Twenty-five years of Oprah shows are nearly coming to a close, and all the major stars are coming out of the woodwork to join in the celebrations.  Beyoncé, Dakota Fanning, Tom Cruise, and even Madonna came out to Chicago to take part in the taping of the three final episodes of Oprah’s final season.
Other famous guests included Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder, and recently-separated Maria Shriver. Â The three shows were taped in front of a live audience of nearly 20,000 screaming fans, and will air next week on May 23, 24, and 25. Â After that, Oprah will be working full time on her new network, OWN.
One might be forgiven for thinking of this as a career kiss of death – Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith, are set to star in the next M. Night Shyamalan disaster. Â Lord knows what Smith and his kid are smoking, but they seem to think that this is a good idea and that this film might actually be good.
When you’re a famous couple and you allow your kids to get into show business at an early age, there are bound to be criticisms. Â Jada Pinkett (wife of Will Smith) has responded to those criticisms by saying that she is not out to exploit her children, and she makes a couple of interesting points in her favor. Â One, she and Will are not some struggling working class people trying to make a buck from their offspring.
Will Smith‘s new job seems to be pimping out his kids to Hollywood and the music industry, and his latest project is a remake movie for his pop singer daughter, Willow. Â Last year, Smith’s son Jaden got his chance to do a remake with an updated version of The Karate Kid, and now the Smiths are in talks with Sony about doing a remake of Annie with Willow in the title role.
