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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will Smith Reportedly Offloading Properties For Cash To 'Keep Up With The Enormous Bills'
Will Smith's finances are allegedly not on an A-list scale at the moment. The A-list actor and his wife, , have reportedly been going through the motions regarding their treasury, which has been underperforming for some time now. Will Smith's career and earnings have seemingly taken a slight downturn since the contentious episode between him and Chris Rock on the Oscars stage in March 2022, which resulted in a 10-year ban from the award ceremony. Will Smith And Wife's Living Condition Reportedly Contributing To Their Woes The actor's multi-million-dollar net worth is being threatened by enormous bills reportedly stemming from managing his sprawling properties. To blow some of the steam off, the star reportedly sold a five-bedroom Maryland mansion for $795,000 and has listed a Woodland Hills Home earlier in the year for $2 million. An insider has predicted that the actor and his wife cannot hold out for much longer in the face of their increasingly difficult situation, which is becoming increasingly challenging to maintain on a daily basis. Another side to the story is the current living situation between Will and Jada, where they reside separately in different homes, and the actor still sorts bills for both properties. According to RadarOnline, the couple is reportedly not on the same page about continuing as a union, and a split is imminent than ever. The Oscar Winner's Three-Year-Old Controversy Still Blowing Hot On His Checks The source added that since the actor slapped his colleague on the face for making a joke about his wife's hair, his earnings have taken a turn. Will's latest film, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," reportedly grossed over $404 million worldwide last year, but sources claimed it did not make a significant impact. A source added that the actor's income is doing little to sustain the life he and Jada are used to. At the 2022 Oscars, host and comedian Chris Rock, who steered the ship for the night, publicly referenced a "G.I. Jane" joke about Jada's shaved head, utterly oblivious to the fact that she battled alopecia. According to the Cleveland Clinic, alopecia is an autoimmune disease that affects the body's hair follicles, resulting in patchy hair loss. The disease commonly affects the scalp, although patchy hair loss can occur anywhere on the body. Will's outburst at Chris in the middle of his gig landed him on the blacklist of the award show with a 10-year ban. Inside Will's Unimpressive Comeback To Music His acting career is not the only thing plummeting around him; his latest attempt at getting the crowd dancing again was met with very low patronage and enthusiasm from the public. It marked his return to the recording booth after two decades since the release of "Lost and Found." Perhaps driven by nostalgia, the rapper released a "Based On A True Story" album in 2025. The Blast noted that the musical project managed to sell under 300 copies in the United Kingdom and did not crack the Billboard 200 in the United States. As reported by The Blast, the singer addressed the 2022 Oscars incident on some tracks in the project, but they had little to no impact on boosting the album's numbers. Will's album featured musical collaborations with his son, Jaden Smith, rapper Big Sean, and Teyana Taylor. Despite these iconic additions, the album only recorded 36 digital downloads. The 'Emancipation' Star Reflected On A Major Parenting Fail On the home front, Jada and Will have created a beautiful legacy through their kids, who have also become a force in the entertainment industry. However, raising them was a different business for the actor and actress, and if given the chance to do it again, Will would tweak one or two ingredients in the parenting mix. The Blast reported that Will confessed that they encouraged Jayden and Willow Smith as young adults and teenagers to prioritize radical honesty; a decision that backfired severely. According to him in an interview, radical honesty meant that his kids would do whatever they wanted and open up to him, expecting appreciation for their honesty, no matter how outrageous their actions were. "It's awful, don't try it. You want your kids to lie, definitely, you don't want to know some of the stuff your kids are thinking of doing," the star noted. Will revealed that it was one of the terrible mistakes he and the "Girls Trip" actress made, and he would always advise parents not to take that disastrous route. Who Is On Will Smith's Hollywood MVP Actors List? Except in very sensitive situations which may demand physical contact, Will has zero problems giving others their flowers, alongside himself. While appearing on a stream, he provided the names of colleagues he would place on the list of the greatest actors of all time. While he initially tried to be modest by excluding his name on the list, even though he absolutely sees himself up there with the greats, he did it anyway, noting: "So three of them, and I'm not really saying this to be arrogant, I do think I'm like one of the most prolific actors of our time." Will identified Marlon Brando, Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis, and himself as the best brains and talents of the movie industry. Is there an incoming turnaround for Will Smith's allegedly poor-performing bank account? Solve the daily Crossword
News18
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Will Smith Discovers His Roots In Wales, Jokes Renaming Himself ‘Welsh Smith'
