True, summer is not exactly here yet. But it's starting to feel like summer — in New York City, at least. And there's really no song to accurately represent that feeling like Will Smith's "Summertime." It just makes me happy. You?

"What I found is divorce just can't be an option," Will Smith said on Ellen. "It's really that simple. And I think that's the problem with L.A. – there are so many options. So a huge part of the success for [Jada] and I is that we just removed the other options. We're like listen, we're going to be together one way or the other so we might as well try to be happy," he said.

JUST CALL HIM SHAD MOSS The "artist" (formerly?) known as Bow Wow has let it be known that he is forgoing music — after he records an album later this year — to focus on acting full time. "After 16 years in the music industry and six successful albums, I've decided to shift my energy to something else I'm passionate about, acting," he said. "I'm going to try to be the next Will Smith." Doesn't everybody? Coming up, he has a recurring role on Entourage as a stand-up comic and he'll act alongside Forest Whitaker and Isaiah Washington in the sports drama, Patriots.

• Would you like for your kids to be schooled by Will Smith? [CB]

• Mya surely regrets ever getting herself involved with those G-Unit brats. [NB]

• Floyd Mayweather wants to quit boxing, which is new that interests boxing fans, I guess. He also wants to beat up Reggie Bush for "taking" Kim Kardashian. He also needs to get a life. [SR]

• When you release a really bad album that doesn't do well, try to just blame it on jail and your label. That's the route Foxy Brown is taking, anyway. [Bossip]

• Suge Knight's nemesis is really flirting with death, isn't he? [RWS]

• It's dangerous to be O.J. Simpson's significant other. But we knew that. [D-Listed]

According to box office figures, Will Smith is the last reliable rainmaker in Hollywood.

Of the 25 top grossing films of 2007, just four highlighted major movie stars—the lowest number in recorded history. George Clooney and Will Ferrell, both of whom have been veritable goldmines in the past, each recently released films that tanked, Leatherheads and Semi-Pro, respectively. Brad Pitt's The Assassination of Jesse James made just $4 million domestically and was in very few theaters. Indeed, supercelebrities are losing their luster. But, somehow, Smith — whose hit I Am Legend was the sixth biggest movie last year — remains a guaranteed draw.

In an industry not known for its willingness to put a lot of faith — and money — into black talent, why is Smith an exception to the rule? Are his projects that superior to those of others? (His acting sure isn't.) Why is this man unstoppable? And why has nobody yet put him on Broadway?

THE CRUISE-SMITH CONNECTION STRENGTHENS Connor Cruise, the adorable, second-youngest member of the Cruise clan, is making his film debut in Seven Pounds, starring, of course, Tom Cruise's butt brother, Will Smith. Connor will play the younger version of Smith's character in a flashback.

Celebrity children must love the Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards, mainly because their parents are actually hanging out with them for once. Will Smith came with his budding actor and actress, Holly Robinson Peete had her brood in tow, Tracey Edmonds brought a Babyface Mini Me, and Nelly arrived with all of St Louis. Pics after the jump.

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Will Smith rejects and denounces rumors that Tom Cruise has recruited him into Scientology's celebrity ranks.

"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. "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions. And I respect all people and all paths."

Is it against the tenets of Scientology to lie to the press? [NYDN]

Will Smith has crossed over to the dark side. Or the side of all that is truthful and mentally healthy. It depends on where you stand in the Scientology debate. According to Radar, the recruitment of Will and Jada Smith and possibly Kimora Lee Simmons is part of the church's attempt to recruit more blacks. Smith's rep vehemently denies the family has converted to Scientology, but "sources close to the star" say that it's true. Simmons' rep also denies the rumor.

In other Smith news, Dr. Dre sneakily showed Will Smith what he thought of him and his clean-rapping ways when he contributed the song "Bitch Niggaz" to Bad Boys 3. Not nice!

Jada Pinkett, with hubby Will Smith, was one of the honorees at Essence's first annual Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills yesterday. And were there's Will and Jada, there's…you guessed it, TomKat. Kerry Washington, a not-pregnant-looking Paula Patton, Gabby Union, Star Jones, and plenty of others were also in attendance. Check 'em out after the jump.

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With just $27 million earned between June 2006 and June 2007, LeBron James was the last in Forbes' list of the ten top-earning black stars. Before you go feeling all bad for LeBron James for coming in last on a list of insanely rich people, consider this: he was just 22 in June 2007. Next on the list is Beyonce, who also earned $27 million, but is probably in the spot above James due to alphabetical order. Or maybe because she's prettier? Check the full list after the jump.

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• Well, at least Michael Vick is keeping his millions of dollars in signing bonuses. [NYT]

• On Super Tuesday Eve, Hillary cries again. I checked out the video, and I really don't think they're fake tears. But still. [TS]

• Michael Ealy will play Will Smith's brother in Seven Pounds. [BV]

• Larry King and Snoop: A meeting of the minds. [RL]

• Paris Hilton might be glad to hear that 50 Cent got kicked out of an Arizona mall just like she got kicked off of his stage. [AHH]

• Are roles getting better for black actors? Or just for Will Smith and Denzel? [BSN]

• Its time to petition cable news networks to spend an equal amount of time covering missing black (and other minority) women. [PR]

• Ten thousand delegates descend upon Atlanta this week for the largest African American Baptist convention. They'll put aside their policy differences to address social issues like HIV/AIDS and justice. [AJC]

• A high school coach in Tennessee learns that you can only be blatantly racist for so long until the students start to catch on. [NC9]