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Will Smith on the Grammys and Jaden Smith at Louis Vuitton present
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Key Takeaways
- The daddy-son second between Will and Jaden Smith added emotional depth to the Summertime Ball.
- The efficiency previewed Will’s upcoming “Based mostly on a True Story Tour,” his first-ever headlining run.
- Offstage, Will shared humorous household clips with Trey and Willow, retaining the Father’s Day vitality going.
That is definitely one strategy to spend Father’s Day. On Sunday (June 15), Will Smith introduced his youngest son, Jaden, onstage at London’s Wembley Stadium for a touching father-son second.
“Girls and gents, that is my son,” Will introduced as Jaden climbed up and took a quick second to soak within the huge crowd at 2025’s Capital Summertime Ball. They hugged it out earlier than the “Icon” rapper made his exit, with the eldest Smith including, “Glad Father’s Day to all of the fathers on the market. That’s my man.”
To mark the event, the “Miami” hitmaker additionally shared just a few extra clips offstage, together with a hilarious trade together with his eldest, Trey. “Yo, man, why [are] you within the gentle and I’m not?” Will requested from the passenger seat. “I gotta be within the gentle.” Trey humorously responded, “You don’t all the time must be within the gentle, alright? Like, I can have some gentle, too.”
Within the closing clip, Will could not assist however poke enjoyable at Willow as she embellished a cake. “You’re about to make a complete mess,” he stated, watching her try and toss sprinkles alongside the facet. “That’s such job,” the daddy of three sarcastically added earlier than turning the digital camera on himself and whispering, “No, it’s not.”
Will’s Father’s Day efficiency served as a style of what followers can anticipate on the upcoming “Based mostly on a True Story Tour,” his first-ever headlining present run. The U.Ok. and European leg is slated to start on June 25 and can come to a detailed on Sept. 2 in Paris. So, possibly — simply possibly — we’ll get to see him deliver out Jaden once more for a rendition of “WORK OF ART.” The Russ-assisted collaboration was one of many a number of surefire cuts from the album that impressed the tour.
Launched in March, Based mostly on a True Story marked Will’s first full-length album in almost 20 years. The 14-song providing arrived with “TANTRUM” alongside Joyner Lucas, “BEAUTIFUL SCARS” with Huge Sean, and lots extra for his massive comeback.