“It was like a magical moment.
I was like, ‘Got it.'”
“I’ll never forget, we were in Dublin, Ireland.
Will Smith at the 2025 Grammys; Willow Smith in 2012.Credit:Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty; Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Willow comes off stage, she was on tour withJustin Bieber,” Smith recalled.
And she was like, ‘No, no, I mean I’m done!
I’m ready to go home!'"
Willow Smith and Will Smith in 2022.Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic
“She said, ‘No, Daddy,youpromised Mr. TheKing Richardstar said that his daughter’s disappointment has stuck with him.
And she was like, ‘Oh, okay.'”
Smith said that his daughter then enacted a plot to express her frustration.
“And [Willow] came out the next morning and she had shaved her head bald.
In the middle of her ‘Whip My Hair’ tour, she had shaved her head bald.
And it was like a magical moment.
I was like, ‘Got it.'”
“I felt like I had no control,” she told the outlet.
“That was the part that wasnt cool for me.
I felt so powerless.
But because I was so young, I didnt have enough experience for people to trust my opinions.
So I just said, ‘I cant do this.'”
The “Transparent Soul” singer also said that sheheld some resentmenttoward both of her parents after the incident.
“I definitely had to forgive you and Daddy for that whole ‘Whip My Hair’ thing.
“It was a couple of years, honestly.
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