Hollywood couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are sinking over $1 million dollars into a private school that that will offer healthy organic meals, laptops for students, and learning based on “equity” and “respect” to create “citizens of the world.” But are parents being told of this schools ties to the Church of Scientology?

The school, called the New Village Academy will be using some of the same teaching methodology used within the Church of Scientology and has people from the church hired to put this into action.

Will Smith and Jada have home-schooled their children but have spoken about wanting to open a school where their children, Jaden, 9, and Willow, 7, can receive an education that contains their belief system.

Although they are not disclosing this information openly, Will Smith and Jada are paying for the pre-kindergarten through sixth grade school in Calabasas, Calif., and they have the group of Scientologists, including the Director of Learning, Director of Qualifications and Artistic Director, heading up the program.

The executive director of the California Association of Private School Organizations, Ron Reynolds, stated that it’s not the Scientology teaching methods but the school’s non-disclosure about it’s religious affiliation. Ron Reynolds said, “School should be forthright about its purposes. And if it’s a religious school, I don’t see why it wouldn’t wish to announce its religious affiliation loud and clear,” Reynolds said.

While the affiliation with Scientology is not made apparent, in the glossary of educational theories, it lists “study technology,” an “educational model developed by L.R. Hubbard.” L. Ron Hubbard is the founder of the Church of Scientology.

There has been speculation that Will Smith was affiliated with Scientology, but he has never stated that fact in public. During an interview with Access Hollywood, Smith said, Smith spoke about Scientology: “I was introduced [to] it by Tom [Cruise], and I’m a student of world religion. I was raised in a Baptist household, I went to a Catholic school, but the ideas of the Bible are 98 percent the same ideas of Scientology, 98 percent the same ideas of Hinduism and Buddhism.”

Natalie Portman, 26, and Scarlett Johansson, 23, were co-stars in “The Other Boleyn Girl” but their friendship seemed to have extended beyond. They were at the Berlin premiere of their movie when they took the time to share a romantic kiss. Natalie might have initiated the kiss to dispel her own fears of being a boring actress. She told the press that she thought of herself as being boring. Scarlett rushed to Natalie’s defence and said that she did not think that Natalie was boring.

“The Other Boleyn Girl” is a film of 2 sisters, Mary and Anne Boleyn in a film re-make of the book by Philippa Gregory. The book was selected to be made into a film because it was a bestseller.

Sarah Silverman just landed a $2.5 million deal to pen a book of comedic essays for publishing giant HarperCollins.

She is regularly voted one of the hottest women in the world and now Access Rising Star Sarah Shahi is bringing that fire to television as “Life’s” sexy detective Dani Rees.

The gorgeous gal plays a complicated policewoman, one whose personal troubles spill over into her professional life. As a result, Rees gets partnered with the most unpopular guy on the force – Charlie Crews (played by Damian Lewis).

As the premise of the show goes — Crews was falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. After winning his release, a handsome legal settlement, and his job back, the show follows Crews as he is reinstated as a detective and sent into the field. As he investigates and solves crimes, he does it alongside the smoking-hot Rees.

Shahi’s character, Rees, has plenty of troubles of her own. In the first few episodes, viewers learn Rees got stuck with Crews because of a previous drug problem that sent her to rehab. Her character might also be a sex addict too.

Real life is much more sweet for Shahi. The Texas native, who is of Persian and Spanish decent, grew up a beauty queen. She’s also a former cheerleader, who twirled her pom poms for the Dallas Cowboys.

As far as her acting pedigree goes, Shahi has been featured in a host of primetime hits. She made guest appearances on the Jennifer Garner fronted “Alias,” “The L Word” and CW favorite “Supernatural.”

Fans will definitely remember her for her very sexy scenes with Tony Soprano in the final season of the popular HBO show “The Sopranos” too. Shahi played the lovely Vegas-vixen who Tony shared a lost, peyote-inspired weekend with, following his nephew Christopher’s “untimely” death.

New York City’s Carnegie Hall was overflowing with beautiful people as Glamour Magazine held their 2008 Women of the Year Awards last night (November 10).

