Will Smith says he's not a Scientologist. Again.

There's been rumor after rumor about Will Smith and wife Jada being converted to pal Tom Cruise's Scientology teachings, but the actor tells Fox News once again he ain't tryin' to hear that, see?

Roger Friedman cornered Smith at the premiere of Lakeview Terrace, which Smith co-produced with James Lassiter, and asked the actor if he granted a press conference with everyone's favorite anti-Scientology troublemakers, Anonymous.

“Not exactly a press conference, but I did talk to them,” Smith said. So is Big Willie a member of the church?

“I am not,” he said, but did admit the school he's funding in suburban L.A. is using some teaching methods from the CoS. Not that there's anything wrong with that: “You can take different parts of things you like and put them all together.” Just like a salad bar!

That sounds great and all, and even Anonymous seems satisfied with Will's answers to their questions (pointing out "his concern both as a parent and educator"), but we can't help but picture auditing sessions in the principals office. We'll have to wait and see how the Study Tech pans out.

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Will Smith: The Man in Green

Somewhere in America, DJ Jazzy Jeff is probably homeless. Uncle Phil is likely eating from a garbage bin. But the Fresh Prince himself, Will Smith? He’s only the top moneymaker in Hollywood, according to Forbes. The mag unveiled its list of the top celebrity earners, actor/actress division, and Smith takes the gilded taco, bringing in $80 million in 2007. Guess there’s good money to be made in fighting zombie dogs. The rest of the top 5:

2. Johnny Depp, $72 million. That’s a lot of quirky hats.

3. (tie) Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, $55 million. We were as shocked as you to see the stars of Meet Dave and The Love Guru this high. But then we saw who was next ...

4. Cameron Diaz, $50 million. So that’s all three stars of Shrek 3. Dang, that nasty green lardo’s got game.

5. Leonardo DiCaprio, $55 million. Yeah, well, how many Oscars has that bought you, Leo? Huh? Huh!?!?

/sighs jealously

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Will Smith is supposedly a Scientologist again

We've said Will Smith was flirting with Scientology before, but Life & Style reports that the Fresh Prince was still up to his purported preachiness on the set of his upcoming flick, Hancock. Convenient that this comes out just as it's getting ready to open, yes?

"He gave out Scientology-like pamphlets at the end of the shoot," says writer Andrew Morton, the guy who was getting sued by Tom Cruise for writing an unauthorized biography about him last year. He's an authority, you know. "It's also been said that he and Jada are homeschooling their children in Scientology methods."

That probably comes from rumors that the couple are financing the New Village Academy in Calabasas, Calif., this fall. The school is supposed to have Scientology ties, but we don't go there, so we don't know. We do know the academy told the L.A. Times it's a nonreligious school, though.

The summation from Morton: “So between that, the pamphlets, the school in Calabasas, and his close friendship with Tom, it seems all the evidence leads one to conclude that he is a part of this organization.”

And by that logic, the fact that The Juice* owns a Tampa Bay Rays cap, attends games, watches them on TV and is a big Akinori Iwamura fan, means we'll be playing shortstop next week. It's true!

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