Does Will Smith's New School Sound Like A Scientology Training Camp?

Like any do-gooding multi-hundred-millionaire movie star, Hancock’s Will Smith is involved in the philanthropy scene. He’s also, as prying eyes have woefully pointed out, been involving himself with the Tom Cruise scene, which means of course that he’s basically a raving Scientologist, right? Back in 2004, Smith donated $20k to something called “HOPE: The Hollywood Education and Literacy Program,” which is the church’s “literary program,” where children get homeschooled and, we’re guessing, brainwashed in their formative years. Now, he and Jada have been plugging away at their New Village Academy, a private school they’re funding that will open in December, which got the LAT treatment over the weekend. Naturally, the first word out of the school’s mouth is that it is not a Scientology facility. (Even Will and Jada still insist they aren’t of the church.) But a certain anti-Scientology crusader is casting his eye of suspicion on this educational institution, mostly because of a … goat.

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Jul 1, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 6 Responses

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Tagged: Education, External, Jada Pinkett, Religion, Scientology, Tom Cruise

Comments (6)

No. 1 · Loudmouth Protestant

What I want to know is why Will Smith didn't donate the $20K for HOPE to a literacy program in an inner city?

We all know that that most Hollywood–Scinetology–kids do not need help in that department. If they can't read it's because they spend more time on their iPhones and playing video games not because they don't have access to the raw materials they need for success.

Paying for children to be home-schooled when there are kids that can't even get to a school that has up-to-date textbooks and overworked and underpaid teachers is the bigger problem. I expected Smith to know better.

What about the kids if Philly? He has to be brainwashed to forget that there are thousands of other places that could better use his resources to create a better day for our children. We need to pray for Will.

Posted: Jul 1, 2008 at 12:04 pm

No. 2 · daria from Gorgeous Black Women

Yes. Is he pulling the Kate Holmes death grip on Willow?!

Posted: Jul 1, 2008 at 12:05 pm

No. 3 · ljkelly

That is Jaden.

Posted: Jul 1, 2008 at 2:25 pm

No. 4 · daria from Gorgeous Black Women

That looks like the girl to me

Posted: Jul 1, 2008 at 9:00 pm

No. 5 · moon unit

BMD, you know that's not Willow. Why the hate?