Jaden Smith
Jaden is just as independent as his parents! When he was still a teenager, he asked his mom if he could be legally emancipated and it almost broke her heart.
“At 15 years old, Jaden, and I remember this day specifically, it’s probably one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life,” Jada previously recalled to her son on Red Table Talk. “You got to a point where you told me straight up, you were like, ‘Mom, I have to leave here to live my life.’”
“I remember thinking to myself, as devastated as I was, I was like, ‘He’s right.’ The time is now. He’s 15. It’s time for him to leave the house,'” she continued.
Even though Jaden never went through with the process, his mom understood he needed to have his own space to grow. “Every child needs something different,” she said. “Being in this lifestyle, in this world is a bubble and he wanted out. I understood that because I didn’t have the bubble. I knew what having my freedom outside the bubble, what I gained from that. I knew the sooner I let him go, the faster he was going to come back.”
In addition to his successful acting career, Jaden is also a talented musical artist. He released his debut album, Syre, in 2017, featuring one of his most successful songs, “Icon.” His 2019 album Erys followed, featuring collaborations with Tyler, the Creator and Willow. Jaden dropped his third album, CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3, in 2020, collaborating with longtime friend Justin Bieber.
The pair first worked together on the 2010 hit “Never Say Never.” When it came to writing the song, “Falling For You,” 10 years later, The Get Down actor told Billboard that the thought running through his head was, “Man, I want Justin on this song so bad.” Finally, they were able to meet up and make magic happen in the recording studio almost a year after it was first written.
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