![]() ![]() "I didn't come here to have animosity, I came here to resolve, 'cause it's time. "I have to say, after 27 years, being here today and having the conversation that Will and I had together - it's healing," Hubert later said in a solo interview. RELATED: Peacock Orders 2 Seasons of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dramatic Reboot "The person I want to be is someone who protects you, not someone that unleashes dogs on you," he added, before the pair both apologized for the long-running feud. I could not do a 30-year celebration of this show and not celebrate you, celebrate your contribution to the show, celebrate your contribution to my life." "I didn't know that, when I look back now it's obvious that you were having a hard time and I felt like you hated me. "First of all, thank you for sharing that with me," he said. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends: The Reunion Comments. She then expressed a desire to patch things up with Smith, saying, "I felt it was necessary for us to finally move forward, and I'm sorry that I have blasted you to pieces." "And it's hard enough being a dark-skinned Black woman in this business." "I lost everything - reputation, everything - and I understand you were able to move forward, but you know those words - calling a Black woman difficult in Hollywood is the kiss of death," Hubert said. "And I can see now the level of pain and the level of struggle that it was for you just to show up every day."Ĭhris Haston/NBC/Getty The Fresh Prince of Bel Air ![]() "I have children, I've been divorced, I've had a second marriage," Smith replied. ![]() "You were going forward and getting bigger and bigger, we knew you were going to be huge," she told him, explaining that her difficulties on set had nothing to do with the cast, but more so with her situation at home, including what she described as a "very abusive marriage." Hubert said Smith's words following her departure hurt her life and her career. RELATED: Will Smith Shares Photos from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Special for Show's 30th Anniversary "I was trapped - what could I do? They said, 'Okay, then we're going to recast your role,' and I said, 'What can I say?' I was hurt, deeply." "I was never fired, but the misconception was always put out there," she continued. I had a new baby and a husband who was out of work, so I said no. They said, 'You've got two months and two weeks of work and you cannot work anywhere else,'" Hubert recalled. "They offered me this really bad deal in the third season. It was insane," she replied, going on to say that she was not fired from the show, contrary to what was widely reported at the time. "So she agreed to sit down and have a conversation with me, and Janet and I saw one another for the first time in 27 years yesterday." "We never publicly talk about Janet and what happened, and for me it felt like I couldn't celebrate 30 years of Fresh Prince without finding a way to celebrate Janet," Smith told his fellow costars Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro. Will Smith and Janet Hubert have finally buried the hatchet, 27 years after the actress left her role as Aunt Viv on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.ĭuring Wednesday night's premiere of the HBO Max reunion special celebrating 30 years since the sitcom debuted, Smith and Hubert sat down for an emotional conversation and resolved the issues between them that had been brewing for nearly three decades. The former costars hashed things out during the HBO Max reunion special, which premiered on Wednesday night She turned it down and was replaced by Daphne Reid.Fresh Prince Reunion: Will Smith and Janet Hubert Discuss Her Contentious Exit 27 Years Later Whether this influenced the network or not is never said, but after Season 3 wrapped, NBC approached Hubert with a new contract that would have her working for two months and two weeks and forbade her from working anywhere else. With a new baby and an unemployed husband, she couldn't afford such a deal. She started coming to work unhappy, which a young Smith did not understand, and he became annoyed with her attitude. Hubert was trapped in an abusive marriage and her unexpected pregnancy had taken a toll on her. However, she's come to set the record straight. Rumors of her being fired had started to spread, suggesting she was difficult to work with, causing her to be blacklisted in Hollywood. After the Season 3, Hubert mysteriously disappeared after both she and her character had given birth. After years spent feuding, Hubert and Smith finally buried the hatchet and opened up about what happened on set. One of the most significant moments of the reunion was the return of Janet Hubert into the Fresh Prince family. ![]()
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