Will Smith's old neighbourhood, Wynnefield, was named after a Welsh doctor named Thomas Wynne. Will Smith has always known how to steal the spotlight—but this time he is doing it by celebrating his surprising connection to Wales. After learning his home state of Pennsylvania has several ties with Welsh culture, the Men in Black star is contemplating changing his name to reflect his roots. During an interview with BBC Radio Wales, Smith came to know his surprising ties with Wales when host Lucy Owens pointed out how Smith's old neighbourhood, Wynnefield, was named after a Welsh doctor named Thomas Wynne. The actor's mother's hometown, Bryn Mawr, also shares its name with a village in Wales. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum seemed to be amused by the revelation. 'So I'm Welsh! I'm Welsh, basically. That's what we are saying," Smith replied while breaking out in laughter. 'Yes, Will! This is what I'm trying to say. You are Welsh, and we are claiming you," host Lucy Owens joked. The witty exchange left fans laughing when Will Smith was contemplating changing his name to Welsh Smith. 'That might be my new name," Will joked. 'Welsh Smith. I'm going to be Welsh Smith," he said hilariously. The BBC host later noted that Bryn Mawr, where the actor owns a home, means 'big hill" in Welsh, to which Smith laughed and said, 'Big Will lives in Big Hill. That is crazy." Smith's connection to the UK did not end at the names of his hometown and mother's town in Pennsylvania. The actor and rapper also revealed during the show that he and DJ Jazzy Jeff recorded some of the music for their first album in the UK. Smith has been focusing more on his music career in the past few months. He is currently touring his latest album, Based on a True Story, which dropped nearly two decades after the release of his first studio album, Lost and Found, in 2005. Smith's global tour kicked off in Morocco on June 25, and he is all set to tour five UK cities between August 24 and 30. Smith will also make a stop at Wales' capital, Cardiff, on August 25 before wrapping up the tour in Paris. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Irish Independent
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Wicklow film director to screen award-winning movie for first time in his home county
Director Robert Manson, from Redcross, is the founder of Ballyrogan Films, which was formed in 2015 to house his first feature film, Lost in the Living, the first of his Lost and Found trilogy. Holy Island follows 40-year-old David (Conor Madden), who is stuck in a run-down harbour town waiting for a boat to take him home. When all boats are cancelled indefinitely, he is left in a state of limbo. David doesn't know what to do until he meets fellow traveller 31-year-old Rosa (Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle), who seems to know the inner workings of the city. The two are described as 'an unlikely pair' – Rosa is exuberant and David is burnt out, but both want to leave the island and get back to their lives. Rosa doesn't have a ticket for the boat, and she's determined to find one before it leaves. Rosa leads David further into town and together they traverse 'this strange form of purgatory'. They meet the islanders and piece together their past lives through shared conversations and memories as David is haunted by visions of his past, seeing people and places he thought he had lost. When David is confronted with a different version of himself, he is forced to make a decision. With time running out to find a ticket, Rosa must face her own past before she can attempt to escape the island. Both David and Rosa must try to regain their souls piece by piece before the boat finally sets sail. In the end, only one of them can be saved. Holy Island explores themes of death, loss, home, love, emigration, family, survival, redemption and loneliness. Contemporary archetypes and stereotypes of Irishness and national identity are explored through intergenerational encounters within this story. Commenting on the film, Robert said the main role of David is played by two actors, an idea which was taken from Luis Bunuel's The Obscure Object of Desire. "The first half is played by one actor, a sombre and melancholy performance. Then there is a change and a younger actor takes over the role for the middle and later part of the film; this character is softer, more vulnerable and compassionate. "The psychological change and development of the character of David is visually emphasised by this change of actor. The actors playing the role of David do not look identical, but they come from the same part of the world and have grown up similarly. This concept highlights an exploration of the concept of the duality of the self." The work is filmed in black and white, to depict 'the lifeless harbour city of 'Limbo'' and in key sections of the film, 'flickering patches of colour are inserted to represent moments when the screen, the locations and the actors come alive and rich again'. "Super 8mm represents past memories in those healing moments when the characters close their eyes and their lives flash before them. These are not their lives or their direct memories, but the transplanted images of a collective consciousness. Super 8mm archive footage from my father's archive was collected for these segments of the film. This bridges the visual gaps between the past, the present and the future. We shot sections on standard 16mm to connect all formats, 4K, 16mm and 8mm.' Film Ireland praised Holy Island as being 'reminiscent of so many Irish films made before it, but is undoubtedly and decidedly unlike anything that has come before'. On its release in the UK, the British Film Institute said it is a 'sometimes playful, sometimes twisted evocation of a culture with the gift of speech, and its verbal