UPDATE: Will Smith Responds to Claims he and Wife Jada Are Getting a Divorce

Earlier today RadarOnline claimed that the couple, who have been married for 17 years, had entered into a “blockbuster secret divorce deal”.A source reportedly told the site: “For Will and Jada, holding it together these past few years has been tough because their marriage has been on life support for a long time.”

“They’re exhausted from trying to maintain the façade of a happy union. They’ve decided to pull the plug in a carefully choreographed manner, [and] agree announcing their split at the end of the summer is the right move.”

Will, 46, has now rubbished the story – taking to his official Facebook page to say:

Under normal circumstances, I don’t usually respond to foolishness. (Because it’s contagious) But, so many people have extended me their “deepest condolences” that I figured – “What the hell… I can be foolish, too!”

So, in the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness… Jada and I are…

NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -)

Will and Jada, 43, met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1994 before marrying in December of 1997. The couple are parents to Jaden, 17, and Willow, 14.