Will Smith: I felt like a ‘coward’ when I didn’t defend my mom from dad’s abuse

Will Smith will all the time stand by his household.

Season 4 of Netflix’s “My Subsequent Visitor Wants No Introduction with David Letterman” premiered Friday with Smith, 53, visiting the sofa in episode two.

The interview is stuffed with tidbits from the actor’s life and profession, together with a second the place he playfully chides Letterman, 75, for speaking about his mom, Caroline Vibrant.

“Don’t say nothin’ ‘bout my mom, Dave,” Smith chides the previous “Late Present” emcee.

Whereas viewers had been additionally hoping that the “King Richard” star would speak concerning the notorious Oscars slap with the seasoned speak present host, followers had been in for an enormous disappointment to search out out that the episode was filmed earlier than March 2022 when Smith brought about a stir by operating up on the stage on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and smacking Chris Rock within the face.

“The episode was recorded previous to the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony,” a PSA title card learn earlier than the episode rolled.

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Smith brought about a stir when he ran up on stage on the Academy Awards in March and hit presenter Chris Rock within the face after making a joke concerning the singer’s spouse, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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Elsewhere within the present, Smith touched upon his current memoir, “Will,” talking about his childhood and the contentious relationship between his father and mom.

“The primary line of the primary chapter is, ‘I’ve all the time considered myself as a coward,” Smith defined to Letterman. “After I was 9 years outdated, I noticed my father beat up my mom, and I didn’t do something. And that simply left a traumatic impression of myself as a coward.” 

“Life is so thrilling to me proper now, as a result of I can attain folks in another way than I’ve ever been capable of attain folks, largely due to my ache,” he stated. “I’m actually able to dive into my artwork in a method that I feel can be hopefully fulfilling for me and useful for the human household.” 

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The Oscar winner opened up about his life, household and profession in an interview with David Letterman.
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Smith additionally gave Letterman some boxing ideas and spoke about defending his household. The “Recent Prince of Bel-Air” star famous that he realized at one level in his life that the “materials world is totally, completely, and completely incapable of sustaining our happiness.” 

“Past the necessities of defending your self and your loved ones,” Letterman interjected.

“You'll be able to’t defend your loved ones, proper?” the daddy of three stated. “That’s not actual. Safety and security is an phantasm. It's important to study to reside with the truth that any second, something may be gone in a single second.” 

He added, “So with that actuality, how will you be right here? And how will you be joyful and be right here?” 

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