Last word on Will Smith

As Whispers scooped the entire world when we declared on April 1st (it was no joke) that actor Will Smith would resign (be booted) from the Academy Awards committee the folowing day, comedian Ricky Gervais has a word to say about hair loss. We couldn't possibly endorse this:

Breaking News: Will Smith kicked out of Academy

Exclusive: I can reveal that the Academy Awards committee will remove actor Will Smith as a member of the Academy Awards tomorrow and demand he hands back his Oscar. Smith's wife Jada Pinckett has narrowly avoided being removed from the Academy but she is expected to make an apology to comedian Chris Rock after it was revealed she laughed when her husband assaulted Rock. There are now questions about 2 projects lined up with Will Smith to star in with several investors withdrawing funding on the belief Smith may now be Box Office Poison. Furthermore the reason The Academy will remove Smith is that in fact Jada Pincket is not suffering from alopecia as claimed but had shaved her head to audition for the role of a remake of the movie GI Jane.

New York Letter

 Whisper's favourite New Yorker, society snapper Patrick McMullan (above right with James Marshall)- with whom no shindig in the Big Apple is complete without his esteemed presence- sends us some snaps from the Museum of the Moving Image annual fund-raising gala which this year they honored actress Julianne Moore.
 And who did we spot in the crowd? Our very own Melissa George (below) looking mesmerised.
Perth born Melissa is currently filming the US version of the hugely successful Aussie series The Slap written by Christos Tsiolkas and which is being partly produced by the Matchbox Pictures.

Rudy Gaskins & Joan Baker              * Helena Christensen  *          Ellen Barkin  & Kevin Huvane

Rochelle Slovin with Julianne Moore, the honoree of the gala

Steve Buscemi, Rebecca Miller, and Ethan Hawke

All pictures (c) PMc Patrick McMullan www.patrickmcmullan.com