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Jada Pinkett-Smith Says 'Nothing Sexual' About Photo of Willow Smith

Jada Pinkett-Smith says there's nothing sexual about Willow and Moises photo.
Jada Pinkett-Smith: 'There's Nothing Sexual' About Willow's Photo
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By Sylvia Obell · Updated October 27, 2020
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Last night, Jada Pinkett-Smith spoke out about the criticism her 13-year-old daughter Willow Smith has been receiving since photos of her lying in bed with a shirtless 20-year-old actor were found on the internet. 

While arriving at LAX Airport, Jada addressed the paparazzi when they asked her about the recent photo. 

“Here’s the deal,” Jada started. “There was nothing sexual about that picture or that situation. You guys are projecting your trash onto it, and you’re acting like covert pedophiles, and that’s not cool.”

The young man in the photo—actor Moises Arias—is a good friend of Willow’s brother, Jaden. “They are like family, brother and sister, and there is nothing sexual about the photo,” another source told Us Magazine. “Moises calls Jaden his best friend.”

Do you agree with Jada? Did you find something ‘sexual’ about the photo?

TOPICS:  Jada Pinkett Smith Willow Smith