Will Smith and the rest of the Smith family (except for Jaden, but more on that later) came together for an emergency Red Table Talk session.
In an almost one-hour long episode, Will, his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, their kids, Trey and Willow, and Jada’s mom Adrienne Banfield Norris, a.k.a. Gammy, gathered around Jada’s now-infamous red table from her Facebook series to discuss coronavirus concerns, social distancing and even fears, as well as consult with an expert on myths, reality, and questions surrounding coronavirus.
Jaden, Jada revealed, was actually distancing himself from the family for the time being, in light of his recent travels.
“Speaking of families, you will see that Jaden is not here with us today because he is actually being a responsible young person,” the proud mom said, laughing. “He is practicing social distancing. He has been doing a lot of traveling and his main concern has been about Gammy. So he has decided to stay indoors and he’s actually following orders. He didn’t care about us, he cared about Gammy.”
Will, on the other hand, shared that he felt somewhat responsible for “a lot of misinformation.”
“I wanted to do this because in 2008 I made I Am Legend so I feel responsible for a lot of the misinformation and just as a family we’ve been sitting down and we’ve been talking,” Will explained. “When I was preparing for I Am Legend, my character was a virologist so I had an opportunity in my preparation for the role to go to the CDC and there was a basic foundational comprehension of viruses and viral pathogens that I developed and it really changed my life and how I looked at the world. There’s basic concepts that people do not understand.”
In a video call to Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist, Willow expressed some of her fears about the outbreak – that it would be something like the 2011 movie Contagion.
“I think the first issue was when she hears terms like global pandemic, so the term global pandemic to Willow means Contagion, the movie Contagion or I Am Legend or The Walking Dead,” Will explained of his daughter.
The family also video chatted with a 25-year-old girl in Los Angeles who had contracted the coronavirus and entertained questions from several people.
You can check out the episode here.
Plenty of other celebs have also been staying home and practicing social distancing – and many have gotten creative coming up with content to post on social media.
Hailey Bieber and hubby Justin Bieber are now part of TikTok and have been showing off their dance moves in sleepwear.
Jojo, also went on TikTok to share a Coronavirus-inspired revamp of her 2004 hit, “Leave (Get out),” with lyrics like: “I never thought that corona could be such a nasty b—ch/Now that she’s here, boy, all I want is for you to use common sense!/ Stay in! Right now! Do it for humanity/I’m deadass about that, but we will survive.”
Beyoncé has called the Beyhive into formation for a #HOMEComing watch party – retweeting Netfilx editorial manager Jasmyn, who suggested watching her Netflix documentary Homecoming at the same time from the comforts of their home on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET.
Jimmy Fallon has been doing The Tonight Show: At Home Edition, enlisting the help of his wife to for the camera work. Jimmy Kimmel hid out in his home office to escape his kids for the time being in order to film his “Quarantine Minilogue.”
Miley Cyrus even started her own take on a talk show, “BRIGHT MINDED: Live With Miley,” which will air on her Instagram every day this week at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET.
Music stars like Coldplay’s Chris Martin, John Legend, Keith Urban, P!nk, Rob Thomas, David Foster and wife Katharine McPhee, and more have taken to social media to stream live concerts that fans around the world can enjoy.
Gal Gadot headed up a star-studded musical number of “Imagine,” which also features Kristen Wiig, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, Sia, Norah Jones, Chris O’Dowd, writing:
“We are in this together, we will get through it together.
Let’s imagine together.
Sing with us ❤
All love to you, from me and my dear friends. #WeAreOne”
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Protect yourself and your loved one. And, above all, #BeKind during these uncertain times.
