Willard Carroll Smith Jr. is an American actor, rapper, and producer born on 25th September 1968. He rose to fame as a rapper under The Fresh Prince. He has been ranked as the most bankable star worldwide and also the most powerful actor in Hollywood by Newsweek. His films have grossed over $ 100 million and he was also nominated for two Academy Award and five Golden Globe Award. He has been creating controversies.

Here are the top controversies of Will Smith-

1) Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith wanted to live alone away from his parents as an adult, a few years ago. This made controversies in no time. Jaden is an American actor and is popularly known for his role in The Karate Kid. He was just 14 and told his parents that he wanted to get emancipated from them and buy his own house. This was confirmed by Will Smith in an interview.

2) Will Smith had been the center of the #OscarSoWhite controversy following the second year where only white actors were nominated for the Oscar in the acting categories. Will stated ” The media creates the ‘us and them’ and for me, there is no us and them, it’s we” adding that he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences which votes for the Oscars.

3) Will Smith is attached to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father and tennis coach as Richard Williams in the biopic King Richard. Will Smith is the center of the controversies as the story of Richard Williams is significant as he has no prior tennis experience before coaching Venus and Serena, the two greatest tennis players in history.

4) Will Smith’s wife Jada Smith had made controversy about her husband and revealed that he sometimes makes “insensitive” comments about their daughter Willow’s menstruation. She has gone through insensitive comments by her father Will Smith several times. According to Jada, Will is a ‘joker’ who needs to be corrected ever now and then by his family for his insensitive and hurtful comments.

5) Will Smith’s daughter, Willow’s controversial picture lands him and her wife in trouble. The picture that gone viral and made controversies featured 13-year-old girl Willow lying on the bed with 20 years old topless man, Disney star Moises Arias. This made Will Smith and his wife Jada Smith come under the scanner of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services.

6) Will Smith and his wife have together made controversies every now and then. Will has also joined his wife Jada in vowing not to attend the Academy Awards in protest of the lack of diversity among nominees in the major categories.

7) On a talk show, Jada Smith with her husband Will Smith revealed that she had relationship with singer August Alsina when they were separated. Jada and Will are married since 1997 and are currently back together after the argument. She revealed about her affair with August to clear the rumours circulating in media.