Will Smith 'taking acting break'

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Will Smith has decided to take a break from acting, it has emerged.

The Oscar-nominated actor has put his filmmaking career on hold to look after his family while his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith works on TNT television series Hawthorne and son Jaden Smith films Kung Fu Kid in China, reports Contactmusic.

Pinkett-Smith has confessed that her movie star husband lacks domestic abilities around the house but knows how to be a parent.

She said: "Will doesn't cook. We have other people in the house to do that stuff. But Will does do the parenting. If there are any problems, I don't have to worry because I have a partner and he has me covered.

"I am so thankful Will is home. Plus, I think when mom works it gives the kids a nice break. It gives them a minute to appreciate you and miss you. Now I hear, 'Oh, I need mom to do it. I miss you, mom'."