Will Smith reveals he spoke to Prince the night before he died

Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have posted tributes to the musician

Will Smith (Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

The actor Will Smith has revealed that he spoke with Prince the day before collapsed and died.

Smith, star of the recent movie Concussion, posted a message on Facebook in which she said the musician had been an inspiration to him. He said that his family was mourning along with countless others.

“I am stunned and heartbroken. I just spoke with him last night,” he wrote on Thursday, the day that the musician was discovered dead in his recording studio outside of Minneapolis.

“Today, Jada & I mourn with all of you the loss of a beautiful poet, a true inspiration, and one of the most magnificent artists to ever grace this earth.”

Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith also posted her own thoughts on Facebook, calling Prince a genius artist and adding: “He showed me early the power of living one’s life by one's own rules and no one else’s.”