Will Smith has opened up about his past beef with Janet Hubert, the original Vivian Banks on the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, who was forced to exit the show after three seasons due to “creative differences” with him.
The pair ended their beef during a show reunion back in 2020, but Hubert revealed the feud essentially left her blackballed in Hollywood, unable to work.
“I made a horrible error and misjudgment of her value and power and beauty to the show. I horribly underestimated what she was for me at that point in my life,” he said on Vice’s Black Comedy in America series.
WOW!! Thank U to my dear friend @JanetHubert17 for inviting me to help you bring your amazing project JG and the BC Kids to the world! It was a blast and a pleasure to be able to show 200 students from the @EmbraceGirlPwr a taste of your genius, Janet!!
– Will Smith pic.twitter.com/sdaXQJ55Cq
— Will Smith (@WillSmith2real) March 7, 2024
Smith previously claimed that he ahd felt “threatened” by Hubert.
Since the reunion, the pair have been in regular contact, and Hubert has been working in Hollywood again.
“If there are tree roots in the drain, the water doesn’t flow,” she told PEOPLE at the time, adding: “The drain has been snaked.”
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