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New Village Leadership Academy[edit]

Shouldn't the New Village Leadership Academy be mentioned in this article (if only in passing)? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:24, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. It should be mentioned as that is his tie to Scientology.Zachygirl (talk) 04:38, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You know what's funny is that I'm certain it used to be here. Perhaps people from the "church" cleaned it up after Smith's stunt at the Oscars. Jyg (talk) 05:38, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am shocked this info is not even mentioned in this article. It has many RS' and at least a few senteces are merited. Why aren't the gatekeepers of this article letting this in?

2601:19E:427E:5BB0:7D4F:4F21:5066:2FFD (talk) 00:16, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2024[edit]

Please add a sentence or two regarding Undawn. This is a Chinese-made Zombie videogame by Tencent with a budget of over $130m. As reported by Reuters and other RS, it bombed[1] and it heavily featured Will Smith as a character.[2][3][4][5][6]

A proposed paragraph could be: "Smith was features in "Undawn," a failed zombie survival game developed by Tencent. Despite a hefty $140 million investment and a development team of 300, the game did not gain significant attention until its failure was publicly acknowledged."

Any of the lead editors on this article can choose many of RS I gave. From Reuters to Kotaku (for videogames WP sees it as a RS)

2601:19E:427E:5BB0:7D4F:4F21:5066:2FFD (talk) 00:28, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]