Victoria Beckham and David Beckham
Vanessa Hudgens and host Miley Cyrus
Fergie and Josh Duhamel
Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, and Blake Lively
Chace Crawford and Will Smith
Pen Badgely and Blake Lively
David Cook, Jordin Sparks and David Archuleta
Will Smith, Trey Smith, Jaden Smith
Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers
Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman
Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Queen Latifah
His son, Jaden, 9, starred in “The Pursuit of Happyness” with him, and now his daughter, Willow, 7, is taking center stage opposite Abigail Breslin in the family-friendly summer flick “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.” There might be rivalry between father and daughter. Will’s “Hancock” opens wide on July 2, the same day as Willow’s “Kit Kittredge.” But he’s cutting junkets for “Hancock” short tomorrow to join Willow at her premiere at the Ziegfeld.
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Charlize Theron and Will Smith
Tony Parker and Eva Longoria
Jason Bateman and his wife
Are Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Kimora Lee Simmons the new celebrity faces of Scientology? The case is certainly made in “Scientology Under Siege,” Radar magazine’s April cover story.
In the piece, the magazine said, “The Church has also set its sights on African Americans, opening up a center in Harlem in 2003 and making a strong play for Hollywood supercouple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett.”
Sources close to Smith earlier told this column that the actor definitely is becoming a member of the religion. “He’s been getting more and more involved (in Scientology),” said one source. “And it isn’t just him, it’s definitely Jada, too.”
“It’s not so much that anyone is upset that Will is becoming a Scientologist,” the source added after seeing a copy of the nine-page Radar piece. “It’s that as he becomes more involved, you’d think he’d sort of help fly the flag with Tom (Cruise), who seems to only get a bad rap for it, while Will does this and comes through just fine.”
As for Kimora Lee Simmons, the Radar piece makes the case for including her among the ranks of celebrity Scientologists. The magazine points to a 2006 gathering where Scientology leader David Miscavige “spoke glowingly of Kimora Lee Simmons’ efforts to distribute a personalized edition of Hubbard’s “The Way to Happiness,” featuring her image on the cover, to school kids in New Jersey.” Simmons’ rep said that the designer/model is not a Scientologist.
If you’re curious about the other celebs that take part in the religion, Radar covers that ground, too. Ones you’re probably aware of are Kirstie Alley, Lisa Marie Presley and Jenna Elfman.
Some you might not have known about include musician Beck, former “South Park” chef Isaac Hayes (Hayes reportedly quit the show after it spoofed the religion), Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi (whose sister happens to be married to Beck), CNN reporter Greta Van Susteren and the voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright.
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Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology.
Big stars traditionally distribute “wrap presents” to crew members after completing a film. His recent gift after wrapping next summer’s comedy “Hancock” was a card good for a personality test at your local Scientology center.
Fun!
Never mind that such tests are given free by the church anyway. The quiz is designed to convert people to the religion by identifying personality flaws that – surprise! – Scientology can fix right up for you.
For a fee, of course.
Smith, who is best buddies with Scientology booster Tom Cruise, has never confirmed that he joined the church. But he told “Access Hollywood” last month: “I was introduced to it by Tom, and I’m a student of world religion. I was raised in a Baptist household. I went to a Catholic school, but the ideas of the Bible are 98% the same ideas of Scientology, 98% the same ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism.”
Presumably the other 2% is the part about the evil space emperor who put the hydrogen bombs in the volcano.
Smith’s rep was traveling with the actor on Tuesday and unavailable for comment.
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