Anthony Mackie has spoken out about the time Will Smith punched him in the face. Yes, that's right. Punched him in the face... by accident.
Mackie, who plays Sam Wilson/Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recalled the funny story during an interview on The Jess Cagle show where he was promoting his new film Outside the Wire.
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Speaking on the show, Mackie recalled: "Well, I got so funny story. Will Smith shot, what's the movie. He had a movie come out last year, Gemini Man, and he shot it in Budapest.
"So, it was his 50th birthday. And my publicist called me and she's like, 'yo Will Smith is having a birthday party in Budapest. Do you want to present his birthday cake to him?'
"So, I'm like, 'Holy s*** yes. It's Will Smith. Of course.'
"So, we're all on stage. Will Smith does like a whole concert I'm on stage with Will Smith doing a concert. I'm losing my mind. Right?
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"So, the cake comes out, we bring the cake out, Will Smith sees me and he goes, 'Hey, Anthony Mackie.' I'm like, Will Smith knows my name. Right? So, I go to like high five.
"I don't know what I was trying to do, but like, I was trying to hug him and he thought I was coming in for like a high five. So, he like tried to grab my arm and he punched me in the jaw so hard.
"Like he hit me with a right cross so hard. Then he grabbed me and he's like, 'you're good?' I was like, 'I think so. I think we're in a fight, are we in a fight?' He's like, 'no, no, I'm sorry.'"
He added: "He punched me in the jaw. Will Smith punched me the jaw. He's an angry human being. I know he meant to do it, there is no way you mess up a hug with a punch in the jaw."
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It seems, Mackie rates Smith's jab as well.
He said: "Yo, he has a right cross man. Protect yourself.
"Cause dude came in. I mean, woo! It was a punch, but I took a punch from Muhammad Ali. I can say it."
Outside the Wire is released on Netflix on Friday (15 January).
Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity, Will Smith