<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="269513" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bill-Cosby">Bill Cosby</keyword>'s conviction was overturned this week, with Cosby being released from prison.</li><li>His former costar, <keyword id="3076426" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Phylicia-Rashad">Phylicia Rashad</keyword>, celebrated his release on Twitter but quickly apologized.</li><li><keyword id="2386147" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Janet-Hubert">Janet Hubert</keyword> joined in the criticism of Rashad: "Phylicia what are you thinking!!!"</li></ul>Janet Hubert has joined those slamming <a href="https://www.insider.com/phylicia-rashad-apologized-after-criticism-about-cosby-comment-2021-6">Phylicia Rashad for her reaction</a> to <a href="https://www.insider.com/bill-cosbys-sexual-assault-conviction-thrown-out-by-court-2021-6">Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction being overturned.</a>After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced its decision on June 30, Rashad, who starred with Cosby in "The Cosby Show," tweeted: "FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!"The tweet provoked an intense backlash against Rashad, and Howard University, where Rashad is the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts dean, <a href="https://www.insider.com/howard-university-condemns-phylicia-rashad-bill-cosby-tweet-2021-7">released a statement condemning her tweet.</a>"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Janet Hubert added her voice to the criticism, tweeting Thursday: "Phylicia what are you thinking!!! I don't know you but to say this was terribly wrong."She continued: "EVERYONE knew what he was doing back then. How could you NOT! Get your umbrella sista here comes the s--- shower. I am outraged that he has been released. Yes he is an old ass guilty man!"<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Janet Hubert (@OGJanetHubert) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1410379498604859392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2021</a></blockquote>"I know 5 women who have not come forward. Enough. Ya'll we know better. Powerful men do wrong things, black or white," Hubert wrote in another tweet.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Janet Hubert (@OGJanetHubert) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1410387290636132352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2021</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.insider.com/phylicia-rashad-apologized-after-criticism-about-cosby-comment-2021-6">Rashad apologized for her initial tweet</a> three hours after she posted it, writing: "I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth. Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Phylicia Rashad (@PhyliciaRashad) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1410336268995776518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2021</a></blockquote>Rashad has now deleted the original post supporting Cosby, who was released from prison on Wednesday after serving three years of a 10-year-long sentence. He received this now-overturned conviction in 2018 after being <a href="https://www.insider.com/bill-cosby-sentenced-tk-years-in-prison-for-sexual-assault-2018-9">found guilty of three counts of aggravated assault.</a> Over 60 women also accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, which he denies.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-cosby-set-free-deal-made-trump-impeachment-lawyer-2021-6">Cosby was released from prison because of a 2005 agreement</a> with a prosecutor that was made with then-Montgomery County district attorney Bruce Castor.The agreement stipulated that Cosby would be immune from criminal prosecution should Andrea Constand, who accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in 2004, bring forward a civil case and Cosby sat for deposition.In that deposition, <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/bill-cosby-deposition-released-admits-affairs-and-giving-women-drugs/">Cosby said that had several affairs and also said that he had given quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with.</a>