landscape is a potent purgatory for the uncommunicative David'. "Manson makes a contribution to the tradition of language as a site of modern adventurism and satire, which in Ireland stretches back to Joyce and O'Brien,' the institute's Ruairí McCann said. He adds that the film 'draws much of its strength from its side characters', including Les (Mark Doherty), 'a ferryman of souls in the body of a bullish taxi driver'. "Doherty gives a great rendition of pure, inexplicable passive-aggression, his every line laced with latent threat. Madden and Ní Áinle also make for an engaging central pair: their performances are complementary, with Madden delivering a minimalist, mumbling performance of a man who at first seems to be suffering from an almighty hangover, only to steadily reveal a deep spiritual sickness.' Robert will be joined by producer Claire McCabe at The Mermaid for a questions and answer session after the screening. Tickets for the 8pm show, Saturday, July 12, are available online for €10, at
UPI
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Will Smith praises 'Pretty Girls' in new single, video
1 of 5 | Will Smith, seen at the 2025 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, released the single "Pretty Girls" on June 13. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo June 13 (UPI) -- Will Smith released a new single and accompanying music video on Friday. "Pretty Girls" is the latest new single. The video begins with Smith talking to his therapist. When he explains this problem he's had since childhood, he begins singing. Smith sings and dances with an ensemble of female dancers. Women of all ethnicities join Smith's ode to "pretty girls. "I like you, you, you, you," Smith sings. "It don't matter your complexion." He repeats the chorus, "There's not a lotta women not pretty to me." Smith released a new album, Based on a True Story, in March. It was his first since 2005's Lost and Found. Its opening track, "Int. Barbershop - Day" addressed the 2022 Academy Awards during which Smith slapped Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith's, shaved head. "Pretty Girls" is a new song that was not included on the album. His career began in the '80s as The Fresh Prince with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Smith's acting career took off with the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and movies Bad Boys, Independence Day and Men in Black but he continued producing music through the '90s.
L'Orient-Le Jour
05-05-2025
- Business
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Lost and Found: A haven of well-being in the heart of Beirut
With Lost and Found, Nayla Saab launched a personal project at the crossroads of dining, well-being, and lifestyle. "A happy space," she summarized. Nestled in a fully renovated old Beirut house, just steps from the École Supérieure des Affaires (ESA), this new 220-square-meter space just opened its doors. Spread over two levels with independent entrances, the establishment houses a wellness center called The Vibe on the ground floor, while the upper floor is entirely devoted to dining. "When there are workshops downstairs, people come up to eat. And sometimes, it's the opposite: they discover the center after a meal," explained Saab, the creator of the project. The layout of the place reflects its philosophy: six distinct spaces chain together harmoniously – shared library to the left of the entrance, communal table around a tree, bar to the right, main room, two balconies and a semi-private corner. Outside, two terraces allow people to take advantage of beautiful days. In total, the venue can accommodate up to 128 people, including 28 on the terrace and eight at the bar. The kitchens, preparatory and main, extend over 50 square meters. An international and accessible menu The cuisine at Lost and Found is eclectic, mixing Mediterranean, Asian and American influences. "You can come for breakfast with toast, eggs, or labneh with zaatar, or for lunch or dinner with gyozas, rigatoni, or a steak sandwich," said Saab. The menu also includes healthier options, like kale, quinoa, or salmon salads. Classic desserts like pavlova or apple crumble complement the offer, in addition to fresh smoothies, cocktails, and a selection of alcohols. The restaurant is open from 9 a.m. to midnight, with a retro musical ambiance. "We play 80s music, feel-good sounds. The idea is that everyone feels good, no matter their age or style," stated Saab. The average bill is around $40. Former human resources manager at Pain d'Or, Saab also worked in the family business, Tinol Paints, before launching her own jewelry brand, Or la Loi, which had two boutiques in Beirut before closing in 2016. The same year, she discovered India for medical treatment; an experience that would lead her to become a hypnotherapist and open a wellness center in Gemmayzeh, destroyed during the port explosion. "That center was literally lost. Hence the name Lost and Found. We lose things, but we find others, sometimes even more precious," she said. Lost and Found is an extension of this quest for meaning, a space designed to reconnect body, mind, and community. To realize this project, Saab invested around $600,000. "We redid the entire interior: the moldings, ceilings, arches, openings between rooms, all the decoration," she stated. The place was entirely redesigned to combine the elegance of a traditional house with modern functionality. Today, she employs 24 people, including 8 in the kitchen. The venue also offers some items for sale: jewelry, plants, gifts designed "around care and kindness." Two words that echo as a leitmotif for this place and its patrons. This article was originally published in French in L'Orient-Le Jour.
