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The Caribbean Jamaica extradites drug suspect to US after fugitive arrested in rural parish

President Obama celebrates African American History Month at White House, ahead of Selma visit tion Thursday for Black History Month.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican authorities have extradited a fugitive who was wanted for 14 years in the United States on drug charges.

In a late Saturday statement, the Jamaica Constabulary Force says Juel Dunn was extradited to Florida last week after his arrest in the island’s mostly rural parish of St. Thomas by a fugitive apprehension squad. He faces charges of cocaine possession.

Dunn waived his right to an extradition hearing at a court hearing in Jamaica’s capital of Kingston.

Assistant Police Commissioner Devon Watkis says the Caribbean country’s force ``will not relent on sending a clear message that transnational crimes’’ are a priority for local authorities.

Earlier this month, Jamaica extradited its first lottery scam suspect to the U.S. about a decade after that transnational crime started flourishing on the island.

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By Stacy A. Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama is celebrating what he calls “the central role that African Americans have played in every aspect of American life.''

The first African-American president was joined by his wife Michelle as they hosted a White House recep-

Obama said his family, including daughters Sasha and Malia will visit Selma, Alabama next week to honour the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights marches across the state. He said the trip will also note the upcoming 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act. The Black History Month celebration fell on the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death. Obama thanked Martin's parents for attending, and said part of a parent's task is to show all kids “every single day that their lives matter.''

Spain to deport 34 members of violent Latin street gangs operating in Madrid

Thousands of Haitian protesters decry violence against countrymen in the Dominican Republic

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ About 10,000 people have marched in Haiti’s capital in a protest over what they is mistreatment of their countrymen in the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

Wednesday’s demonstration was mostly peaceful, with young and old protesters waving Haitian flags in Port-auPrince.

One man managed to climb up on the Dominican consulate’s roof. He ripped down a Dominican flag, which was later burned by the cheering crowd. Some protesters briefly chased a woman they believed to be Dominican.

There were no reports of arrests.

The march comes three weeks after a Haitian shoe shiner was found hanging from a tree in a square in the Dominican city of Santiago. Haitians believe Henry Claude Jean was the victim of racist violence, but Dominican investigators say it appears he was killed by other Haitians.

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French appeals court hears claims police carry out identity checks based on ethnicity

PARIS _ A Paris appeals court is rehearing a racial profiling case brought by 13 men _ all black or of North African origin _ who claim they’ve been victims of numerous, unjustified police identity checks because of their ethnicity.

A lower court rejected their claims in 2013, ruling that police officers didn’t overstep legal boundaries.

The verdict after Wednesday’s hearing was expected to be delayed.

The case has been billed as the first such effort in France to tackle racial profiling by police. The issue was at the forefront of fiery 2005 riots in French housing projects where police have a notoriously bad relationship with youths, often of immigrant origin.

In France, the law allows for widespread police checks on people deemed suspicious. Opponents say police have too much discretion.

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In bipartisan meeting with lawmakers, Obama seeks to rally support for criminal justice reform

WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama says the U.S. must continue cutting its crime and incarceration rates by reforming its criminal justice system.

MADRID _ Spain says it plans to deport 34 top members of violent Latin American street gangs operating in the Spanish capital.

the government to annul Spanish citizenship or residency permits and deport immigrants who have committed offences.

The Interior Ministry delegate for Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes, said the expulsions aim to prevent gangs like the Netas or the Latin Kings from getting a foothold in the city. In a statement, Cifuentes said the 34 belong to five gangs. Details of their nationalities were not available.

The gangs _ made up mostly of youths from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru _ are often involved in extortion, drug trafficking and street fights.

Police estimate there are 350 gang members in Madrid and say many are repeatedly arrested.

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Obama met at the White House on Tuesday with lawmakers from both parties who are working on criminal justice issues. Among the 16 lawmakers were Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker.

The White House says Obama and the lawmakers discussed ways they could collaborate to pass a ``meaningful criminal justice reform’’ bill this Congress. Obama is calling for a comprehensive package that incorporates some ideas that lawmakers have already proposed.

Under Obama, the U.S. has sought to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenders and issued guidelines restricting racial profiling by law enforcement. Paul has also supported reducing penalties for possession of marijuana

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Jamaica decriminalizes possession of small amounts of pot, paves way for medical marijuana Debate has long raged in Jamaica over relaxing laws prohibiting ganja, but previous calls to decriminalize small amounts fizzled out because officials feared they would bring sanctions from Washington.

