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Jada Pinkett Smith and Higher Education

trix — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Jada Pinkett Smith and her hubby are so happy with the first school they opened last year, that they are planning to open another one.

The school they opened in Calabasas, California is a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and they want to open a high school to continue the schooling experience.

The school does rely on some of the education methods developed by L. Ron Hubbard but is not a Scientolgy school.

I wonder what kind of methods those are and if they are effective, and who are the kids that attend this school.

Jada looks pretty fierce here!

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Jada Pinkett and Will Smith Won't Work Together

trix — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Will we ever see Jada Pinkett and Will Smith work together in a movie? Nay, says Jada. She says that the pair will never work together because it will put too much pressure on their relationship.

She said, "Will wanted to do 'Madagascar' with me but we decided to stay married. I love being in control. I plan on being in control on a film sometime next year as well."

She and Will worked together before when she asked him to direct some scenes for her, but it led to tension, which we all know is never fun. Sounds like she knows what is good for her family.

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Jaden Smith Will Meet His Own Mr. Miyagi

trix — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Jaden Smith is going to be the next Karate Kid. He's following in his daddy's footsteps to Hollywood first with The Pursuit of Happyness and now he is going to star in a remake of The Karate Kid.

Some may think that Will and Jada are not making the best decisions for Jaden but they are a pretty solid family. If Jaden wants to act it looks like he will have the support he needs to have to remain balanced and grounded.

What do you think? Will they ruin a classic?

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Ladybug Ladybug, Fly Away Home

trix — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Suri Cruise is as cute as a button with her ladybug umbrella.

Suri isn't being held and covering her ears, she must have relished the opportunity to hold the umbrella. Did she say, no mommy I do it?

Her gaze is so serious and direct. She's getting used to the paps and their constant barrage of questions and flash of cameras. Isn't that something that you should never get used to?

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Ladybug! Ladybug!
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire.
And your children all gone.

All except one,
And that's little Ann,
For she crept under
The frying pan.

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Jada Pinkett Smith Says 'No Cages'

trix — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:43:00 GMT

Jada Pinkett Smith bought her kids a snake and is now having buyers remorse. She regrets buying the snake for her kids though because it has to remain in a cage.

"I think I’ll never get an animal like a snake again where I have to keep her in an aquarium. We have this whole thing for Beauty outside for her, to be in a natural habitat. But at the end of the day, she knows she’s caged into her aquarium.

"We can’t set her into the wild now, but I told (daughter) Willow we won’t do this again and won’t have any animals that need to stay like that. "Maybe when I get older, that’ll become one of my activist endeavours."

As much as I don't like cages for animals either, snakes are one pet that I agree with caging.

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DIY Parenting- Jada Pinkett Smith Style

trix — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:32:00 GMT

I don't doubt that Jada Pinkett Smith Rules is the ruler of her roost. She recently shared the rules of her successful parenting with Cookie Magazine.

1. Eat as a family. “There’s flexibility about when they eat breakfast and lunch, but dinner together is sacred.”

2. Enlist help. “I’m lucky to have a lot of people in my world who help me. That includes her mother: “She travels with me all the time, and when I travel and the kids aren’t with me, she stays with them.”

3. Drink water. “I tell them, ‘You have three bottles of water a day, then drink what you want. I’m always like, ‘Listen, we’ve got to keep our bodies strong—we got too much stuff to do!’”

4. Respect their boundaries. Staying out of kids’ space can teach them to be responsible for their own decisions and mistakes, she says: “Is it their room, or are they borrowing the space while they’re living in your house? If it’s theirs, then they should be able to do whatever they want with it. If it’s their clothes, they have the right to do whatever they want with those clothes. We have to give them some freedom to be who they are.”

5. Choose your battles. For instance, Jada doesn’t prescribe what the kids are going to wear—even for the paparazzi. “Who is it going to hurt, really, if she has orange balloon pants on the red carpet?” she says. “I try to stay outside my ego and what I want and to respect them as I expect them to respect me.”