“Eyes Wide Shut” actress Nicole Kidman and her hunky country crooner hubby Keith Urban looked blissful as they arrived on the red carpet, with Nic sporting a spaghetti strap ivory-colored dress while Keith opted for a dark suit and tie.
Also stealing plenty of paparazzi attention was  Kate Bosworth, who kept it simple-yet-sexy in a sleeveless black and white knee-length dress teamed with a pair of black heels.

Natalie Portman turned her fair share of heads in a girlie black sleeveless dress, while Fergie looked busty in a cleavage-baring white floor-length gown.

Other celebrities gracing the red carpet in serious style included Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor Swift, America Ferrera, and former First Lady Hillary Clinton.

Sarah Jessica Parker attempted to show off her bird calling “skill” on Letterman on Thursday night.

After her serious attempt, the Sex and The City star, whistle out her impersonation and wow that got the crowd to applaud!

Sarah Harding, 26, the celebrity singer in Girls Aloud, has revealed her lingerie modeling for Ultimo’s Valentine’s Day collection. Ultimo belongs to a Scottish firm. They were considerate enough to spend money flying their models into a warmer climate for the underwear shoot. They did not wish for the models to suffer the chills. The photo session was done in Miami, Florida.

Sarah said that she worked hard to get her body in shape. She had been modeling for Ultimo since 2006, for their A-C line. This Spring/Summer 2008 collection would be her last campaign as an “Ultimo Angel.”

Ultimo’s creator, Michelle Mone, said that Sarah was a good model to work with and wished her well in her future endeavors after she leaves Ultimo.

A former model, Sara Foster is the daughter
of famed Canadian composer David Foster. She appeared in the Backstreet Boys video “Shape of My Heart” as well as an episode of the Showtime series Going to California. She later hosted 10 episodes of the program ET on MTV, an Entertainment Tonight style show. Through her work on the program, she was noticed by George Armitage, the director and co-writer of the feature film The Big Bounce (2004). He hired her to play Nancy Hayes, a 19-year-old flirt who seduces a character played by Owen Wilson
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Foster has since completed a starring role in her second film, D.E.B.S. (2004), about girls who are recruited to be secret agents based on their SAT test scores. She once dated Leonardo DiCaprio for a period of time, shortly after he broke up with his girlfriend of two years, supermodel Gisele Bunchen.

Controversial American Idol Season 6 star Sanjaya Malakar is set to release a memoir detailing his life story as well as an EP featuring new dance tracks songs, both called Dancing To The Music In My Head, on January 20.

Fanjayas Rejoice!

According to an editorial review of the autobiography:

In his candid new book, Sanjaya opens up about what it feels like to go from obscurity as a high school student near Seattle to worldwide fame as a top ten finalist on one of the most popular television shows in American history. For the first time, the “People’s Idol” talks about life before Randy, Simon, Paula and “Sanjayamania,” and offers his devoted “Fanjayas” an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the blockbuster show. From going to Hollywood with his beloved sister, Shyamali, to becoming the most highly anticipated performer of season six, to facing the unforgiving chopping block, Sanjaya tells his fans everything they want to know. Finally, he shares how his life has changed since he left Idol, and where his music — and unforgettable persona — will take him next.

Diane Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock and Mandy Moore. Sounds like a pretty good lineup for another stab at a remake of The Women.

But alas, the A-listers have only teamed up for a lawsuit.

The comely quartet have sued CompUSA, Systemax, TigerDirect and several other electronics-peddling corporations for using their images, which carry “substantial commercial value,” in online advertisements without the actresses’ permission. (View the complaint.)

According to court documents filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the defendants used the plaintiffs’ pictures and personas “repeatedly and continuously” to sell various products online and in their retail outlets.

We may have never bought a universal remote or a TV wall mount because of Michelle Pfeiffer, but who’s to say other people haven’t?

Pfeiffer, Keaton, Bullock and Moore are requesting unspecified damages. Overall, they are alleging unjust enrichment, violation of common law right of publicity and violation of a California civil code that outlaws unauthorized use of a person’s image for commercial purposes.