The child star who starred in The Karate Kid with Jackie Chan is no longer a “prodigy” like before.

 

The Karate Kid is a famous martial arts movie around the world, in which the teacher and student duo Jackie Chan – Jaden Smith received a lot of love from the audience. Jaden Smith is famous as the son of Will Smith, following his acting father at a very young age. Thought he would be a bright star for Hollywood in the future, but the decline in beauty and career of Jaden Smith made many people regret.

Before falling in love with The Karate Kid , Jaden Smith played The Pursuit of Happyness with his father Will Smith, creating one of the most beloved father-son couples on the screen at the time. After that, he continued to participate in the fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still with actor Keanu Reeves.

However, it was not until joining The Karate Kid with Jackie Chan that Jaden Smith really became a star independently. He has been nominated for many awards, even duet with Justin Bieber on the famous soundtrack song Never Say Never . At that time, Jaden Smith was expected to become the “heir” of Will’s father’s legacy in the future.

But just three years later, Jaden Smith’s decline began. The actor, born in 1998, reunited with his father in the movie 

After Earth , but this was a “bomb” and was nominated for 3 Golden Raspberry Awards (including Worst Actor for Jaden Smith). The film was released at the time when Jaden Smith turned 15 years old, also the time when he separated to live on his own, “freed” from the strict custody of the children of Will Smith and his wife.

That’s when Jaden Smith started to rebel. The Karate Kid star has been involved in a series of controversies over statements, especially on sexual matters. In addition, after pursuing the hip hop style, it seems that Jaden Smith is also in decline in beauty, making many people bored with his excessively indulgent lifestyle.

Currently Jaden Smith focuses on singing and fashion, has acted in movies but is no longer as sought after as before. In 2020, Jaden returned to the Life in a Year project , but even though her parents were involved in the production, this project still sank into oblivion.