Grand Army actress Odessa A'zion reportedly began dating Jaden in 2018. In May of that year, Jaden accompanied her to her prom. He shared a picture of them in their formalwear on social media, writing, "We Went To Prom, This Picture Describes The Experience."
By April 2019, however, it seemed the couple had gone their separate ways. Us Weekly reported sightings of Jaden kissing an unidentified girl — who was "not Odessa," a source clarified. While neither commented at the time, it wasn't the first sign of trouble in their relationship. During a November 2018 interview, Smith alluded to having made mistakes in the relationship.
"I did really f*ck up in my relationship with Odessa, and this song is kind of like me being like, 'Yo, I'm sorry,' because I am sorry, and I've already said sorry to her a million times, but this is me saying sorry to her again," he told Apple Beat 1 Radio while promoting his song "Fallen Part II," as W magazine reported.