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NEWS ABOUT: Will Smith

Will Smith stories: 27 news summaries

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 Men in Black 3 Gets Green Light 

It's unclear if Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones are in

Oct 30, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Men in Black are back … at least, Sony hopes they will be. The studio is moving forward with a third installment in the franchise and has tapped Tropic Thunder writer Etan Cohen for the script. Barry Sonnenfeld is willing to return to the director’s chair, sources tell... More »

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film • Sony • Tommy Lee Jones • Will Smith • movies • Tropic Thunder • Men In Black • Etan Cohen

Gretzky, Montana Sons Hobnob on High School Team

Sporting legends cheer on their offspring at California's Oaks Christian

Oct 14, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - California's Oaks Christian is ranked the fifth best high school team in the country but the sporting icons in the stands often get more attention than the players. The '49ers superstar Joe Montana and NHL legend Wayne Gretzky regularly turn up to watch their sons, quarterback Nick Montana and his... More »

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California • high school • Wayne Gretzky • Joe Montana • Will Smith • celebrity parents • high school football • fathers

More Want Brad in Skivvies, But Give Obama Style Edge

Pres ranks as world's most stylish

Jun 17, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans would rather see Brad Pitt in his undies than any other man, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rounding out the top five in a Jockey survey pegged to Father’s Day are Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, and President Obama. Underwear fantasies aside, Reuters adds, the president is... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Brad Pitt • poll • celebrity • Daniel Craig • George Clooney • Will Smith • Matthew McConaughey • underwear • President Obama • Hugh Jackman

 Born In The Spotlight 

Actor kids take up family biz

Feb 12, 09 1:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Some strive for the spotlight. Others are simply born into it. From Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s brood of young actors (daughter Kate Hudson and sons Oliver Hudson and Wyatt Russell) to Jane and Peter Fonda (spawn of Henry), the second-generation stars in this Vanity Fair collection were all... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Jane Fonda • Kate Hudson • Peter Fonda • Gwyneth Paltrow • Will Smith • actor • Demi Moore • Bruce Willis • Rumer Willis • actress

(Newser) - The Oscars indicate who Hollywood thinks deserves a statue, but if you want to know what insiders really think about stars, start talking money. Forbes did just that, asking industry vets to rank talent based on their ability to make a project pop, from early hype to DVD sales.... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Leonardo DiCaprio • film • Johnny Depp • business • money • box office • Forbes • Will Smith • actor • movie industry

(Newser) - The annual ranking of movie stars based on exhibitors' sentiment is out. Thing is, the Quigley Poll bases its list on what industry insiders think the stars brought in, not on hard numbers. Gina Serpe of E! takes a look at the discrepancies.
  • Will Smith: Theater owners had
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Shia LaBeouf • film • box office • Robert Downey Jr. • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • Harrison Ford • Will Smith • movies • Iron Man • Hancock • 2008 • Quigley Poll

 Carrey Wins Box-Office Yes 

Yes Man comes out on top during a quiet weekend at theaters

Dec 21, 08 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The Northeast's weather outside was frightful, but elsewhere, audiences found Jim Carrey's Yes Man delightful, reports Variety. The Carrey comedy topped depressed box office returns with just $18.2 million, while Will Smith's drama Seven Pounds took No. 2 with $16 million—the lowest opening for Smith since 2001. The ... More »

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box office • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Will Smith • Jim Carrey • Seven Pounds • Four Christmases • Yes Man

MOVIE REVIEW

 Seven Pounds 
 Heavy on Heart, 
 Light on Logic 

Cryptic Smith film confounds critics with feel-good melancholy

Dec 19, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The less you know about this movie before you see it, the more you'll like it, caution critics weighing the new Will Smith vehicle Seven Pounds. One thing not to expect in the "darker and more oblique" spiritual successor to Smith's Pursuit of Happyness is chuckles, Mick LaSalle writes... More »

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movie review • Will Smith • movies • Seven Pounds • Woody Harrelson

 Will: 'We Got to 
 Help Each Other' 

Actor hits Midwest to promote film, charity

Dec 14, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Will Smith has a message for fans in these dismal economic times: “You got to help somebody.” He issued his plea as he promoted his new film Seven Pounds at a rare Minnesota premiere, which also raised money for a charity that delivers holiday meals. More »

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Hollywood • Minneapolis • film • charity • donation • fundraiser • tour • Will Smith

