Smith Sets Instagram to Private After Post on Women’s Independence

The actress recently posted about how a ‘woman is told she must belong to someone or she is not worthy.’

Jada Pinkett Smith has set her Instagram account to private.

The “Girls Trip” actress made this decision on Monday (Sept. 2) after posting a photo with texts that read, “A man can CHOOSE to belong to someone. And if he does… he is considered noble. A woman is told she MUST belong to someone or … she is not worthy.”

In the caption, Jada wrote, "Even in some of our great religious traditions, the goddess is rendered powerless without her male counterpart. And in others, the spiritual influence of the feminine, of Mother ... is not even recognized."

She continued, "We mere mortal women are worthy simply because we exist! And those of us who have cultivated our Queendom within our inner kingdom and have a deep relationship with the Great Supreme ... If we so CHOOSE to bond with someone from this space ... we will erect monumental love and give birth to treasures. We need not bond in fear. You ... are ... greatness. Walk with that this here Monday."

The 53-year-old’s recent Instagram move follows nearly a year after she discussed her relationship with Will Smith during an interview with PEOPLE. In connection with the release of her memoir Worthy, she stated, “I’m going to be by his side.” Regarding their marriage, Jada noted they were "still figuring it out" and revealed they had been separated since 2016. “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together. We just have a deep love for each other and are working out what that means for us,” she said.

The couple married in 1997 and have two children: son Jaden, 26, and daughter Willow, 23. The “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” star also has a 31-year-old son, Trey, from his previous marriage to Sheree Zampino.

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