'Fresh Prince' star Janet Hubert blasts Phylicia Rashad for supporting Bill Cosby: 'What are you thinking'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11898346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="will-smith" source="Orion">Will Smith</keyword> said that he wanted to date his "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" costar Karyn Parsons.</li><li>Smith said he "tried to explain that we were not really cousins so it would be fine if we dated." </li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/will-smith">Will Smith</a> said he was interested in dating his "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air">Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a>" costar Karyn Parsons, but she turned him down.In his <a href="https://willthebook.com/">self-titled memoir</a> released on November 9, Smith spoke candidly about his experience on the hit '90s sitcom, which marked his acting debut. "Fresh Prince" centered on Smith's character having a fish-out-of-water experience as he left his hometown of West Philadelphia to live with his Uncle Phil (James Avery), Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert), and three cousins named Hilary Banks (Parsons), Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro), and Ashley Banks (Tatyana Ali) in their lavish Bel-Air mansion.Smith described Parsons as "the least experienced next to me" and said that she "beat out a slew of Hollywood big hitters to win her role." The actor said that Parsons also knew that it was in their best interests to remain professional."Was smart enough to tell me 'hell no' when I tried to explain that we were not really cousins so it would be fine if we dated. ('I swear it won't mess up our working relationship.' She knew better than that — good call KP)," Smith said. Smith ended up meeting his first wife, Sheree Zampino, at a taping of "A Different World" on a nearby set and married her three months later. Their first and only child together, Trey Smith, was born in November 1992.Smith and Zampino's <a href="https://www.insider.com/will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith-met-while-he-was-married-someone-else-2018-10">divorce</a> was finalized in 1995 and the actor dated <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jada-pinkett-smith">Jada Pinkett Smith</a>, who he first saw exiting a casting office for "Fresh Prince."They <a href="https://www.insider.com/jada-pinkett-smith-cried-on-wedding-day-will-smith-2018-10">got married</a> on December 31, 1997 and welcomed two children together: son <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jaden-smith">Jaden Smith</a> (born in July 1998) and daughter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/willow-smith">Willow Smith</a> (born in October 2000).

Will Smith says he wanted to date 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' costar Karyn Parsons, but she told him 'hell no'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11898346" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="will-smith" source="Orion">Will Smith</keyword> said he improvised his character's piano moment in the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" pilot.</li><li>Smith said that he was originally supposed to sit at the bench and reflect on his uncle's words.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/will-smith">Will Smith</a> said that he improvised a beloved scene from the series premiere of his hit '90s sitcom "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</a>."The 1990 pilot of "Fresh Prince" centered on Smith's character having a fish-out-of-water experience as he left his hometown of West Philadelphia to live with his Uncle Phil (James Avery), Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert), and three cousins in their lavish Bel-Air mansion.The episode showed Will's lack of decorum, bold fashion sense, and constant use of slang like "dope" - all of which contrasted with the posh lifestyle of the Banks family. At the end of the episode, Uncle Phil scolded Will for making a spectacle of himself at an elegant dinner.After exchanging terse words, Uncle Phil told Will, "Before you criticize somebody, you find out what he's all about." Then he dismissed Will's attempt to share his side of the story, saying that he knew exactly what his nephew was about. Uncle Phil was proven wrong though as Will went over to the piano and unexpectedly began playing the classic Beethoven tune "Für Elise." The surprising moment caused Uncle Phil to pop back into the living room and smile as he listened. <div type="image" title="Will Smith playing the piano on the series premiere of &quot;The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.&quot;" height="1800" width="2400" msid="87655905" hostid="261"></div>In chapter three of his <a href="https://willthebook.com/">self-titled memoir</a>, released on Tuesday, Smith said that when he filmed the pilot, he was originally supposed to sit at the bench and look pensive. But he went off-script and the moment ended up illustrating that Uncle Phil misjudged Will."The producers had originally planned on me sitting with my back to the piano so they could push the camera in on my face as I pondered the profundity of Uncle Phil's closing words," Smith wrote. "But when I sat down, I faced the piano, and began playing Mom-Mom's favorite, Beethoven's 'Für Elise.'"Unbeknownst to the cast and crew, Smith had previously taken piano lessons because his mother, Carolyn Bright, played and it "was the only instrument that actually liked me." The actor said that Avery was "stunned," and "stepped back around the corner.""The set went silent as everyone realized this show was about to be special," Smith recalled. "The point of the scene had been to never judge a book by its cover. The producers were so inspired by this improvisational moment that they kept it, and it became the defining thematic premise of the entire series."NBC's "<keyword id="12106306" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air" source="Orion">The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</keyword>," also starring Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, and Karyn Parsons aired for six seasons before going off the air in 1996.

