#6: Jada Pinkett Smith Said the Tupac Biopic Invented Important Moments — All Eyez on Me (2017)
Jada Pinkett Smith had a close friendship with Tupac Shakur long before either became internationally famous, giving her a deeply personal perspective on All Eyez on Me. After the movie’s release, she publicly praised actors Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Kat Graham while simultaneously describing several scenes involving her relationship with Tupac as inaccurate. Smith specifically challenged the circumstances surrounding Tupac reading a poem to her, their farewell before he left for Los Angeles, and other emotionally significant interactions portrayed on screen. Her criticism was especially striking because those scenes helped give the film an intimate connection to Shakur beyond his public career. Smith emphasized that her relationship with him was precious to her, making the fictionalization particularly painful.
