Will Smith Is Uncomfortable Playing a Gay Character Onscreen
Added 2020-03-26 07:02:09 +0000 UTC“As the Will Turns” (April 10, 1995)
This is as close to a gay episode as Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ever got. And while it’s not necessarily the funniest piece of TV ever, it makes for a hell of a discussion of Will Smith’s personal life. This episode has some weird parallels with actual events in Will Smith, real-life actor. We’d say it’s unprecedented for a rapper-turned-actor to seemingly confront rumors about their sexuality in a network sitcom, but it plays out remarkably similar to the Living Single with the Queen Latifah parallels we did last season.
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Comments
I don't think this one works anymore 😕
Bee Dub
2025-01-24 03:24:45 +0000 UTC"When I think about Drew I touch myself". :)
Don Mike
2020-04-27 19:50:55 +0000 UTCNice one guys, this was WAY more fascinating than I'd expected it to be. I'm also definitely going to seek out Manimal now, lol.
DareBear
2020-03-26 18:05:43 +0000 UTC
