There is no doubt that Will Smith is one of the highest-paid stars in show business. Besides being a successful star and musician; he is a proud father of three beautiful children, and you will be surprised to find out that his entire family was also at the height of their success.
Now you’re thinking it’s easy for Will Smith’s kids to break into Hollywood, but did you know that Jaden Smith asked his father to emancipate (A legal process by which a child before achieving the age of 18 can free himself from his parents’ guidance and control) him when he was 15?
Surprise, huh Well, I have many more amazing facts to share, but you have to keep reading to find more.
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Jaden Smith
Born on July 8, 1998, Jaden Smith’s real name is Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. Like his father, he is a successful actor and rapper. With his father Will Smith, he made his film debut at age eight with The Pursuit of Happyness in 2006.
Early Education And Career
Before being homeschooled by his parents, Smith attended New Village Leadership Academy. Being a famous child star made it difficult for him to enjoy a normal childhood. As a child he also loved skateboarding.
As I had told you before, he started his career with The Pursuit of Happyness in 2006. Due to his spectacular performance in the movie, he bagged the award for Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards in 2007.
In 2008, he played the role of Jacob in Scott Derrickson’s science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still.
In 2010, Jaden starred in the remake of the 1984 movie The Karate Kid, alongside Jackie Chan, which earned him quite fame and success.
After Earth was the film in which Will Smith starred with Jaden Smith and the movie was released in May 2013. Sadly, the film did not receive good reviews and wasn’t a big hit.
Now we come to his music career. In 2010 Jaden started his music career and rapped alongside Justin Bieber in the hit song “Never Say Never. The single earned a massive hit on Billboard.
After the success of his single, Jaden released his first mixtape, The Cool Cafe, in 2012.
Emancipation Ruling
Smith’s father, Will, revealed that his son sought an emancipation ruling, with the consent of his parents, as a present for his 15th birthday. Will Smith revealed that it was a tough moment for him and his wife, and he sensed that his son was “betrayed” by his actions.
Will balmed this mess on the unsuccessful movie “After Earth” because he had “coached” him through the film.
Will said,
We never discussed it, but I know he felt betrayed,” Will wrote of his relationship with Jaden. “He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership.
However, on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Jaden explained the reason behind his decision and said,
The thing that people don’t get is everything at his house is free. So, I can get anything and everything at his house, so I’m going to be there for 20, 30 more years. He [Will Smith] says that as soon as I have a movie that’s bigger than one of his movies, I can get my own house
As of June 2017, Smith had moved out of his parent’s house and into a new home worth $4 million in Hidden Hills.
Love Life
Between May 2010 and August 2011, Jaden began dating Madison. Both were very young at that time and had a lot in common. However, the couple broke after spending a year together.
In 2011 Jaden Smith started dating Stella Hudgens, Vanessa Hudgen’s younger sister; they both broke up in 2012.
After breaking up with Stella, he dated Sofia from November 2012 to January 2013; sadly, their affair lasted only three months.
Jaden then dated Kylie Jenner for almost a year, from March 2013 to March 2014, and she helped him through some tough times. However, the couple broke up without sharing the reason for their breakup reason with the public.
From 2015 to 2017, Smith dated Sarah Snyder. They split up amid cheating rumors after “growing apart.”
Then in 2018, he dropped a bomb on his fans when he told the public that he was dating rapper Tyler, the Creator.
In 2021, on Valentine’s Day, Karate Kid star was seen kissing his former co-star, Cara Delvigne. Smith even brought her roses and stuff to celebrate this special day. So, on the basis of this photo people assume that he is currently in a relationship with Cara Delvigne.
Controversies
It is well known that Smith is a conspiracy theorist, and his opinions are often controversial. His tweets about the Illuminati sparked controversies in public. He said,
Why Is There A Pyramid With An All Seeing Eye On The Dollar Bill?
Jaden also took to Twitter to talk about chemtrails. He wrote,
“Chemtrails.”
Besides talking about different theories he also shared his thoughts about the traditional education system and advised people to drop out of school. He said,
“If Everybody In The World Dropped Out Of School We Would Have A Much More Intelligent Society.”
In 2016 Smith received heavy criticism from his fans after modeling in a womenswear campaign for Louis Vuitton. In this modeling campaign, he wore a woman’s skirt. But he wasn’t ashamed of his decision and said,
In five years, when a kid goes to school wearing a skirt, he won’t get beat up and kids won’t get mad at him.
Net Worth
Jaden Smith’s current networth is $8 million.
Social Media
With almost 17.9 million followers on Instagram, Jaden has a huge fan following like his father. He often uploads pictures to these platforms for his fans to see. His Facebook account has more than 10 million fans who love to keep up with his activities and news.
- Instagram Account: @c.syresmith
- Facebook Account: @Jaden Smith
- Twitter Account: Jaden
- Spotify: Jaden
Willow Smith
Born on October 31, 2000, Willow Camille Reign Smith is the daughter of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, and like her family, she is also a very successful actress, singer, and dancer.
