WATCH Kid Cudi talks mental health with Jada Pinkett Smith

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WATCH: Kid Cudi talks mental health with Jada Pinkett Smith
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Tue, 12/18/2018 - 09:00


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Kid Cudi performs at 2015 Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 1, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.






JOHANNESBURG - Jada Pinkett Smith sat down with rapper Kid Cudi (real name Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi) in a new episode of Red Table Talk to discuss mental health.

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The 34-year-old rapper, who checked himself into rehab in 2016 to combat depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts opened up about how he hid his struggles from his family and friends.





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Pinkett Smith also opened up about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression during the episode which aired on Monday.

The actress said she had a "nervous breakdown"  when she moved to Los Angeles to become an actress: "I had gotten to LA and gotten a certain amount of success and realised that that wasn't the answer.

"I was extremely suicidal, I had a complete emotional collapse."



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