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    Will Smith to Document His Journey to Get Back in Shape on New Docuseries

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    The ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ actor is determined to get back in shape after gaining weight while he’s holed up at home during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

    May 5, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Will Smith is set to document his latest fitness journey in a new YouTube series after confessing he’s in the worst shape of his life.

    The movie star, who has impressed with his physique in films like “Ali”, admits he’s desperate to get fighting fit again after letting his health slide during the pandemic, and he has launched a six-part unscripted series with YouTube Originals and Westbrook Media following his efforts.

    “Best Shape of My Life” will focus on Will’s attempts to get fit with the help of pro-athlete pals, scientists, nutritionists, and other experts.

    Dexton Deboree will direct the series, Smith’s second project with YouTube Originals – his first was 2018’s “Will Smith: The Jump”, which chronicled his birthday bungee jump from a helicopter over the Grand Canyon.

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    Smith took to his Instagram account on Tuesday (04May21) to announce the docu-series by posting a photo of himself showing off a bulging belly and man boobs as he posed in black boxer briefs, adding the caption, “This is the body that carried me through an entire pandemic and countless days grazing through the pantry… No more midnight muffins.”

    “I love this body, but I wanna FEEL better,” he said.

    Many of his famous followers responded on the comment section. “This is staged.. Your gonna have abs in like 3 days,” Diplo wrote.

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      Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua Pull 'Emancipation' Filming From Georgia to Protest Voting Restrictions

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      In a statement announcing their decision to move production of the slavery drama to another state, Smith and Fuqua slam the government ‘that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.’

      Apr 13, 2021

      AceShowbiz –
      Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua are making an actual move to show their stance on the restrictive voting laws of Georgia. They are withdrawing the production of their upcoming movie “Emancipation” from the state due to the new law.

      Smith and Fuqua, who are both producing the slavery drama, announced the decision on Monday, April 12. “At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice,” they said in a joint statement. Slamming the government for imposing the new law, they stated, “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.”

      Smith and Fuqua went on stressing, “The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from voting. Regrettably, we feel compelled to move our film production work from Georgia to another state.”

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      The movie was initially scheduled to begin filming in Georgia on June 21. It’s currently unknown where the film’s production will move and if it will cause a delay on the start date. The drama becomes the first major production to leave the state because of the new law.

      In addition to producing via his media company Westbrook Inc, Smith is starring in “Emancipation” as Peter, a fugitive from slavery who is fleeing Louisiana in the hopes of traveling north to freedom. Fuqua, meanwhile, is also directing from a script by William N. Collage. The project has been sold to Apple Studios in a deal reportedly valued at $120 million.

      The new rules that were passed by the state legislature shorten the duration of absentee voting, require absentee voters to produce identification, limit the use of drop boxes and make it a crime to hand out free food or water to voters standing in line. Critics have maintained that the regulations amount to voter suppression, aimed at reducing the turnout of people of color.

      In the wake of the new voting restrictions, filmmakers like James Mangold and actors such as Mark Hamill have vowed to boycott film and television production in Georgia. Meanwhile, Georgia-based corporations such as Delta and Coca-Cola have condemned the law and Major League Baseball opted to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

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      Justin Bieber and Will Smith Among Winners at 2020 Streamy Awards

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      The ‘Yummy’ singer and the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ actor have collected prizes at this year’s virtual YouTube Streamy Awards along with Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.

      Dec 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Justin Bieber, Will Smith, and Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” online rap battle platform were among the big winners at the YouTube Streamy Awards on Saturday night (12Dec20).
      The 10th anniversary prizegiving, highlighting the year’s best online content and creators, was held virtually with co-hosts Trixie Mattel and Katya surprising winners at their homes.

