Will Smith Working On New Album, May Get New Film

Will Smith

There was a time, not so long ago, that Will Smith was the brash young star, selling millions of records and crossing over to charm audiences on television and in movies. The former Fresh Prince has spent the past few years ensuring that his two kids, Jaden and Willow, followed in his footsteps, and now, a few hair whips and karate kicks later, he’s back to working on his own star.

Already in the midst of production on the third “Men In Black” film, word is that Smith is headed back to the music studio, as well.

“We’re working on Will Smith, bringing him back. That’s actually him on the other line right now,” Lamar “Mars” Edwards told XXL Magazine by phone in a story that ran Thursday.

Having printed hit after hit in the late 80s and early 90s as part of the Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince duo, and then branching out into his own hip hop pop career with hits such as “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” and “Miami,” Smith hasn’t put out an album since 2005’s “Lost and Found,” which touted his return to rapping and hip hop, as it had been three years since he had released an album.

In addition to the recording, word is that Smith is in early talks to join another new film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Night at the Museum” director Shawn Levy is working to secure Smith for a lead role in his remake of the 1966 sci-fi adventure movie, “Fantastic Voyage.”

Although the absence hasn’t been quite as pronounced as his musical interlude, Smith hasn’t appeared in a film since a pair of pics in 2008, “Seven Pounds” and “Hancock.”

Tamera Mowry: ‘Sister, Sister’ Star Opens Up About Wedding, Kim Kardashian And New Show ‘Tia & Tamera’

Tia & Tamera Mowry

Mary-Kate and Ashley, who? Back in the mid-nineties, it was all about “Sister, Sister”, a television sitcom starring twin sisters Tia and Tamera Mowry. Tia and Tamera became overnight teen sensations, growing up in front of the cameras, so it seems only natural that the hysterical identical twins, both 33-years-old now, would find themselves in front of the cameras once more–only this time, the drama isn’t scripted. Oh, snap!

Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley take viewers behind the scenes and into their real chaos in the new Style Network docu-series, “Tia & Tamera”, where the women are facing their biggest and most challenging roles yet–for Tia, it’s becoming a first-time mother and for Tamera, it’s becoming a first-time wife.

“My sister and I are going through some of the most vulnerable moments in a woman’s life,” reveals Tamera Mowry in an interview with The Huffington Post. “I’m getting married and Tia is getting ready to have her first child, and these events are happening at the same time, so although we want to be in each other’s lives, we can’t all of the time, and this causes some frustration and a lot of tears.”

And she’s definitely not kidding about the tears and frustration. Between Tia’s pregnancy hormones and Tamera’s wedding jitters, these sisters don’t always play nice. In one of the promo clips for “Tia & Tamera”, Tia calls her older (by two minutes!) sister out for being a bridezilla, but as Tamera explains, it was just the hormones talking.

“If Tia wasn’t pregnant, she wouldn’t have said that,” says Tamera. “The reason she called me a bridezilla is because she had left my wedding dress in her car for three days, and I got mad. She left my Carolina Herrera dress in her car for three days! Any normal bride would have gotten upset.”

Yet her Carolina Herrera dress fiasco wasn’t the only thing to go awry while planning her wedding. But as Tamera explains, that’s to be expected. She even dishes out some advice for reality starlet Kim Kardashian, who will be walking down the aisle in less than two weeks.

“Just realize it’s not going to be perfect. No matter how perfect you want it, oh honey, something will go wrong. Something did go wrong at my wedding, and they captured it. It’s not really about your wedding, it’s about you and your future husband coming together to celebrate your future life. She’s gorgeous though, I can’t wait to see her dress.”

Having been married for almost three months now, Tamera says married life is like “a fun slumber party with your husband.” This is especially true when you know everything about your significant other. Tamera dated FOX News correspondent, Adam Housley, for nearly eight years before the two said “I do,” something that Tamera thinks more people should do. Hollywood, take note.

“I never wanted to be married in the infatuation stage,” says Mrs. Mowry-Housley. “A lot of the time when people get married in the infatuation, it will go down. That is inevitable. The infatuation stage will not last forever. I’d rather marry my husband in the stage where I know what I’m getting into and what it’s going to be like for our life together.”

While part of their new Style Network show will focus on Tamera’s wedding preparations, the docu-series will also focus on Tia’s pregnancy. Tia recently gave birth to her son Cree Taylor on June 28, and it wasn’t the easiest pregnancy, to say the least. Tia’s baby was breech at one point, which meant Tia was having some serious labor pains–and shockingly, so was Tamera.

“I actually felt one of her contractions! I knew she was having some type of pain–I felt it. Not only that, but I was craving the things she was craving, like nachos! I don’t even eat nachos.”

Between the shared cravings for Mexican food and the labor pains, it’s easy to see that Tia and Tamera are close–very close, in fact.

“Tia and I have twin telepathy,” says Tamera. “I know exactly what she’s thinking, I can feel her and I can sense her. All I have to do is look in her eyes and I can tell what she’s thinking and visa versa.”

So maybe all of that perfect comedic timing isn’t so rehearsed after all.

At times, it’s hard to recall pair of child stars who grew up to be completely normal. Seriously, can you think of even one? But Tia and Tamera defied the odds, skipped the “go to rehab” card and went directly to normalcy. That’s almost unheard of nowadays.

Tamera credits the strong bond she has with her sister Tia and her supportive family for keeping her grounded at such a young age.

“I have to give all of the credit to our parents,” says Mowry-Housley. “They’re really proud of what we do, but they have no interest in Hollywood, so they weren’t living vicariously through us, and they weren’t trying to be our best friends. They were our parents. They taught us that you shouldn’t identify yourself with Hollywood; identify yourself with yourself.”

