Will Smith has reportedly spoken out in defence of people who download music illegally on the internet.

According to Teen Hollywood magazine, the actor and singer says he doesn’t see why so many other musicians are furious about illegal downloading.

He said: “My take is, ‘OK, there were pirates 1,000 years ago – there is no reason for us to think that we’ll live without them in the year 2004.’

“It’s always going to be there. In keeping with my intuitive comprehension of the universe, it would be foolish of me to upset myself with something that always has been and always will be.”

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