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      The full list of winners is:
      Creator of the Year: MrBeast
      Show of the Year: “Instant Influencer with James Charles”
      International: Whindersson Nunes (Brazil)
      Breakout Creator: Charli D’Amelio
      Collaboration: David Dobrik and Justin Bieber
      Crossover: Will Smith
      First Person: Emma Chamberlain
      Live Streamer: NICKMERCS
      Indie Series: “Chris and Jack”
      Live Series: “Verzuz”
      Live Special: “MrBeast’s $250,000 Influencer Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament”
      Podcast: “On Purpose with Jay Shetty”
      Scripted Series: “A Heist with Markiplier” – Markiplier
      Unscripted Series: “UNHhhh” – WOWPresents
      Animated: “Jaiden Animations”
      Beauty: James Charles
      Comedy: Sarah Cooper
      Commentary: ContraPoints
      Dance: BFunk
      Documentary: “The Secret Life of Lele Pons”
      Fashion and Style: Wisdom Kaye
      Food: Tabitha Brown
      Gaming: Dream
      Health and Wellness: Chloe Ting
      Kids and Family: Ryan’s World
      Learning and Education: Mark Rober
      Lifestyle: Larray
      News: HasanAbi
      ports: Ryan Garcia
      Technology: Marques Brownlee
      Cinematography: Peter McKinnon
      Editing: Hayden Hillier-Smith – Logan Paul
      Visual and Special Effects: Aaron Benitez – “Aaron’s Animals”
      Writing: CalebCity – CalebCity
      Streamys Fan Award: Creator Squad – 2HYPE
      SOCIAL GOOD AWARDS:
      Company or Brand: Barbie – Career of the Year (Mattel); Dave’s Killer Bread – Second Chance Employment (Tastemade), and Lyft – “Undercover Lyft with Alicia Keys” ( LyftUp)
      Creator: The Game Theorists – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital #CancelCancer LIVE; MrBeast – Feeding America Food Drive, and Nabela Noor – NoorHouse
      Nonprofit or NGO: Arbor Day Foundation – #TeamTrees (MrBeast and Mark Rober); COVID-19 Response Fund – Post Malone x Nirvana Tribute – Livestream (Post Malone)
      Equal Justice Initiative – “Bear Witness, Take Action” (YouTube Originals)
      BRAND AWARDS:
      Agency of the Year: BEN
      Brand of the Year: Netflix
      Brand Engagement: “100 Thieves Cash App Compound Reveal” – Cash App
      Branded Content: Series: “Under a Rock with Tig Notaro” – Amazon Alexa (Funny Or Die)
      Branded Content: Video: “We Lost A FaZe Member” – G FUEL (FaZe Clan)
      Creator Product: Chamberlain Coffee – Emma Chamberlain
      Influencer Campaign: “#ALLNIGHTERLEGEND” – Urban Decay
      Multi-Platform Campaign: Disney+ Launch
      Social Good Campaign: “Seize the Awkward” – The Jed Foundation

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      Will Smith to Reunite With 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Cast for HBO Max Special

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      Directed by Marcus Raboy, this TV event comes following news that a reboot of the classic sitcom is in the works, and will see the stars looking back on their time working on the series.
      Sep 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – The stars of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” are the latest cast members to reunite for a TV special.
      Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff will gather 30 years after the show first premiered on NBC.
      The event will feature the stars looking back on their time working on the classic sitcom, which ran from 1990 to 1996, and feature a night of music, dancing and surprise guests. The celebration will be taped on 10 September, the exact day the show debuted and air in late November.

      Directed by Marcus Raboy, the special comes following news that a reboot of the series is in the works.
      “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is the latest former hit show slated for a HBO Max reunion. Bosses at the streaming service have also been planning specials dedicated to the cast members of “Friends” and “The West Wing”.

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      Will Smith's Production Company Forced to Shut Down Filming After COVID-19 Outbreak

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      Westbrook Inc. officials have confirmed 10 of their Los Angeles-based employees were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, before stating that retesting results came back negative.
      Aug 15, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Will Smith’s efforts to get his production company back up and running have suffered a setback after a group of staffmembers tested positive for the coronavirus.
      Westbrook Inc. officials have confirmed 10 Los Angeles-based employees were diagnosed with COVID-19 last week (ends August 09), causing filming on one of their projects to be shut down.
      However, they stopped short of identifying the project in question, and claim all affected staffers have since tested negative – although the difference in results within just a few days raises questions about the validity of the tests used.
      “We received 10 positive tests and the crew members quarantined and remain in quarantine,” they told Variety.
      “All 10 people were retested and have received negative results. We will continue to follow all official guidelines and safety protocols.”
      Smith runs Westbrook Inc. with his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. It serves as the parent firm for the action man’s film production company, Overbrook Entertainment, through which the “Independence Day” star is developing “King Richard”, a biopic in which he will portray Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus Williams and Serena Williams.

