Will & Jada Pinkett Smith Under Investigation By Child Protective Services After Picture Of Daughter Willow, 13, In Bed With 20-Year-Old Causes Controversy
May 20 2014, Published 1:02 p.m. ET
Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith have seen their parenting skills come under fire after a picture of their daughter, Willow, 13, in bed with actor Moises Arias, 20, was posted on social media. Now, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services has officially opened an investigation into the incident.
"The investigation was formally opened last week and is being taken very seriously by the department," an insider told Radar. "Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have been extremely cooperative with officials. Of course, they aren't happy that their parenting skills are under scrutiny, but they understand."
The source revealed, "Social workers will also be talking separately with Willow, and they also want to talk to the young man in the picture with her as well. This won't just be one or two visits with the family, and it will likely be an open investigation for at least a month, out of an abundance of caution."
Earlier this month, controversy erupted after 20-year-old actor Arias posted a picture of himself in bed with 13-year-old Willow on social media.
In the black and white pic, the precocious Smith daughter is clad in jeans and a shirt, while Arias is, at the very least, shirtless, and his lower half is underneath bedsheets.
Arias, who's best known for his stint on Hannah Montana, later deleted the shot with the "Whip My Hair" singer shortly after positing it.
Willow's mom Jada later lashed out at photographers at LAX when asked about the provocative picture.
"Here's the deal," Jada said on May 7. "There was nothing sexual about that picture or that situation. You guys are projecting your trash onto it. You're acting like covert pedophiles and that's not cool."
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