The 'Aladdin' actor found his mind 'race and scramble' when 9-year-old Willow Smith showed up in the kitchen with her newly-shaved head and greeted him good morning.
- November 11, 2021
AceShowbiz - Will Smith was stunned when his daughter Willow shaved her head when she was nine.
The "Men in Black" star, who shares the "Wait a Minute" hitmaker and son Jaden with wife Jada Pinkett Smith - admitted his jaw "nearly dislocated" when he saw his girl's new hair style.
"Willow came skipping into the kitchen for breakfast. 'Good morning, daddy,' she said joyfully, as she bounced to the refrigerator," he wrote in his new memoir Will.
"My jaw nearly dislocated, dislodged, and shattered on the kitchen floor: My world-dominating, hair-whipping, future global superstar was totally bald."
The now-21 year old was promoting her hit "Whip My Hair" at the time.
"My mind raced and scrambled - how was she going to whip her hair if she didn't have any? Who the hell wants to pay to watch some kid whip their head back and forth?" her father continued.
"But before I could respond, I felt something slowly turning, shifting, until it clicked into place: In a moment of divine connection and revelation, she had reached me. I leaned down, peered deeply into her eyes, and said, 'I got it. I am sorry. I see you.' "
In another section of his book, Will Smith talked about the aftermath of his disastrous movie "After Earth" which he starred with son Jaden Smith.
"We never discussed it, but I know he felt betrayed," he wrote. "He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership. At 15 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."
