Posted: Thu., Mar. 20, 2008, 7:51pm PT

Will Smith denies Scientology link

'Hancock' star responds to religious gossip

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"You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise."

--Will Smith, responding to gossip reports suggesting he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, are Scientologists.