6. Expose and educate. “We go to church as a family on Sunday, but we study world religion during the week as well. We read excerpts from the Bible, from Hindu texts, Kabbalah, Judaism….”

Sounds like common sense, doesn't it? Did you need a celebrity parents to tell you these secrets?

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Get Greedy

trix — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Suri are slowly taking over the apartment building they are living in. They have purchased 5 units throughout the building and are using them for various purposes. One is their main residence, one is a gym, two for their staff and one of the apartment spaces is reportedly used for Suri's playroom.
I think that Suri may have entitlement issues when she gets older. She may think she's entitled to things without working for them if she grows up with a whole apartment as her playroom.

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Tom Cruise and His Good Deed

trix — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are always so gracious to the paparazzi. So much so , that it came as no surprise that while walking to dinner one evening, Tom Cruise reached out to help a fallen photographer.
Why are they so nice to the paparazzi? They are the ones taking the pictures that start the rumors and say nasty things about them. It must be a strategy, kill 'em with kindness and all that.

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Hollywood Hookup In The Making?

trix — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Who is the next Hollywood hookup going to be?

I have no idea, but I know that Suri has a crush on Zac. I wonder if Suri says "Mo'm" (use embarrassed teenage inflection) when Katie Holmes laughs and tells her friends all about it? Katie said that Suri has been hooked on Zac since she first saw him in " High School Musical", and that Suri likes to dance and sing along with Zac in Hairspray too.

This is something that is going to come back and haunt Suri later in life when she is of dating age. Her mom is going to say, remember when you had a crush on Zac Efron. Suri will roll her eyes and be embarrassed by her parents, just like the rest of us were, by our parents.

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Katie Holmes Tells Tom- I'm Leaving

trix — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Did Katie Holmes finally do it?
Did she really tell Tom to take his religion and shove it?
Women's Day is reporting that Katie told Tom that she intends to leave Scientology behind. The couple may be facing a crisis in their relationship because Tom is such a strict Scientologist. A "friend" is even claiming that "Tom is worried and now their marriage may have to change in a lot of ways."
I guess this stint on Broadway has really boosted her self confidence and she's ready to stand up for herself.

Katie Holmes Shows Some Skin

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PETA Says- No Armani Katie Holmes

trix — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:01:00 GMT

PETA has gone from just opposing fur and working for ethical treatment of animals to outright warnings to celebrities. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise received a letter urging them to keep away from Armani as a designer. Why?

PETA has been in talks with different designers to stop using fur in the clothing lines. Armani received a letter from Peta urging them to refrain from using fur and yet this year he used fur anyway. He used it in toddler clothes and jackets of all places. Peta has said that, "We feel betrayed. I have met with Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and many other designers who once used fur but had a change of heart, and not one of them broke their promise."

The warning was issued to the Holmes-Cruise family because, the famliy wears a lot of Armani. Though the family has up till now been fur free, Peta wants them to boycott Armani designs until the designer goes completely fur free.

You know, I think that Peta has the right idea on what they want to accomplish, ethical treatment of animals however some of their practices are questionable. Not the warnings to celebrities, but some of the other things they do I highly question.

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Katie Holmes- The Critics Weigh In On Broadway Performance

trix — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:34:00 GMT

Katie Holmes gave her first performance on Broadway on Thursday night in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons". Was she nervous, how did she do? Did her voice carry beyond the footlights?

The show on Thursday was a preview performance of the play and Katie's performance was well accepted by critics and theatre goers.

One critic from the Associated Press even said that, "If Holmes felt nervous and jittery, she didn't show it. She delivered her lines with confidence and projected her girlish voice so it could be heard loud and clear. She danced around on stage with gusto. She looked lovely in two dresses that highlighted her trim yet shapely figure."

A friend of Katie's said that she brought, "this fresh breeze of air not only in her acting but also in her dialogue that kind of breaks up the seriousness of what's going on. I'm actually surprised that she's, you know, enough of an actress for being on Broadway."

I think a lot of people felt that she isn't enough of an actress for Broadway, but we must remember that she has John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson as co-stars. I'm sure they all want to succeed so they had a ton of rehearsals and tips to give her so she would be ready.

