Jada Pinkett Smith: 'I'm worse than Spears, Lohan'

Jada Pinkett Smith has claimed that she was wilder than Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan during her youth.

The 39-year-old defended the troubled stars while discussing the "challenges" that Willow and Jaden, her children with husband Will Smith, may face growing up in the spotlight.

"[Willow is] gonna have her challenges, we all do," she told Jet Magazine. "People think that a perfect child is a child that doesn't make mistakes.

"I look at the Britney Spearses, the Lindsay Lohans, and all these poor young women out here who are going through it and, you know what, that's part of it. Some of us survive, some of us don't."

Jada Pinkett further admitted: "If I'd had a magnifying glass on me when I was their age… Those chicks ain't doing half the stuff I was doing.

"If it's meant to be, my kids are gonna be okay. At the end of the day, some of us make it and some of us don't, and that's life"

Jada Pinkett has also described 'Whip My Hair' singer Willow as a "born rebel".

Willow was previously compared to Lohan by best-selling author Terry McMillan, who described the 10-year-old as 'arrogant' and "desperate for fame".

McMillan said of Willow and Lohan: "They miss out on childhood. It's more important than fame... They think Hollywood is real."