Will Smith opens up about his life’s ‘ultimate failure’: It was the ‘worst thing’

“We know that you’re a homosexual, we’ve been following you.”Trigger Warning: This story has details of suicidal ideation and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.This is what Yvonne Sillett,  a former Australian soldier and cipher operator, was told during a 1988 interrogation into her sexuality in relation to her security clearance. The royal commission is gathering evidence from ADF members who have had suicidal ideation or from surviving family members of those who have died.  Describing her interrogation, Sillett said that “after several hours of this questioning they said they would be taking the matter further and that, based on my sexuality, I could no longer be in Signal Corps as I’d be open to blackmail, and that they were downgrading my security clearance which was needed to do that job. They told me I’d never instruct women again.”According to The Guardian, during her interrogation, she was asked to give up the names of other homosexual military personnel but she refused to do so.With the help of a partner at the time, Sillett was able to “pull through.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises, a key production-distribution component of one of Europe’s biggest public broadcaster powerhouses, Germany’s ZDF, is set to operate under the new name of ZDF Studios.Effective from April 1, the title, announced by ZDF Enterprises President and CEO Fred Burcksen on Monday in Mainz, captures much better ZDFE’s current business reach, scale and ambitions.“We are a studio, we cover all elements of our industry, from early development to longtail sales. The new name fits our business model much better and reflects our production and distribution expertise,” Burcksen said.ZDF Enterprises was launched in 1993 to handle worldwide program distribution as new content-avid private TV networks sprang up in Europe and beyond and also to deal with the business affairs of the acquisition of programs from around the world.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Nepalese filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar has cast Indian actor Tannishtha Chatterjee as one of the leads in his upcoming feature “The Sky Is Mine.”Chatterjee’s credits include “Brick Lane” (2007), for which she scored a best actress nomination at the British Independent Film Awards, “Parched” (2015) and “Lion” (2016). She won the Asia Star Award for best Asian filmmaker at Busan for her directorial debut, “Roam Rome Mein” (2019).Rauniyar’s latest work, short film “Four Nights,” is playing at Berlinale Shorts. The filmmaker’s first feature, “Highway,” premiered at the 2012 Berlinale and played Locarno, while his sophomore feature “White Sun” (2016) won awards at the Venice, Palm Springs, Fribourg and Singapore festivals.

Miley Cyrus went all out for her set at this year’s Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, performing 20 songs including mashups, covers, and a live debut of a ‘Plastic Hearts’ deep cut.The former Disney star opened up the show with her 2013 hit ‘We Can’t Stop’, with a brief interpolation of the Pixies’ 1988 classic ‘Where Is My Mind?’. Later in the set, she blends ‘Wrecking Ball’ with elements of Sinead O’Connor’s Prince-written ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.A sextet of covers punctuated the setlist, first with ‘Heart Of Glass’ by Blondie, then ‘23’ by Mike WiLL Made-It and ‘Maybe’ by Janis Joplin, with the live debut of her own ‘Plastic Hearts’ track ‘Never Be Me’ sandwiched in-between.

Sam Page, the actor who stars in Kia‘s new commercial with Robo Dog, has welcomed the adorable robot to his family!

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, renowned for his epic cinematic vision, now trains his sights on women’s empowerment tale “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” playing as a Berlinale Special Gala on Feb. 16.Starring Alia Bhatt (2019 Berlinale selection “Gully Boy”) in the titular role, the film is based on the book, “Mafia Queens of Mumbai,” written by S. Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges.

WILL Smith broke down in tears as he recalled his divorce from first wife Sheree Zampino, branding their split the "ultimate failure". The actor, 51, also talked about his father, Willard's tough parenting style and the trauma of watching him beat his mother growing up.

