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American singer August Alsina said he'd had a relationship with the actress four years ago, with the  blessing of Will Smith.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith 

are married since 1997 and have two children together

Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed she had a relationship with another man during her marriage to Will Smith.

Talking to her husband on her Facebook show Red conversation , Pinkett Smith said the affair with singer-songwriter August Alsina happened during a period of separation.

Smith described the split, saying: We decided we were getting to separate for a period of your time and you go find out the way to make yourself happy and that i will go find out the way to make myself happy.

Pinkett Smith added: "From there, as time went on, I got into a special quite entanglement with August."

The 48-year-old actress also said she wanted "to clear up" reports that Smith, 51, had given her permission to stray.

In a radio interview with The Breakfast Club, Alsina had confirmed that he and Pinkett Smith dated during the wedding and said it had been with the full-knowledge and  blessing" of Smith - resulting in speculation the couple were in an marriage .

Pinkett Smith clarified:  The only one that can give permission therein particular circumstance is myself.