Nia Long and Ime Udoka are going their separate ... revealing that they didn't need the labels of husband and wife to know that they're "in a partnership." Long added, "Love is complicated ...

"The joke that I have with Jada is that I got the job but she got the husband," said Nia Long of playing Will Smith's love interest Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's love ...

Thus, rekindling memories of their on-screen romance. Recently, Nia Long has been in the spotlight due to her personal life.

But radio duo Pete and Kymba called the couple out on their claims that their relationship is solid and questioned why Nia would take a cheater back after he lied about it for so long.