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HeadlineApr 13, 2021 Image Credit: Left image: Netflix Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua are moving production of their upcoming film “Emancipation” out of Georgia in a protest against voter suppression legislation signed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp in March. In a joint statement, Smith and Fuqua write, “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access. The new Georgia voting...

Smith's is the first film or TV production to join the economic boycott of Georgia over its restrictive voting measures.

Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua yank Emancipation film out of Georgia over regressive voting laws Follow Us Question of the Day By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Monday, April 12, 2021 Actor Will Smith and Director Antoine Fuqua announced Monday they are yanking the production of their slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over its “regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access....

April 12, 2021 2:41 p.m. Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua announced on Monday that their upcoming film production “Emancipation” will no longer take place in Georgia in response to the state’s restrictive voting law. Produced and financed by Apple Studios, Smith and Fuqua’s slavery-era drama is the first major production to directly point to the new Georgia law in their decision to relocate its production out of the state. “At this moment in time, the n...

Actor Will Smith has become somewhat of an Instagram savant when it comes to the content he shares on his social media page. The veteran

Font Size: Actor Will Smith admitted he’d been called the n-word to his face about five or six times during a recent podcast episode. “I’ve been called n-word to my face probably five or six times,” Smith told “Pod Save America” co-host Jon Favreau on Monday. “And fortunately for my psyche, I’ve never been called n-word by a smart person.” Will Smith Says He’s Never Seen ‘Intellect’ in the Racist People Who Have Called Him the N-Word to His Face​ https://t.co/P7h5wePdk...

Actor Will Smith has addressed the issue of running for political office, saying it is a possibility “at some point” in the future.

When it comes to the court of public opinion, it often feels like Will Smith can do no wrong. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the Hollywood heavy-hitter could see himself running for president someday. Monday, while promoting his new Netflix series,  Amend: The Fight for America, the actor appeared on an episode of the  Pod Save America podcast and admitted he wasn’t opposed to running for political office. “I think for now I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little ...

Southington family gets actor’s attention by recreating movie scenes from home Southington family gets actor’s attention by recreating movie scenes from home Dan and Beth Presser sit with their children, Maddie, 4, and Barton, 2, at their Southington residence. Maddie co-starred with Will Smith in a virtual remake of a scene from “Independence Day.” Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Maddie Presser, 4, of Southington, sits in her directors chair, Thurs., Jan. 7, 2021....

City Winery/Adam Pass [Official] City Winery launches new COVID-19 holiday promotion City Winery has been investing in a string of COVID-19 promotions at its new, massive flagship in Chelsea. In the fall, after the 32,000-square-foot space debuted at Pier 57, City Winery offered $50 rapid COVID-19 tests to indoor dining customers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Now that indoor dining has been banned in NYC, the company has turned to offering a free COVID-19 test with the purchase of a case of wine ...