Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed some shocking details about her life recently while promoting her upcoming memoir Worthy. And she’s not finished with the bombshell revelations just yet. Now, she’s sharing unknown information about her “soulmate” Tupac Skakur…
Perezcious readers are already aware that the 52-year-old actress has been open about living with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, for years. Interestingly, she also had this condition in common with someone who used to be in her inner circle. In an interview with People, she disclosed that her late best friend Tupac had been privately dealing with alopecia as well:
“I don’t think Tupac ever talked about the alopecia he suffered from.”
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According to Jada, the rapper began experiencing similar hair loss symptoms as her around 1991, after being arrested for jaywalking by the Oakland Police Department in California. Upon realizing what was happening, Tupac decided to keep it a secret from the public due to societal pressures at the time. Jada explained:
“After he was in Northern California with the police officers that beat him up, he started losing his hair. And his alopecia patterns were far more extreme than mine. I don’t think Pac ever talked about his alopecia, but he also looked really good with a bald head. But that was during a time and during an era that you wouldn’t – he just wouldn’t talk about it.”
However, the Girls Trip star believes that “if [Shakur] were alive today,” he would openly discuss his condition. Amazing…
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