Of all the rumors in Hollywood, Will Smith's love of men remains one of the most pervasive.
We've been hearing for years that the super star and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, both go for the same-sex. It came as no surprise, then, to hear that Smith, who's been palling around with Tom Cruise and his anti-gay Scientologists, has spent some time with male prostitutes in the past. From the ever-vigilant Ian Halperin:
According to a notorious Hollywood Madame, Smith was a client of hers for years before she packed up shop and moved her operation to Manhattan earlier this year.
• Pam Anderson appeared on Big Brother in Australia because evidently "we don't have it in America." Except … we do. [DListed]
• Will Smith and Jada tell each other ahead of time if they want to have sex with other people. Ooookay. [INO]
• Jessica Biel doesn't really care about marrying Justin Timberlake. That's good, because neither do we. [PS]
• If the world needs one thing, it's more wax statues of Miley Cyrus. [ICYDK]
• Amy Winehouse reportedly flashed her husband, Blake Incarcerated, while visiting him in prison. Blake then requested a longer sentence. [Yeeeah]
• Lauren Conrad almost has a Britney/Paris/Lindsay moment. [HT]
Like any do-gooding multi-hundred-millionaire movie star, Hancock's Will Smith is involved in the philanthropy scene. He's also, as prying eyes have woefully pointed out, been involving himself with the Tom Cruise scene, which means of course that he's basically a raving Scientologist trying to hold in his inner homo, because that's what the cult is about, right? Back in 2004, Smith donated $20k to something called "HOPE: The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program," which is the church's "literary program," where children get homeschooled and, we're guessing, brainwashed in their formative years. Now, he and Jada have been plugging a way at their New Village Academy, a private school they're funding that will open in December, which got the LAT treatment over the weekend. Naturally, the first word out of the school's mouth is that it is not a Scientology facility. (Even Will and Jada still insist they aren't of the church.) But a certain anti-Scientology crusader is casting his eye of suspicion on this educational institution, mostly because of a … goat.
Noted Hollywood star and heterosexual Will Smith appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ television show on Monday to discuss – as Ellen is wont to do following some little California court ruling – marriage. Ellen, as you might have heard, plans to marry girlfriend Portia de Rossi, and so that is all she can think about, even if her writers might have put other talking points on her cue cards. So how has Smith, who is married to heavy metal singer Jada Pinkett, kept his marriage going strong for 10 years?
In Touch picked up on sister mag Life & Style's Suri Cruise obsession this week with stalker photos and insider details surrounding the tot's birthday party.
Tom Cruise reportedly spent $100,000 on the extravaganza, which is so ridiculous we don't even need to say anything about it. The cost included $17,000 for fresh flowers, $45,000 on catering and $5,000 for cakes. But these weren't just any pastries: Each guest received a personalized cake and Suri was treated to a four-tier cake covered in buttercream frosting, bumblebees and butterflies. Oh, and Katie received $230 worth of Sprinkles cupcakes. Who knew she ate?
The celebration continued into the evening when Tom and Katie invited their own friends — including Eva Longoria Parker, David and Victoria Beckham, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy — to a private bash. Because we're sure that was on Suri's wishlist.
It's a good thing they pulled out all the stops for this milestone birthday, seeing as how Suri likely had already forgotten about it by breakfast.
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Despite Radar magazine's claims that Tom Cruise converted Will and Jada Pinkett Smith to Scientology, the Fresh Prince insists he is staying a Christian.
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. I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions. And I respect all people and all paths.
Kimora Lee Simmons is also denying Radar's claims she has converted, despite reports that she handed out Scientology books to New York students. Seems the church is too sketchy even for Miss Fabulosity.
But while celebs are distancing themselves from the cultlike religion, Radar's blistering six-page expose of the church says leaders are more concerned by the dissension of its former members, namely the shadowy network of ex-Scientologists known as "Anonymous." The group is credited with leaking the now-infamous recruiting tape of Cruise laughing maniacally. The pranksters/hackers also managed to crash the church's Web site for three days and post confidential Scientololgy documents and lectures on YouTube.
Expect the Anonymous members to mysteriously disappear or commit suicide in the coming months.
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Last night David and Victoria Beckham and dozens of notable names in Hollywood converged on the Geffen Gallery at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art in order to celebrate the British couple's arrival to the states. Dubbed their official "Welcome to LA" party, the even was co-hosted by actors Will Smith and Tom Cruise. Insiders who attended the event said it was a perfect way to welcome the Beckhams to the city they'll now call home, as it was grandiose, wasteful and painfully uninventive.
• I remember when Moose was saying this crap about you, Screech. You've changed, man. [BWE]
• According to time, Justin Timberlake shapes our world more than George W Bush. [Time]
• Everything's classy in Fiddy's house, says the real estate agent, "except the stripper poles." [Jossip]
• Jada swears Katie's not being held against her will, while also crossing her fingers so that those in the know will know she is speaking under duress. [ASL]
• Black girls don't go wild for free. [SH]
The crew may have attended the premiere of Will Smith's The Pursuit of Happyness, but Tom and Katie certainly don't need to be pursuing happiness (no matter the spelling)…because they've got it…with each other.You can tell by the way she looks down at him like a child and he looks up at her like he wishes she was a man. Heh.
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Thanks to Us Weekly's handy ticker, I know it's been 100 days since Suri Cruise was "born" unto this world. We've yet to even come close to a photo of the spawn, but at least Tom Cruise and his horde of minions are on the offensive, lining up as many first-hand celebrity Suri-sightings as possible. Our newest witnesses are Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. Hey, anything for publicity, eh, Fresh Prince? People has the story:
"She's one of the sweetest babies I've ever met in my life," Pinkett Smith says. "She's an absolute beauty and she's Daddy's little girl."
Well that's for damn sure because Suri sure as hell doesn't belong to Mommy Katie. That Daddy's girl is Tom's–it's in the contract.
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• Would it be worth it to sleep with Eva Longoria if you knew she would wake you up every morning at 5:30 by banging a gong? [Egotastic]
• Jada Pinkett Smith is a man, baby. [Faded Youth]
• Brittany Murphy desperately wants to be famous enough for her own "Got Milk" ad. [Hollywood Tuna]
• Ashlee Simpson wants you to love the skin your father is willing to buy you. [DListed]
• God, Jennifer Aniston, don't you know that blaming Vince Vaughn for your inability to quit smoking isn't going to make him want to hang around? [A Socialite's Life]
• Orlando Bloom stakes his claim on all things waifish and blonde. This time it's Claire Danes. [PopSugar]
• You can all sleep easy tonight knowing that Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos are back together. See, love really can conquer all. [Celebitchy]
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