Oscars 2016: Will Smith TV aunt goes on Jada Pinkett Los – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The US actress Janet Hubert has turned with a video in the current debate on the nominations for the Oscars 2016th The proposals of the Academy had been heavily criticized in recent days: in the major categories only have white actors the chance to win one of the trophies

In response have, for example, this year’s honorary Oscar-winner Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. announced to boycott the ceremony. The latter released a statement in which she said, among other things: “At the Oscars, we must always happy hand over the trophies and entertain people, but our artistic achievements are seldom recognized.” Her husband Will Smith starring in “Shocking Truth” and was not nominated.

On the Wutrede of Jada Pinkett Smith now responded Janet Hubert: “Has your husband not have its own mouth to speak,” the actress asks at the beginning of the recording. Reich gesture she continues: you find it ironic that someone now just wanted to boycott those people with whom he had earned millions of dollars. “Just because you did not get a nomination, just because you did not win?” Asks Hubert. “So life is not working, baby.”

 
 
 

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couple Smith at the Golden Globes 2016: “Do not Barack and Michelle Obama”

Hubert was the early nineties together with Will Smith in the popular TV series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in front of the camera, it took over three years the role of his Aunt Vivian “Viv” Banks. For her departure from the show she had blamed in the past Smith and called him, among other things as an egomaniac.

Now, she says in the clip: While the TV filming she had Smith proposed to fight with those responsible for the show together for a higher salary. “Your response to me was: ‘My deal is my deal and your deal is your deal..’”

She throws Smith and his wife indirectly hypocrisy: you have a huge production company, they are a part Hollywood and the system. Both should come back down to earth, says Hubert. “You are not Barack and Michelle Obama.”

You would not bitter sound, but the truth must be spoken: “You know, some of us have to pay debts and bills We need to more important things to worry as the Oscars. . ” The industry magazine “Hollywood Reporter” has the video Huberts published and the entire speech written for them to read:

On the criticism of the nominations had been the African-American president of the Academy Academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, responded – and saddened by the lack of Variety indicated at the nominees. She was heartbroken and frustrated, she wrote in a press release.

Jada Pinkett Smith now thanked via Twitter “at the Academy, especially with Cheryl Boone Isaacs” for the prompt reply. They looked forward to the future.