When Jaden Smith tricked father into letting him drink

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jul 31 2016 | 11:22 AM IST
Actor Will Smith has shared a hilarious account of how his son Jaden tricked him to let the lad drink on his 18th birthday.
Will, 47, recounted the story during a visit to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to promote his DC antihero movie "Suicide Squad".
Knowing that the legal drinking age in the States is 21, a sneaky Jaden asked his family to celebrate his birthday in London.
"I was like, 'Wow,' like that's cool," Will said. "So we go and hang out for his birthday and I'm like, 'Man, that's really good. He wanted his family with him.' "
They went to a Calvin Harris concert before heading to a restaurant for dinner where he was caught off guard when Jaden ordered alcohol.
"Jaden was just particularly excited," he remembered. "And we sit down and he looked at the waiter and he says, 'I'll have a tequila.' "
"I said 'Woah, woah man. Hold up. What [are] you doing?" Will continued. "And he says, 'The drinking age is 18 in England, Dad.' I was like, 'You joker!' I was thinking fast. I said, 'Oh, but hold on, hold on. It's only noon in L.A.
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First Published: Jul 31 2016 | 11:22 AM IST

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