Will Smith recreates legendary Fresh Prince of Bel Air scene with co-star Tatyana Ali… but fans have major problem

Will Smith went viral as he recreated his iconic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air dance with former co-star Tatyana Ali and a surprise appearance from singer Doechii.

The duo brought back their silly ditty for a whole new generation in video posted to social media on Friday, which was set to the trending song Anxiety by Doechii, 26.

While the song delighted many fans, several took issue with Doechii’s appearance in the video and accused her of being an ‘industry plant.’ 

The original dance saw Ashley Banks (Tatyana) busting a move in her room with her headphones on, but oblivious to the fact Smith had just entered.

Smith attempts to gain her attention, but when his efforts fail, he proceeds to mimic her dance moves before she becomes aware of his presence. 

In this latest video, soundtracked to Anxiety, Tatyana, 46, is once again wearing headphones as she dances in a living room before Smith, 56, enters.

Smith proceeds to copy her dance moves, before Doechii appears and joins in on the fun.

‘Waited 35 years for this dance to trend,’ Will captioned the post.

While Doechii is the singer behind the track, not everyone was happy to see her in the video, with commenters claiming she was being forced onto them by the music industry.

‘The Fresh Plant of Bel-Air,’ one commented of the dance.

‘Most obvious industry plant,’ another wrote.

‘Those industry plant rumors are becoming plausible,’ one observed.

‘They could have left Doechii out of it if we’re keeping it 100,’ another posted.

‘Why is the industry forcing Doechii on us,’ one asked.

‘Why’s the plant there?’ another asked.

‘Doechiiii spoilt it It’s should have been Tatyana and will,’ another wrote.  

Doechii has been releasing music since she was a teenager and has been steadily rising to fame before winning a Grammy for her 2024 mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal.

However, that hasn’t stopped her from being hit with allegations of being an industry plant.

According to Urban Dictionary, an industry plant is defined as ‘an artist who has Major/Indie Label backing their movement but presents themselves as a “home grown start up” label to create a pseudo organic following. 

Addressing the allegations, Doechii recently told The Cut: ‘When people aren’t familiar with the history of an artist these days, they get suspicious.

‘I’m pretty detached emotionally from it because I understand where it’s coming from. And to be honest, once you get any conspiracies around your career, that’s just confirmation that I’m going somewhere and I’m doing something right.’

Meanwhile, Smith is preparing to re-enter the music industry himself with his first album in 20 years.

Smith, whose last studio album Lost and Found was released in 2005, announced the upcoming release of his fifth album, Based On A True Story.

‘It’s OFFICIAL!! My new album Based On A True Story drops March 28. TWO WEEKS!! Hit that presave. Been working on this project for a minute and I’m itchin’ to get it out to y’all,’ he announced on Instagram on Friday.

The post featured the album cover, track listing, and behind-the-scenes video of his cover shoot.

The cover shows Will paying tribute to his Fresh Prince character with a Philadelphia Varsity jacket and baseball cap as he poses in front of a white backdrop with his hand tipping his cap.

The 14 track album also features DJ Jazzy Jeff, B. Simone, Rave Sermon, Jac Ross, Teyana Taylor, Obanga, and his son Jaden Smith.

Based On A True Story will be released on March 28.