Friday, February 04, 2005
Will Smith Gets Jiggy at Ellis Island
FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox411 - Will Smith Gets Jiggy at Ellis Island: "Jada, however, didn't know this piece of her family history until her aunt told her at the premiere of husband Will Smith's 'Hitch,' which took place at the Ellis Island Museum.
'We looked it right up on their computer, and he was there,' Jada said, beaming. 'It was the last year Ellis Island was open.'
In fact, everyone at the premiere learned about Pinkett's ancestry when Smith announced it from the stage of the after-party. He was rapping and holding forth with his childhood pal, DJ Jazzy Jeff.
'It was the white side of her family,' he joked during 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It.'
'There is no white side,' Jada laughed later on the ferry ride back to the mainland. 'That's just Will.'
The premiere of 'Hitch' was one of those events about which you heard non-stop griping for days from the invitees.
'Who wants to go there in this weather?' was a constant refrain."
'We looked it right up on their computer, and he was there,' Jada said, beaming. 'It was the last year Ellis Island was open.'
In fact, everyone at the premiere learned about Pinkett's ancestry when Smith announced it from the stage of the after-party. He was rapping and holding forth with his childhood pal, DJ Jazzy Jeff.
'It was the white side of her family,' he joked during 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit It.'
'There is no white side,' Jada laughed later on the ferry ride back to the mainland. 'That's just Will.'
The premiere of 'Hitch' was one of those events about which you heard non-stop griping for days from the invitees.
'Who wants to go there in this weather?' was a constant refrain."
