Jodie Turner-Smith, Joshua Jackson won't raise baby in America: 'White supremacy is overt'
Jodie Turner-Smith does not want to raise a child in America.
The British actress, who starred in 2019's "Queen & Slim," opened up in a Los Angeles-based interview with Britain's The Sunday Times about her reasons for looking elsewhere to raise her child, as well as why she limits discussion on her personal life.
Turner-Smith, who is seven months pregnant, said she doesn't want to raise a family in America because "the racial dynamics over here are fraught."
"White supremacy is overt," she continued. "It’s the reason I don’t want to raise my kids here."
She added America's gun policies are another reason she's wary of raising a child in the country.
"I don’t want my kids to grow up doing active shooter drills at school," she added.
As for where Turner-Smith and her partner, Joshua Jackson, might raise their child, the actress said she's considering one of America's neighbors.
"England has gone off the rails," she said, "so I was thinking maybe Canada."
Though reports have circulated Turner-Smith and the "Dawson's Creek" star are married, the actress declined to confirm or deny their nuptials in her interview.
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"There was this wave of people who were upset that I was possibly married to a white man," she said of reports about her relationship status. "In America, interracial dating or marriage is not something that is as accepted."
"Certain people feel strongly against it, in both communities," she continued. "I felt it from the black community. It is so complicated. I don’t want to give it too much energy. The horrific things that people were saying, it makes you … I’m learning there are certain things I have to really keep for myself.”
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