Tuesday 28 June 2022 07:54 AM Is Cruz throwing shade at Jaden Smith? trends now
Cruz Beckham appeared to mock Jaden Smith in a new Instagram post after sitting next to him at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday afternoon.
The son of David and Victoria, 17, was positioned next to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's son Jaden, 23, during the the Kenzo Menswear S/S 2023 show.
However the following day, Cruz appeared to take aim at something Jaden had previously said about 'not connecting with people his own age'.
Awks! Cruz Beckham appeared to mock Jaden Smith in a new Instagram post after sitting next to him at Paris Fashion Week on Sunday afternoon
Underneath a picture of his brother Romeo, 19, which was captioned 'What was I saying', Cruz wrote: 'You were chatting bout the political and economic state of the world.'
Cruz's comment references a viral statement Jaden made earlier this year about how he was 'happy he spent more time with adults than kids as a child'.
Speaking on BigBoyTV, he said: 'I was picking up more things from adults than I were [sic] from kids my own age,' the 23-year-old explained on BigBoyTV earlier this month.
Underneath a picture of his brother Romeo, 19, which was captioned 'What was I saying', Cruz wrote: 'You were chatting bout the political and economic state of the world'
He then went on to imitate the voice of a young person, claiming they like to say things like, 'Look at my phone! Selfie.'
'I'm just, like, 'Dude, like, oh my God. Can we talk about the political and economic state of the world, right now?''
'Can we talk about what's going on in the environment? Can we talk about other things?'
Viral: Cruz's comment references a viral statement Jaden made earlier this year about how he was 'happy he spent more time with adults than kids as a child'
Romeo was clearly amused by his brother's quip and commented underneath with a laughing face emoji.
Jaden's interview spurred on a series of mocking posts on Twitter, as trolls made fun of his desire for more high-minded conversation.
One user posted photos of Travis Scott rubbing his forehead anxiously, writing, 'Jaden Smith when he sees kids going to birthday parties instead of discussing politics and the economic state of the world.'
Going after him: Twitter users mocked his admission that he preferred to chat about the 'political and economic state' of the world
Having a laugh: One user shared a still of SpongeBob SquarePants looking sad. '8 year old Jaden smith when jada gave him a spider man themed birthday party instead of a book study on the war of mesopotamia,' they joked
Not all business: Jaden admitted he still liked to have fun sometimes. 'I like to turn up. I like to flex. I like to play songs loud and jump in the crowd in Atlanta,' he clarified
Another user shared a humorous still of SpongeBob SquarePants looking sad and deflated.
'8 year old Jaden smith when jada gave him a spider man themed birthday party instead of a book study on the war of mesopotamia,' they jokingly captioned it.
One tweet included a video of Cristiano Ronaldo excitedly rising to his feet to accept an award.
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