And that’s a lesson she thinks a lot of young Hollywood can learn from. “They identify themselves as if they’re working and if they’re not working, and some have this pious ‘I have this gift and I’m better than everyone else’ kind of attitude. So when it all goes away, they have nothing left. Just remember that Hollywood is not your life.”

Perhaps no one knows that better than Tamera. After “Sister, Sister” ended in 1999, Tamera took time to focus on herself, studying psychology, with her sister, at Pepperdine University. She often identifies herself as the more private twin–after all, she did keep her relationship with her now-husband out of the public eye for nearly eight years. So why would she decide to finally return to the small-screen?

“We have a huge fan base. They’ve been following us around for years, and because we’ve been so private, we felt like we owed it to them to let them know what our relationship is really like. Some will be really surprised because Tia and I don’t get along all of the time.”

However, she confesses, not everything has changed. It seems after more than a decade has passed, some things never get old.

“We hear the “Sister, Sister” theme song all of the time, practically everyday!”

“Tia & Tamera” airs tonight at 9 p.m. EST on The Style Network.

Rihanna Steps Out In String Bikini (PHOTO)

Rihanna was spotted showing off her curves on the beaches of Barbados Thursday. The singer was back in her home country giving a whole new meaning to a string bikini. The white swimsuit she was wearing seemed hardly the right choice for some water sports, but Rihanna managed to stay covered and jet ski in style.

The “S&M” singer is getting some R&R with friends and family during her visit home.

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Beyonce Gushes About Gwyneth Paltrow: ‘She Is What I Strive To Be One Day’

BEYONCE & GWYNETH PALTROW

There is no denying that Beyonce is back. Not that she went anywhere to begin with, but she is back in the spotlight, gracing the covers of magazines and being the hypnotic superstar that she is. Following the release of her latest album, 4, and her incredible performance at the Glastonbury Festival earlier this summer, she is back on top.

The “Best Thing I Never Had” singer hit the stage at Glastonbury, where she was the first female to headline the event in it’s history, and wowed the crowd. Her performance was talked about for days following and she received rave reviews from her ever so supportive husband, Jay-Z and her good pal Gwyneth Paltrow, who watched the performance from the side of the stage. These two ladies struck up a friendship a few years ago and have been a source of support for one another since.

Beyonce is stunning on the cover of the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK and takes a little time to tip her hat to her good friend Gwyneth. The 29-year-old star opens up about her approaching thirtieth birthday, and how she is in a transitional state as a person, but is excited about the opportunity for change and growth. During the interview, Beyonce dishes how she hopes to one day be like Paltrow. “She is what I strive to be one day,” she said. “You go to her house and she makes you feel like you never want to go home.”

The feeling is completely mutual. Paltrow has done her fair share of gushing over her superstar BFF as well. “No one else can sing and dance like that, while having humour and genuine bursting sweetness,” she said about Beyonce. During Paltrow’s own interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK back in January, she gave Beyonce the ultimate compliment, saying she “is the most talented human being on the planet.”

When Paltrow exploded back on to the scene this past year with a number of musical roles, the film “Country Strong,” her reoccurring guest spot on “Glee” and her Grammy Award show performance of “Forget You” with Cee Lo Green, she channeled her pal to perfect her craft. The mother of two credits Beyonce with some of her success. “I studied B. She was my homework.”

Jennifer Lopez On Marc Anthony Divorce: Talks Split In Vanity Fair

Jennifer Lopez

NEW YORK — Jennifer Lopez tells Vanity Fair magazine that she still believes in love despite her split from her husband of seven years, Marc Anthony.

The singer and actress gave the publication her first interview since announcing her divorce earlier this month.

“Sometimes it doesn’t work – and that’s sad,” Lopez, 42, tells the magazine. “But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love.”

Lopez, who has had a string of high-profile relationships, says she’s learned to walk away from something when it isn’t right.

“Sometimes we don’t realize that we are compromising ourselves,” she tells Vanity Fair. “To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself – if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now.”

One thing Lopez says she and Anthony do right is work together, saying “together we make magic.”

The couple has two children, twins Max and Emme.

Lauryn Hill Dismisses Rumors In Statement, Hints Marley Was Not The Father Of Her Child

Lauryn Hill

Just days before giving birth to her sixth child on Saturday, July 23, singer Lauryn Hill was in the midst of rumors that she was dumped by Rohan Marley–the father of her five older children.

The blogosphere has been abuzz with reports that Marley, the fourth son of reggae legend Bob Marley, left a very pregnant Hill for Brazilian model, Isabeli Fontana. However, Hill released a statement via her representatives’ Twitter account on July 26 that reveals Marley is not the father of her newborn baby boy–and he didn’t abandon her.

“Mr. Marley and I have a long and complex history about which MANY inaccuracies have been reported since the beginning. To speculate without the facts can only cause people to form WRONG conclusions. We both value privacy and for that reason defend and preserve our right to it,” Hill stated.

Although Hill requested that her personal life be kept private, she did take some time to deny the rumors regarding her relationship with Marley.

“Contrary to the numerous reports, Mr. Marley did not abandon me while pregnant with his child,” stated Hill. “We have had long periods of separation over the years but our 5 children together remain a joy to both of us. Thank you for your concern and I appreciate all of the well wishes regarding the birth of my new son.”

Marley not only retweeted Hill’s public statement, but he also posted his own message–one congratulating Hill on the birth of her son. He posted the following on his Twitter account on Monday:

I’m forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son. I’m sure she’ll appreciate the love being sent to her.