Her Motivation
Ultimately, Jada understood that letting Jaden have some freedom didn’t really mean cutting ties with her son forever. The actress revealed her motivation behind letting her son move out. “I knew that the sooner I let him go, the faster he was going to come back,” she says. And it appears she was right.
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Addressing Reports
In July 2013, there were reports that Jaden filed for emancipation from his parents as a present for his 15th birthday. That same year, he addressed this claim on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the child star’s appearance on the show. He seemed to deny that he had plans on leaving home.