“Most People Don’t Even Know You,” Fallon Mocked. Willow Smith’s Mic Drop Exit Was a Declaration of War on Nepo-Baby Stigma. New York, July 30, 2025 – Last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon turned explosive when Willow Smith, the 24-year-old singer, actress, and daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, fiercely defended her career achievements as her own, only to be met with biting mockery from host Jimmy Fallon. The interview, aired at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC, saw Wil

“IT WAS TIGHT IN THERE. ‘IF YOU NEED SPACE, BOOK BUSINESS CLASS,’ I THOUGHT. BUT LESS THAN TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, A TEEN THREW HIS FEET—YELLOW SOCKS AND ALL—ONTO MY ARMREST. WHAT I DID NEXT MADE THE WHOLE ROW GO QUIET.” Ten minutes after takeoff, I settled into my window seat: headphones in, book open, tray table up, the quiet rhythm of flight beginning to hum. Then something cold and gritty touched my arm. I turned—and froze. A sock, once white and now bravely gray, was draped across my arm