
Last updated: Friday, November 7, 2008
WILL SMITH was so convinced BARACK OBAMA would be elected the President of America on Tuesday (04Nov08) he instructed his family to capture the historic day on camera.
Trey Smith, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith and Jaden Smith at 'Hancock' Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California USA - 30.06.08
The movie star handed out video cameras to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and his children and told them to film everything - so they had a permanent reminder of the election finale.
He says, "It was really important to me to capture it. I got about six video cameras, everybody in the family had video cameras and everybody videotaped their entire day.
"Jada woke us up as 6am. My daughter and I are laying in the bed and we wake up and... she's over us with the video camera.
"We filmed ourselves going down to the polls... and then at night we had the party... My parents came out and Jada's parents (came out)."
And when the big announcement about Obama's victory was getting close, Smith gathered his kids around him - supporting their emotional father.
He adds, "When Barack gave his speech... I just lost it. I was like, 'That's what I believe.'"
- SMITH STRIKES UP FRIENDSHIPS WITH LAZIO STARS IN BEIJING
- SMITHS PLAN SUMMER IN CHINA
- THE THINGS THEY SAY: HUGH JACKMAN
- SMITH: 'I'M THE BEST BLACK BOND'
- SMITH'S 'STRONG' FAMILY INSPIRES MICHELLE OBAMA
- SMITH SET ON THREE-DAY VALENTINE'S CELEBRATIONS
- SMITH IS NAMED MOST BANKABLE STAR
- PATEL DESPERATE FOR FILM ROLE OPPOSITE SMITH
- SMITH CROWNED TOP MONEY-MAKING STAR
- SMITH URGES FANS TO HELP EACH OTHER
Source: WENN
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:
MOORE'S FATHERLY FEELINGS FOR NEW BOND CRAIG
Former JAMES BOND star SIR ROGER MOORE feels like a father figure to current 007 DANIEL CRAIG - after nominating the blue-eyed hunk for the spy role when he was an unpopular choice.
MORE NEWS:
. APPLEGATE FORCED TO RETHINK MOTHERHOOD
. PARKER URGES FANS NOT TO GET CARRIED AWAY BY CATTRALL'S SEX TALK
. HALL + OATES SUE PUBLISHER
. ONO HOPES BEATLES VIDEO GAME WILL EXPAND FAN BASE
. PINK'S DAD GAVE NEW SONG HIS APPROVAL
. LAWLESS KEEN TO RETURN AS XENA
. ROMIJN AND O'CONNELL TRIED FERTILITY DRUG TO GET PREGNANT
. SWIFT UPSET BY JONAS ROMANCE QUESTIONS
. ELLIS-BEXTOR IS PREGNANT
. JONAS DENIES SPORTSCAR GIFT


