Parsons portrayed Smith's snooty, bougie cousin Hilary Banks on the series but off-screen, he wanted there to be more between them.
"She was smart enough to tell me 'hell no' when I tried to explain we were not really cousins, so it would be fine if we dated," Smith reportedly wrote. "[I said], 'I swear it won't mess up our working relationship.' She knew better than that - good call, K.P."
Smith has been on his press tour for his memoir and much like his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law's Red Table Talk, these news secrets of the Smith family are now coming from the actor, himself.
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