Jamaican officials now hope that the island can become a player in the nascent medical marijuana industry, health tourism and the development of innovative pot-derived items. Local scientists already have a history of creating marijuana-derived products, such as “Canasol,'' which helps relieve pressure in the eyes of glaucoma patients.

Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton said a regulated cannabis industry holds “great potential'' for Jamaica, where marijuana has long been grown illegally on mountainsides and marshes.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Marijuana has been pervasive but illegal in Jamaica for decades, consumed as a medicinal herb, puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and sung about in the island's famed reggae music.

After many years of dialogue about the culturally entrenched drug, and emboldened by changes to drug laws in U.S. states, Jamaica's Parliament on Tuesday night gave final legislative approval to an act decriminalizing small amounts of pot and establishing a licensing agency to regulate a lawful medical marijuana industry.

The historic amendments pave the way for a “cannabis licensing authority'' to be established to deal with regulating the cultivation and distribution of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes. Officials say the island's governor-general will formally sign it into law in coming days.

In addition, adherents of the homegrown Rastafari spiritual movement can now freely use marijuana for sacramental purposes for the first time on the tropical island where the faith was founded in the 1930s.

The act makes possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana a petty offence that could result in a ticket but not in a criminal record. Cultivation of five or fewer plants on any premises will be permitted. And

tourists who are prescribed medical marijuana abroad will soon be able to apply for permits authorizing them to legally buy small amounts of Jamaican weed, or “ganja'' as it is known locally.

Peter Bunting, the island's national security minister, said Jamaica has no plans to soften its stance on transnational drug trafficking or cultivation of illegal plots. Jamaica has long been considered the Caribbean's largest supplier of pot to the U.S. and regional islands.

“The passage of this legislation does not create a free-for-all in the growing, transporting, dealing or exporting of ganja. The security forces will continue to rigorously enforce Jamaican law consistent with our international treaty obligations,'' Bunting said in Parliament.

William Brownfield, the U.S. assistant secretary for counter-narcotics affairs, told The Associated Press days before the vote that “Jamaican law is of course Jamaica's own business, and Jamaica's sovereign decision.'' But he noted that the trafficking of marijuana into the U.S. remains against the law.

“We expect that Jamaica and all states party to the U.N. Drug Conventions will uphold their obligations, including a firm commitment to combating and dismantling criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking,'' he told AP in an email.

On Wednesday, Colorado-based United Cannabis Corp. said it has launched a partnership with Jamaican agencies to launch a marijuana research and development facility on the island that they hope will lead to patents and medical cannabis products.

The move by Jamaican lawmakers adds to an international trend of easing restrictions on marijuana for medical or personal use. More than 20 U.S. states allow some form of medical marijuana and last year

Colorado and Washington legalized personal use. On Tuesday, Alaska became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults.

In the Americas, Uruguay last year became the first nation to create a legal marijuana market. In Argentina, personal possession of marijuana was decriminalized under a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that jail time for small amounts of drugs violates the country's constitution. A law in Chile permits use of medical marijuana.

Details of Jamaica's licensing authority and its hoped-for medical marijuana sector need to be refined in coming months. But Jamaican cannabis crusaders applauded the amendments.

“This is a big step in the right direction, but there's still a lot of work to do,'' said Delano Seiveright, director of the Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Taskforce.

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Canadian RnB singer “Berlane XO” launches a video for her hit single “Come To My World” Berlane XO is expecting a large crowd of entertainers, music industry executives, journalists and corporate sponsors. The mix of people at the luxurious forty2supperclub venue will create an exquisite social experience.

The venue brings an exciting, energetic and high spirited atmosphere. The hosts serving will wear masquerades to bring out the dark, sexy, mysterious, power of the “Come to my World” music video.

The single has been blowing up the airwaves in the UK making playlist from London, England to Birmingham.

Toronto ON- Canadian soul singer Berlane XO will be premiering the video for her recent hit single “Come to my world” off her debut album scheduled to be release later

on this year.

The music video was filmed in the beautiful Las Vegas and showcases Berlane XO for the first time.

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UK's award winning DJ Catman featured her on his popular radio program which airs on 89.4fm (City Lock Radio).

He spoke about her on the radio while engaging with listeners saying "her unique sound is very diverse and how

she is able to sing over numerous genres”.

DJ Doco Ranks also featured Berlane XO on his popular radio program on Stingdem Radio FM in Birmingham UK. Since being featured on UK radio, Berlane XO has been getting show bookings and artist collaborations requests from hip hop artists in the UK reggae artists in Jamaica and hip hop and RnB artists in America.

"This is the fastest I have ever seen an artist connect with the listeners in such a short period of time" says award winning radio presenter Catman.

