Will Smith had a troubled relationship with his former co-star Janet Hubert, who played Vivian Banks on the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Hubert, who played Aunt Viv in three seasons of the series, left the show in 1993 due to “creative differences” and was later replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid.
However, Hubert and Smith eventually reconciled in 2020. The Oscar-winning actor appeared on the latest episode of Vice’s Black Comedy in America series and admitted he made a “terrible mistake” in misunderstanding his co-star when they were together. show.
Reflecting on her career, Smith told host Chris Spencer, “I made a terrible mistake and made the wrong decision about her value, power and beauty on the show.” “At that point in my life I greatly underestimated what she was to me,” he said.
Before their reconciliation, Smith claimed that Hubert wanted the show to revolve around her character “the Auntie Viv of the Bel-Air show”, as reported by Complex. The two made several allegations against each other during an interview with an Atlanta radio station. The reunion at the show’s 30th anniversary celebration hosted by HBO Max.
A year later, Hubert told People magazine that her relationship with The Pursuit of Happyness actor was no longer strained. “When I hugged him I said it with all my heart because I saw that little boy, that little 21-year-old boy,” he told the outlet.
He admitted that if he had got a chance to talk at that time, all the drama would not have happened. But now they have finally become cordial and “message each other all the time.”
