World news – California – Where there is a will, there is a way to end a 27-year feud

SMITH will end a long-running feud with a former star from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air during a special emotional encounter for the show.

The Hollywood actor, 52, joined fellow cast members – Tatiana Ali (Ashley), Karen Parsons (Hillary), Joseph Marcel (Geoffrey), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Vivian) and Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton), plus DJ Jazzy Jeff, who had a recurring role – in a one-off episode, recalls their time in the comedy, which ran for six seasons from 1990 to 1996.

The cast sat in a rebuilt living room from the famous Fresh Prince mansion contemplating their time together, while the reunion meeting, streamed on HBO Max, included a tribute to James Avery, who played Will’s on-screen uncle Phil Banks and died in 2013.

But the crowning moment of the still-young Prince Fresh was his reconciliation with the original Aunt Janet Hubert, who left the show under stressful circumstances after season three and blamed Will for her departure.

The duo have traded barbs in the media ever since, with the actress calling Will the « arrogant » who used his growing influence to replace her..

But now, 27 years after their last meeting, the couple have an emotional exchange, with Janet, 64, to tell Will that while filming Season 3, she was pregnant and in an abusive marriage..

Janet said he offered her a « really bad deal, » which she turned down. She said she was not expelled.

She said, « When I left the show, I had this new baby and had no one. ». “The family disowned me. Hollywood has disowned me. My family said, “You broke our name.

“I was not unprofessional at the site; I stopped talking to everyone, because I did not know whom to trust, because I was banished. They said it was you who kicked me out.

Will, who was 21 at the time, said he now had three children who could see how Janet was struggling and admitted that he made things difficult for her because « everything was a threat to him. ».

She said: You took all of this from me with your words, words can kill. I lost everything.

“These words, describing a black woman as“ tough ”in Hollywood is the kiss of death. And this is tough enough for the dark-skinned black woman in this business.

He will say: “For 30 years I have not been able to celebrate this show nor do I celebrate you, celebrate your contribution to the show, celebrate your contribution to my life.

But the crowds were divided over whether Will had done enough to atone for his actions, with one writing: « Much respect for Smith to admit a mistake, » while another wrote clearly: « Well, how much money Will Smith will pay Janet to destroy her career. » ??? ‘

After the reconciliation, Will then escorts Janet to greet the other cast members – the first time she met her replacement on the show.

Karen, who played Phil and Viv’s daughter Hillary, said: “Seeing Daphne and Janet – my mother, Aunt Viv – get together, they have never met before, seeing them meet for the first time and their embrace was the most incredible thing..

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