Will Smith says that he improvised the fan-favorite piano scene from the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' pilot

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="4793" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Will-Smith">Will Smith</keyword> took over as the host of "<keyword id="6572229" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="red-table-talk">Red Table Talk</keyword>" for the latest episode and said that the only female relationship he hasn't messed up is with daughter <keyword id="512390" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Willow-Smith">Willow Smith</keyword>. </li><li>"I'm sure there are aspects from Willow's point of view [where] she would say, 'No, you messed some stuff up, dad,' but in my mind, I did right by her," the actor said.</li><li>During the episode, Will spoke about his "central wound" of constantly feeling unsafe, and said that his relationship with Willow "has been a major part of healing."</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/will-smith">Will Smith</a> opened up about his bond with daughter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/willow-smith">Willow Smith</a> and said it's the only female relationship that he hasn't ruined."Willow's the only female relationship I've ever had that I didn't mess up," the 52-year-old actor said while taking over the latest <a href="https://www.facebook.com/538649879867825/videos/160622995771838">episode</a> of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/red-table-talk">"Red Table Talk"</a> on Facebook Watch, which is usually cohosted by <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jada-pinkett-smith">Jada Pinkett Smith</a>, Willow, and Adrienne Banfield Norris."I'm sure there are aspects from Willow's point of view [where] she would say, 'No, you messed some stuff up, dad,' but in my mind, I did right by her," Will added. During the episode, Will discussed his strained relationship with former "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" costar Janet Hubert, who played Vivian Banks (also known as Aunt Viv) on the hit sitcom until she was replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid after season three.In the years after Hubert's departure from the show, she and Will publicly feuded.<div type="image" title="will smith janet hubert fresh prince of bel air" height="1464" width="1953" msid="79328570" hostid="261"></div>It wasn't until recently when Will asked Hubert to participate in a "Fresh Prince" reunion special for HBO Max that the two actors properly addressed their history. On "RTT," Will sat down with clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula to further unpack what caused the rift.The "Aladdin" star said that his "whole life and career" is focused on trying to make people laugh, which is a coping mechanism he developed as a child when he witnessed his father physically abusing his mother. To create a safe environment, he made jokes "to make sure that my father was entertained enough not to hurt my mother or anybody in the house."Will went on to utilize the same laughter tactic on the set of "Fresh Prince," which Hubert, who came from a Broadway background, found to be unprofessional. On "RTT," the actor said that he viewed her as a parental figure at the time, and he "desperately needed her approval." <div type="image" title="will smith and janet hubert fresh prince" height="1226" width="1634" msid="79328572" hostid="261"></div>During the episode, the "Bad Boys" star said that he grew up needing safety and approval from others, especially women. But more recently, Willow has been instrumental in helping to lessen his feeling of a lack of safety (which he called his "central wound")."In the last three years, I've been seeing it and confronting it more effectively," he said. "My relationship with Willow has been a major part of healing."Will went on to say that conversely, his relationship with Pinkett Smith triggered his need to seek out approval."That was a psychological crash and burn," he said of buying a house for his wife, which they dubbed "Jada's Lake," to gain her approval."There is not enough money to make your relationship go right," he added.Watch the full "Red Table Talk" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/538649879867825/videos/160622995771838">episode</a> below.<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fredtabletalk%2Fvideos%2F160622995771838%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560" width="560" height="449" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/will-smith-willow-introduced-feelings-parenting-red-table-talk-video-2020-6">Will Smith says his daughter Willow 'introduced me to feelings' and 'destroyed' all his ideas about parenting</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith-red-table-talk-crying-explanation-2020-10">Will Smith reveals why he looked like he was crying on 'Red Table Talk' and it had nothing to do with Jada's 'entanglement'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/willow-jaden-smith-shunned-black-community-2020-10">Willow Smith says she and Jaden Smith felt 'shunned' by the Black community for being 'too different'</a></li></ul>

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'Fresh Prince' star Janet Hubert blasts Phylicia Rashad for supporting Bill Cosby: 'What are you thinking'

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