“I remember him saying that would be a really bad idea,” Simon said.
“And I said, ‘No, listen, hear my story .'”
He told Glassman that he believes Smith was worried about protecting his reputation.
Will Smith and RuPaul.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; David Livingston/Getty Images
“The reason he would say no is because of his image.
The End,” Simon said.
Representatives for Smith didn’t immediately respond to EW’s request for comment Tuesday.
The cast of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
Premiering in 1990,The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airmarked Smith’s acting debut and his breakthrough screen role.
45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He also landed a VH1 talk show of his own in 1996, which ran for two years.
