Smith Goes Coatless in New York

[Ale]

Will Smith braved the chilly New York weather by donating his coat to charity on live TV.

The actor, who was in Manhattan to promote his new movie, "I Am Legend," tossed his coat in a charity bin on the morning show "Good Morning America."

After host Robin Roberts asked if it was really his coat, Smith replied, "That was my coat. Absolutely. I just love that idea. Love that concept."

Smith follows in the footsteps of fellow Hollywood star Ben Affleck, who gave away three coats on the show last week.

The Warm Coats and Warm Hearts Drive will last until January 31, 2008, when they will be handed out to needy people.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate...;entry_id=22636

[ash trey]

Isn't he just dreamy... :redface:

[MaxFly]

Props to Will. Truely a humanitarian act.

[Typhoon20]

Just make sure not to read the additional comments to that article.

One thing I absolutely hate about it is the bashing that celebrities get for doing something positive. When you give a finger, they ask for a hand, when you give 'em a hand, they ask for the arm.Unlike other celebrities he at least keeps his charities away from the media.That's the best of 'em all, to do it without letting it know. And people bash him cause he didn't donate a 6 figure on-screen, but they have absolutely no clue that he does it, just not on TV. Now he does a small charity on TV and people bash it.

And Will is probably one of the celebs that spend the most money on charity.

Besides , it's not the amount of dollars that matter, it's the thought that matters.