Jaden Smith spoke about his relationship with his father on “The Late Show” with David Letterman in 2010. He spoke highly of Will Smith, saying, “He’s guiding me, he’s helping me a lot, and I really love him and he’s a great guy.” He then later revealed that he’s, however, closer to his mother, Jada. “I think I’m a mom’s boy more than I am a dad’s boy because my dad — when we’re shooting movies, he will just push me to the edge of death.”
Jaden explained that Will pushes him in a good way, but it seems as though his mother Jada Pinkett Smith didn’t put as much pressure on the young star. In fact, during a 2018 discussion on her Facebook Watch series, “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett Smith spoke about her disagreeing with Will when it came to parenting their son. She also revealed that she felt like he was being pushed too far while filming for “The Karate Kid.”
“Will and I were in constant conflict, to the point that we were warring over Jaden,” she explained, later adding, “Even in those battles that we’ve had over what’s too much, what’s too little — trying to find the balance in regards to parenting. I’ll tell you one thing about the two of you all: You all know how to work, you all work hard, and you all do it well and I’m proud of that.”
