Jada Pinkett-Smith poses for the May 2012 issue of IO DONNA magazine. Inside the Italian publication, the 40-year-old mother of two dished on her children being famous at a young age, the marriage rumors and shared what she has coming up in her career:
ON THE RUMORS ABOUT HER MARRIAGE WITH WILL: 
“For us nothing has changed: it is the same life as before. When Will is working on a project, I usually have to take care of the boys, but now he is with Jaden because they star in the same movie, and Willow is with me because I’m the producer of her albums and I follow her into the recording studio. Tonight I leave for Philadelphia, going to see Will and Jaden, kiss them, hug them and then return to Los Angeles.”
ON HER CHILDREN BECOMING FAMOUS WHILE YOUNG:
“Sure, they are very young. Willow could one day decide not to have anything to do with the entertainment world. And the same thing could happen to Jaden. At that point, however, both will be able to get what they want.”
ON WHAT SHE’S PERSONALLY WORKING ON:
“I can not wait to go to Cannes [for Madagascar 3]! I’ve always had great fun at the festival. For the rest I do not know what I will do in the coming months, my schedule does not go further than two weeks … In this period it was hard to split my time between the project of ‘Annie’, the work of Will, to my brother Caleb and James Lassiter – our production team – and the family routine. It is a continuous race … he who hesitates is lost.” [SOURCE]
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Idris Elba gets sharp for his feature in the June 2012 issue of Britain’s ‘GQ’ magazine. Inside, the ‘Prometheus’ star talks about playing Nelson Mandela in the ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ biopic, his preference in television versus film and the rumors of him possibly playing James Bond in an upcoming movie:
ON PLAYING NELSON MANDELA:
“That is a lot of responsibility. It’s like being asked to play Jesus.”
ON RUMORS OF A JAMES BOND ROLE:
“Bond? It’s a bit like saying, ‘Do you want to play Superman?’ Anyone would dream of it. It’s one of the most coveted roles in film. I’d be honored. But I don’t know if it will actually happen. I’m just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It’s nice there’s a lot of good will.”
ON WORKING IN FILM VS. TELEVISION:
“You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor’s career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better. [The last two years] feel like a reinvention of my career, because I’m not a household name, by any stretch of the imagination. In some countries, no one knows who Idris Elba is.” [SOURCE]
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R&B’s finest Brandy & Monica pose it up for EBONY magazine’s June 2012 issue. In the Music Issue, the “It All Belongs To Me” songbirds talk about their new albums, the loss of their dear friend, Whitney as well as the loves of their lives. Check out some photos from their spread inside the latest edition. Looking great ladies!
The Queen of Hip-hop Soul Mary J. Blige is next up on the cover of ESSENCE magazine’s latest issue. In the June 2012 edition (which hits newstands on May 11th), the singer/actress gives advice about the importance of loving yourself before anyone else can and shared her personal experience with this tip:
“I was never really able to look at myself in the mirror until I began to hear God telling me I was beautiful. Suddenly, other people started telling me I was beautiful, too, because I had started believing it…” [SOURCE]
This is Mary J. Blige’s 12th ESSENCE magazine cover. Check out some behind-the-scenes footage from her photoshoot at Pier 59 Studios in New York City. Video clip is after the jump! Continue
