Will Smith’s Heart ‘Shattered’ After Jaden Smith Made Unexpected Request

Will Smith in his Memoir “Will” reminisced over what happened between him and his son Jaden Smith before Jaden was even 15 years old. It all happened after the movie “After Earth” the father and son starred in. The movie had low ratings and according to Will, Jaden was mostly blamed for the whole thing. According to Will, he personally coached Jaden through the whole movie and Jayden did everything he asked him to do so, Jayden being blamed for the whole thing broke Jayden because he felt his father misled him.

“After Earth was an abysmal box office and critical failure, and what was worse was that Jaden took the hit. Fans and the press were absolutely vicious; they said and printed things about Jaden that I refuse to repeat. Jaden had faithfully done everything that I’d instructed him to do, and I had coached him.

Will Smith — On Jaden’s Unexpected Request

So… continuing, Will said that after the experience and backlash from fans and press, the conversation about the movie and the backlash was never discussed between his son and him but the moment Jaden clocked 15 years old, Jaden requested to become an emancipated minor. According to Will, he felt shattered.

“At fifteen years old, when Jaden asked about being an emancipated minor, my heart shattered. He ultimately decided against it, but it sucks to feel like you’ve hurt your kids.” So, Will went on to say that Jayden probably felt disappointed in him as a father and coach.

Anyways, I guess the father and son are now on good terms because of how Jaden supported his father after the infamous Oscar slap. Where Jaden said “And That’s How We Do It, my Dads Speech Made Me Cry”

Will Smith — What Brought About The Reaction From Jaden Smith

Allow me to take you down memory lane a little. On Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Oscars 94 Annual Academy Award, Chris Rock was called up to deliver a speech and also give the “Best Actor” award to Smith for his role in King Richard. When Rock came up, he made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett’s bald hair saying “Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it, all right?” Everyone present laughed at the joke except Jada who didn’t find it funny because her shaved hair was a result of a medical condition she has.

When Smith saw that his wife wasn’t laughing, he walked up to Rock and delivered a sounding slap to Rock while screaming “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.” Smith, after going on to win the Best Actor award that same night, did not apologize to Rock for the slap.

So..last month, July 29, Will Smith made a video to apologize for his assault on Chris Rock and to also reply to the question of why he didn’t apologize to Rock at the Oscars, Smith explained that he did reach out to Rock so that he can directly apologize to Rock for Smith’s behavior at the Oscars but he was told that Rock is not yet ready to talk but will reach out to Smith when he is ready. Will Smith actually publicly apologized to Chris Rock in that video for his actions.

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