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      Will Smith Settles Lawsuit Over Biopic of Serena and Venus Williams' Father

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      Overbrook Entertainment owned by the ‘Aladdin’ actor has reached a settlement after the company was sued over Richard Williams’ life story which is turned into a movie.
      Aug 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Will Smith’s production company, Overbrook Entertainment, has reached a settlement after being sued over “King Richard” – a biopic based on the life of Serena and Venus Williams’ father, Richard Williams.
      In court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, it is claimed Overbrook chiefs “have entered into a settlement” with TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multimedia, who are “dismissing their claims against defendants with prejudice.”
      The two parties, however, ask the court to retain “jurisdiction over the Parties to enforce the payment term in the settlement.”
      Also named as defendants in the suit are Warner Bros., Williams and his son and business partner Chavoita LeSane, and production company Star Thrower Entertainment, as well as its executives Timothy and Trevor White.
      Back in June (20), it emerged that bosses at TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multimedia were suing over the project, claiming that they were the true owners of the tennis coach’s life rights.
      They claimed they bought the rights to Williams’ 2014 memoir, “Black and White: The Way I See It”, in 2017 from LeSane, who allegedly had been given power of attorney by his father for the “purposes of dealing with film and media rights for his book.”
      LeSane was allegedly involved in an initial draft of a script for the project too, before Williams later sold the rights to his story for “King Richard” for $1 million (£800,000).
      “King Richard”, starring Will as Richard, Saniyya Sidney as Venus, and Demi Singleton as Serena, is slated for a 2021 release.

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      Will Smith's Slavery Movie Bought by Apple for $120M in Bidding War

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      The runaway slave movie ‘Emancipation’ marks the largest film festival acquisition in history after being bought by Apple bosses for more than $120 million.
      Jul 2, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Apple Studios bosses have won the bidding war for Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua’s new runaway slave film “Emancipation”.
      The $120 million (£96 million)-plus deal, brokered during the Cannes Virtual Market, marks the largest film festival acquisition in history and lands Apple chiefs the world rights over rivals at Warner Bros.
      The deal closed on Tuesday night (30Jun20), according to Deadline, and the film will now premiere in theatres and on Apple TV+.
      It will be produced by Apple Studios, alongside Smith, Fuqua and their associates at Westbrook Studios and Fuqua Films.
      The film is inspired by an 1863 photo, titled “The Scourged Back”, which features the bare back of a slave, scarred by deep whip marks delivered by a plantation boss.
      Fuqua says, “The photograph was the first viral image of the brutality of slavery that the world saw, which is interesting, when you put it into perspective with today and social media and what the world is seeing, again. You can’t fix the past, but you can remind people of the past and I think we have to, in an accurate, real way.”
      Production is scheduled to begin in early 2021.

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      Will Smith Makes Joyner Lucas Cry With Song Remix

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      The ‘Bad Boy for Life’ actor has added his own verses to a tribute song originally recorded by Joyner Lucas as a thank you for the latter’s ‘creative’ homage.
      May 16, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Will Smith has made rapper Joyner Lucas’ music dreams come true by jumping on the remix of his tribute track.
      Lucas originally paid homage to the superstar on the song “Will”, which dropped in March 2020 and featured the MC reenacting scenes from some of Smith’s biggest screen projects, including “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “Bad Boys”, “Men in Black”, and “The Pursuit of Happyness”, for its accompanying video.
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      The promo was brought to the 51 year old’s attention by his actor/rapper son, Jaden Smith, prompting Will to share his gratitude to Lucas for the “creative” clip, which had left him “humbled and honored.”
      Will subsequently connected with Lucas for an appearance on his Snapchat series “Will at Home” and now the veteran entertainer has added his own verses to the single for the “Will Remix”.
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      Celebrating the collaboration’s release on Instagram on Friday, May 15, 2020, Lucas confessed the full circle moment had reduced him to tears.
      “Last night I cried in the shower. I admit it. @willsmith,” he posted.

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