July 06, 2021 Twitter/PREMIERELN Will Smith paid US$100,000 (S$135,000) for an Independence Day (July 4) fireworks display in New Orleans. The 52-year-old actor decided to pay for the celebratory fireworks out of his own pocket after learning that New Orleans didn’t plan a 2021 show. Prior to the event, Mayor LaToya Cantrell wrote on Twitter: "A fireworks display produced by Go 4th on the River will take place in New Orleans along the Mississippi Riverfront at 9pm Sunday, July 4, 2021. (celebration emojis)" [embed]https://twitter.com/mayorcantrell/status/1411034185620463622[/embed] "The gift of city fireworks was made possible by actor and producer Will Smith, along with his company Westbrook. (sic)"