How Willow Smith avoided a dark path of sadness and fear as a child star

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Willow Smith says she stepped away from career opportunities as a child to avoid a “dark path” of “sadness” and “world-shattering fear.”

The singer, now 21, spoke on SiriusXM’s “Bevelations” on Friday about how she “needed to be a kid” before fully diving into her career.

“I saw at a very young age … the dark path I could have gone down,” Smith explained. “I kind of caught myself before my coping mechanisms started too early.”

By age 12, Smith felt she had “touched a sadness” that she didn’t know existed.

“That was terrifying. Because I was like, ‘I’ve never felt this before. … This is obviously not healthy and I need to stop this before it becomes a darker place,’” she recalled.

“Realistically in my young mind … I just knew it felt wrong. I just knew it. I just knew everything felt wrong.”


The singer told Bevy Smith about the “world-shattering fear” she experienced.

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The singer told Bevy Smith about the “world-shattering fear” she experienced.

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