Willow Smith Sparks Concern With 'Weird' Tearful Selfie And Explicit Caption

By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on August 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT

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Willow Smith had fans doing a double-take after posting a raw and emotional selfie paired with a shockingly explicit caption.

The 24-year-old singer and daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, sharing a close-up shot of herself with tears streaming down her face.

Sporting multiple piercings and a visible neck tattoo, Willow Smith gazed off into the distance, but that's not the only thing that caught viewers' attention.

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Willow Smith's Tearful Selfie & X-Rated Caption Sparks Backlash

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Willow took the liberty to write the eyebrow-raising line, "who ate all the p-ssy."

While some followers assumed the post was meant as a joke, many voiced concern over her emotional state. "Is she ok? She does not seem like she's ok," one worried fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Others slammed Will Smith's daughter, claiming she "is overreacting."

"Why are all Will Smith's kids so thirty for attention?" another questioned. "They are thirsty, it's almost alarming."

"She's one weird little girl," someone else commented.

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Smith's NSFW Post Renews Discussion On Her Sexuality

Willow Smith at Los Angeles premiere of 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die'
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The explicit nature of her caption also reignited conversations about Willow's sexuality, something she's been candid about for years.

After coming out as bisexual in 2019, she opened up about her views on relationships, revealing in 2021 that she identifies as polyamorous. Speaking candidly on "Red Table Talk" alongside her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, she explained that polyamory, an arrangement where everyone involved agrees it's acceptable to have more than one romantic partner, gives her the freedom to define love on her own terms.

While she admitted she would likely cap her relationships at two partners, Willow said her stance is rooted in a rejection of traditional marital norms.

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"The history of marriage really irks me," she shared at the time. "Just the history of marriage as a whole and what it has represented over the years, for women in particular."

She continued, "With polyamory, I feel like the main foundation is the freedom to be able to create a relationship style that works for you, and not just stepping into monogamy because that's what everyone around you says is the right thing to do. So, I was like, 'How can I structure the way that I approach relationships with that in mind?'"

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Willow Smith Says Nature' Completely Subverts' Human Gender Roles In Eye-Opening Reflection

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at Emancipation held at The Regency Village Theatre in Westwood
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Willow's unconventional approach to love and identity ties closely to her fascination with the natural world, a passion she says continually reshapes her understanding of relationships and gender.

In a candid Instagram Live session earlier this year, the Grammy-nominated singer reflected on how nature defies the rigid roles often imposed by human society.

"The different expressions of how the different genders and the different animals procreate is truly a tapestry of beautiful, like, relational dynamics," she explained, recalling how studying animal behavior, from lion prides to seahorses and even spiders, opened her eyes to the limitless ways living beings can connect and survive.

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Smith Says Curiosity Is Key To Defying Society's 'Weird Gender Roles'

Willow Smith performs for the first time since dad Will Smith had the slapping incident with Chris Rock at Revolve Festival in Indio, CA
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For Willow, these revelations go far beyond biology.

"Nature really has given us such a sprawling representation of so many different kinds of ways that animals relate, so many different ways that the genders relate, that from a human cultural perspective, it really blows our minds," she said. "Like even looking at it through our weird gender roles, nature completely subverts all of that."

She believes this curiosity is essential to resisting societal and systemic pressures. "In my mind, curiosity is a protection mechanism," Willow added. "It makes it harder for the powers that be to pillage our world and pillage the people, because our curiosity has led us to a point of love and devotion."

Inside Willow Smith's Family

Trey Smith, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Will Smith at Los Angeles premiere of 'Aladdin'
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Will Smith's tight-knit family has long been a focal point of public fascination, with each member carving out their own path in Hollywood while maintaining deep personal bonds.

The Oscar-winning actor shares his eldest son, Trey, with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, and the two have been open about the work it took to repair their relationship after years of distance following his 1995 divorce.

Smith later found love with Jada Pinkett Smith, whom he married in 1997. Together, they welcomed son Jaden in 1998 and daughter Willow in 2000.

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