Visit www.berlanexo.com to view the “come to my world” music teaser.

For further information, booking requests or to arrange an interview with Berlane XO please contact: Samantha Deschamps by phone 647-5207133 or by email at bookings@sqrecords.com

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Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah calls Toronto rapper Drake 'brilliant' ronto _ just as Wu-mate Raekwon did in 2011 with IceH20 Records.

Ghostface said the launch of his label will be accompanied by a televised cross-country talent search, which he's planning for September.

Called “Canada Takes the Mic'' _ with broadcast plans yet to be announced _ the show will feature the 44-year-old rapper as one of several judges sizing up rap and R&B hopefuls.

At stake, he said, will be $100,000 and a record deal.

TORONTO _ Drake once paid respect to the WuTang Clan with his “It's Yourz''-sampling homage “Wu-Tang Forever,'' and it turns out the admiration is mutual _ at least for certain members of the Staten Island rap institution.

After that song dropped, some fans sketched unflattering comparisons between the lyrically simplistic Drake single _ which reached No. 52 on the Billboard chart _ and Wu's hyper-intricate rhymes.

One meme positioned Drake's lyrics side-byside with Inspectah Deck's opening verse on Wu-Tang's “Triumph,'' which begins: “I bomb atomically/ Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses/ Can't define how I

be dropping these mockeries.''

Inspectah Deck himself denounced Drake's tune on Twitter. But the Toronto rapper has a more supportive audience in Wu co-founder Ghostface Killah, whose verse closed the original “It's Yourz.''

somebody who sounds really nice on the beat and got a lot of fans and stuff like that ... I keep listening to him.

“He's just one who caught my ear. He's really, really doing his thing.

I can't (dump) on him.

Nothing bad I can really say about him.''

“I'm just saying to all the Canadian people: y'all got talent,'' he said. “I know there's a bunch of Drakes and Melanie Fionas and Biebers _ I know y'all got them, you know what I mean?

“I love Canada, that's why I chose to do it.

Canada shows me so much love and I haven't “Drake is brilliant,'' In fact, the Iron Man says been here much in like Ghostface told The Cahe has imminent plans 15 years because of the nadian Press during an to scour Canada to see borders, the customs interview before his show if there are any more and stuff like that. Now in Toronto on Thursday.

Drakes tucked away with- that I can come in and in our borders. out a little bit, I'm ready “I don't look at Drake like to just come mess with these other little rhyme Days before Ghostface the people.'' guys nowadays, because was to release the colBy Nick Patch I think he can really spit laborative album “Sour a rhyme. So I put him in Soul'' with Toronto inTHE CANADIAN PRESS a different category. strumental jazz trio Bad_ Follow bCP_Patch on Twitter BadNotGood and locally “A lot of people might try reared producer Frank to play him out ... but I'm Dukes, he was detailing a lyricist, so once my an- his plans to launch his own record label in Totennas go up and I hear

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Gyptian set to release new album “Nothing to Lose� fans worldwide. I really want to widen my fan base, but most importantly to achieve international success," said Gyptian.

Although he has had other popular singles such as Nah Let Go in 2011, Gyptian has not duplicated the success of Hold You.

Nothing to Lose is Gyptian's fifth album. His debut, My Name is Gyptian, came out in 2006. It was followed by I Can Feel Your Pain in 2008, Hold You in 2010 and Sex, Love and Reggae in 2013.

"There was a lot of creativity done around that song, the production and marketing was excellent. Jamaica took on the song last as it was already well received on the international market," Gyptian explained. "Therefore, Hold You had that edge over the rest because it wasn't, in Jamaican terms, 'buss a yaad'."

Hold You contained the title song, which had a remix featuring Nicky Minaj was a strong summer seller in 2010.

It earned Gyptian a Best Reggae Artist title at the 2010 Soul Train Awards.

GYPTIAN'S latest album, Nothing to Lose, is scheduled for release in April. It is co-produced by Justus Arison, Ricky

Blaze and Chief Music Group.

"This album is really aimed at showcasing my diversity to my

Hold You, the album, sold poorly.

The title song, Stunna and All on Me are the songs from Nothing to Lose Gyptian is banking on for a return to overseas charts www.jamaicaobserver.com

Etana finishes European Tour The gig climaxed with a sold-out performance at a club in Amsterdam, Holland.

"Amsterdam was a blast as I expected. It had been two years since I returned to Europe, and the way the venue full up, the promoter came to me and shook my hand a few times, and it felt great, because in this business, you always have to keep proving yourself," she sad.

INTERNATIONAL recording artiste Etana has just completed a successful three-week European gig that saw her performing alongside veteran reggae artiste Mykal Rose.

