Their
brief walk down a sidewalk outside a restaurant in the wealthy enclave of
Malibu followed a story published online by In Touch Weekly magazine saying the
pair, who have two superstar children, were headed for a separation. That story
was attributed to an unnamed "insider" and was followed by a public
denial in a statement issued on behalf of the Smiths.
"Although we are
reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating
about our relationship are completely false. We are still together, and our
marriage is intact," the pair said in the joint statement. But the rumors
persisted with singer Marc Anthony, who co-stars with Jada Pinkett Smith on TV
show "Hawthorne" and who recently split up with singer Jennifer
Lopez, surfacing in reports as a possible suitor to his TV co-star.