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Grammys 2025: Will Smith Makes First Major Award Show Appearance Since Oscars Slap<\/p>\n
Will Smith<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s foray into romantic comedies didn\u2019t quite go off without a hitch.<\/p>\n Two decades after the actor starred opposite Eva Mendes<\/a><\/strong> in the 2005 hit Hitch<\/em>, the film\u2019s director Andy Tennant<\/strong> revealed he didn\u2019t have the smoothest experience working with his onscreen lead.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had our difficulties,\u201d the filmmaker said in an interview with Business Insider<\/a><\/em> published Feb. 11. \u201cThe movie I wanted to make and the movie Will wanted to make, neither one of those movies is as good as the movie we made together. It was a battle.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy went on to accuse the Oscar winner of trying to \u201cback out\u201d of the project just three days before the start of filming so he could \u201cwork on it some more.\u201d However, the director commended Will\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith<\/a><\/strong> for allegedly stepping in behind the scenes.<\/p>\n \u201cJada was a big help,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe kind of seconded some of my instincts. There was a time during prep when I was pushing back on a lot of crazy s–t that was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n