News | Entertainment
15 Jan 2026 14:15
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Jada Pinkett Smith thinks her daughter Willow Smith "came into a womanhood" when she shaved her head this month

    The 19-year-old singer recently teamed up with Tyler Cole for a 24-hour performance about anxiety at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles and as part of the piece, the 'Whip My Hair' hitmaker's collaborator chopped off her locks, just as her mother walked into the gallery


    Jada said: "The first time you shaved your head [was] when you were 12 years old. But this time, you came into a womanhood. So, kudos to you."

    Willow felt she was able to shed a lot of "emotional baggage" by shaving her head.

    She said: "I feel like I was just shedding a lot of history and emotional baggage. Six, seven, years of emotion, I just let it go."

    The exhibit had been planned for "a while" but the 'Bad Moms' actress thinks her daughter captured the mood of the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    Speaking on the latest episode of 'Red Table Talk', she told Willow: "The coronavirus pandemic is causing great fear, anxiety -- even panic... You put yourself in a box, dealing with eight stages of anxiety in 24 hours.

    "It was really timely, even though you'd been planning this for a while. But the fact that it was this isolation, confinement we're experience now [was relatable]."

    On this week's episode, Jada, Willow and Adrienne Banfield-Norris were joined by motivational speaker Jay Shetty and psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula to talk about managing anxiety and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic, and stressed that it is OK to ask a partner for some space while quarantining together.

    Jay said: "If you're just seeking more space in your relationship, I think one of the bigger mistakes we often make is that we express what we want but we don't explain why we want it.

    "So, if you just go up to your partner and say, 'I want space' or 'I need space,' they don't know why you want it and so now they're confused. Now they're filling in the text of going, 'Oh maybe he or she doesn't like me.'

    "If you explain why you want what you want then someone has the opportunity to say, 'Oh I get that, I wanted it too.' Because often you find that both of you wanted the space."

    Jada added: "I think that's true because if you say to somebody, 'I need space,' sometimes that's a trigger for one step towards divorce. And it doesn't necessarily mean that. It just means, 'Hey I need two hours, please.' "

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     15 Jan: Nikki Glaser ended her stint hosting the Golden Globe Awards with a tribute to murdered moviemaker Rob Reiner
     15 Jan: Beyonce is "not motivated by money" according to her father Mathew Knowles
     15 Jan: Dwayne Johnson has "learned a deeper level of empathy" for his late father
     15 Jan: Stephen Graham has told Adolescence fans to "stay tuned" for season two
     15 Jan: One Battle After Another and Adolescence were the big winners at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards
     15 Jan: Chloe Zhao celebrated the "bravery and dedication" of people in the movie industry as she accepted the Best Film - Drama for Hamnet at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards
     15 Jan: The Pitt, The Studio and Adolescence were named the year's best TV shows at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Scott Robertson's tenure as New Zealand coach is over More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Potential for a dairy price recovery More...



     Today's News

    Rugby:
    Scott Robertson's tenure as New Zealand coach is over 14:07

    Cricket:
    Black Caps quick Blair Tickner is set to make his T20 Super Smash season-debut for the Central Stags against Auckland tomorrow evening in Napier 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Nikki Glaser ended her stint hosting the Golden Globe Awards with a tribute to murdered moviemaker Rob Reiner 13:53

    International:
    SpaceX capsule begins return to Earth from International Space Station with sick astronaut on board 13:47

    Law and Order:
    Police say yesterday's shooting at Waitarere Beach - was preceded by a family harm incident last Friday 13:47

    International:
    Trump to write next chapter of US relations with Iran after decades of tensions 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Beyonce is "not motivated by money" according to her father Mathew Knowles 13:23

    Environment:
    DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction 13:07

    Rugby:
    A potential crisis looms in All Blacks rugby 13:07

    Entertainment:
    Dwayne Johnson has "learned a deeper level of empathy" for his late father 12:53


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd