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Alexis Arquette is lashing out at Will and Jada Pinkett Smith in a Facebook post the day after the latter announced she was boycotting the Oscars.

'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,' writes Arquette.

The transgender actress later added in the comment section: '"She" being his FIRST wife. Paid off, silent.'

Will's first marriage to Sheree Zampino ended in divorce in 1995 and he married Jada two years later.

Medina is a powerful Hollywood manager who has worked with stars including Jennifer Lopez and Tyra Banks.

Born Robert Arquette, Alexis transitioned publicly to Alexis and even made a documentary about the experience. She is known for roles like that of a drag queen in the Adam Sandler film The Wedding Singer and the fact she is part of a dynasty - her sisters are Patricia and Rosanna and her brother is David - all actors

Allegation: Arquette claims Will's 'first marriage ended when she walked in to him bu** servicing his Sugar Daddy Benny Medina'

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.'

Arquette later revealed in a comment on the post that she had audition 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 David Geffen and Liz Smith were homosexuals. 

He also outed billionaire Malcom Forbes soon after his death. 

Will and Jada have yet to respond to the allegations and either Arquette or Facebook removed her post on Tuesday evening.

Big claim: Will's first marriage to Sheree Zampino ended in divorce in 1995 and he married Jada two years later (Will and Medina above in 2008)

Manager to the stars: Medina is a powerful Hollywood manager who has worked with stars including Jennifer Lopez and Tyra Banks (above at the 2015 Tony Awards with Lopez)

Jada said on Monday in a video posted to her Facebook that she was boycotting the Oscars over a lack of diversity among the nominees. 

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 too posted on Facebook, Hubert said; 'First of all, Miss Thing,” begins Hubert, “does your man not have a mouth of his own with which to speak?

'The second thing, girlfriend, there’s a lot of s**t going on in the world that you all don’t seem to recognize. People are dying.

'Our boys are being shot left and right. People are starving. People are trying to pay bills. And you’re talking about some f*****g actors and Oscars. It just ain’t that deep.

'And here’s the other thing: For you to ask other actors, and other black actresses and actors, too, to jeopardize their career and their standing in a town that you know damn well you don’t do that. And here’s the other thing: They don’t care.

'They don’t care! And I find it ironic that somebody who has made their living, made their living and made millions and millions of dollars from the very people you’re talking about boycotting just because you didn’t get a nomination, just because you didn’t win.'

Hubert then when a step further and called out Will Smith by claiming he refused to negotiate for salary increases alongside the entire cast of Fresh Prince back in the day.

'Well karma must be a b****, cause now here you are,' says Herbert.

'Here you are, you’ve had a few flops and you know there are those out there who really deserved a nod.'

She then criticised both his performance and accent in the film Concussion, which some pundits had thought might land him an Oscar nomination.

Meanwhile, both George Clooney and director John Singleton have waded into the #OscarsSoWhite debate, with Clooney saying the industry is 'moving in the wrong direction' and Singleton - who became the first African American to win Best Director in 1991 - claiming the issue has more to do with eligibility than race. 

Will Smith broke his silence this morning about the controversy surrounding his wife’s proposed Oscar boycott, saying that he also won’t be attending this year’s ceremony because he believes that Hollywood is ‘going in the wrong direction’ when it comes to diversity.

The 47-year-old star of Concussion sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts on Good Morning America to share his thoughts on this year’s overwhelmingly white Academy Award nominations, and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s videotaped call to action

‘I think that diversity is the American superpower. That's why we're great,’ he told Roberts in the exclusive interview.

Star speaks out: Will Smith sat down with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America Thursday to talk about the controversy surrounding this year's Oscars. The 47-year-old star said he won't be attending the ceremony  

Blunt talk: The Concussion star said he believes the American film industry is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to diversity 

‘So many different people from so many different places adding their ideas, their inspirations, their influences to this beautiful American gumbo. … so when I look at the series of nominations of the Academy, it is not reflecting that beauty.’

A growing number of Hollywood heavyweights, including Spike Lee, Michael Moore and George Clooney, have publicly criticized the Academy for failing to nominate people of color in any of the major acting categories this year.

In an interview with Variety this week, Clooney, himself a two-time Oscar winner, said Hollywood has been moving in the wrong direction on diversity over the past decade.

On Thursday, Smith seemed to echo that sentiment, recalling his personal experiences as an Oscar nominee in 2001, for the film Ali, and in 2006 for his role in The Pursuit of Happyness.

‘I've been nominated twice for Academy Awards, and I’ve never lost to a white person,’ he said with a laugh. ‘The first time I lost to Denzel [Washington], and the second time I lost to Forrest Whitaker.

‘I see this list and series of nominations to come out, and everyone is fantastic... but it feels like it's going in the wrong direction,' he added. 

‘There was a regressive slide towards separatism, towards racial and religious disharmony, and that's not the Hollywood that I want to leave behind.'

His better half: Smith revealed that wife Jada did not consult him before releasing a video Monday calling on other actors to boycott the Oscar ceremony  

On Monday, Jada Pinkett Smith celebrated Martin Luther King Jr Day by releasing a video on Faceboook calling on African American actors and other players in the entertainment industry to skip the Academy Awards.

Her call to action was quickly picked up by other prominent figures in Hollywood, including David Oyelowo, Idris Elba and Whoopi Goldberg, who publicly criticized the Academy for failing to include minorities in this year’s list of nominees.

Will Smith told Roberts that he was out of the country at the time his wife’s video came out, and that he was initially blindsided by the scandal that erupted in the wake of its release, which he said Jada had not coordinated with him.

‘She's deeply passionate and when she is moved, she has to go. And I heard her words, and I was knocked out.

Boycott: Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed she will not be attending the Oscars, or watching it on television, in response to the lack of nominations for people of color

‘There's a position that we hold in this community, and if we're not a part of the solution, we are part of the problem. It was her call to action for herself and for me and for our family to be part of the solution.’

Some critics, including Will Smith’s former Fresh Prince of Bel Air co-star Janet Hubert, accused Pinkett Smith of launching the boycott just because her husband did not get an Oscar nod for his starring role in Concussion – but the actor says it’s only part of the story.

'Had I been nominated and no other people of color were, she would've still made the video anyway.

'This is so deeply not about me,’ he stressed. ‘This is about children who are gonna to sit down and they are gonna watch this show and they are not going to see themselves represented.’

When asked if he was planning to attend the February 28 Oscars ceremony without Jada, Smith flatly said, ‘No.’

‘We've discussed it, and we're a part of this community, but at this current time, we're uncomfortable to stand there and say this is OK.’ 

CRITICS SLAM ACADEMY AWARDS FOR LACK OF DIVERSITY  

Chorus of critics: Idris Elba , Whoopi Goldberg, David Oyelowo and Snoop Dogg have condemned the Oscars' lack of diversity among the nominees 

'This institution doesn’t reflect its president and it doesn’t reflect this room. I am an Academy member and it doesn’t reflect me, and it doesn’t reflect this nation,'  - David Oyelowo

'You have to ask the question – are black people normally playing petty criminals? Are women always the love interest or talking about men? Are gay people always stereotyped? Are disabled people ever seen at all?'  - Idris Elba

'... the idea that we could go two years in a row, where 40 actors could be nominated and none of them were black, is just crazy,'  - Michael Moore

'I can't help ask the question: is it time that people of color, recognize how much power and influence we have amassed that we no longer need to ask to be invited anywhere,'  - Jada Pinkett Smith

'How is it possible for the 2nd consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white? And let's not even get into the other branches. 40 white actors in 2 years and no flava at all. We can't act?! WTF!!'  - Spike Lee

'Hollywood is like the Rocky Mountains, the higher up you get the whiter it gets and this year's Academy Awards will be yet another Rocky Mountain Oscar,'  - Rev Al Sharpton 

'Somebody asked was I gonna watch the mother****ing Oscars. F*** no! What the f*** am I gonna watch that bulls*** for? They ain't got no n***** nominated. All these great movies and all this great s*** ya'll keep stealing from us. F*** you! F*** you!’ - Snoop Dog to TMZ 

'Why is this a conversation that we only have once a year? Every year we get all fired up and then the rest of the year nobody says anything.... So I’m not going to boycott, but I’m going to continue to b**** as I have all year round because I’m tired of seeing movies where no one is represented except a bit of the population, not all of it,'   - Whoopi Goldberg

'If you think back 10 years ago, the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated.... And all of a sudden, you feel like we’re moving in the wrong direction,'   - George Clooney 

On Monday, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who is African American, weighed in on the so-called #OscarsSoWhite scandal, saying in a statement she was 'heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion' and promised to implement sweeping changes that would hopefully result in a more diverse group of nominees, and Academy members, in the years to come. 

