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Jada Pinkett Smith's 'Entanglement' With August Alsina Just Got Even Messier

The R&B singer released a new song, 'Entanglements,' that directly references his relationship with Pinkett Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smithā€™s ā€œentanglementā€ with August Alsina sure is getting twisty.

After the ā€˜Red Table Talkā€™ host confirmed that sheā€™d had a secret relationship with the R&B singer while she was still married to Will Smith, describing their connection as an ā€œentanglement,ā€ heā€™s now released a song referencing their romance.

And guess what itā€™s called? Yep, ā€œEntanglements.ā€ Alsina dropped the new track featuring an assist from rapper Rick Ross on Saturday, and itā€™s a clear sendup of the drama with the Smith family.

ā€œThe definition of entanglement/ Itā€™s when you tangled in the sheets/ Girl I know that we donā€™t call it a relationship/ But youā€™re still fuckinā€™ with me,ā€ he sings in the opening of the song. ā€œEntanglements, is when you tangled in them sheets/ Entanglements, is when youā€™re tangled up with me/ Entanglements, is when youā€™re gettinā€™ in too deep/ Tangled up with me, tangled in them sheets.ā€

August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2017 BET Awards.
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August Alsina and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2017 BET Awards.

Elsewhere in the song, Alsina addresses a woman who ā€œleft your man to fuck with me, just to pay him back,ā€ later singing, ā€œThat ainā€™t my girl, but I got the key to the crib and to your car (To the crib and to her heart).ā€

Ross, meanwhile, takes the less subtle approach, dropping references to Pinkett Smithā€™s film ā€œThe Matrix: Reloadedā€ and her past relationship with Tupac Shakur.

ā€œJaded by her beauty, but her reputation real solid,ā€ he raps on the song.

Pinkett Smith confirmed she pursued a relationship with Alsina while separated from her husband, explaining that they broke up within their marriage following a period of unhappiness.

In their ā€œRed Table Talkā€ sit down, the couple seemed to suggest that Will Smith also had his fair share of dalliances.

ā€œWe were over,ā€ Pinkett Smith said to Smith about what sparked their separation.

He added, ā€œI was done with your ass. ... We decided we were going to separate for a period of time, and you go figure out how to make yourself happy, and Iā€™ll figure out how to make myself happy.ā€

During the conversation, Pinkett Smith repeatedly used the word ā€œentanglementā€ to describe her connection with Alsina, which has since spawned many a meme across social media. Smith, however, pushed her to acknowledge that it was a full-fledged relationship.

But Alsina doesnā€™t seem to mind the categorization, telling Vulture in an interview published earlier this week that the word is actually well-suited to their situation.

ā€œIf you look up the definition of ā€˜entanglement,ā€™ it is a complex and difficult relationship. It was exactly that,ā€ he told the outlet. ā€œI think itā€™s just the language that probably stuck out to people. But I definitely have to agree with it being an entanglement. It definitely was something complicated, a complicated dynamic.ā€

Listen to ā€œEntanglementsā€ below.

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