• Will Smith sued over film based on father of Serena and Venus Williams

    Will Smith sued over film based on father of Serena and Venus Williams

    The father of tennis powerhouses Serena and Venus Williams cut a deal to be portrayed in the upcoming “King Richard” biopic by actor Will Smith after he’d already sold his life rights to someone else, according to a new lawsuit. A Los Angeles state court lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims that the Warner Bros.’ highly …
  • Will Smith says divorce was his ‘ultimate failure’ ahead of Father’s Day

    Will Smith says divorce was his ‘ultimate failure’ ahead of Father’s Day

    Will Smith says he felt like a failure when he divorced his first wife, Sheree Zampino. “Divorce was the worst thing in my adult life,” Smith candidly tells current wife Jada Pinkett Smith in a preview for a Father’s Day special of “Red Table Talk.” “Divorce was the ultimate failure for me. I’ve been hurt …
  • ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ cast overwhelmed with emotion remembering star James Avery

    ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ cast overwhelmed with emotion remembering star James Avery

    Will Smith and the rest of “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” cast broke down in tears remembering their late co-star James Avery in an emotional show reunion. The cast paid tribute to Avery — who died in 2013 at age 63 from heart surgery complications — when they reunited for a Zoom chat 30 years after …
  • Quarantine shows Jada Pinkett Smith she doesn’t know husband Will Smith ‘at all’

    Quarantine shows Jada Pinkett Smith she doesn’t know husband Will Smith ‘at all’

    Jada Pinkett Smith says quarantining with her family has made her realize she doesn’t know her husband of 23 years, Will Smith, as well as she thought. “I gotta be honest. I think one of the things that I’ve realized is that I don’t know Will at all,” she said on Wednesday’s episode of “Red Table …
  • Will Smith reunites with ‘Fresh Prince’ cast on Snapchat show

    Will Smith reunites with ‘Fresh Prince’ cast on Snapchat show

    Welcome back to Bel-Air. Will Smith, 51, brought back the cast of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for his Snapchat show “Will From Home” on Wednesday and Thursday. Former castmates Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton Banks), DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jazz), Tatyana Ali (Ashley Banks), Karyn Parsons (Hilary Banks), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Vivian) and Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey) …
  • Surprise! Why ‘Cats’ wasn’t the biggest box office bomb of 2019

    Surprise! Why ‘Cats’ wasn’t the biggest box office bomb of 2019

    Deadline’s annual film revenue tournaments have celebrated the triumphs of each year’s most profitable films. For a third year in a row, we decided to look at the ones that amounted to a big swing and a miss. Here are the movies our experts said posted the worst losses of 2019. X-Men: Dark Phoenix 20th …
  • DJ Jazzy Jeff forgot 10 days of his life during coronavirus-like symptoms

    DJ Jazzy Jeff forgot 10 days of his life during coronavirus-like symptoms

    DJ Jazzy Jeff opened up to longtime pal Will Smith about his experience with coronavirus-like symptoms. “I came home from my trip, you know, I feel like I’m coming down with something,” the 55-year-old DJ explained to Smith on his Snapchat series, “Will From Home” (via ET). “Got in the bed, don’t remember the next …