Also Read: Spike Lee Calls George Floyd and 'Do The Right Thing' Character Radio Raheem 'Brothers' in Short Film (Video)Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” star John David Washington introduced the film in a video on the AFI Movie Club website and called it “arguably THE Spike Lee Joint.”“The social relevancy is just as important as it is now,” Washington said of the 1989 film.“AFI Movie Club’s global reach has inspired the need for more thoughtful discussions about films that have shaped our culture,” Bob Gazzale, president and CEO of AFI said in a statement. “‘Do The Right Thing’ is a timeless and timely classic, and Spike Lee has forever proven himself the voice for change that we need now more than ever.

Will Smith is reflecting on his past relationships, and what it's like being a father of three.During a special Father's Day edition of wife Jada Pinkett Smith's Facebook Watch series, the actor got emotional while talking about his first marriage to Sheree Zampino. The two were married from 1992-1995, and share one child, 27-year-old Trey. Will later married Jada in 1997, and they have two kids together -- Jaden, 21, and Willow, 19.«Divorce was the worst thing in my adult life.

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith have reflected on the lessons they have learned as parents – with Will admitting he was terrified when he first became a father at 24.Speaking on a special Father's Day edition of Jada's hit show Red Table Talk, Smith was candid about rebuilding a relationship with his first son Trey, now 27, because he split from Trey's mother, his first wife Sheree Zampino, when Trey was two.Smith said he felt 'stark terror' when he first became a dad as 'the real weight of parenting' became clear.'I brought him home, we put him in the bassinet, it was like stark terror,' he said. 'I’m totally responsible for this life.

Will Smith is reflecting on his experience being a parent.In a new Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk with wifeJada Pinkett Smith, the 51-year-old actor sat down to discuss his failures and struggles as a dad, saying he believes "I’m a way better father than I am husband."After getting married at age 24 to first wife Sheree Zampino, Smith soon became a father to son Trey, now 27. It was then that he began to comprehend “the real weight of parenting.”“I brought him home, we put him in the bassinet, it was like stark terror,” said Smith.

Will Smith teared up as he discussed the fear of becoming a father for the first time to his son Trey.The actor, who has two children Jaden, 21, and Willow, 19, with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, also has a 27-year-old son from his first marriage to Sheree Fletcher.Appearing on Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, the actor opened up about bringing his first son home from the hospital after becoming a father at the age of 24.“I think that was my first moment of the real weight of parenting,” Smith said.“I brought him home, and I remember we put him in the bassinet and Sheree went to sleep and it was like stark terror,” he continued. “I couldn’t stop going and checking, I’ve got to go and make sure he’s breathing.

Will Smith "cried so hard" when his first child was born. The 'Bad Boys for Life' star is father to Trey, 27, Jaden, 21, and Willow, 19, and has said that whilst he wanted to be a dad from the age of six, he found it overwhelming when he brought his first child Trey - whom he has with his ex-wife Sheree Zampino - home from the hospital.

Will Smith is really opening up this Father’s Day…

During a very special Father’s Day Red Table Talk episode, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith talked about their kids and things got unavoidably emotional. That being said, the actor also touched upon his reaction to their daughter Willow shaving her hair off.

Will Smith is getting choked up.

Will Smith, 51, let the soft side of fatherhood show when he sat down to discuss parenting his kids during a special one-on-one conversation with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 48, on the Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk. The proud dad opened up about how his only daughter Willow, 19, has had him feeling quite emotional since the day she was born and especially at certain pivotal and surprising moments like when she decided to shave all her long hair off her head.

Will Smith fought back tears as he recalled becoming a dad for the first time. The Men in Black star was wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s guest of honour for the special Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk, and he discussed the moment he became a father to son Trey at the age of 24.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterMild spoilers ahead for the first episode of “The Politician” season 2.Gwyneth Paltrow’s love interest in the second season of “The Politician” will seem quite familiar to Hollywood insiders and film fans — given the character is a direct send-up of Annapurna Pictures founder and Oracle heiress Megan Ellison.Created by Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, season two of the Netflix series dropped Friday. The premiere finds Paltrow’s Santa Barbara matriarch Georgina Hobart as a candidate for governor of California, whose campaign is backed by a strong-willed, elusive billionaire movie mogul.In a phonetic wink, the character is called Alison Mendelsohn.