Way to go Katie!

Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

Katie Holmes Isn't Cheating On Tom

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Katie Holmes Isn't Cheating On Tom

trix — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Katie, Tom and Suri left New York Sunday afternoon together.

The happy family took off for places unknown, no mystery man and no little black rain cloud followed them out of town.

Perhaps we all jumped the gun on the cheating stories, and the mystery man is just a friend who needs no introduction to the masses.

By the way, how stinking cute is Suri in this picture?

Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

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Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

trix — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:31:00 GMT

Everyone is all a twitter because Katie Holmes has been seen with a mystery man.

She had coffee with this handsome stranger in New York and everyone cried foul.

Is she cheating? Who is the mystery man?

“One of the girls on the crew saw them having coffee last week, and when she went over and said hello … even though they spoke for about five minutes, Katie didn’t introduce the mystery man.”

Tom doesn't seem to be worried though. He seemed to be having a good time and carefree as he spent some quality time with Suri.

The guy was probably just a Scientology handler or maybe it was added security with all the protestors around. I think that Katie has a good thing going right now. She saw what happens to the kids when the parents split, Tom gets the kids. I don't think she would ever do anything to upset the fine balance she has right now.

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Katie Holmes-Ticket Sales Are Good!

trix — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:31:00 GMT

Producers of the Broadway revival of "All My Sons" are trying to dispel rumors that Katie Holmes is not selling tickets by announcing advance sales of $3.5 million.

Woo Hoo, that's almost the same amount of advance sales tickets that Equus has sold, and Equus has nudity.

Katie seems to be working very hard, rehearsing and learning her role and because of this, she should do a great job. Though getting an 'A' for effort doesn't always equate with a good performance.

I hope she proves all the naysayers wrong and the production is a hit.

The previews, I didn't know there were previews for Broadway, start showing September 18th and the full opening is October 16th.

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Katie Holmes: My Protesters On Broadway

trix — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:16:00 GMT

Katie Holmes isn't having any luck selling tickets to her Broadway play, "All My Sons", but we know a group of people that will definitely be there.

The anti-Scientology group, Anonymous, is planning to be at the opening, to save Katie Holmes from Scientology. There are so many people that want Katie to get out of the cult, that I'm sure if they all bought tickets, the play would be sold out. Her parents would probably be in the front row.

An anonymous, Anonymous spokesperson said "We aren't looking to shut it ("All My Sons") down, we don't have the power to do that, we just want to prove a point, we want to draw attention to Scientology, and hopefully get Katie out of it before its too late."

That was fun, I got to use anonymous twice in the same sentence.

Katie's a big girl, and can make her own decisions. If at sometime she decides to get out of Scientology, she will, and she will have been cleansed form all the purple handed, bruised knee cleansing rituals she's had to do.

I must mention that this group of protesters is pretty serious. It is said that, members of the group wear masks when protesting to protect their identities and preclude social, political, and financial risks, because Scientology is a "dangerous cult" with "a well earned reputation for harassing critics and openly critical ex-scientologists at their homes and workplaces."

I'm almost scared for Katie, and hope her opening goes off without a hitch.

Katie Holmes Is Pregnant? Proof Is In The Pictures!

Katie Holmes Wears Skinny Jeans! Woo Hoo!

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Jada Pinkett Smith Shows Her Strong Side

trix — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Jada Pinkett Smith is on the cover of Capitol File Magazine, and she is very glamorous.

She not only shows her glamorous side, but in the interview, she talks about strong women and mothers and what it takes to raise strong children. She discusses Africa and her thoughts about how she has to check herself when dealing with the insecurities of other women she encounters.

It's a very insightful interview of a very self-assured woman.

Enjoy!!

LISA LING: I see that you’re reading Unbowed by Wangari Maathai.
JADA PINKETT SMITH: Yes, it’s such an amazing book and she’s such a phenomenal woman.

LL: Will you option Wangari’s story?
JPS: I’d consider it, definitely. I’m heading to Uganda and Rwanda on a seven-day trip for Malaria No More, so right now I’m just trying to stay focused on the mission and see what comes of that.

