Will Smith is known for many things and now, thanks to Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld, flatulence is one of them.
Sonnenfeld, who directed Will in the 1997 action comedy Men in Black, claims the Oscar winner once suffered wind so bad that an entire film set had to be evacuated for three hours.
DailyMail.com has contacted Smith’s representatives for comment on the matter.
As the director recalls, the incident took place when Smith and his co-star Tommy Lee Jones were in a transforming car that required them to be “hermetically sealed” in a capsule.
He explained: ‘There are locks to prevent it from opening and falling. I say, “Roll up the camera,” and I hear Will Smith say, “Oh, God, I’m so sorry. Tommy, I’m so sorry. Baz, take the ladder.” And you hear Tommy say, “It’s okay, Will. Don’t worry, Will. Don’t worry, Will.” Anyway, I don’t know what happened, right?
Barry went on to say, “So we run up the ladder, Tommy extends his leg as the ladder gets closer and he runs down the stairs.” And what happened was that Will Smith is a fart.
Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the 1997 action comedy Men in Black, spoke about a time when Will Smith had the set evacuated for hours due to flatulence.
As the director recalls, the incident took place when Smith and his co-star Tommy Lee Jones were in a transforming car that required them to be “hermetically sealed” in a capsule.
He continued: ‘It’s just that some people are. And you really don’t want to be inside a very small, tightly closed space with a Will Smith fart.’
“You don’t even want to be sitting next to him at the Disney ranch,” he emphasized.
He made the comments while appearing on the podcast. Let’s talk off camera With Kelly Ripa.
Men in Black became the third highest-grossing film of 1997, grossing $584 million worldwide.
Two Men in Black sequels were released under Barry’s direction: 2002’s Men in Black II and 2012’s Men in Black 3. Each co-starred Josh Brolin.
In April, Will surprised Coachella concertgoers when he joined Colombian singer J Balvin, 39, on stage.
They performed the Philadelphia-bred rapper’s 1997 song Men In Black, which was released alongside the film.
Smith took on the role of James Darrell Edwards III (Agent J) in a black suit and sunglasses.
Some of her dancers matched her appearance, while others dressed up as green aliens from the sci-fi movie.
Smith surprised the Coachella crowd in Indio, California, in April when he joined J Balvin for a high-energy performance of his song Men in Black.
The Oscar-winning actor and former Colombian musical artist rapper thrilled his fans as they performed the song from Smith’s 1997 sci-fi alien film of the same name.
Smith photographed on September 14 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
It came five years after his last performance at the festival in 2019, when he joined his son Jaden Smith on stage at the Sahara as they performed their song Icon.
It was also his first musical performance since his infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars, in which he slapped comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s baldness.
Smith also took the stage in Los Angeles for a surprise performance of his 1991 hit song Summertime in August.
The longtime artist, who performed a new song at this year’s BET Awards, joined singer Coco Jones at an event to celebrate the third season of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air spinoff, titled Bel-Air. Air.