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Top List of Hollywood Power Couples

Cruises, Beckhams, Smiths, Brangelina also on Forbes rundown

Nov 22, 08 2:46 AM CST
(Newser) - With "an $82 million hip-hop brand and an $80 million R&B empire" in their collective pocket, Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z take the top spot on Forbes' list of highest-earning celeb mates. The runners-up:
  • Will and Jada Pinkett Smith earned a cumulative $85 million from June 2007–June
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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • David Beckham • Beyonce • Will Smith • Posh Spice • Jay-Z • Brangelina • celebrity marriage • Forbes magazine

 Smith: I Am Not a Scientologist 

Clears up long-standing rumor, talks to anti-Scientology group

Sep 17, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite months of speculation, Will Smith tells Fox News that “I am not” a Scientologist; he even agreed to speak with the anti-Scientologist group Anonymous. Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who are close friends with Scientologist Tom Cruise, opened a school which uses Scientology teaching tools. But, “... More »

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Scientology • Will Smith • Anonymous • celebrity interview

 The 10 Best-Paid Actors 

From the Fresh Prince to Captain Jack Sparrow, stars aren't sweating the small notes

Jul 23, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(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:
  1. Johnny Depp ($72 million)
  2. Eddie
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Hollywood • Leonardo DiCaprio • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • salary • Adam Sandler • Ben Stiller • Forbes • Eddie Murphy • Will Smith • Nicolas Cage • Will Ferrell • Bruce Willis • movies • Mike Myers

 Hancock Thwacks Box Office 

Superhero flick is third-biggest holiday opener ever

Jul 6, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(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 ... More »

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box office • Will Smith • movies • Hancock

OPINION

So What If
Will Smith's
School Preaches Scientology?

Actor denies it, but live and let live, writes LAT

Jul 1, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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 People Don't Like You, Hancock 

They all want to, though

Jul 1, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(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... More »

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




 The Fittest
 Guys in
 America
 

Barack Makes list of fittest guys

May 20, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has already nailed one nomination. He's cruised onto a list of the fittest guys in America. His 16-hour days on the campaign trail, early morning workouts at hotel gyms, brisk 45-minute runs and pick-up basketball games put him in some super-fit company, according to the list compiled by... More »

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Barack Obama • health • Tiger Woods • Brady Quinn • exercise • Dwight Howard • workout • Daniel Craig • Chase Utley • fitness • Will Smith • Greg Long • Wladimir Klitschko • Curtis Stone • Flo Rida • Walter Dix • Dierks Bentley • Jason Osborn • Jason Wright • Ed Donner • Mac Danzig • Shemar Moore • Mark Steines • Doug Anderson • Greg Plitt • Amaury Nolasco • Ryan Sheckler • Ty Loomis • Dave Salmoni • Romeo Miller

Smith Puts His Money Where His Church Is (Maybe)

Actor funds school that uses Scientology teaching methods

May 19, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doing little to dispel widespread rumors that he's a new recruit to Scientology, Will Smith is funding a school that will use teaching methods devised by L. Ron Hubbard. Smith's own kids will attend the school, reports the Guardian. So-called "Study Technology" has been criticized for its ties to... More »

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Scientology • L. Ron Hubbard • Will Smith

 Cruise Kid
 Lands Gig in
 Will Smith Flick 

Tom is 'so proud of' Connor, 13, 'for really doing this on his own'

Apr 22, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Which gets you further in Hollywood: having Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as parents or having Will Smith as your close family friend? Either way, Connor Cruise, the famed actors' adopted 13-year-old son, has scored himself a big screen debut in Smith's upcoming drama, "Seven Pounds," People.com... More »

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Hollywood • young Hollywood • Nicole Kidman • film • Tom Cruise • celebrity • Will Smith • movie deal • Connor Cruise • Seven Pounds

 Hollywood's Hottest Bromances 

Male-male friendships sometimes cause rumors to fly

Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances."
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Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Tom Cruise • list • celebrity • Matt Damon • Lance Armstrong • Ben Affleck • George Clooney • Vince Vaughn • Will Smith • Matthew McConaughey

Will Smith Wins Libel Suit Over Hitler Slur

London news agency apologizes for claiming actor praised dictator

Feb 22, 08 4:25 PM CST
(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... More »

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libel • Adolf Hitler • tabloids • Nazi • Will Smith • World Entertainment News Network • false accusations

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