Willow Smith’s early success as a child performer was a dream for many, but behind the spotlight, things were not as rosy.

A resurfaced clip from Will Smith’s documentary, Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, has reignited conversations about the pressures Willow faced while touring as a child.

Will Smith recalled the moment Willow said she was “done,” and what happened next

Willow was only 10 years old when her single, Whip My Hair, became a global hit in 2010, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landing her a record deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.

The following year, she joined Justin Bieber’s UK tour as an opener, but the experience quickly became too much. In the documentary, Will shared the moment his daughter tried to tell him she couldn’t continue

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