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TV history was made when The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star Will Smith and and his former TV Aunt Viv Janet Hubert finally sat down together after 27 years to discuss for first time why she left the show in 1993 after three seasons. Janet was then replaced in the role by Daphne Maxwell Reid.

EXCLUSIVE: R&B recording artist Ledisi (Selma, American Soul) is set to play legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the biopic, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.  Columbus Short (ABC’s Scandal, Stomp the Yard) will take on the role of Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend of Jackson’s. Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Walking Dead, The Steve Harvey Show) also co-star.

Janet Hubert didn’t hesitate to make her feelings known after Lori Loughlin completed her two-month prison stay for her role in the nationwide college admissions scandal.“So when white actresses commit crimes they get new shows, pilots, etc. Lori Loughlin … I assume, will get an Emmy for her time in prison,” the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum, 64, tweeted days after Loughlin, 56, left the Federal Correctional Institution, in Dublin, California.

Janet Hubert is using Lori Loughlin’s release from prison to make a point.

"Fresh Prince of Bel Air" star Janet Hubert is taking Lori Loughlin to task for her involvement in the national college admissions scandal. A spokesperson at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, Calif., confirmed to Fox News on Monday that the "Full House" star completed her prison time after serving two months behind bars for her crimes.

Janet Hubert, who played the original Aunt Viv on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, shared her thoughts on white actresses who “commit crimes” yet go on to live successful lives. This critique was inspired by Lori Loughlin, 56, who was released from prison after a two-month sentence for her involvement in the U.S. college admissions scandal on Dec. 28. Lori had reported to the FCI Dublin in California on Oct. 30, meaning she actually served just two days shy of two months.

The recent HBO Max cast reunion of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” contained plenty of memorable moments, from Will Smith and Janet Hubert finally ending their decades-long feud to an emotional tribute to the late James Avery, a.k.a. Uncle Phil.

Janet Hubert is revealing what it felt like to finally get a one-on-one sit down with her former co-star, Will Smith.

Daphne Maxwell Reid, 72, who was the second actress to portray the role of Vivian Banks aka “Aunt Viv” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1993-1996, recently met Janet Hubert, 64, who was the first actress to play the role, at the HBO Max reunion for the show, and couldn’t help but thank her for leaving when she did.

Alfonso Ribeiro is explaining why he wasn’t on set with original Aunt Viv, Janet Hubert, during the recent “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion. 

Will Smith has opened up about his public falling out with his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Janet Hubert.The 52 year old, whose wife Jada recently spoke out about her relationship with August Alsina, took part in an emotional reunion with the star in a special for HBO Max. Janet, 64, played the original Aunt Viv in the popular American sitcom, but was replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid in 1993 after quitting the show due to person circumstances.

For nearly three decades Janet Hubert, 64, has been trying to salvage her reputation. Now, after HBO Max premiered its Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special, she feels like a wrongfully convicted murderer who has finally succeeded in convincing the world that she’s innocent. Since it started streaming on Nov. 19, fans have watched as Janet hugged and shed tears with her former on-screen nephew, Will Smith, finally putting to bed a lengthy, bitter feud.

The healing continues for Will Smith following an emotional sit-down with his former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Janet Hubert.

Will Smith and Janet Hubert, his former co-star on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, ended their decades-long feud in the recent HBO Max reunion special.

Will Smith and his “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” co-star Janet Hubert have been famously feuding ever since she left the show during its run.

Will Smith is reflecting on his emotional sit-down with his former co-star Janet Hubert. In the latest episode of, Smith took over as host, and examined his recent conversation with Hubert, which was part of HBO Max's reunion special.Joined by psychologist Dr.

Will Smith, 52, has done plenty of growing up since his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air days. Just days after a powerful sit down with former co-star Janet Hubert, 63, during the Fresh Prince reunion, Will sat down on Red Table Talk to reflect on their tense 30 year feud.

Will Smith and Janet Hurbert have reconciled differences after their longstanding fight! The two reunited during HBO Max’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special for the first time in 27 years after Janet left her role as Aunt Viv on the hit sitcom. If you didn’t know, Janet played Aunt Viv during the first three seasons of Fresh Prince.

Now this is a story all about how one of the oldest, longest, and emotional feuds in pop culture history finally got settled — and filled the hearts of TV sitcom fans everywhere!

Will Smith and Janet Hubert put their rocky past behind them during the emotional Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast reunion.On Wednesday, November 18, the former costars reflected on their time together on the 1990s sitcom in an all-new HBO Max special — and addressed their history of ups and downs for the first time in nearly 30 years.

After 27 years of not speaking and blasting one another in old interviews, Janet Hubert and Will Smith finally came face-to-face in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion special that aired on HBO Max on Nov. 18.

Time heals all wounds. Will Smith and Janet Hubert are squashing their beef for the first time in 27 years, following her exit from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in 1993.

Will Smith and Janet Hubert are squashing their beef for the first time in 27 years, following her exit from in 1993.Hubert, best known as «the original Aunt Viv,» left the sitcom after the first three seasons over «creative differences.» She was promptly replaced by actress Daphne Maxwell Reid the following season without any mention of the recasting.

Will Smith reunited with his former The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Janet Hubert on Thursday (September 10, 2020), seemingly putting to bed their decades-long feud.Hubert played Aunt Viv in the first three seasons before leaving in 1993, and she’s written about her broken relationship with Smith in her 2009 book Perfection Is Not a Sitcom Mom.That year, she complained that she was “demonized” following her departure, and in 2017, she criticized the cast after being snubbed from a

Will Smith and Janet Hubert, who played Aunt Viv for three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, have finally made amends—no red table talk required. The former co-stars, who hadn't been photographed together in approximately 27 years, reunited on the 30th anniversary of their hit sitcom.

Will Smith and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's original Aunt Viv Janet Hubert have seemingly buried — or at least paused — their long-standing feud and will reunite for HBO Max's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion.

Will Smith shared a first look at the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air‘s 30th anniversary reunion special with the original cast — including Janet Hubert.The Men in Black star, 51, posted behind-the-scenes photos via Instagram on Thursday, September 10. One picture showed Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, and DJ Jazzy Jeff on the set of the Banks family’s living room.