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Alexis Arquette says Hollywood star’s first marriage broke down after wife caught him with top manager Benny Medina
HOLLYWOOD STAR Will Smith is gay, according to transgender actress Alexis Arquette.
In damning Facebook post, Arquette claimed the actor’s first marriage broke down after wife Sheree Zampino “walked in to him **** servicing his Sugar Daddy Benny Medina”.
Medina is a powerful Hollywood manager who has worked with stars including Jennifer Lopez and Tyra Banks.
Will's first marriage to Sheree Zampino ended in divorce in 1995 and he married actress Jada Pinkett-Smith two years later.
SECRET: Transgender actress Alexis Arquette claims he actor’s first marriage broke down after wife Sheree Zampino “walked in to him **** servicing his Sugar Daddy Benny Medina”
Arquette’s post came out a day after Jada announced she was boycotting the Oscars because of its lack of diversity.
“When Jada comes out as Gay and her beard husband admits his first marriage ended when she walked in to him **** servicing his Sugar Daddy Benny Medina then I will listen to them,” he wrote.
Arquette, whose sister Patricia won an Academy Award in 2014 for her performance in Boyhood, went on to write in her post; 'Will threw a fit on the set of Six Degrees of Separation when he was required by the scene to kiss Anthony Rapp.
“He persuaded the director to shoot the back of his head in frame. Blocking the non-existent lip lock entirely.
“F*** him. Gays have enemies. They lurk in gilded closets. Outing is healthy. You are either with or against us. You decide. Today.”
ALL FOR SHOW?: Arquette refers to Will's wife Jada as his "beard"
Arquette later revealed in a comment on the post that she had auditioned for Rapp's role in the film, noting that “it would have been a different story on set” if she had been in the movie.
She also said of her decision to speak out; “I used to think Michelangelo Signorile was wrong for outing. I'm completely for it now. Too many bullied teens dead.”
Signorile is a gay activist who has long been credited as a pioneer in outing celebrities and other famous individuals, most notably being the first to report that film executive David Geffen and actress Liz Smith were homosexuals.
Will and Jada have yet to respond to the allegations and either Arquette or Facebook removed her post yesterday evening (Jan 19).
Jada said on Monday (Jan 18) in a video posted to her Facebook that she was boycotting the Oscars over a lack of diversity among the nominees. She was both praised and criticised for the post.
DAMNING POST: Alexis Arquette's Facebook message
Janet Hubert, the actress who played the original Aunt Viv on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, attacked Jada on Facebook soon after, going after Will as well for his actions against her years ago.
Hubert filmed a scathing public response to Pinkett Smith's announcement that she would be boycotting the awards, despite having worked with her husband Will for years on the popular sitcom.
In a video she posted on Facebook, Hubert said; 'First of all, Miss Thing, does your man not have a mouth of his own with which to speak?”
She added: "I find it ironic that [as] somebody who has made their living and made millions of dollars from the very people you’re talking about boycotting just because you didn’t get a nomination."