In an interview with GQ Magazine, Will Smith discussed his new book and offered some interesting tidbits about his life. One of those morsels included when he confessed to his intimacy coach that he wanted a harem of women to follow him around.
As odd as it sounds, this anecdote was part of a more powerful lesson Smith learned about life and accepting himself outside of the limits of his Christian upbringing.
His intimacy coach, Michaela Boehm, had him speak about one of the things he’d like to have if he could have anything. His answer was his harem that included about 20 women, including Halle Berry and ballet dancer Misty Copeland.
But, as it always goes in therapeutic work, the point of the exercise was not about the women. It was to teach Smith to let go of a shroud of shame that he believes came from a staunchly religious background.
“It was okay to think Halle is fine. It doesn’t make me a bad person that I’m married, and I think Halle is beautiful. Whereas in my mind, in my Christian upbringing, even my thoughts were sins,” Smith said.
The rapper and actor’s memoir, “Will,” is his new baby. It is a book that the superstar has wanted to write for years.
Smith finally connected with Mark Manson, the author of “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” in 2019 to get the ball rolling.
The book will begin in Wynnewood. The West Philadelphia neighborhood Smith lived in since the age of two. At the time, living there was a middle-class dream for Black families.
Smith will also discuss some of the more troublesome moments of his life, such as the first time he saw his father punch his mother at the age of nine.
The goal of this project, Smith maintains, is to separate the Will the public knows and has grown to adore from who he really is in his everyday life.
The book will be in bookstores in November.
