The singer appeared upbeat as she smiled throughout her outing in Malibu simply days after her father slapped Chris Rock on the Oscars.
Willow Smithis protecting it shifting within the wake of her father, Will Smith, slapping comic Chris Rock on the Oscars over a joke about Will’s spouse — and Willow’s mom —Jada Pinkett Smith. The younger singer, 21, was noticed having fun with a lunch date along with her boyfriend De’Wayne in Malibu on Thursday (March 31). The lovely couple was all smiles as Willow rocked a black leather-based jacket, along with her musician beau protecting it informal in a denim one.
The outing within the seaside city of Los Angeles comes just a few days after she took to Instagram to share an uplifting, albeit cryptic, message. The “Mad On It” songstress reposted a notice from creator Jay Shetty which learn, “You realize who’s going by way of rather a lot proper now? Actually everybody. Simply be form.” Though there was no different context given for the message, it got here at a vital time when her father is coping with the blowback from the Oscars controversy. Curiously, Jada additionally shared a constructive but cryptic message that appeared to deal with the incident. On Tuesday, the Ladies’ Journey star shared, “It is a season for therapeutic, and I’m right here for it.”
The Smith girls’ posts adopted Will making a public apology to Chris on his personal Instagram. “Violence in all of its kinds is toxic and damaging. My habits eventually evening’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” he wrote. “I want to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I used to be out of line and I used to be incorrect. I'm embarrassed and my actions weren't indicative of the person I need to be.”
He additionally apologized to Venus and Serena Williams, after profitable the Greatest Actor gong for portraying the household’s patriarch, Richard Williams. He then concluded his mea culpa by stating that he's a “work in progress.” Throughout Will’s Oscar acceptance speech, he apologized for the incident to his fellow nominees and the Academy, but didn’t point out Chris by title. In the meantime, Chris — who's reportedly not urgent costs in opposition to Will presently — has but to make an announcement on the incident.