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Scientology Just One Of Many Religions With Which Will Smith Is Getting Jiggy, Says 'I Am Legend' Star

Rumors have been swirling lately that the Church of Scientology is in the process of mounting a full-on assault on decades of accumulated honky-thetans by aggressively courting African-American celebrities and celebrity couples on the down-low. An attempt at confirmation by the NY Daily News, however, has resulted in a number of statements from personalities of color denying that they may have slipped into the Church's seductive clutches:

You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise," Smith tells us.
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11:41 AM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Seth
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Scientologists Recruit Will Smith In Effort To Break Into Enturbulated Urban Markets

Earlier this month we discussed whether or not Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' double date with Forest Whitaker and his wife Keisha was less about baby talk and more about Xenu talk. And while we didn't rush to the race card, MSNBC is reporting that TomKat and the CoS are intent on luring more African-American stars onto the Knights of Hubbard bowling team:

"Will is definitely in the process of becoming a member, 'He's been getting more and more involved. And it isn't just him, it's definitely Jada, too. It's that as he becomes more involved, you'd think he'd sort of help fly the flag with Tom (Cruise), who seems to only get a bad rap for it, while Will does this and comes through just fine.'"
However, Will, Jada and Forest aren't the only stars benefiting from Scientology's new affirmative action plan.

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1:15 PM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Molly Friedman
10,268 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: @Hamud: Must be something else then - the beernuts, maybe? more »