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Watch the Trailer for Fresh Prince's Gritty Reboot

It debuts next month

(Newser) - Update: The first trailer for the gritty remake of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is here. Simply titled Bel-Air, the one-hour drama tells the same familiar story of Will's move from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air, Calif. But unlike the 1990s sitcom, this one will deal with more serious themes. It...

'Aunt Viv' Really Not Impressed With Smiths' Oscars Boycott

Janet Hubert posts video rant

(Newser) - Janet Hubert, who played the "original" Aunt Viv on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1993, has a message for former co-star Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the Week reports. Pinkett Smith recently announced she'd boycott the Oscars over the Academy of Motion...

Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil Dies
 Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil Dies 
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Jan 1, 2014 12:47 PM CST

Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil Dies

James Avery was 65

(Newser) - James Avery , who memorably starred as Will Smith's gruff Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at the age of 65, TMZ reports. Avery had reportedly recently undergone open heart surgery, and died from complications in a Los Angeles hospital last night. His wife Barbara had...

Smith Too Jiggy With Hitler, Say Irate Jews

Legend actor said Nazi chief tried to do 'what he thought was good'

(Newser) - Will Smith finds himself in some hot water with the Jewish Defense League after telling a Scottish newspaper that Hitler didn't mean to do evil, but rather, using "a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'"  The JDL denounced Smith's remark...

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