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‘Fresh Prince’ Star Tatyana Ali Weighs In On The Oscars’ Slap

The actress, who played Will Smith’s cousin on the hit show, defends Chris Rock.

Fresh Prince alum Tatyana Ali has entered the Oscars’ slap chat and shares her opinion on the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation.

The actress took to Twitter this past weekend (Sunday, April 3) to let her fanbase in on what she thought about the incident, starting off the tweet with how much she loves her former co-star.

“I love Will Smith very much,” she wrote.

“Chris Rock didn’t deserve to be hit. Period. My heart aches for what has happened. I don’t know what caused that chaos & confusion, but I do know that Will has a big heart. I’ve seen him many times try his best to do what is right. I believe in him.”

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Of course, fans jumped in and shared their reactions, questioning why the Love That Girl! star decided to chime in a week after the incident and also came to the Bad Boys star’s defense.

The former Fresh Prince alum has since apologized for his actions and is now facing some backlash with some of his upcoming projects on halt as of now.

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