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Obama Adds Second Event to Los Angeles Fund-Raising Trip (Exclusive) "Hitch" producer James Lassiter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and Def Jam's Jay Brown are among those who will host the $35,800-per-person dinner Oct. 24. http://www.hollywood...lasseter-248422

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/backbeat/backbeat-romeo-santos-on-new-album-will-1005408042.story

Men In Black Video Game Arriving In 2012 Activision announced that they're working with Columbia Pictures to create a new Men in Black video game. The standalone game will arrive in Spring 2012, around the same time that Men in Black III hits theaters. "The Men In Black franchise is an unbeatable starting point to deliver a genre-bending gaming experience with a level of production value on par with Hollywood," said David Oxford, Executive Vice President of Activision Publishing. According to the press release, the MIB video game will share the film's "unique blend of action, humor, and special effects." Presumably you'll be shooting lots of aliens. Pretty common behavior for a gamer. Activision is planning both console and handheld versions. Additional details on gameplay features will be released soon. The game has an original story that builds on the history of the series. You'll see a mixture of new and old faces. Wonder whether they'll get Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones to contribute. "With Activision bringing the Men In Black universe to life on next gen consoles for the first time, the Men In Black video game will be both familiar to fans, an exciting beginning for the uninitiated, and revolutionary for the franchise," said Mark Caplan, vice president of licensing for Sony Pictures Entertainment. There has only been one MIB video game released in the franchise's history. Men in Black II: Alien Escape, based partly on the second film, tasked players with hunting down violent aliens that escaped from a prison ship. Considering how much money the MIB films brought in, it's a bit surprising there haven't been more games. A movie about two dudes shooting aliens seems like an ideal candidate for a video game cross-over. http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Men-Black-Video-Game-Arriving-2012-35993.html

Posted on Jada's Facebook: http://www.whosay.com/jadapsmith/photos/78769?code=neFQgs

Will Smith Reunites With DJ Jazzy Jeff & Records New Music Will Smith’s longtime collaborator says The Fresh Prince never wanted to leave rap alone… Plans for a Will Smith comeback album have yet to be solidified, but XXLMag.com has learned that the Oscar-nominated-rapper-turned-actor has logged in studio time with his longtime friend and collaborator, DJ Jazzy Jeff. “He came down like two weeks ago and was like, ‘Yo, I wanna get back into the studio, and we just knocked out some stuff,” Jeff told XXL. “I just think more than anything there is no set pattern, no set plan, but we just wanna go into the studio and see what we come out with. If I can get it back to the way we used to make music, you know, it used to be just me and him in the room. You don’t need no entourages and cameras and all of that and see what happens. He hasn’t decided exactly what he wants to do.” Though Smith hasn’t released music since 2005′s Lost & Found, Jeff assures that the Fresh Prince still has hip-hop in mind. “Will has never not wanted to do music,” Jeff shared. “When you’re pretty much the biggest movie star in the world, the movie people don’t want you to do music ’cause you ain’t making $50 million off of making music. From a financial perspective, movies is where it’s at. And it’s not like his heart is not in the movies, but he’s always wanted to do some level of music.”—Carl Chery http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/10/will-smith-reunites-with-dj-jazzy-jeff-records-new-music/

Great stuff!

The media world scares me...

It’s time to say R.I.P. to three recording imprints that were homes to some of hip hop’s most popular and widely acclaimed artists. In an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter” yesterday (Oct. 7), president and Chief Operations Officer of RCA Music Group Tom Corson revealed that Jive Records, Arista Records and J Records—three of the label group’s monikers—will be absorbed into its fourth, RCA Records. Coincidentally, RCA Records is the flagship label of Sony Music Entertainment, which distributes the labels under the RCA Music Group umbrella. Thus, RCA Records is now solely responsible for releasing all RCA Music Group products. Corson cites a revamping of the RCA brand and focus on a leaner yet profitable financial model as the reasons for shuttering Jive, Arista and J. “We've learned to work with less and hopefully accomplish the same or more,” said Carson. “The path we've taken is to refresh RCA, so we're going to retire those brands.” Founded in 1977, Jive may have made its biggest splash with the teenybopper explosion of the late-‘90s to the early 2000s with acts such as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. However, Jive was also home to some of the rap genre’s best known acts of the ‘80s and ‘90s, which included Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One, Too $hort, and DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Arista, which music industry stalwart Clive Davis founded in 1974, is the oldest of the three imprints, once a stable for rap/hip hop acts such as Naughty by Nature, Cee-Lo Green and A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip. Bad Boy Records and So So Def Recordings—founded by moguls Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jermaine Dupri, respectively—are just two of the several hip hop labels that once relied on Arista for distributing its records. Davis also founded J Records—in 2001, making it the youngest of the three ill-fated brands. Not exactly a hotbed for rap artists, it has nevertheless opened its arms to acts such as Pitbull. By default, the artists signed to the now-defunct labels have now moved to RCA. In addition to Pitbull, hip hop and R&B acts involved in the automatic migration include Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, T-Pain and Usher. http://www.examiner.com/hip-hop-music-in-baltimore/no-more-jive-arista-and-j-records

