Will Smith says his 'heart shattered' when son Jaden Smith asked about becoming an emancipated minor at 15

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• Will Smith's upcoming memoir, "Will," is scheduled to debut on November 9.
• Smith mentioned the criticism his son, Jaden Smith, acquired over the 2013 film "After Earth." 
• Smith stated Jaden requested about turning into emancipated and felt "betrayed" by his father. 

Will Smith recalled the second his "coronary heart shattered" as a father. 

The "King Richard" actor obtained candid about parenting and the struggles he is confronted together with his household in his upcoming memoir, "Will." 

In an excerpt obtained by People, Smith recalled his youngest son, Jaden, dealing with media scrutiny after the pair's 2013 movie "After Earth" flopped on the field workplace.

"'After Earth' was an abysmal field workplace and significant failure," Smith, 53, wrote. "And what was worse was that Jaden took the hit. Followers and the press have been completely vicious; they stated and printed issues about Jaden that I refuse to repeat. Jaden had faithfully achieved every part that I might instructed him to do, and I had coached him into the worst public mauling he'd ever skilled." 

Smith famous that he believed Jaden felt "betrayed" afterward, Individuals reported. 

"He felt misled, and he misplaced his belief in my management," Smith wrote. Smith added that Jaden requested about being emancipated as a minor at 15. 

"At fifteen years previous, when Jaden requested about being an emancipated minor, my coronary heart shattered. He finally determined towards it, however it sucks to really feel such as you've harm your youngsters," Smith wrote, in line with Individuals.

Representatives for Will Smith and Jaden Smith didn't instantly reply to Insider's request for remark. 

Smith shares Jaden, 23, and daughter Willow, 21, with Jada Pinkett Smith. He and his former spouse, Sheree Zampino, additionally share a son, 28-year-old Trey Smith. 

Smith and Jaden have labored collectively on different tasks, together with their roles within the 2006 movie, "The Pursuit of Happyness."