You hit the nail right on the head.
Folks know this. They just don't want to admit it.
The hate for Will has been going own for over three decades.
Some brehs couldn't deal with goofy ass Fresh Prince suddenly becoming an Alpha Male on screen.
Son was cut up, bussin his gun, gettin bytches
Mike Lowery kicked off the hate.
Baggin Jada kicked the hate into high gear.
All we know now is weird ass sci-fi movie villian Jada with the face fillers or cheek implants.
The Jada Will bagged was considered a baddie.
She was instrumental to this hate long before letters to Pac or any entanglements.
Dude was on a solid winning streak for a good 10 -15 years.
"Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records. Well, I do. So fukk him, and fukk you too."
Anybody who says nobody hated on Will before this was probably playing with action figures in the toilet during Will's Golden Boy era.