Will Smith fought back tears as he recalled becoming a dad for the first time. The Men in Black star was wife Jada Pinkett Smith's guest of honour for the special Father's Day episode of Red Table Talk, and he discussed the moment he became a father to son Trey at the age of 24.

An emotional Will Smith described divorce from his first wife as his “ultimate failure”.

Willow Smith had a deep conversation with mom Jada Pinkett Smith about cancel culture during an episode of Red Table Talk.

Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith have been one of Hollywood’s top power couples for so long that a lot of fans may forget that he was previously married to Sheree Zampino in the early 1990s. Their three-year union produced his 27-year-old son Trey Smith. The 51-year-old superstar now says that when that marriage crumbled and ended in divorce, it was the “ultimate failure” for him. Will made the surprising admission to wife Jada, 48, in a sneak peek clip from her Red Table Talk Father’s Day edition, airing on Facebook on Sunday, June 21.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are getting real about parenthood — and getting emotional. ET is exclusively debuting the trailer for this week's special Father's Day episode of, in which the couple have candid discussions about raising their children together. The show promises that Will and Jada will have «one of the most intimate and vulnerable conversations» they've ever shared.

Jada Pinkett Smith hosted an emotional episode of on Friday, discussing racism in America with her daughter, Willow, her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, as well as activists Dr. Angela Davis and Tamika Mallory.The 48-year-old actress started off the episode by noting the significance of Juneteenth on Friday, which marks the true ending of slavery in the United States.

Will Smith says getting divorced from his first wife represented the “ultimate failure” to him at the time.The actor broached the topic in a conversation with his spouse of 22 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, for her talk-show Red Table Talk.In a clip released ahead of Father’s Day, Pinkett Smith raises an idea that her husband has reflected on over the years, according to which “just because a man might not be the best husband does not mean [he’s not a good father]”.Smith was married to TV personality Sheree Zampino, also known as Sheree Fletcher, from 1992 to 1995.The two have a son, Trey Smith, born in 1992.“With Sheree and with Trey, that was a really difficult time,” Smith said on Red Table Talk.“Divorce was the worst thing in my adult life.

Even though Will Smith has achieved the upper echelons of fame and fortune, the actor has certainly had his fair share of problems and misfortune. NBC News reported on a preview clip from Red Table Talk today in which the I, Robot alum shared the most troubling event of his life: his divorce from Sheree Zampino.

Will Smith considers his divorce from ex-wife Sheree Zampino (née Fletcher) to be one of his biggest losses.“Divorce was the worst thing in my adult life,” the Bad Boys for Life actor, 51, said in a sneak peek of Red Table Talk’s Father’s Day special, airing on Sunday, June 21. “Divorce was the ultimate failure for me.

Willow Smith questioned whether the increase in cancel culture is actually helping society grow as a whole during the latest episode of her family’s Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk.” The 19-year-old made her comments in a clip for the upcoming Juneteenth episode of the Smith family’s talk show, set to premiere Friday. She spoke with her regular co-hosts including her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith and her grandmother, Adrienne Banfield Norris.They were joined by civil rights activists Tamika D.

Fresh off his Oscar win earlier this year, Matthew Cherry signed a first-look development deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.

The 2021 Critics’ Choice Awards have followed the 2021 Oscars and postponed their show due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ellise Shafer editorFollowing the news that the 2021 Oscars have been pushed pack two months to April 25, the Critics Choice Association has postponed the 2021 Critics Choice Awards to March 7.The show, which honors both television and film work, is still be planned as live event at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, “health considerations permitting,” the organization said in a statement on Thursday.Taye Diggs will return as host for the third consecutive year. The ceremony will be broadcast live on The CW Network.“Now more than ever, people are turning to film and television as a source of comfort, as a means of education, and as a way to connect,” Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said.