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Article: In 'Woo'-ing fame, actress Pinkett Smith stays focused.
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- The Boston Herald
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- May 3, 1998
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Jada Pinkett Smith, who stars as an energetic, frenetic woman named Woo in the movie of the same name, seems remarkably levelheaded as she steers through a media firestorm as half of one of Hollywood's most photogenic and hottest power couples.
When Pinkett married Will Smith - the $20 million a picture superstar of "Men in Black" and "Independence Day" - late last year, the "Scream 2" actress changed her name, adding Smith.
"It wasn't a big decision at all," she says. "I thought of dropping Pinkett. But Jada Smith didn't sound too good."
What was her husband's reaction?
"Will was, 'Whatever you want to do."'
What about the ...