Jaden Smith is not just known for being the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith but he is also known for his music and acting skills. The 25-year-old actor stepped into the acting industry at a very young age as he knew what his passion was. In the year 2006, the Icon singer made his big screen debut with his father Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Jaden Smith with his parents
The father-son duo was loved by fans all around the world. Jaden has also been a part of a Jackie Chan movie and he played the character of Dre Parker in The Karate Kid. When once again Jaden came back on the big screen with his father and the Men In Black actor in After Earth, the movie failed to impress the audiences.
Will Smith says Jaden Smith lost trust in his leadership
Will Smith and Jaden Smith
When Will Smith released his book Will in the year 2021, the world got to know many intricate details about the King Richard actor’s life. In his book, the actor mentioned how the failure of the movie After Earth affected his son Jaden Smith. While talking about how Jaden felt he was misled by his own father, the Emancipation actor said,
“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 into the worst public mauling he’d ever experienced.”
He further added,
“We never discussed it, but I know he felt betrayed. He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership. 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.”
Before the release of the film After Earth, fans were expecting the film to be a massive hit. Due to bad reviews from the critics, the sci-fi action movie couldn’t be successful at the box office.
Jaden Smith praised his father Will Smith after the Oscar controversy
Will Smith’s infamous Oscar slap
Last year in 2022, when the I Am Legend actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the whole world was surprised to see the aggressive side of Smith. On the same night, the 54-year-old actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard. Many people slammed the Bad Boys actor for his violent behavior but his 25-year-old son Tweeted support of his father. The Bye actor wrote, “And that’s how we do it.” Right after the rapper posted this Tweet he was grilled by the netizens for supporting violence.