In his interview on GMA, Smith pointed a finger of blame at the Academy's current membership, saying that it presented a hurdle for people of color and women to achieve success.

'At this point, the Academy is 94 per cent Caucasian and 77 per cent male,' he said. 'It's just difficult to get diverse cultural sampling from that group. It's a systemic bias that needs to be addressed across the industry.'

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Aunt Viv's not impressed: Actress Janet Hubert (left) who portrayed Will Smith's original Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air hit out at his wife, Jada Pinket Smith (seen right at the Golden Globes) over her decision to boycott the Oscars this year 

'First of all, Miss Thing,' begins Hubert her tirade, “does your man not have a mouth of his own with which to speak?

'The second thing, girlfriend, there’s a lot of sh** going on in the world that you all don’t seem to recognize. People are dying.

'Our boys are being shot left and right. People are starving. People are trying to pay bills. And you’re talking about some f*****g actors and Oscars. It just ain’t that deep.

'And here’s the other thing: For you to ask other actors, and other black actresses and actors, too, to jeopardize their career and their standing in a town that you know damn well you don’t do that. And here’s the other thing: They don’t care.

'They don’t care! And I find it ironic that somebody who has made their living, made their living and made millions and millions of dollars from the very people you’re talking about boycotting just because you didn’t get a nomination, just because you didn’t win.

Act of rebellion: Magic Mike XXL star Pinkett Smith released a video Monday announcing she would not be attending the Academy Awards due to a lack of diversity among this year's nominees 

Likely no-show: Chi-raq director Spike Lee also said he would be skipping the ceremony

'That is not the way life works, baby ... You ain’t Barack and Michelle Obama. Ya’ll need to get over yourselves.'

Hubert, 60, is best known for playing Vivian Banks, Will Smith's wealthy and urbane aunt from a tony Los Angeles enclave, who takes in her poor nephew from Philadelphia at the request of her sister.

Hubert was on the popular sitcom from its first season until the end of the third, at which point she was replaced by Daphne Maxwell-Reid for the remainder of the series’ six-year run - a move for which Hubert has long blamed Smith, claiming she was ejected from the show for refusing to bow to his ego.

Smith, has refuted the claims, telling an Atlanta radio station after Hubert's departure that she had a bad attitude.

'[Hubert] said once, "I've been in the business for 10 years and this snotty-nosed punk comes along and gets a show." No matter what, to her I'm just the AntiChrist,' the actor said.

Role of a lifetinme: Hubert (left), 60, is best known for playing Vivian Banks (seen right in a promotional shot), Will Smith's wealthy and urbane aunt from a tony Los Angeles enclave, who takes in her poor nephew from Philadelphia

Bad blood: Hubert was on the popular sitcom from its first season until the end of the third, at which point she was replaced by another actress - a move she has long blamed on Smith 

New aunt: Daphne Maxwell-Reid (left) was cast as Vivian Banks in 1993 and remained on the show for the remainder of its six-year run

Simmering tensions between Hubert and Smith came to a head in 2011, amid rumors of a Fresh Prince reunion, when after seeing a picture on Facebook of her former co-stars at an event together, the snubbed actress stated: 'There will never be a reunion ... as I will never do anything with an a**hole like Will Smith.'

She told TMZ: 'He is still an egomaniac and has not grown up. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, which he doesn't know the word.'

In her Facebook rant this week, Hubert brought up their old feud, claiming Smith had refused to negotiate for salary increases alongside the entire cast of Fresh Prince.

'Well karma must be a b****, cause now here you are,' says Herbert in the video.

'Here you are, you’ve had a few flops and you know there are those out there who really deserved a nod.'

She then criticizes both his performance and accent in the film Concussion, which some pundits had thought might land him an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a South African doctor who takes on the National Football League over player safety.

