Will Smith has categorically denied having an affair with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star Duane Martin.
A representative for the actor issued a statement after an alleged former assistant claimed that he once walked in on Smith and Martin in a compromising situation.
“This story is completely fabricated and the claim is unequivocally false,” a spokeswoman for the company told TMZ.
Brother Bilaal disclosed in a now-viral conversation with internet celebrity Tasha K that he worked as a personal assistant for the Emancipation actor.
He described the incident as happening during the Hollywood Hurry Up and Wait game, when he saw Smith and Martin engaged in an intimate deed in the latter’s dressing room.
Aside from rejecting the charges, the Oscar winner is planning legal action against Bilaal, according to a source.
Smith and Martin’s friendship extends back decades, and it is commonly misunderstood as romantic.
In 1993, they met on the set of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the same year, they co-starred in Six Degrees of Separation.
It’s worth noting that both Smith and Martin married their respective wives, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tisha Campbell, after meeting.
The speculation gained traction after Campbell filed for divorce from Martin in 2020.