Willow Smith Talks About Why She Turned Down 'Annie' Role

Willow Smith sports a new hairstyle as she does a little shopping with a gal pal on Wednesday afternoon (February 14) in Calabasas, Calif.

The 13-year-old actress/singer recently opened up about why she turned down the title role in the upcoming film adaptation of Annie.

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“I just wanted to chill, and be at home, and decompress, and just find out what I wanna do and where I stand on this planet, with the little tiny place we have,” Willow told V Magazine (via E! News). “I just feel like I want to do it different than the world’s ready for.”

She added, “I’m enjoying just being independent and doing my own thing.”

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