Turning 50 Made Will Smith Change His View On Making Money

The “King Richard” actor Will Smith recently had an interview with Complex correspondent Speedy Morman in a 360 with Speedy segment that was published on Tuesday, March 26.

There, Smith shared how far he’s come in life and his career, and how well his views on finances have changed from “gathering” to “giving.”

The revelation came after Morman asked Smith during the interview if his net worth was really $350 million like Google claimed.

The “Aladdin” actor first of all laughed at the question about his real net worth before replying, “I don’t even know, man. I don’t discuss such things.”

The interview came after Variety revealed that the charity foundation Smith shares with his wife, “Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation” will be shutting down due to lack of donations which took effect after Smith’s infamous Oscars slap, aka the slap heard around the world.

Variety also reported that the Family Foundation lost major corporate donors such as American Airlines and CAA due to Smith’s Oscar action.

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After telling Morman that he doesn’t discuss his net worth, “The Fresh Prince Of Barley” star revealed that financially he was in the “downsize phase of my life.”

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He explained that his words were from the perspective of someone “who’s had money, lost money, then had it again, bigger than you ever imagined,” he added, “The first half of my life was gather, gather, gather, the second half of my life is gonna be give, give, give.”

The 55-year-old actor continued, “I never understood, like, when, you know, you see people who will be rich and famous and, you know, they they always have that moment somewhere around 50 where something changes,” at this point, he saw it fit to use Jim Carrey’s “public transformation” to buttress his point.

For someone who has been in the spotlight for over three decades of his career, Smith asked, “But what happens is you just realize none of it can make you happy? Once you’ve bought everything you want and there’s literally nothing on earth else that you want to buy, I just wish that was a gift that everybody could have because there’s nothing that material can do to satisfy you.”

He went on to say, “I’m in that phase of my life that can actually be scary. When you realize that no relationship, that no money, that no kids — there’s literally nothing that can make you happy. That happy is internal, full frontal contact with your dark knight of the soul and you reconcile that you gotta make happy in here.”

Pointing at his heart, the “Men In Black” actor said, “You gotta make happy in here with none of that stuff. You gotta take happy to the people you love. You can’t try to get it from them.”

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