LL: Have you been to Africa before?
JPS: Yes, we went to South Africa and Mozambique to shoot Ali. Will and I loved Africa. We went to South Africa and almost moved there. I said, “Do you really want to do this now? We have the rest of our lives to do it.” Will and I always say, “God visits everywhere, but lives in Africa.” When you’re on safari and you see that African sky… it’s just such a spiritual place.

LL: I remember going to Rwanda and being amazed at the way the women of the country are rebuilding their lives. In 2005 Rwanda had more women in Parliament than any other country. Speaking of women, tell me about your latest film, The Women.
JPS: The material is great, but what I liked most about the film was that I had the opportunity to work with some extraordinary women. Diane [English] had been working on the project for 13 years. She was so passionate about it. Meeting Diane, talking to her, we just said, “We gotta do this because they’re trying to shut us out!”

LL: What was it like to work with such a large female cast?
JPS: It was interesting to be in this large group of women. It just worked. And to see how we all collaborated, what we brought individually to the film—I was elated. In all honesty, Annette Bening is brilliant. I was in awe of her. I had to catch myself; [I was] watching her like a student. Just her process… she’s a veteran. And then for all of us—Meg, Eva, Annette—to sit around and talk about our families, balancing our lives, husbands, divorce, boyfriends… you recognize how much you need to be in spaces like that with other women, you know? [It was the] kind of camaraderie that you didn’t need to explain every detail for them to get it. It’s like an unspoken language.

LL: It’s wonderful working with a group of women, but sometimes certain petty issues, insecurities, or jealousies present themselves. Were there any difficulties on the set?
JPS: I tell you, it’s interesting how I look at those situations that inevitably occur, in all relationships. If I see another woman who’s intimidated or feels she has to compete with me, and I feel like I have to do the same, I check myself and say, Now Jada, how can you make this go better? How can you bring this woman comfort? How can you create a situation where you don’t necessarily need to like each other but can have a relationship of mutual respect? When I see those kinds of things, I put it on me, because I’m the only person—in this duel here—that can change. I immediately check myself and go, What is it that I’m doing that might be creating this, or what behavior or attitude can I change in order to change this [dynamic] with the woman in front of me?

LL: You definitely seem evolved in your level of security.
JPS: Well, you know, when you’re dealing with actresses, and just people in this industry as a whole, we’re constantly inundated with rejection, people telling us what we’re doing wrong. You start to second-guess yourself.

LL: What are your biggest insecurities?
JPS: Oh, my body. I hate my legs. Hate ’em.

LL: You’re kidding. You’ve got great legs.
JPS: But that’s the thing, you need other women around you to be a mirror, because sometimes we can’t see ourselves. We’ve been given a certain language, situations that basically form who we are— and the media, which is a whole other thing.... As women we look for this thing and that thing; we fill those voids with men, or with food, sugar, whatever, instead of really dealing with the core issues, the issues we don’t want to look at. But that’s the jewel. That’s where happiness lies.

LL: As an actress and a public person, how much responsibility do you feel?
JPS: I feel every individual, and every artist, has to figure out their own responsibility level. For me, when it comes to women, I am extremely sensitive to the roles I take and how I’m portrayed physically.I try really hard to stay away from stereotypes.

LL: I watched the BET show Hip-Hop vs. America last night and it was amazing. Five African-American men were talking about how women are portrayed in hip-hop videos. These Harvard professors were saying, “Stop blaming the white man for raping the black woman.”
JPS: We can’t do that anymore. You know, it wasn’t right or correct when the whole Imus situation happened, but a part of me thought, We really have the nerve to have this uproar, when you look closely at what goes on within our own family. I’m telling you: That whole situation is so layered and so deep, how we got to that place… just the dynamics of the black family, the black man, and the black woman.

LL: Hip-hop culture is so influential. It’s not just black culture buying into these images of women anymore.
JPS: Oh, I agree. But women also have to understand their position of leadership in the community, and that’s what we’ve lost: the understanding that we’ve allowed this patriarchal, capitalistic attitude to really dictate who we are. We too have compromised our dignity.

