Will Smith 'Refused' RuPaul Cameo On The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air -- Because He Was Protecting 'His Image'?!
perezhilton.comWe could’ve gotten an iconic ’90s collab back in the day — but Will Smith was reportedly very against it! If you didn’t know, the rapper-turned-actor was coming up in the entertainment industry at the same time as drag legend RuPaul.
Because of this, they once had the opportunity to work together, but the King Richard star got in the way. In Thea Glassman‘s new book Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television, which hit shelves on Tuesday, the executive producer of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, David Steven Simon, revealed he once pitched the idea of having RuPaul make a cameo on the sitcom — but Will hated it!
David recalled: Related: Dylan Mulvaney Reveals Bud Light Did NOT Reach Out During Controversy The EP was especially thrown off because, while the comedian got to approve every storyline of the show, he rarely ever rejected any ideas!
And yet here was an idea he was unwilling to listen to in full! Ultimately, the actor “refused” and “kept repeating that it was a bad idea.” When pressed why he thought Will was so against the appearance, David simply said: Damn.