"Fresh Prince" and "Love That Girl" star Tatyana Ali sits with Kid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL8HdOI4SSc

Will and Jada Smith visit Charleston CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- Did you pass him on the Battery or see him strolling the market? According to the Facebook page of the Courtyard by Marriott in the historic district of Charleston, Will and Jada Smith arrived in the Lowcounty on Wednesday and have been out and about in the Lowcountry. So far, according to the Courtyard's Facebook page, the two have been spotted in the market and running at the Battery. http://www.abcnews4....2262/will-smith

Very sad news. He was a genius and a true visionary. RIP Steve. Thanks for changing the world.

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Willow Smith's Grovin' Good Time Spending up some of her hard-earned dough, Willow Smith was spotted at The Grove mall last night (October 3). Joined by a few girlfriends, the “Whip My Hair” songstress looked to be thoroughly enjoying herself as she made her way around the shopping center to pick up a few items. http://celebrity-gossip.net/willow-smith/willow-smiths-grovin-good-time-549801

Posted on Willow's Facebook: My new single is coming soon, really soon, like maybe tomorrow soon:) #FIREBALL:)

Jada was photographed leaving her midtown NYC hotel yesterday. Pics! http://globalgrind.com/entertainment/jada-pinkett-smith-no-wedding-ring-will-smith-nyc-hotel-photos

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith presenting Leon Gast and David Sonenberg the Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature for "When We Were Kings" at the 69th Academy Awards® in 1997.

Awesome stuff! Congrats!

So 'After Earth' is the official title? That'd mean Jaden has already 4 movies and 2 of them contains the word "Earth"

Don't know if this is and old or a recent interview, but I loved it. Honest words from Alfonso. The video is a bit weird though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_zpliOA2Vs

Sony to Stop Paying for 3D Glasses in May 2012 (Exclusive) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-refusing-pay-3d-glasses-240837?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign==?utf-8?B?TWFpbGluZyBFeGNsdXNpdmU6IFNvbnkgdG8gU3RvcCBQYXlpbmcgZm9yIDNEIEdsYXNzZXMgaW4gTWF5IDIwMTIoMDkvMjcvMjAxMSAwNTo0Nzo0NCBQTSk=?=&utm_content=

Will Smith’s NYC Rental for Sale Will Smith’s apartment and temporary home-away-from-home while filming “Men In Black III” has hit the NoHo real estate market in Manhattan for $19.5 million. The actor, musician and producer snagged the rental in 2010 after a lengthy search in the Big Apple for the perfect temporary digs. According to an article in the New York Post last year, Smith reportedly hired one woman who flew to the East Coast to view one apartment before heading back to the West Coast a few hours later. Why the in-depth search? Smith was looking for not only a private and luxurious New York apartment, but one with room for his family and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. The place at 25 Bond Street clearly fits the bill. One of only eight apartments in the building, the nearly $20 million home has over 7,300 square feet of living space, five bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms. Smith paid a reported $55,000 a month in rent, which is one of the reasons to choose to rent rather than buy in this area. The monthly payment for this home, even with 20 percent down and low mortgage rates, is $84,302 with a 30-year-fixed loan. It’s no secret that New York real estate is expensive; in the NoHo neighborhood, median home values hit at $745,000, according to data from Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. Smith got his start as television’s “The Fresh Prince,” and moved into rapping and producing, making the move to film in the late 1990s. “Men in Black” came out in 1997, followed by “Men in Black II” in 2002. “Men in Black III” is slated for release spring 2012. The listing is held by Michael Ives of Sotheby’s International. http://www.zillow.com/blog/2011-09-27/will-smiths-nyc-rental-for-sale/

EXCL: Rick Baker on Alien Designs of Men in Black 3 http://www.shocktill...ws.php?id=21177

Tatyana Ali from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air arrives at ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' season 9 premiere party held at Vibiana on September 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Master makeup artist Rick Baker on "Men in Black III" http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/09/rick-baker-american-werewolf-interview.php