LL: Well, that’s another issue you’ve touched upon: figuring out a way to be independent.
JPS: That’s the thing, though. You have to keep a balance. There’s a place in which the masculine can take care of the feminine and a place where the feminine takes care of the masculine, but you can’t relinquish your power. Sometimes I get into a place where I really want to. Sometimes I get really tired and want to say, “Daddy, just take it all! Just take care of me.” I want to suck my thumb and cry like a little girl, but at the end of the day, the dynamic gets out of whack, and that energy gets out of balance.

LL: What about young celebrities?
JPS: Well, first of all, I don’t think I would have made it! The things I have to talk to my children about, at such a young age… it would blow your mind. I have to constantly reassure my daughter that she’s beautiful and teach my sons a different thought process when it comes to how they view women. I’m lucky, though, because Will really values the feminine. He exalts women. He was very close to his mother and grandmother. Will is definitely a feminist.

LL: So how do you instill positive views [of women] at home?
JPS: I think as mothers, with the music and the media out there, we really have to sit our boys down and tell them, “That is not okay.” It’s funny, because I remember telling my kids, “Mommy isn’t going to be doing any more movies this year.” You know what they said? “But how are all the bills going to get paid?” It was cute, but more important, they see a household where both parents contribute.

LL: How important are your girlfriends in your life?
JPS: Very. There’s an incredible amount of camaraderie and power that comes with having girlfriends. They help you be the best you can be, but you have to do the work as an individual too. For example, I’ve noticed that most of the time when I get mad at certain things, it turns out to be a reflection of myself and the stuff I do. Of course, sometimes people do terrible things to us that we don’t deserve, but a lot of the time we get mad at the same things we do to them. You know, [there was a] time I was really hitting a wall in my relationships and I read this book that said to write down all the terrible stuff you’ve done, so I did. I wrote it all down. Then I gave it to Will.

LL: Really? Wow… I hope you destroyed it!
JPS: Oh, don’t worry. I did, but I wrote everything down. It was hard, but it felt so good, like this giant relief. It changed his perception, I’m sure, but it also changed my relationship with myself, the amount of confidence and security I felt. To finally point the finger at myself and get it off my chest, things I was holding onto.

LL: You’re brave. I’m not sure I’d do that. So tell me, what do you think women need most right now?
JPS: We need more leadership in the communities. You know, we can’t let celebrities raise our kids. We need to consolidate our power to reach out to all different types of women. I don’t care what color or nationality, there’s a unified language and understanding among women. The truth is, no one else is going to do it for us. Women have to do it. We as women have to get up our game, because all over the world females are being victimized. We have to teach our daughters to have discipline and we have to be responsible for ourselves.

Madagascar Sequel is a Family Affair for Ben Stiller and Jada Pinkett Smith

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FameCrawler : jada pinket smith

Jada Pinkett Smith and Higher Education

Jada Pinkett and Will Smith Won't Work Together

Jaden Smith Will Meet His Own Mr. Miyagi

Ladybug Ladybug, Fly Away Home

Jada Pinkett Smith Says 'No Cages'

DIY Parenting- Jada Pinkett Smith Style

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Get Greedy

Tom Cruise and His Good Deed

Hollywood Hookup In The Making?

Katie Holmes Tells Tom- I'm Leaving

Katie Holmes Shows Some Skin

PETA Says- No Armani Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes- The Critics Weigh In On Broadway Performance

Katie Holmes Is Lonely

Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

Katie Holmes Isn't Cheating On Tom

Katie Holmes Isn't Cheating On Tom

Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

Is Katie Holmes Cheating On Tom?

Katie Holmes-Ticket Sales Are Good!

Katie Holmes: My Protesters On Broadway

Katie Holmes Is Pregnant? Proof Is In The Pictures!

Jada Pinkett Smith Shows Her Strong Side

Madagascar Sequel is a Family Affair for Ben Stiller and Jada Pinkett Smith