Jaden Smith gets creative with his camera on the streets of NYC... before confessing his fear of telling father Will he has 'failed' in social media meltdown
He sparked concern when he posted a video of himself confessing he was struggling to tell his father father Will he had 'failed'.
But just before his social media meltdown on Friday, Jaden Smith was spotted out and about on the streets of New York City with a female friend, looking cool and composed.
The 17-year-old actor was spotted filming on his trusty camera as he strolled along beside a female friend.
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I spy...Just before his social media meltdown on Friday, Jaden Smith was spotted out and about on the streets of New York City with a female friend, looking cool and composed
Tough time: The teen sparked concern when he posted a video of himself confessed he was struggling to tell his father father Will he had 'failed'
Jaden was casually clad in a khaki jacket, layering up against the cold.
He sported the pair of slogan printed trousers and simple trainer as he sauntered down the street.
In his video message, Jaden also insisted he was going to leave Los Angeles due to the 'bad things here' as he underwent a existential crisis live on Instagram.
Out and about: Jaden was casually clad in a khaki jacket, layering up against the cold as he strolled along beside a female friend
However it seems there may have been a rather underwhelming trigger to his epic rant, which he later deleted, as he was sitting in his car at a Department Of Motor Vehicles centre, the location where one goes to sit a driving test.
The 18-year-old said: 'It's going to be so funny to tell my dad that I've failed straight up.'
Thankfully an obliging toady was on hand to give him a pep talk, insisting he was not a failure after all.
However he was on a roll, and soon moved the discussion to broader matters.
Where's Mr Miyagi when you need him: Karate Kid star Jaden had an existential crisis on Instagram on Wednesday
At least he kept his sense of humour: He said 'it's going to be so funny to tell my dad I've failed' following his trip to the DMV
Massaging his ego: Thankfully an obliging toady was on hand to give him a pep talk
The self-styled rapper said: 'I'm about to move out of LA. There's a lot of bad things here. Create the life that you want for yourself.
'Everybody follow your heart, you know what I'm saying? Do exactly what you want to do, be who you want to be.
'Don't try to be somebody else. It's hard these days to really create the life you want for yourself because there's nobody really here that's like supporting the youth or the youth's creativity.'
But it seems he is planning to unleash creative work of his own that will be even better than his Karate Kid reboot.
Escape from Los Angeles: He said he was leaving the city so 'do some dope' work
The hooded man: Things took an even more dramatic turn when he pulled his hood up
The thinker: Jaden adopted the famous pose as he pondered his very existence
Le Penseur: Jaden's philosophical musings brought to mind the famous French statue
Jaden insisted: 'At the end of 2017, I'm gonna do some dope, some really, really dope, inspirational stuff that's beyond just music and clothes.'
However if he is going to achieve his aim he shall have to overcome the pointlessness of it all, a fact he underlined as he wondered aloud why cancer researchers or diplomats do not spend their time on social media.
He mused: 'Nothing about this life makes any sense. Why aren't we Instagramming Live about people saving lives?'
Wise words indeed from the youngster, who GQ said is 'the non-conforming hero we deserve' for modelling womenswear, including a skirt.
'The non-conforming hero we deserve': GQ have hailed him for his brave fashion choices including his love of womenswear
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