The Truth About Queen Latifah And Jada Pinkett Smith's Friendship

The story behind Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith's friendship begins long before the two actresses became on screen friends in 1996. While doing a press tour for their 2017 film Girls Trip, Pinkett Smith told People that she was just a teenager sneaking into a nightclub when she first met Latifah.

The story behind Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith's friendship begins long before the two actresses became on screen friends in 1996. While doing a press tour for their 2017 film Girls Trip, Pinkett Smith told People that she was just a teenager sneaking into a nightclub when she first met Latifah.

"It was in Baltimore at a club where she was performing. I'd never seen anyone like her before, this female rapper named Queen Latifah. I convinced the promoter to let me introduce her," said Pinkett Smith, who did end up taking the mic to introduce her soon-to-be longtime BFF to the stage. While reminiscing on the time, Latifah revealed she was only 17 at the time. "My mother was with me," she said."That's how young I was." 

Meanwhile, Pinkett Smith was only about 15. She recalled: "I had no business being in that club!" The actress' chance meeting was clearly fate, kicking off a lifetime of friendship.

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