Because the main person you should trust with secrets of national and planetary security is Will Smith (especially when he's on his way to a barbecue), we're actually not too shocked at the fact that his son, Jaden Smith, says President Barack Obama told him about aliens.
April 17, 2013
Led by rap mogul Russell Simmons, over 100 celebrities -- including Will Smith, Susan Sarandon, Scarlett Johannson, Jennifer Hudson and Nicki Minaj -- have signed a letter urging President Obama to overhaul America's drug laws.
Yesterday, March 26, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments both for and against Prop 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California.
In addition to changing their social media profile pics into the Human Rights Campaign's red equality sign, some celebrities tweeted feverishly for the repeal of the proposition, while others took to Facebook to express their support for marriage equality. And over on Tumblr, famous names were invoked to make the point.
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is having trouble adding "lawmaker" to his resume. Seems his bill, dubbed the Steven Tyler Act, which passed in the Hawaii State Senate, had hit a wall in the Aloha State's House of Representatives.
Where is a 'Schoolhouse Rock' song to explain this stuff when you need it?
March 5, 2013
While President Barack Obama was celebrating his second term at the official and impossible-to-crash Inaugural Ball (believe us, we tried), other celebs partied at peripheral events to ring in the Commander-in-Chief's next four years in office.
One such luminary? Kesha, who donned her patriotic best to celebrate the event at the RIAA's inauguration celebration concert at the 9:30 club in Washington D.C. And by "patriotic," we mean as viewed through a glitter-splattered lens.
First there was Jackie O, nee Kennedy. Now? There's Michelle O. And not since Jackie has a First Lady's fashion sense and style been this discussed.
Mrs. Obama nails it nearly every time, and at tonight's (Jan. 21) 2013 Presidential Inaugural Ball, she was a vision of loveliness in a chiffon and velvet Jason Wu gown in ruby red with a plunging back, cinched waist and delicate pleating.
