Will Smith shares heartbreaking story of considering suicide in new interview with Gayle King
hellomagazine.comWill Smith has made a heartbreaking revelation about how he considered suicide as a young boy after watching his father beat his mother.MORE: Willow Smith's $3.1m eco-home is worlds away from family houseThe Oscar-nominated actor has sat down with CBS News’ Gayle King to discuss his childhood and new film King Richard in a revealing interview that will air on CBS SUNDAY MORNING on 13 March at 9/8am on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.
WATCH: Will Smith shares heartbreaking story in new interview with Gayle King"I didn’t do anything," Will shares of seeing his father attack his mother when he was nine-years-old.
When Gayle asked him what "as a little boy" he was "supposed to do", he replied: "You know, the child's mind doesn’t work like that.
I expected to be a superhero."His parents later separated, and he shared that it was "the only time in my life that I considered suicide".READ: Will Smith's daughter Willow shares distressing details of mom Jada Pinkett Smith's pastMORE: Will Smith's daughter Willow reveals major change to her body"And, you know, it … it just was, it was my fault.
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