(Warning: there is some foul language in the video.)
Janet Hubert (better known as Aunt Viv from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) has spoken out against Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycott of this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
Smith, wife of Will Smith, created a short video rallying against the lack of black Oscar nominees and posted it to her Facebook page.
In rebuttal, self-proclaimed “blacktress” Hubert released a video to YouTube in which she shared her opinion of Smith (and her husband).
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“And here’s the other thing — they don’t care. They don’t care! And I find it ironic that somebody who has made their living, and made millions and millions of dollars from the very people you’re talking about boycotting just because you didn’t get a nomination, just because you didn’t win.”
Hubert played Aunt Viv on the ’90s sitcom from 1990 to 1993, after which she was replaced by Daphne Maxwell-Reid. Hubert revealed that she had an on-show feud with Will Smith in 2011.
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The Oscars ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock, will take place on Feb. 28.
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