E! Online - It's that time of year: Will Smith season. And the the King of July 4th has another smash hit on his hands with Hancock, costarring Oscar winner Charlize Theron and funnyman Jason Bateman. This is the only major release at the box office over the holiday weekend, and every studio clears a path because, no doubt about it, he's the No. 1 movie star in the world.

AP - Wesley Snipes will be allowed to leave the United States to work on two movies while his lawyers appeal his tax convictions.

E! Online - Steven Seagal may be above the law, but he's not above settling some outstanding legal issues.

E! Online - All together now...it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

E! Online - Happy 232nd birthday, America! Along with baseball, Britney and oh so many flavors of Doritos, you've given the world an uncountable wealth of movies to enjoy. On this momentous holiday weekend, let's focus on nine films that most fully embody the American spirit, plus a 10th to be determined by E! Online readers. (See, that's some freedom of choice right there!)

Reuters - "Hancock," the new Will Smith action movie opening ahead of the July Fourth holiday, seems sure to extend Hollywood's latest hot streak, keeping the U.S. box office on pace to exceed last year's record summer.

E! Online - Why do the papers write false stories in the tabloids about the stars like Denise Richards and Lindsay Lohan? Don't they know that it ruins their careers as well hurts their familes? The tabloids should print positive things about the stars.

E! Online - Daniel Craig's cover is about to be blown. He's the cool and suave new James Bond, but the dudes working on the Quantum of Solace video game revealed his true identity: game geek. And one who's not quite the killing machine he is onscreen. (If you haven't seen the movie's new trailer, by the way, do so now.)

E! Online - Heading into the holiday weekend, there are no fireworks coming from the Screen Actors Guild.

AP - Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities — and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.

AP - Live from Newport: it's Chevy Chase. Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of "Saturday Night Live" will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row.

AP - On-location movie shoots are on the rise in Los Angeles, despite repeated warnings from Hollywood studios that the possibility of an actors strike had stalled moviemaking, a permitting group said Wednesday.