Actress Janet Hubert (known for her role as the original Aunt Viv on Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air) was the first to clap back at Jada Pinkett Smith who suggested Black actors boycott the Oscars this year because no actors of color were nominated. Now, Smith has a few things to say to Hubert herself.

Hubert accused Smith of leading the boycott only because her husband Will Smith, who starred in Fresh Prince with Hubert before a huge falling out, was not given a nod after his role in Concussion.

But Jada said there is a much bigger picture involved.

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“Considering that Alabama had its highest recruitment for the KKK for Martin Luther King’s birthday, I hope that we as African-Americans can find a way to get along and step together,” Jada said to Entertainment Tonight Wednesday. “This whole Oscar controversy isn’t really about the Oscars. Really, in my plea to ask all communities and people of coor to take back our power is so that we can use it in all sectors of our community, and right now, specifically with African-American people, we have some very serious issues that I think we as a people have to move together on…”

Will has also responded to critics’ claims that Jada is not going to this year’ s Academy Awards because he was not nominated. He agreed that it is not about him but added he was proud of her.

“I was happy to be married to that woman. I appreciated the push,” he told Good Morning America.

He also said he will not be going this year.

The Smiths.

Posted by Blacktress Janet Hubert on Monday, January 18, 2016

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Oscars 2016, Oscars Boycott