Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith, who is about to grace many TV's this summer when the third season of her TNT series HawthoRNe premieres next week opens up to Uptown magazine about sacrificiing her career for her children, critics who come for her and her husband for letting their kids jump into the entertainment industry at a young age, and how she'll spend her 40th birthday.
On critics of her kids
“There are so many other kids you can worry about. My kids? They’re going to be all right. I get why people would criticize. But people need to know that Will and I would never put our children in a situation that would bring them detriment, my kids have no idea how I grew up, Even in knowing my story, they couldn’t know what that means. They have no RE-ALI-TY. None.
“There are so many other kids you can worry about. My kids? They’re going to be all right. I get why people would criticize. But people need to know that Will and I would never put our children in a situation that would bring them detriment, my kids have no idea how I grew up, Even in knowing my story, they couldn’t know what that means. They have no RE-ALI-TY. None.
My feeling is, my kids need to have challenges, in a safe way. If I survived everything that I survived in Baltimore and Will survived everything he survived in Philly, these kids surely can survive the Hollywood game.
With so many heavyweights surrounding them—from Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
to Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony—if they can fail in a circle like that, then they weren’t going to win in the first place. All I want for Trey (Will’s oldest son from his first marriage), Jaden, and Willow is happiness.
On Ending Hеr Music Career
Whеn Jaden dіd Thе Pursuit οf Happyness, I wаѕ supposed tο gο οn tour wіth Guns N’ Roses іn Europe.[...][Turning down the offer and disbanding the group] wаѕ probably thе mοѕt heartbreaking experience. Bυt whаt I realized іѕ thаt sometimes God wіll рlасе things іn уουr life thаt wіll mаkе уου recognize whаt уουr priorities аrе. I adore mу son; hе’s mу soul seed. Thеrе wаѕ nο way thаt I wаѕ going tο allow hіm tο dο [a movie] аnd nοt hаνе hіѕ mother. I miss [my music career] tremendously, but it’s one of those things that I wear with a badge of honor because it expresses what I prioritize, and that’s my family.
Whеn Jaden dіd Thе Pursuit οf Happyness, I wаѕ supposed tο gο οn tour wіth Guns N’ Roses іn Europe.[...][Turning down the offer and disbanding the group] wаѕ probably thе mοѕt heartbreaking experience. Bυt whаt I realized іѕ thаt sometimes God wіll рlасе things іn уουr life thаt wіll mаkе уου recognize whаt уουr priorities аrе. I adore mу son; hе’s mу soul seed. Thеrе wаѕ nο way thаt I wаѕ going tο allow hіm tο dο [a movie] аnd nοt hаνе hіѕ mother. I miss [my music career] tremendously, but it’s one of those things that I wear with a badge of honor because it expresses what I prioritize, and that’s my family.
On spending time with Will
We create together; we love on each other, We raise our kids together. We are building something together. People think that Will and I don’t spend a lot of time together. Too much time, actually, if you ask me, It’s always nice to have a little time apart. Sometimes you need that.
We create together; we love on each other, We raise our kids together. We are building something together. People think that Will and I don’t spend a lot of time together. Too much time, actually, if you ask me, It’s always nice to have a little time apart. Sometimes you need that.
On how she will spend her 40th birthday this year
This year I’m going to have a quiet birthday. I’ve gone through a major transition. I lost my father, I lost my father’s mother, and I lost my aunt, all within a matter of 12 months. It helped me realize, Jada, you’re going into the next phase in your life. And what old skin I had to shed in order to take on this second half, I did. And that, to me, is the celebration.”
This year I’m going to have a quiet birthday. I’ve gone through a major transition. I lost my father, I lost my father’s mother, and I lost my aunt, all within a matter of 12 months. It helped me realize, Jada, you’re going into the next phase in your life. And what old skin I had to shed in order to take on this second half, I did. And that, to me, is the celebration.”
It's always easy to go after a strong woman who puts it down and is a mama lion to her cubs, but I never hear people go after these show moms like Kris Jenner, Dina Lohan, or Tish Cyrus whenever their spoiled children act a hot mess or whenever they need to whore them out for their own financial gain. Will and Jada's kids have a good head on their shoulders, their behavior mimics someone who is wise beyond their years, and if they have two powerful industry parents watching their backs, no one will be able to take advantage of them.
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