Early Life And Education
Like her brother, she was also homeschooled by her parents, and she attended Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, which was a horrible experience for her.
Music And Acting Career
Willow started her acting career in the movie called “I Am Legend” alongside her father.
After this, she also performed in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, which was released on July 2, 2008, and in the same year, she voiced the character of young Gloria the hippo in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
Willow launched her music career in 2010 with the single “Whip My Hair,” which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards.
In 2015 she released the single “Wait a Minute!” from her debut album, Ardipithecus, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Willow, Smith’s third studio album, was announced on June 24, 2019. She and Tyler Cole co-produced the album and it was released on July 19, 2019.
Besides acting and music, she also co-hosted the Red Table Talk on Facebook Watch. The show has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards.
Controversies
A public controversy started in 2015 when Willow Smith, who was 13, posed in bed with a shirtless 20-year-old Moises Arias. The people started talking about their age gap and said it was too mature for a girl to be in bed with a 20 years old boy.
Willow’s parents supported their daughter and said nothing was wrong with this picture.
Again, in June 2019, Will’s statement created controversy when she proudly announced that she is bisexual, stating, “I love men and women equally.” She also supports polyamorous relationships, and it is her desire to be in one. She said,
I love men and women equally, and so I would definitely want one man, one woman. I feel like I could be polyfidelitous with those two people… I focus a lot on the emotional connection and I feel like if I were to find two people of different genders that I really connected with and we had a romantic and sexual connection, I don’t feel like I would feel the need to try to go find more.
Net Worth
Willow Smith lives in a Malibu mansion with views of the Pacific Ocean, worth $3 million.
Her current net worth is $6 million.
Social Media
Like his older brother Jaden Willow also has a massive fan following on social media platforms. If we talk about Instagram, she has around 9.8 million followers, and on Facebook, her fan following exceeds 9.3 million followers. She has over 3.3 million Twitter followers under the username @OfficialWillow.
- Instagram Account: @willowsmith
- Facebook Account: @Willow Smith
- Twitter Account: @OfficialWillow
- Spotify: WILLOW
Trey Smith
Born on November 11, 1992, Willard Carroll “Trey” Smith III was Will Smith’s oldest son. His parents are Will Smith and his first wife, Sheree Zampino, whom he married in 1992. The marriage lasted for only three years, and the couple got divorced in 1995.
According to Will Smith, it was challenging for him to reconnect with his oldest son, and he worked very hard to build a close relationship with his son. He said,
We STRUGGLED FOR YEARS after my divorce from his mother. He felt betrayed & abandoned. It is a wild blessing to recover & restore a loving relationship with my beautiful son!
Early Life and Education
Unlike his siblings, Trey went to school for education, and he attended Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. At Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California, Trey Smith was involved in its football program.
In 2011, he earned a football scholarship to Division I-AA Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Nevertheless, he soon began to realize that music is his true calling and left football to pursue a career as a disc jockey.
Acting and Music Career
In December 2012, Trey made his debut as a disc jockey as AcE at Club Liv in Miami with his family. He was a DJ at the Vanity Fair pre-Oscar party in February 2013. Since then, Trey has become one of the leading DJs in Los Angeles. He has played his sets all over the world.
He has released several extended plays over the years, including ‘Collection’ (2010), ‘Orwell’ (2012), and ‘Cocoa’ (2012).
As a musician, Trey has collaborated on several projects with his younger stepsiblings, Jaden and Willow Smith. In 2016, he released ‘Find You Somewhere,’ a music video directed by Pinkett Smith starring Jaden and Willow.
His Spotify page lists him as a rising star, and with around 29 monthly listeners, he’s still establishing himself as a musician, but he clearly has talent and the drive to succeed.
Trey also starred in two episodes of the sitcom All of Us and appeared in his father’s music video for the 1998 single “Just the Two of Us.”
Net Worth
Smith reportedly has a net worth of around $2 million. This figure includes all of his earnings from his music and movie endeavors, as well as endorsement deals.
Social Media
Trey is pretty active on social media, and he loves to share his family moments with the fans. His Instagram has more than 831k followers, and he uploaded around 667 posts.
- Instagram Account: @treysmith0011
- Twitter Account: Trey Smith
- Spotify Account: Trey Smith
Some Lesser Known Facts About Will Smith’s Kids
- Jaden Smith and his siblings are youth ambassadors for Project Zambi, which provided assistance in partnership with Hasbro to Zambian children orphaned by AIDS.
- Choi Bum Suk, a Korean designer, collaborated with Jaden Smith in May 2013 to create a pop-up store where customers can buy clothes with the logos they created together.
- Willow Smith and Tyler Cole have been dating for several years.
- Jaden Smith is a proud vegetarian and founded a mobile restaurant that serves free vegan meals to the homeless (although others pay for their meals).
- Willow Smith was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2021 by Time magazine.
- Willow Smith was placed on the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Conclusion
Unlike typical American parents who love to interfere in their children’s lives. Will and Jaden Smith allow their children to grow how they want to and help them discover themselves, which has played a key role in their career success and lives.
