Will Smith has taken aim at Donald Trump over his hateful comments against women, saying the billionaire’s words reflect a "darkness of his soul".

Since starting his campaign for the White House the Republican nominee has frequently used terms like "fat pigs", "dogs", "slobs" and "disgusting animals" to refer to women.

While publishing his new movie Suicide Squad, Smith said: “For a man to be able to publicly refer to a woman as a fat pig, that makes me teary.

“And for people to applaud, that is absolutely f** insanity to me.”

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Smith, 47, said he would throw his sons out of his home if they used such hateful language.

He added: “If one of my sons . . . I am getting furious just thinking about it . . . if one of my sons said that in a public place, they couldn’t even live in my house anymore.

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“For me, deep down in my heart, I believe that America won’t and we can’t [elect Trump].

“Of all the things he has said, and we could go through the laundry list, that [fat-pig comment] was the one that was such an absolute illustration of a darkness of his soul.

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“I just cannot figure out how people can clap for that. I have faith in America,” the former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star said.

“America has had really critical times, but the good [people] tend to make their way to the top.”