Will Smith recently appeared on The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon and explained that a choice Michael Bay made behind the scenes of the original Bad Boys film, may have helped catapult Smith into movie stardom.

Fallon asks Smith about an iconic scene from the movie where Smith has his shirt open, to which he explains, “So Michael Bay was shooting this scene, and I wanted to have my shirt on. And Michael was like, ‘Dude, I’m gonna make you a frickin’ movie star! Take your shirt off.’ I was like, ‘Mike, come on man, running with your shirt off? Come on, man.’ And he was like ‘Dude, you don’t know! I know.’”

The two compromised and Smith rocked an unbuttoned shirt: “I was like Mike, ‘I have to have a shirt. I’ll have it open, just not off.’ And we compromised, and it was one of the iconic scenes from that movie.”

To this day, Bay apparently claims that Smith owes him for making him a movie star whenever the two run into each other. 

The third installment in the Bad Boys series, Bad Boys For Life, is in theaters now. It is the first film in the franchise since 2003.

Last year, Mark Wahlberg gave Post Malone his acting start. The rapper debuted his acting skills in Wonderland. Although it was far from a groundbreaking role, fans can expect Post to keep taking acting gigs, as long as directors allow him. Post was waltzing through New York City preparing for New Year’s Eve when TMZ caught up with him. The rapper spoke about a number of topics, including his acting career. After admitting that he doesn’t really have the face for films, Post got a little candid. “I don’t know! I’m trying to expand into other things,” he explained. “I guess, test myself to see what I can do. By no means am I going to be an actor… pretty shitty at it but I tried my best.” When asked if he had taken any acting lessons, Post responds with a toothy “no.”

When asked about his favorite album of the year, Post kept it diplomatic and stated that many people killed it in 2019. He refused to commit to one artist. When the Cowboys came up, Post remained diplomatic and decided not to comment on the coaching situation down in Dallas. Smart move. Post’s latest face tattoo has also been the talk of the town, which he also touches on below.