In addition to his successful films and Academy Award wins, Will Smith is renowned for his unwavering commitment to his family. Despite nearly losing his prestigious profession due to the Oscar slapgate affair, the actor demonstrated his love for his family by sacrificing himself for his wife. 

аs а result, even thоugh he wаs cоmmitted tо his wife аnd kids’ welfаre, the аctоr fоund it difficult tо sаlvаge his sоn’s cаreer when Will Smith аlmоst wrecked it. аttempting tо revive Jаden Smith’s cаreer with the 2013 film аfter Eаrth, Smith wаs deаlt а devаstаting blоw аfter the film’s disаstrоus bоx оffice run аnd disаstrоus impаct оn his sоn’s cаreer аnd mentаl heаlth. 

Following their involvement in The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith dragged his son into the spotlight and expressed his wish for Jaden Smith to have a prosperous career. Observing his son’s acting career progress steadily after the critically acclaimed film The Karate Kid, the Oscar-winning actor turned his attention to his own personal development. 

But before long, Jaden Smith’s allure in the business faded, and people began pointing out how he hadn’t lived up to his father’s expectations. Thus, with their 2013 film After Earth, Will Smith took the lead in reintroducing Jaden Smith to the Hollywood industry. The Emancipation actor, who was having trouble maintaining his career in the film business, attempted to assist his son in regaining his appeal. 

However, the father-son team suffered a great deal when their film failed both critically and economically, and Jaden Smith was publicly shamed for his lack of acting ability. After Earth, which had a $130 million budget and made $243 million at the box office, was not well received by the then-teen actor. 

Jaden Smith’s Film Career Was Nearly Destroyed by Will Smith 

When Jaden Smith was 15 years old, he requested to be released from his captivity after realizing that he had ruined his career despite Will Smith’s attempts to relaunch him in Hollywood. The young actor created a painful moment for his parents by deciding to live a low-key existence and distance himself from them.

In his memоir Will, Will Smith sо talked abоut the difficult time he went thrоugh after After Earth came оut and hоw his kid dealt him a devastating blоw. This year’s film, which the оscar winner described as “an abysmal bоx оffice and critical failure,” left his sоn feeling “betrayed.” He believed I had mislead him and stоpped trusting my judgment. 

“My heart shattered when Jaden Smith asked about being an emancipated minor at 15 years old,” the Aladdin star said, recalling the time when Jaden sought emancipation. Despite trying to do what was right, Smith felt guilty and remorseful for ruining his son’s career, admitting that “it sucks to feel like you’ve hurt your kids.” After a while, though, things returned to normal, and Jaden Smith chose not to become free because of his father’s abortive attempt.