Harsh words: In 2011, Hubert quashed rumors of a possible Fresh Prince reunion, saying: 'There will never be a reunion ... as I will never do anything with an a**hole like Will Smith'

In her taped message, Hubert (left) called out the wealthy Hollywood power couple as hypocrites and accused Pinkett Smith of putting the careers and livelihoods of other black actors in jeopardy 

To those who might think that she decided to target Smith because of their past history, Hubert says ‘it is not about being bitter - it’s about being right. The only Oscar I care about right now is Oscar Mayer Weiner with mustard and relish.

Chi-raq director Spike Lee also said he would be skipping the ceremony, where he was to be feted as the recipient of this year's honorary Oscar.

In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he 'cannot support' the 'lily white' Oscars. Noting that he was writing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lee said he was fed up: 'Forty white actors in two years and no flava at all,' he wrote. 'We can't act?!' 

On Tuesday, Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore, who is white, said that he too will be sitting out this year's glittering Hollywood event, saying that 'the idea that we could go two years in a row, where 40 actors could be nominated and none of them were black, is just crazy,' reported The Wrap.   

The awards show slated for February 28 will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock, who joked on Twitter that the Oscars were 'the White BET Awards' after the nominations were announced last week.

Rock has not publicly commented on the planned boycott.

Under pressure: Critics of the Academy Awards have called on Chris Rock, who will be hosting the ceremony next month, to withdraw from the event in light of the controversy 

On Monday, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs weighed in on the so-called #OscarsSoWhite scandal, saying in a statement she was 'heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion' and promised to implement sweeping changes that would hopefully result in a more diverse group of nominees, and Academy members, in the years to come. 

Many awards handicappers expected nominations for Idris Elba of Beasts of No Nation and Benicio Del Toro for Sicario. The N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton also failed to earn a best picture nod, despite some predictions it would. 

Ryan Coogler's acclaimed Rocky sequel Creed scored a nomination only for Sylvester Stallone, leaving its young African-American star Michael B. Jordan empty-handed.  

• Jada tweeted 'people of color' are 'rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments'
• The actress added: 'Should people of color refrain from participating all together?'
• Her husband Will, 47, has been nominated twice before
• In 2001 he got the nod for Ali (he lost to Denzel Washington for Training Day)
• In 2006 he was singled out for The Pursuit Of Happyness (he lost to Forest Whitaker for The Last King Of Scotland)
• The day before host Rock called the Oscars the 'white BET Awards'

Not happy: Jada Pinkett Smith was not happy with the lack of diversity with the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. On Saturday the actress took to Twitter to express her concerns; here she is seen at the Golden Globe Awards on January 10

Big words: The 44-year-old star hinted that perhaps some people should boycott the Oscars

The wife of Will Smith added: 'Should people of color refrain from participating all together?' 

Will was nominated twice: in 2001 for Ali (he lost to Denzel Washington for Training Day) and in 2006 for The Pursuit Of Happyness (he lost to Forest Whitaker for The Last King Of Scotland).

Pinkett has not been nominated for an Academy Award. 

Her other half: 'At the Oscars . . . people of color are always welcomed to give out awards . . . even entertain, but we are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments,' said the Gotham star; Will has been nominated twice before at the Academy Awards

Her circle: Pinkett with Will and Empire actress Taraji P. Henson, who won Sunday at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel 

In several back-to-back tweets Smith focused on how there were no black actors nominated in the top categories when the nominees were announced on Thursday, January 14.

The announcement of the nominees was followed by immediate backlash on Twitter, including the use of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. 

Many believed the stars of Straight Outta Compton should have been given a nod, as well as Will for Concussion. 

Chris Rock gives the top 3 reasons to watch the 2016 Oscars

No he didn't: On the same day, Chris Rock called the Oscars - which he is being paid to host - the 'white BET Awards'

This should be fun: The Academy Awards will air on ABC on February 28 at 7 p.m. EST

Chris Rock's 'Let's Do This' 2016 Oscars promo

The Academy Awards will air on ABC on February 28 at 7 p.m. EST. 

The Set It Off actress added, 'People can only treat us in the way in which we allow. With much respect in the midst of deep disappointment, J.'

For the second year in a row, there were no black performers nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress. 

This year's Oscars host, Chris Rock, also referenced the lack of diversity on Twitter.

He posted a 15-second promo clip on Friday with the caption, 'The #Oscars. The White BET Awards.'