The trip saw her performing at club shows in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

"The tour was incredible. It was the smoothest tour we have ever done.

The other day we were joking say it too smooth, no fights, no blow-ups, no major disagreements or foul-ups, it too smooth," said Etana.

"We sold out of all tour merchandise: I Rise T shirts, Better Tomorrow albums and I Rise albums."

While on tour, Etana did a combination with noted French reggae artiste Yanis Adua.

"The song is a new version of On My Way from the I Rise album. It was great working with him too.

He is very humble and talented. Of course, he did his part in French and there are plans to shoot the video in Jamaica soon," she said.

Etana will be embarking on an American tour in May this year alongside Anuhea, a Hawaiian contemporary folk-rock singer and songwriter of Caucasian, Hawaiian and Chinese descent.

"Anuhea is a great singer and a wonderful artiste. I am looking forward to the experience," she said.

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Kanye West tweets apology to Beck for disruption during Grammy Awards earlier this month

Morgan Heritage Dazzles the Crowd at Famed "Jack Sprat" in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica few years ago I saw Morgan Heritage perform and it was one of the best concert I've ever attended but somehow tonight they were even better" stated one of the patrons.

er-producer Bruno Mars.

It appeared West was attempting to steal the moment from Beck when he briefly jumped on stage after Beck won album of the year at the 57th annual Grammy Awards.

He quickly sat back down but later slammed the recording academy for not honouring Beyonce with the award.

LOS ANGELES _ Kanye West is saying he's sorry to Beck on Twitter.

The incendiary 37-year-old hip-hop artist took to the social media site Thursday to publicly apologize to the 44-year-old musician who won four trophies at the Grammys earlier this month.

West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift when she won the award for best female video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.

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Canadian border bars singer Chris Brown, will miss shows in Toronto, Montreal In his tweets, Brown claimed the shows were sold out.

Brown has been involved in numerous scandals and tangles with the law, most prominently pleading guilty to felony assault in an incident with Rihanna hours before the 2009 Grammy Awards.

TORONTO _ R&B singer Chris Brown says he's been barred from entering Canada.

The “Forever'' singer tweeted Tuesday that the “good people of the Canadian government'' wouldn't let him into the country for shows in Montreal and Toronto.

The 25-year-old Grammy winner had been scheduled to perform Tuesday at Montreal's Bell Centre and Wednesday at the Air Canada Centre, with support from Trey Songz and Tyga.

Amidst putting the finishing touches on their anticipated "Strictly Roots" upcoming album and gearing up for their world tour, Morgan Heritage took some time out to perform at renowned Jack Sprat at Treasure Beach in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.

The crowd was brought to their feet as the reggae siblings delivered both their classic and new hits. "A

He also says he's sorry for remarks he made about 29-year-old sing-

He's been involved in several more incidents since, including an alleged brawl with Toronto rapper Drake at a New York nightclub and an altercation with Frank Ocean that was apparently over a parking space.

After subsequent arrests, Brown was ordered to serve 131 days in jail for a probation violation in May 2014 before being released and put on probation in June.

He's previously been refused entry into the U.K. “I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!'' he tweeted.

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Also delighted at the night's exhilarating show, was the event promoter who enthusiastically stated "On behalf of Mr. Henzell and the Jakes Family we would like to personally thank Morgan Heritage and yourself for an EXCEPTIONAL show.

The group was very professional, timely and easy to work with. The community of Treasure Beach has stated that this was the BEST show they have ever seen in the area.

The show was more than we could have asked for as Morgan Heritage captivated the audience for over two hours. We are already looking at another date for them to perform again."

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Album Review

Fan of a Fan - The Album Chris Brown & Tyga

Heartical Soul Lion D

Dark Sky Paradise

Big Sean

Evolve Mario

Fan of a Fan: The Album is the first collaborative studio album by American recording artists Chris Brown and Tyga; it was released on February 20, 2015. The album’s lead single “Ayo” was released on January 6, 2015. The track was produced

by American record producers Mark Kragen and Nic Nac, whom Chris Brown previously worked with on “Loyal”. The album’s eleventh track, titled “Bitches N Marijuana”, which features a guest verse from West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q, was made available for purchase via digital distribution as the album’s second single, on February 7, 2015.

Born in the UK and raised in Italy, Lion D is a rising star in the European reggae scene. His remarkable melodies and his conscious lyrics are captivating sound systems, radio DJ’s and producers all over Europe and also in the USA. ‘Heartical Soul’ is the new album that Lion D recorded in 2014 at the Shengen Studio in Jamaica and produced by the international reggae artist Alborosie. “Heartical Luv” is the first single and video.

