Jada Pinkett Smith has been open about her unusual relationship with husband of nearly 30 years, Will Smith, her friendship with the late rapper Tupac Shakur and her “entanglement” with the decades-younger singer August Alsina.
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Now an insider tells Star the 54-year-old has a long-standing, good old-fashioned crush on a former costar — Ted Danson! “Jada has a type,” says the insider. “She loves a soft-spoken alpha male, a masculine guy with a soft side. And that’s who Ted Danson was when they worked together.”
The 78-year-old starred in 2008’s The Human Contract, which Jada wrote and directed. “He took the job at a major discount from his usual asking price because he and Jada hit it off so well,” adds the insider. “Of course, Jada had a crush on him! She still thinks he’s one of the most handsome leading men Hollywood has ever seen and openly tells people that.”
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Unfortunately for her, the Cheers alum, last up in A Man on the Inside, is devoted to his wife of 30 years, Mary Steenburgen. “Jada loves and respects her too,” says the insider.