June 17th, 2009
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have been married for 11 years, a veritable lifetime in Hollywood. So how do they keep their relationship hot after all that time? They get creative, Jada reveals in the new issue of Redbook.
"Think of places outside that are comfortable to have sex. Does he have access to his office? Have a fantasy date. Be his secretary!" she says. "Be sneaky. Your girlfriend’s house at a party. The bathroom! A guest room! Just switch it up. Anything like that can keep it going. Anything it takes to keep the flame alive."
Will and Jada sound like they have fun together in other ways as well, as Jada reveals another way they stay connected.
"[The other day] I put together a picnic basket and drove us to this hiking trail that I’d taken him to when we first met. No Secret Service, nothing. So we went up and had a really nice afternoon," she reveals. "We sat there for about an hour, just sitting on a bench overlooking the canyons. I’m getting teary just thinking about it. We were both replenished and so happy and connected in that one hour."
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All those years together haven’t just produced an active sex life and a penchant for picnics, they’ve also grown as a couple.
"There’s a certain amount of safety you have to create for someone to feel like they can be open to you in that way. That’s something we forget in marriages and relationships – they have to be places of safety, because they’re where you’re most vulnerable," Jada explains. "If you’re not allowed to be safe, I don’t know if you can reach the depths of connection that support commitment."
June 12th, 2009
Her husband Will Smith might be a big fan choice to play President Barack Obama in a movie, but will Jada Pinkett Smith step in to play the First Lady, Michelle Obama?
Don’t bet on it: Jada says she just doesn’t live up to Michelle’s stature..
"You know what? I love Michelle but in all honesty I’m just too short," she explains to Extra. "Michelle is tall. I’m way too short."
Without the height thing, Jada says she might be willing to play that distinguished role.
"If I felt like I could represent her in a way that I feel like she should be represented, I absolutely would… [But] I feel like somebody has to be her height! It’s not me. I’m like 4′11"."
February 10th, 2009
Forbes Magazine has just released the results of a survey rating Hollywood’s most bankable stars and Will Smith topped the list, scoring a perfect 10.
John Burman, special projects director for Forbes Media, said Smith can star in any movie genre. "He can move from doing the pop film to an Ali to a Seven Pounds to The Pursuit of Happyness, so he’s able to play in all worlds and I think people just like watching him on screen," Burman said.
Other A-listers who scored big are Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and supercouple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who were all tied with a score of 9.89.
For its first-ever Star Currency list, which measured the financial clout of Hollywood stars to get movie projects going, Forbes surveyed more than 150 entertainment industry professionals including producers and directors
The stars were ranked on ability to attract financing for a project, box office success, appeal to different audience demographics and other factors.
Most of the stars on Forbes‘ top 100 Star Currency list are over 35, including 78-year-old Gran Torino star Clint Eastwood at No. 20.
The top 20-something actor was Transformers star Shia LaBeouf at No. 33, followed by The Duchess star Keira Knightley at No. 42.
