"Concussion" star Will Smith might have said he was interested about running for president of the United States, as previously reported on Parent Herald, but the actor has buckled down and said that he was actually just joking about it.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight (ET) , Will made it clear that he has no plans of joining politics. He admitted he was not serious when he made his statements about running for president on the weekend show "CBS Morning."
Earlier, Will told the program that he might be jumping in the political arena "if people keep saying all the crazy kinds of stuff they've been saying on the news lately about walls and Muslims." But now that the actor said that it was all a joke, he did admit that he's had "political optimism" after doing his latest movie.
"Concussion" is about Dr. Bennet Omalu, the real-life Nigerian doctor who discovered serious brain tumors among football players. "Dr. Omalu has such a positive view of America and the American dream," he told ET.
Meanwhile, the actor and father of three also discussed his fears about football injuries in relation to one of his children. Trey, now 23, played football back in high school, per New York Post. As revealed in the film, developing brain tumor because of the severities in the gameplay is not something that can be easily detected. "It was almost as if it was hidden in plain sight. And as I started to understand the science, I knew that it was something that I wanted to deliver to the world," said Will via US Weekly.
Knowing what he knows now about football injuries, Will said the choice is hard for parents who might want their kids to be active in the sport, but worry about the possible dangers. The film should give moms and dads some insights about what can really happen to football players.
"Anybody that has kids, you know how hard it is to tell your kids, 'No.' So if he wanted to play, I would want him to be thoroughly informed, and as a family we would have to make an informed decision," the actor said.
Thankfully, Will doesn't have to worry about this now that his children are all grown-up and they are making their own choices. "I have a 23-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 15-year-old, so they were done listening to me a long time ago," he told the news outlet.
