Jada Pinkett Smith wants people to get their minds out of the gutter.
A rep for the “Hawthorne” actress didn’t reply to Yahoo’s request for
comment about Willow Smith’s photo controversy, but Jada did speak out
about it herself on Wednesday night when asked by a pack of paparazzi at
Los Angeles International airport.
“Here’s the deal: There was nothing sexual about that picture or that
situation,” Jada replied sternly, shaking her finger. “You guys are
projecting your trash onto it, and you’re acting like covert pedophiles,
and that’s not cool.”
The drama began earlier this week when Moisés Arias, 20, posted a photo
to Instagram in which he was shirtless and in bed next to Willow, who is
only 13. While there was no physical contact between them — and Willow
was fully clothed — it didn’t stop speculation, and Arias, who appeared
as Rico in “Hannah Montana,” deleted the picture.
Neither Arias nor Willow has spoken out directly, but Gossip Cop
reports that a source close to Arias called any suggestion of a romantic
relationship between them “laughable” and said that she is “like a
sister” to him.
Nonetheless, concern was expressed for the young “Whip My Hair” singer,
with comments ranging from “sick” to “inappropriate” to “weird.” Willow
is known to hang out with the older Jenner sisters — Kylie, 16, and
Kendall, 18, who have been photographed coming and going from
nightclubs. They’ve also posed with Arias on social media.
Jada and Will Smith have a laidback parenting style. The “Men in Black
3″ actor said last year that they don’t punish their children — also
including son Jaden, 15. (Will also has a 21-year-old son, Trey, from
his first marriage.)
“The way that we deal with our kids is, they are responsible for
their lives,” he told Metro last year. “Our concept is, as young as
possible, give them as much control over their lives as possible and the
concept of punishment, our experience has been — it has a little too
much of a negative quality.”
As for Arias’s status with the Smith family? Just fine. On Wednesday night he was photographed out to dinner with Jaden.
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