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When it comes to A-list Hollywood celebrity families, The Smiths have been on the top of the chain because of their wide range of talent, wit, and awards. From Will Smith's beginnings as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to his downfall in the last Oscar awards, his family has proven to be with others through thick and thin. However, behind Will's recent drama, two other Smiths have also been on the rocks towards each other—Jada and Jaden.
Has Jada and Jaden's mother-son relationship always been in trouble or did one of them trigger conflict? Was the issues they were involved in so grave that it made Jaden hate his mother Jada Pinkett-Smith? Keep reading to find out...
What Is Jaden Smith Doing Now?
Moving on from his days as Dre Parker, Jackie Chan's karate trainee in their 2010 film Karate Kid, Jaden Smith has now explored different fields of artistry apart from acting. At 23 years old, he has already earned at least five prestigious awards like his 2007 MTV Movie and TV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and 2016 Male EMA Futures Award.
More than a decade after his breakthrough movie role, he now focuses his passion on his music. Jaden Smith's album in 2017 called SYRE and Erys in 2019 are some of his most successful releases, along with his other discographies.
In the early quarter of 2022, Jaden Smith also received his first-ever Album of the Year Grammy Award after being featured on his long-time friend Justin Bieber's album Justice.
Jaden Smith Talks About Jada On The Red Table Talk
The Red Table Talk is a million-viewed talk show starring its hosts, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Adrienne anfield-Norris, and Willow Smith. Now on its fifth season, the show is known to guest famous Hollywood names such as Paris Jackson, wherein she emotionally reveled her struggle as she has severe PTSD.
In an episode of the show's fourth season, Jaden Smith and his mother, Jada Pinkett-Smith, brought many fans of their family worry because of their confrontation. Jaden Smith, together with his sister Willow Smith guested and had to listen to Jada talk about how she knew her cheating mistakes hurt Will and the Smith family.
Jaden was against everything her mother did. Jada reasoned as to why she still cheated despite being married to Will. However, fans were split in supporting Willow's statement on the Red Table Talk, wherein she agrees with her mom's cheating decision and says most marriages end because of infidelity.
Jaden Smith and Jada's Relationship
Jaden Smith is the first child of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Even at a young age, they have show their support for the path Jaden chooses even the ones which they don't fully agree about.
However, growing up, Jaden Smith has always wanted to make a separate path away from his parents' shadow. Jaden even wanted to move out of their family house as early as 15 years old. Between Will and Jada, Jaden Smith says he gets better along with his mother Jada. However, their mother-son relationship seemed to go downhill starting when Jada cheated on Will with Jaden's best friend, August Alsina.
Fans were unhappy with how Jada's relationship with Alsina complicated her relationship with Jaden. She did not seem bothered about the backlash too much as Jada even won an Emmy after the August Alsina drama.
Jada Pinkett-Smith's Cheating Allegations
In a different episode of the Red Table Talk, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith had an intimate one-on-one conversation about their true thoughts and feelings towards sensitive issues in their relationship. Jada specifically called her relationship with Alsina an 'entanglement,' which made Will Smith scoff. Will was quick to make his wife clearly state that she did try finding happiness in other partners outside their marriage.
Their trending Red Table Talk episode sparked anger from Smith family fans, especially Jaden Smith. According to the Showbiz CheatSheet, a source tells them that both Jaden and Willow Smith were fed up with their mother, Jada, oversharing on their show, the Red Table Talk.
Will Smith And Jada Did Not Have An Open Relationship
Will Smith was the most vocal among the Smith family in expressing how painful it was for him to be in a position where Jada had different partners, and they are still married. Second to him to Jaden Smith, who also did not condone any of Jada Pinkett-Smith's other relationships as a married wife.
In the same episode of the Red Table Talk featuring Will and Jada's confrontation, the couple cleared that they did not have an open relationship. However, it was clear in that episode that Jada Pinkett-Smith cheated on Will with more than one man.
Seeing how his father was hurting because of his mother's actions, Jada's choice of cheating was one of the reasons that convinced Jaden to hate her. Their relationship may seem on the rocks in 2022, but Jaden Smith still indirectly shows his love for his mother's alopecia situation through his 'That's How We Do It' tweet about Will Smith's slap on Chris Rock's joke.
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