DJ Jazzy Jeff: 'Memba Him?!
In the '80s, Jeffrey A. Townes became famous with Will Smith as part of the rapping duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Guess what he looks like now!
Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?!
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Will Smith Signs a Check His Fan Can't Cash
One fan in NYC is about to learn that Will Smith putting his Hancock on one of your checks doesn't mean it's worth anything at the bank...
...just eBay.
Will Smith and Romo -- High School Cheerleaders
The Fresh Prince and the Dallas Cowboys starting QB crashed a pep rally in Texas yesterday because ... well, because they felt like it.
Will, who was rollin' through town to promote a movie, hooked up with Romo to fire up the kids at Lake Highlands High in a surprise visit -- droppin' some serious motivational talk and some insight into Romo's injured hand.
Sucks for the punks who ditched.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Big Willie Spotted In the Sky
Forget the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air -- after seeing his family's 40th b-day surprise for him, he's now the Fresh Prince of the Air.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video
Will Smith -- Smurfed in the Rear
It takes a real man to wear pink -- and an ever bigger one to bend over and show off his baby blue undies to the snapping pappers at LAX.
Excess Baggage and Serious Saggage
There was almost too much to handle in the Thirty Mile Zone today -- and while Ernest Borgnine gave our photog TMI, Kate Hudson was dealing with TMP, Too Many Pappers.
Also: Will Smith showed his true colors (of his underwear) and the wackadoodle Dollhouse Dude got wheels, officially making him a "mobile home."
Filed under: Star Catcher
Mary J. Needs to Learn the Rules
Mary J. Blige was annoyed the pappers were shooting her -- as she shopped on Robertson Blvd. -- aka Pap Central.
Also in L.A.: A sigh of relief as Heidi and Spencer left the city at LAX, Kevin Connolly made sure we weren't part of the McConaughey beach brawl, Bridget Marquardt stuck up for Karolina Kurkova and Kim K, John Legend, Cee-Lo and will.i.am picked sides in the Kobe/Shaq war.
In NY: Demi Moore looked flawless, James McAvoy talked about smooching Angelina, Gwyneth gave face and Will Smith was charming as ever.
Filed under: Star Catcher
Will Smith Has No Soul
How else do you explain the fact that Will was all smiles outside Staples Center last night -- when the Lakers suffered one of the most spirit-crushing losses in NBA history?
Oh, right -- he's got a movie coming out.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Will Smith Backs Scientolo-School?
Will Smith has dropped a bunch of money into opening up a new school in Calabasas, according to a report in the National Enquirer.
But we did a little digging, and the New Village Academy's website indicates that one of their models of learning is something called "Study Technology" -- a method created by none other than L. Ron Hubbard. The school also emphasizes the teaching of ethics and survival -- again, big topics in Scientology.
While Smith is not mentioned per se on the school's site, his reps did not deny his involvement. Instead, they gave TMZ the generic, "no comment", when questioned about his involvement in both the school and the Church.
So is he, or isn't he - a Scientologist, that is. According to Big Willy, he's not.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors
NKOTB Still Got It (The Right Stuff)
With a tour on the horizon, the New Kids on the Block were all hard at work on their new video shoot this weekend.
Also in L.A.: Wynona Ryder hid her face, Shirley MacLaine got lost, 65-year-old Joe Pesci partied at Villa, Mary Carey talked about breaking sobriety and Steven Tyler heard the most tired joke ever.
In NY: Will Smith continued campaigning for Nicest Man Alive, fans tested Selma Blair's patience and Ryan Gosling walked his dog ... no, not Kirsten Dunst.
Filed under: Star Catcher
Will Smith -- I Am (Not) Scientologist!
Will Smith says just because he's a Friend of Tom doesn't mean he's a Scientologist ... not that there's anything wrong with that.
Smith tells Rush & Molloy, "You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise." So what is Smith, anyway? "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions."
Will made the public pronouncement to refute allegations in a recent Radar magazine story that he and wife Jada Pinkett, along with Kimora Lee Simmons, have been recruited into the LRH fold. TMZ spotted W & J slicing steak at Cut last week with T & K, which only fed the rumors.
Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Tom & Katie
Will Won't Wear Scientologarb
Tom Cruise-azy, Scientolowife Katie Kate, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will all met up at Cut for dinner -- where Will actually wore a bedazzled t-shirt reading "Party Starter" on it. Everyone else wore regulation black.
Will & Jada looked genuinely excited about all the paparazzi outside though, and even gave up a kiss for the cameras (take our word for it.) TomKat, not so much.
Filed under: Tom & Katie
Hitler Story Heil of S**t
A big entertainment news service is beating itself up after it helped spread that whole misconstrued Will Smith-as-Hitler-apologist mishegas.
The World Entertainment News Network issued a formal apology to Smith, saying that the "erroneous and dangerous statement attributed to Will Smith about Adolph HItler being a 'good person' ... was false and misleading." WENN says it takes "full responsibility for the dissemination" of the story and offers Will "a sincere apology" and deeply regrets "the personal stress" caused.
WENN had picked up the misrepresented quote from a Scottish paper, which has yet to retract its report.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
It Takes "Different Strokes" to Sue the World
An old-school bluesman is bringing the legal whammy bar down on Michael Jackson, Will Smith, and even Tupac Shakur, claiming they all stole his song "Different Strokes" without paying proper tribute -- or loot. The world, it seems, does move to the beat of just one drum.
Syl Johnson (real name, Sylvester Thompson), who played with Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf, among others, alleges in the copyright infringement suit that Jacko's "Blood on the Dance Floor," Smith's "Who Stole the D.J.," and Tupac's "Peep Game" all borrowed from his 1967 hit "Different Strokes," -- not the TV theme song you're probably thinking about. Syl's claiming that he hasn't seen one red cent from any of them. What you talkin' about Willis?!
Johnson is seeking unspecified damages. Smith's rep tells TMZ they don't comment on pending litigation, while reps for Jacko, and Tupac's estate, didn't return messages seeking comment.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
