Will Smith wanted a ‘harem of girlfriends’ including Halle Berry, Misty Copeland
Will Smith once dreamed of having a star-studded “harem of girlfriends.”
The “Big Willie Style” rapper, 55, made the admission in a candid November GQ cover story published Monday.
“I don’t know where I saw it or some s–t as a teenager, but the idea of traveling with 20 women that I loved and took care of and all of that, it seemed like a really great idea,” he said.
Smith went on to say that his fantasy lineup included Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and famed ballerina Misty Copeland.
The dad of three — who shares Jaden, 23, and Willow, 20, with wife Jada Pinkett and Trey, 28, with ex-wife Sheree Zampino — also revealed that he discussed the theoretical harem with life coach Michaela Boehm as an exercise.
The “Bad Boys for Life” actor considered reaching out directly to Berry, 55, and Copeland, 39, to tell them about his vision — but later realized that wasn’t the point.
He says ultimately working through the notion helped him let go of baggage he held on to from his strict Christian upbringing.
“What [Boehm] was doing was essentially cleaning out my mind, letting it know it was okay to be me and be who I was,” he said. “It was OK to think Halle is fine. It doesn’t make me a bad person that I’m married and I think Halle is beautiful.”
Smith elaborated, “That was really the process that Michaela worked me through to let me realize that my thoughts were not sins and even acting on an impure thought didn’t make me a piece of s–t.”
Elsewhere in his conversation with GQ, the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star explained that his relationship with Pinkett, 50, started out monogamous but has evolved throughout their decades-long marriage.
“Jada never believed in conventional marriage … Jada had family members that had an unconventional relationship. So she grew up in a way that was very different than how I grew up,” said Smith, who is set to release his memoir, “Will,” in November.
“There were significant endless discussions about, what is relational perfection? … And for the large part of our relationship, monogamy was what we chose, not thinking of monogamy as the only relational perfection.”
While Smith said he doesn’t “suggest our road for anybody,” their open setup has been crucial to the longevity of his partnership with the “Red Table Talk” host, whose “entanglement” with singer August Alsina came to light in 2020.
“The experiences that the freedoms that we’ve given one another and the unconditional support, to me, is the highest definition of love,” he said, also noting that marriage shouldn’t feel like “prison.”