“The View” cohost Ana Navarro says Jada Pinkett Smith revealed Will Smith separation 'to sell books'

The View star Ana Navarro seems to have already had it with Jada Pinkett Smith's media tour for her revealing new memoir, Worthy.

Hours after the Girls Trip actress announced that she and husband Will Smith separated in 2016 and have had separate lives for nearly seven years, Navarro criticized the development as a grab to generate publicity for the tell-all.

"Listen, I think she's having a relationship with her bank account, because every time she needs to increase the ratings of the Red Table, every time she needs to sell books, she drops these bombshells," Navarro said on Wednesday's episode, referencing Pinkett Smith's canceled talk show. "I find it unseemly. Be careful of anybody who pretends to have a perfect marriage."

ABC; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Ana Navarro on 'The View'; Jada Pinkett Smith

The View cohost Joy Behar cut in to tell Navarro that she found Pinkett Smith's handling of the news "smart," and legal expert Sunny Hostin also defended the star's choice during the Hot Topics discussion.

"It's a memoir, though, and she writes in her memoir that they've been separated for all of that time," Hostin said. "I think it's a brave thing to do. I think it's a courageous thing to do. I think it has less to do with money. She has plenty."

Earlier in the segment, Navarro lamented the fact that she had to hear even more about the celebrity couple's marriage after years of headlines ranging to Pinkett Smith's 2020 "entanglement" with recording artist August Alsina to how they handled Smith's infamous Oscars slap at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Kevin Mazur/VF22/WireImage Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Oscars

"Why do I know so much about these people's marriage?" Navarro said at the top of the show. "I kind of feel like I know more about their marriage than I know about my own damn marriage. I don't need to know all of this. You know what? I just want to watch reruns of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Bad Boys. Just leave this out of my head."

A representative for Pinkett Smith did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET.

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