Jaden Smith lights up a cigarette as he enjoys an animated chat with pals in parking lot in Malibu

Jaden Smith was enjoying a break from his hectic schedule when he lit a cigarette in the Nobu Malibu parking lot on Wednesday.

The musician, 24, cut a casual figure as he pulled on the cigarette, while enjoying animated conversation with friends.

He donned a black and white quilted hooded jacket paired with extremely low-slung white trousers for his night out.

The edgy star got into the Halloween mood as he chatted with a friend who wore devil horns on his night off.

Jaden previously spoke of a hiatus in his music career during an interview with Complex, where he noted his intention to retire from the music industry.

“I just keep jumping around. I’ve been here for two years with this alternative sound, which has never happened before… But I think I probably won’t be releasing music for a while,” she said.

He then let his musical prospects hang in the air, noting that he had accepted the idea of ​​an open future.

‘I don’t know. I think we will see. I don’t know how it will work. I really only do it one day at a time, I just figure it out,” he said.

This comes as Jaden’s famed father, Will Smith, begins his comeback after causing a stir when he punched Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Smith’s latest film Emancipation is a historical thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, in which the Fresh Prince actor stars as an enslaved man named Peter who escapes from a Louisiana plantation and braves treacherous territory and slave hunters to reach north to the territory of the Union, where he can participate in the fight against the Confederation.

The film is inspired by the life of a former slave, immortalized in gruesome photos of his back, which was covered in cobwebs of keloid scars from repeated whipping.

The film is Smith’s first major work since he took the stage at the Academy Awards and punched Chris Rock in the face while he was presenting.

The Independence Day star said he was outraged by a joke Rock made about his wife’s lack of hair, which she shaved off to cover up hair loss.

Despite the fact that the Oscars were controversial, Smith still won the Best Actor award for starring as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard.

After the shocking blow Variety originally reported that Apple planned to delay the film until 2023 to let the controversy subside.

However, it is now slated for a theater release on December 2, followed by a streaming release on Apple TV+ on December 9.

The streaming service may still have abandoned its plans to have a hit for the awards season, as the film could miss out on potential profits due to its short theatrical window.