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  • July 2008

    • The 10 Best-Paid Actors

      Forbes  |  Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT

      The 10 Best-Paid Actors

      (Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10: Johnny Depp ($72 million) Eddie Murphy ($55 million) Mike Myers ($55 million) Leonardo DiCaprio ($45 million) More »

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      list  • celebrity  • movie  • Hollywood  • Johnny Depp  • salary  • Will Smith  • Ben Stiller  • Forbes  • Will Ferrell  • Eddie Murphy  • Leonardo DiCaprio  • Nicolas Cage  • Adam Sandler  • Bruce Willis  • Mike Myers

    • Hancock Thwacks Box Office

      Variety  |  Jul 6, 08 4:29 PM CDT

      Hancock Thwacks Box Office

      (Newser) - Superhero comedy Hancock raked in $107 million over the July 4th weekend and became the third-biggest holiday opener ever, Variety reports. The weekend's other big debut, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl , sputtered in 8th spot with $3.6 million. Filling out the top five after Hancock were Wall-E , Wanted , Get Smart , and Paramount summer laffer, Kung Fu Panda . More »

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      box office  • movies  • Will Smith

    • So What If Will Smith's School Preaches Scientology?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 1, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      So What If Will Smith's School Preaches Scientology?

      (Newser) - Will Smith denies he, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, or the school they founded are affiliated with the Church of Scientology, writes the LA Times in an opinion piece , but who cares if L. Ron Hubbard himself is teaching Scientology 101? The school, set to open in September amid rumors that it uses Scientologist-developed teaching methods, is being funded on the Smiths' dime and should be subject to the Smiths' beliefs. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Scientology  • Will Smith  • private schools  • L. Ron Hubbard

    • People Don't Like You, Hancock

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jul 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      People Don't Like You, Hancock

      (Newser) - Everyone wants to like Hancock . The idea of a slovenly, booze-swilling superhero screwup is undeniably priceless. But “the finished product is so poorly conceived and misguided that even Will Smith… can't save it,” writes Claudia Puig of USA Today . The movie starts out irreverent and fun, then veers sharply into a melodrama “trying to be a heavier, larger-than-life romance with historical, spiritual, and sci-fi implications." More »

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      movie review  • Will Smith  • action movie  • superhero  • Peter Berg

  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Will Smith Wins Libel Suit Over Hitler Slur

      E! Online  |  Feb 22, 08 4:25 PM CST

      Will Smith Wins Libel Suit Over Hitler Slur

      (Newser) - A London news agency must pay undisclosed damages and apologize to Will Smith for publishing a story that erroneously quoted the actor as saying Adolf Hitler was a “good person.” E! Online reports that the World Entertainment News Network picked up and greatly distorted quotes from Smith’s interview with Scotland’s Daily Record to create its gossip piece, which received worldwide media attention. More »

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      Nazi  • Adolf Hitler  • tabloids  • Will Smith  • libel

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Smith Too Jiggy With Hitler, Say Irate Jews

      TMZ  |  Dec 25, 07 8:39 AM CST

      Smith Too Jiggy With Hitler, Say Irate Jews

      (Newser) - Will Smith finds himself in some hot water with the Jewish Defense League after telling a Scottish newspaper that Hitler didn't mean to do evil, but rather, using "a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'"  The JDL denounced Smith's remark as "ignorant, detestable, and offensive," while the not-so-Fresh Prince quickly backtracked on the "ludicrous misinterpretation," TMZ reports. More »

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      Nazi  • Adolf Hitler  • Will Smith

    • Book of Secrets Opens Big

      Variety  |  Dec 23, 07 4:25 PM CST

      Book of Secrets Opens Big

      (Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets dug up $45.5 million this weekend, taking top spot and spurring record sales at a time often stymied by Christmas prep, Variety reports. I Am Legend helped by clearing $34.2 million in second place, and Alvin and the Chipmunks kept singing with $29 million in third. More »

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      movie  • film  • box office  • Johnny Depp  • Will Smith  • Nicolas Cage

    • Legend Science a Little Shaky

      Popular Mechanics  |  Dec 19, 07 11:38 AM CST

      Legend Science a Little Shaky

      (Newser) - A man-made virus has turned people into mutants and killed off the rest. Downtown New York City looks like a jungle, and the only man left on the planet is trying to reverse the plague using his immune blood. So how realistic is the premise of Will Smith’s new blockbuster I Am Legend? Surprise! Not very, experts tell Popular Mechanics . More »

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      New York City  • virus  • Will Smith  • science fiction  • apocalypse

    • Smith Is Box Office Legend

      Variety  |  Dec 16, 07 3:03 PM CST

      Smith Is Box Office Legend

      (Newser) - I Am Legend rocked the box office for $76.5 million this weekend, the highest gross for a December pic ever, Variety reports. Twentieth Century Fox also surprised with Alvin and the Chipmunks , which scored $45 million, second ever for G- or PG-rated December debuts. Together they boosted a sluggish box office with a 37% spike over this weekend last year. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • Will Smith  • Coen Brothers

    • Smith Carries Legend

      Metacritic  |  Dec 14, 07 8:31 AM CST

      Smith Carries Legend

      (Newser) - I Am Legend , a tale of the last man on Earth, who, through some freak of immunity, avoids a killer virus, isn't a perfect film. But despite its lack of surprises and its ending, which feels like "a studio-sanctioned reshoot," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips, "you’re willing to cut the movie a break." More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • entertainment  • Will Smith  • plague

    • Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

      Entertainment Weekly  |  Dec 3, 07 10:22 AM CST

      Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

      (Newser) - Who are the biggest brains in Hollywood? Entertainment Weekly picks the best and brightest: Judd Apatow, 40, director/writer/producer Steven Spielberg, 60, director/producer James Cameron, 53, director/producer More »

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      list  • Steven Spielberg  • Will Smith  • Judd Apatow  • Tyler Perry  • Meryl Streep  • James Cameron

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