Willow And Jaden Smith 'Relieved' their Mother Jada Acknowledged Divorce From Her Father Will Smith

Jaden and Willow Smith 

For the past seven years, the siblings apparently had to "pretend" their parents were still married

According to report, Willow Smith, 22, and Jaden Smith, 25, are "extremely relieved" that their mother, 52-year-old Jada Pinkett Smith, has made it known that she has been estranged from their 55-year-old father, Will Smith, for the past seven years. Since their parents' split, the renowned former couple's daughter and son reportedly had to "pretend" that their parents were still blissfully married. They are happy that they can now live the truth in the public eye. Insiders further said that the lying made the children "extremely agitated," and they felt "uncomfortable" defending their parents' connection to on-going inquiries.

"Although Jaden and Willow love their mom to no end and take on many of her behaviors and traits, they are very relieved the news is finally out there so everyone can just get on with it, no one is getting any younger," a source said. They all desire that everyone be honest with themselves and let go of all past hurts and secrets.

"Jaden and Willow hope that everyone can now heal and remove any drama that still might be in their worlds now that all the revelations have come out," the source went on to say. "They have seen the attacks that their mom has gotten from all of this, and they really hope people can trust their mom in the future, they weren't expecting negativity to shine on their mom but now that it is happening, they want to get through it all as a family."

Willow and Jaden Smith 

Even though Willow and her mother had a good bond, the source claimed that Willow was upset with the actress for airing so much dirty laundry in public and that Will and Jada had "put their children in a very strange and uncomfortable situation". "They were constantly asked about their parents and for seven years they had to basically lie to everyone and pretend that everything was perfectly fine when they knew it was not," said a source. "This made them extremely agitated at times and they would constantly get in fights with each other and with them."

Willow was reportedly upset that Jada broke the news in such a prominent manner, but she has a stronger dislike for her father. Will in particular is the target of Willow's intense hostility. She will always support Jada in disputes, the second insider said. "She is unsure of the motivation behind her mother's decision to go public with their dirty laundry. She feels as though all of her peers are making fun of her.

Jada broke the news of the separation in an interview with NBC News. In addition, she was promoting her new memoir, Worthy. Before revealing why they drifted away, she said, "By the time we got to 2016, we were exhausted with trying." "I think we were both kind of still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be."