Jada and I had agreed early in our marriage that we would never work at the same time. One of us would always have to be available full-time to the children. The Pursuit of Happyness was slated to begin principal photography in fall 2005. Jada’s appearance at Ozzfest was so successful that Guns N’ Roses asked her to open for them on their upcoming tour. But the tour was set smack-dab, dead center in the middle of Pursuit.
