Alicia Silverstone

The blogosphere was abuzz this week with reports that Will Smith and Jaden Pinkett-Smith's teenage son Jaden, who co-stars with his dad in the upcoming action adventure "After Earth," is seeking a different kind of birthday present – legal emancipation from his Hollywood parents. "I know if we do this, he can be an emancipated minor, because he really wants to have his own place," Will said of 14-year-old Jaden, according to U.K. publication The Sun. But Jaden said he is "not going anywhere." Which may be a good thing considering it seems Jaden's strange birthday request likely would run into some problems in court.  "While it may sound cool to a young teenager to have 'freedom' from his or her parents, the decision to emancipate should not be taken lightly by the minor, the parents or the court. We certainly have seen case after case of child stars seeking emancipation to escape unstable home environments, bad parenting or even to avoid certain child labor laws," California-based atto...

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