Jaden Smith is too cool for school and went on a little Twitter rant to let everyone know that he felt the world would be a much better place if everyone just dropped out of school, the International Business Times reports. In a series of tweets the 15-year-old actor criticized the US school system and encouraged truancy.
Many people were upset over the tweets and felt like he was setting a bad example for kids.
"This coming from someone that has everything that he could probably need," one user posted in response.
"Will, you need to get your son. He is on Twitter talking bare foolishness, sounding like an inmate. He really upset with those tweets. Don't you listen, kids. Stay in school," another wrote.
According to the IBT, the "Pursuit of Happyness" actor studied at the New Village Leadership Academy, which his parents Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith founded, but after it closed in 2008 he has been home schooled with his sister, Willow.
His rebellious tweets not only caused some controversy but also ignited rumors again that the family was tied to the controversial religion of Scientology. Will has never publicly said whether they are members or not but is has been speculated, Complex magazine reports.
The school faced backlash after it was opened for reportedly misleading parents. According to IBT, the school was said to have secret ties to Scientology and when parents found out about the religious slant the curriculum had they were upset and the school was forced to close. The website also notes that Scientologist member Tom Cruise sent his daughter, Suri, to the school.
It was also rumored that Will and Jaden's latest movie "After Earth" had secret connections to the religion. According to Complex, Jaden's tweets about babies being the "most intelligent beings on Earth" is a message Scientology is often connected with.
"One of the main ideas of Scientology is that human beings are immortal souls trapped in mortal bodies who have 'forgotten their true nature,' and must remember/overcome past traumatic experiences to 'free' themselves," Complex writes. "Newborn babies, without knowledge, would be considered untainted."
