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Will Smith has been called the N-word by police ‘on more than 10 occasions’

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Will Smith revealed he has been called the N-word by police officers on “more than 10 occasions” as he reflected on the Black Lives Matter movement.The 51-year-old actor spoke to political commentator and activist Angela Rye on her podcast, On One With Angela Rye, about his own experiences with racism throughout his life.

Will grew up in Philadelphia, and was just four years old when the notoriously racist Frank Rizzo went from chief of police to becoming the mayor of the state, and the instances of racially-motivated incidents of police brutality increased dramatically under his watch. “I’ve been called n**ger by the cops in Philly on more than 10 occasions,” Will said. “I got stopped frequently.

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