Colin Jost and Michael Che had a lot of news to dig into from the week, but nothing elicited a greater reaction from the audience than the latter’s dig at Will Smith’s first album in two decades. “Will Smith has released his first new album in 20 years, and ironically the album doesn’t slap,” he…

Will Smith faced the most infamous moment of his career in March 2022 when, on what was meant to be his night of triumph at the Oscars, he ended up banned by the Academy for slapping Chris Rock.  Three years later, he has used the notorious encounter for fuel on his new album Based on a True Stor…

The countdown to Will Smith’s first album since the Bush administration is on. The once-and-current rapper has slapped together five previously released singles and added nine other tracks for Based on a True Story, which streets on March 28. It’s his first new disc since 2005’s Lost and Found…

Gene Hackman’s death has raised enough suspicion among the Santa Fe police that they have obtained a search warrant for the Oscar winner’s home after the nonagenarian, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their dogs were found dead last night. “At this time; the manner and cause of death…

Will Smith is teasing that a sequel to Hancock is in the works and wants Zendaya for a role in the film. The actor made a surprise appearance on xQc’s live stream on Twitch and answered some fan questions. “There’s a really cool Hancock 2 idea,” Smith said during the stream. “We haven’t…

Will Smith will be opening up the 37th edition of TelevisaUnivision’s Premio Lo Nuestro alongside Spanish singer-songwriter India Martínez. The duo will also be joined by DJ Khaled, Thalía, and the legendary Miami Sound Machine at the award show on Thursday, February 20, at 7 p.m. ET on…

Andy Tennant, the director of the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, said that Will Smith is developing a sequel to the film but did not include him. In a new interview, Tennant revealed he had an idea for a sequel to the hit comedy and recently found out Smith is working on a follow-up movie. “I…

Hitch director Andy Tennant recalls the “difficulties” in filming Hitch and working with Will Smith. In a new interview, the filmmaker looked back at how it was shooting the 2005 romantic comedy that also starred Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, and Adam Arkin. “We…

Will Smith took to social today and made everyone think he’s starring in the next Matrix movie in development at Warner Bros. “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix. Smith turned it down. He chose Wild Wild West, believing it was a better fit for him at the…

Will Smith has requested people stop posting memes on social media that align him with Sean "Diddy" Combs, saying he hasn't been anywhere near the controversial music mogul. The Oscar-winning actor was speaking onstage Thursday in San Diego, California, when he referred to his name being…

Prior to the weekend, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled new prototypes for robots, the much-anticipated self-driving robotaxi (Cybercab) and autonomous Robovan; but while the sleek edgeless designs may bring to mind his company’s signature look, discerning users on social media noticed another striking…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Will Smith is looking to reunite in a big way with the director who helped him launch the Bad Boys franchise nearly 30 years ago. While a deal isn’t officially closed, sources tell Deadline that Michael Bay is in final negotiations to direct…