Meanwhile, Aunt Viv 2.0 was basically Tommy from Martin in a better suit. So I loved what she brought to The Fresh Prince.”Smith’s answer was very diplomatic, given Hubert-Whitten recently trashed talk him on Facebook.Discussing Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycotting of this year’s Oscars over the lack of diversity, she said: ”Does your man not have a mouth of his own with which to speak?”, adding that she thought Will “didn’t deserve a nomination” for Concussion.Hubert-Whitten recently put her exit from the show down to her contract banning her from working elsewhere and a “bit of a [cast feud]”.Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists?
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Which Aunt Viv was better, seasons 1 to 3’s Janet Hubert-Whitten or season 4 to 6’s Daphne Maxwell Reid?
Warner Bros. Television. Light Aunt Viv ain’t have no job.
Exhibit A:She's granted a respect and reverence for a combination of factors that make her a cult hero beyond reproach, particularly to her black audience.Not only is she the first matriarch on what is hands-down the most iconic But, ask me to choose OG Aunt Viv's best scene, and the choice would be SO easy:Yeah, there are other examples of dark-skinned actresses being randomly replaced by lighter ones out of nowhere (Claire Kyle from "My Wife and Kids" comes to mind), but Aunt Viv is the most notable example in my book.And then there's Alfonso Ribeiro, who had this to say about Hubert Their side of the story, however, is far from being the most important factor that shaped how the OG Aunt Viv is viewed.Regardless of the shade of her skin, or the question of whether that factored into how she was viewed, many "Fresh Prince" fans believe the show was not the same after replacing Hubert.So, in my opinion, Janet Hubert will always be the more revered Aunt Viv, and it will take more than a few cheap shots at Carlton Banks to change that.
Actress Janet Hubert, better known as the original Aunt Vivian on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," crossed the line this week. {{#replies}}
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{{#replies}} There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts I think that Janet Hubert Whitten brought a really powerful dignity to the show.“She's brilliant... as an artist.
But, wow, the actual story of why Aunt Viv was replaced on Fresh Prince is so much bigger than that. try again, the name must be unique The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to
Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. try again, the name must be uniquePlease This Finally Explains Why Aunt Viv Changed During The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air... 29 March 2017, 12:53 | Updated: 12 July 2019, 15:03