Will Smith Explains Why Willow Dropped Out Of ‘Annie’ Role
Posted by Media Outrage on February 5th, 2013
Hollywood and the never satisfied machine of fame can be quite exhausting mentally and physically – just ask Dave Chappelle. Well Will Smith recently explained why Willow dropped out of the role of ‘Annie’…….
In the past 18 months, I have spent a lot of time focusing on the emotional aspect of my life and my family. In 2010, in one year, our family had the ‘Karate Kid.’ we had ‘Whip my Hair,’ we had Hawthorne, and at the end of the year, we did the Nobel Concert when Barack Obama won his Nobel Peace Prize. Don’t be clapping yet, that wears you out. The thing that had become very clear to me is the danger of a material world and focusing so hard on coming up with money or a house or a job. You focus so hard on those things, and sometimes you can lose focus on why you are doing it in the first place. The only reason to do any of that is to have love.
Willow was supposed to be doing ‘Annie,’ we got Jay-Z to do the movie, got the studio to come in and Willow had such a difficult time on tour with ‘Whip my Hair’ and she said, ‘You know Daddy, I don’t think so’ and I said, ‘Baby, hold up! I said no,no,no, listen, you’ll be in New York with all of your friends and Beyoncé will be there. You will be singing and dancing,’ and she looked at me and said, ‘Daddy, I have a better idea, how about I just be 12.’
I’m really learning through Willow the necessity that we have to snap ourselves back and refocus on the emotional needs of the people that we love. Someone’s emotional needs can be very very different from your dreams and what you think they should be doing and where they are supposed to be.
Mediaoutrage- Wow that’s deep. Your thoughts???
February 6th, 2013 at 2:55 am
He is Legend for that one! Maybe Gran Daddy Jackson should still be taking notes? even from the Fresh Prince. Coz Janet Jackson fighting with Blanket’s sister that time? was exceptional foolery in this day n age.
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