Will Smith is a doting father-of-three and loves nothing more than being a dad. The Hollywood star gave a glimpse into his relationship with his only daughter Willow, 22, this week, as he shared several never-before-seen photos of them together.
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These included one of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor with Willow as a little girl, and another of the pair hugging outside, wearing coordinating black outfits.
In the caption, he wrote: "That daddy/daughter thing is real!"
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The Whip My Hair hitmaker was one of the first to reply to the sweet tribute, simply with a love heart eye emoji.
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Will's rare family-related social media post comes just a month ahead of the infamous Oscars incident, which saw him slap Chris Rock at the awards ceremony after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith alopecia.
The turn of events resulted in Will receiving a ten-year ban from any Academy Award events.
Will Smith paid a heartfelt tribute dedicated to his daughter Willow Smith
The Fresh Prince actor reflected on the situation in an interview with Trevor Noah back in November, saying: "There’s many nuances and complexities to it. But at the end of the day, I just - I lost it, you know? I was going through something that night, you know? Not that that justifies my behaviour at all… It was a lot of things.
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"It was the little boy that watched his father beat up his mother, you know? All of that just bubbled up in that moment. That is not who I want to be. I was gone. That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time."
In a statement released in July 2022, he said he’d reached out to Chris Rock, explaining: "I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is he's not ready to talk, and when he is, he will reach out," he said to the camera. So I will say to you Chris. I apologize to you. My behaviour was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk."
Will Smith is a doting dad-of-three
Jada has also spoken out about the incident. Speaking in an interview with The Guardian in February, the Red Table Talk host and The Matrix Revelations actress made a rare comment about how the incident affected her.
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Responding to interviewer Tshepo Mokoena's question about what she learnt from having her alopecia brought into a scandal of global proportions, Jada responded: "I learned a lot about detachment. And I learned a deeper beauty within myself, being able to let my hair go."
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