Will Smith’s bungee jump saw him experience both "absolute terror" and "magnificent bliss".
The ‘Men in Black’ actor marked his 50th birthday on Tuesday (25.09.18) by leaping out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon and he thought the experience was "beautiful".
He said while dangling on the rope: "This is some of the most beautiful stuff I have ever seen in my life.
"Nothing will ever be scarier than that. It goes from complete absolute terror to the most magnificent bliss you’ve ever felt."
The ‘Suicide Squad’ actor streamed his jump live on his YouTube channel and appeared nervous as he hovered over the canyon.
But after the jump, he blew kisses to the crowd – including wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their children Jaden and Willow – and exclaimed: "Oh my God, this is gorgeous, this is gorgeous."
Will admitted the death of his father had made him want to live his life more "freely".
Speaking to his ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ co-star Alfonso Ribeiro after the jump, he said: "I am not going to be able to articulate it thoroughly right now but here’s a real relationship between freedom and joy. There’s an idea bubbling in my mind, as fear as a cage, fear actually traps you.
"My father passed just little over a year ago and there’s something about the confrontation with death that makes you live life more freely. The freedom to just be and do who and what you are, is absolutely exhilarating.
"Life is hard. You might get hurt. Your heart might get broken. You might lose your job. But you’ve still got to commit."
Will undertook the bungee jump as part of a partnership between the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation and Global Citizen to support their ongoing advocacy work on education that allows them to support Education Cannot Wait, a global initiative that provides millions of children in crisis-affected areas access to education.
Will Smith’s scary bungee jump
