Things almost got very heated on the set of the 1998 movieWoo.Star Tommy Davidson wrote in his newly published memoir, titledLiving in Color, about the time he got a stern talking-to fromWill Smithafter the actor kissed costarJada Pinkett Smithwithout telling her first.Davidson, 56, recalls the two starring together in the comedy but being unsatisfied with the script’s original ending. The actor then talked to Jada, 48, and the producers about tying up the story with a shot of the two stars dancing during the credits.But when it came time to shoot the fun scene, Davidson unexpectedly kissed Jada, causing her to flinch, he writes.“I didn’t know this: You have to rehearse a kiss,” he writes. “You can’t just spring it on your costar … And I didn’t think it was all that big of a deal.”But Davidson said Jada’s husband Will, 51, who had been on set and witness the interaction, wasn’t happy with his improvisation. Will reportedly followed Davidson to his trailer to exchange heated words, telling Davidson he “didn’t appreciate that.”Kevin Winter/Getty; Jemal Countess/FilmMagic“Will went all gangsta on me, saying what I did was not cool,” Davidson recalls. “There was a moment there when we might have come to blows. My reactive fight-or-flight instinct was triggered and I could have exploded.”The situation eventually cooled down when Jada intervened, and Davidson seems to be close with the Smith clan to this day. The actor even appeared on Jada’s hit Facebook Watch showRed Table Talkwhere he recalled how Jada helped him with a major life event while they were filmingWoo.“[The] first time that we worked together — and I really got to know you on the set ofWoo —I came out for a scene and you looked at me and you said, ‘Something’s wrong with you,’” Davidson recalled on the show. “I was like, ‘What you talking about? Let’s just get to work.’”Tommy Davidson and Jada Pinkett Smith inWoo.New Line Cinema/courtesy Everett CollectionDespite attempting to brush off how he was feeling, he said Jada got to the bottom of his concerns.“I said, ‘My mother contacted my real mother and she was on the phone. I got a chance to talk to her but I don’t want to deal with that,’” Davidson said. “She said, ‘Oh really? OK, hold — that’s a wrap!’”Jada cut their filming ofWooshort for the day so the comedian could handle the major life event.The moment “led from our conversation to finally meeting my real mom,” Davidson told her.Living in Coloris available for purchase now.
Things almost got very heated on the set of the 1998 movieWoo.
Star Tommy Davidson wrote in his newly published memoir, titledLiving in Color, about the time he got a stern talking-to fromWill Smithafter the actor kissed costarJada Pinkett Smithwithout telling her first.
Davidson, 56, recalls the two starring together in the comedy but being unsatisfied with the script’s original ending. The actor then talked to Jada, 48, and the producers about tying up the story with a shot of the two stars dancing during the credits.
But when it came time to shoot the fun scene, Davidson unexpectedly kissed Jada, causing her to flinch, he writes.
“I didn’t know this: You have to rehearse a kiss,” he writes. “You can’t just spring it on your costar … And I didn’t think it was all that big of a deal.”
But Davidson said Jada’s husband Will, 51, who had been on set and witness the interaction, wasn’t happy with his improvisation. Will reportedly followed Davidson to his trailer to exchange heated words, telling Davidson he “didn’t appreciate that.”
Kevin Winter/Getty; Jemal Countess/FilmMagic
“Will went all gangsta on me, saying what I did was not cool,” Davidson recalls. “There was a moment there when we might have come to blows. My reactive fight-or-flight instinct was triggered and I could have exploded.”
The situation eventually cooled down when Jada intervened, and Davidson seems to be close with the Smith clan to this day. The actor even appeared on Jada’s hit Facebook Watch showRed Table Talkwhere he recalled how Jada helped him with a major life event while they were filmingWoo.
“[The] first time that we worked together — and I really got to know you on the set ofWoo —I came out for a scene and you looked at me and you said, ‘Something’s wrong with you,’” Davidson recalled on the show. “I was like, ‘What you talking about? Let’s just get to work.’”
Tommy Davidson and Jada Pinkett Smith inWoo.New Line Cinema/courtesy Everett Collection
Despite attempting to brush off how he was feeling, he said Jada got to the bottom of his concerns.
“I said, ‘My mother contacted my real mother and she was on the phone. I got a chance to talk to her but I don’t want to deal with that,’” Davidson said. “She said, ‘Oh really? OK, hold — that’s a wrap!’”
Jada cut their filming ofWooshort for the day so the comedian could handle the major life event.
The moment “led from our conversation to finally meeting my real mom,” Davidson told her.
Living in Coloris available for purchase now.
source: people.com