Dark Sky Paradise is the third studio album

by American hip hop recording artist Big Sean. The album was released on February 24, 2015 by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings in the United States. The album’s recording process took place from 2013 to 2014 at various recording studios, primarily in Los Angeles. The album features guest appearances by Kanye West, Drake, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Jhené Aiko, Lil Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR, John Legend, and E-40. The album’s production was primarily handled by Kanye West, along with additional production from DJ Mustard, Mike WiLL Made It, Vinylz, among others.

At age 15, when his 2002 debut album Mario garnered 700,000 copies in sales, sparked by the lead single “Just A Friend (2002),” young Mario set the stage for his 2005 sophomore set aptly titled Turning Point. Worldwide, the album reaped 2 million units in sales as “Let Me Love You” propelled him to the number one spot for nine consecutive weeks. The single holds the honor of being one of the highest selling ringtones to date with 1.6 million downloads and Mario himself was bestowed with accolades including 2005’s Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Single, a Billboard Music Award for Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year and a slew of nominations from the Grammys, BET Awards, Vibe Awards, MOBO Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards.

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Bulls guard Derrick Rose to have surgery for 3rd knee injury since 2012; has torn meniscus injuries since he won the MVP award. All-Star teammate Jimmy Butler posted a picture of him and Rose with the message: “my point guard. my brother.''

Rose was limited to 39 games during the 2011-12 season, and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia. He missed the next season altogether, and then last season was cut short by the right knee surgery.

Rose, 26, is averaging 18.4 points and 5.0 assists in 46 games this season. He has flashed his MVP form at times, attacking the rim, but his outside shot has been unreliable. He is shooting just 40.7 per cent, the second-lowest average of his career, and is committing 3.2 turnovers per game.

CHICAGO _ Derrick Rose's knee has failed him again.

The Chicago Bulls star will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season, casting doubt on whether the once dynamic point guard will ever be the same after a series of injuries.

The team announced Tuesday night that Rose was feeling pain in his knee, and an exam and MRI confirmed a medial meniscus tear.

The 2011 NBA MVP played in only 10 games last season before he had surgery for the same injury in November 2013, shelving him for the year, but the Bulls said a timetable for his return will be determined after the operation.

It's unclear when Rose re-injured the knee. He appeared to be

rounding into form last month, averaging 22.6 points over his final 14 games before the AllStar break, but he had struggled since returning to the court after the time off.

Rose became the latest NBA star to be sidelined for a significant period within the past few days.

Chris Bosh will miss the rest of the season after the Miami Heat announced blood clots were found on one of his lungs.

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (left knee surgery) won't return this season, either.

Thunder star Kevin Durant had surgery on his right foot, and Pelicans big man Anthony Davis has a sprained right shoulder. Both are expected back this season.

Rose's status remains to be seen.

Rose had eight points on 1-for13 shooting while playing almost 33 minutes in Monday night's 87-71 victory over Milwaukee. He averaged 10.7 points on 23.5 per cent shooting in Chicago's first three games after the break.

It's a big blow for the surging Bulls (36-21), who have won six of seven and appeared to be picking up steam after a tough stretch. They lead the Central Division by a half-game over Cleveland, but any extended absence for Rose will make it quite difficult for Chicago to hold off LeBron James and the Cavaliers. “Man feel bad for D.Rose! Keep your head up homie and stay strong G!'' James tweeted after the injury was announced.

James was one of several NBA stars who took to social media to express their support for Rose, who has been dogged by

The Bulls have shuffled players in and out of the lineup because of various ailments and have struggled to develop continuity after making some big moves last summer.

They signed All-Star Pau Gasol, giving them a big scoring presence inside, and with Rose back after missing most of the past two years, the Bulls came in looking to contend for a championship.

Now they wait to see how long Rose will be out with this injury.

By Jay Cohen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ___ Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www. twitter.com/jcohenap (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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Will Smith learns to 'quiet the warrior' as he enters a new act in his career with 'Focus' they're not making the other keel over in laughter.

They bonded over endless hours of conversation, chess, eating and going out with the cast and crew in the various shooting locations from New Orleans to Buenos Aires.

The elaborate Thanksgiving dinner that Smith co-ordinated while the cast was in Argentina didn't hurt either.

Smith said the State Department even got involved to ensure they'd have cranberry sauce.

“He pretty much organized and funded the biggest Thanksgiving fiesta that Argentina has ever seen.

That any of us have ever seen,'' said Robbie. “It's been over a year now but we're still talking about it.''

Both credit the directors for making the set as fun and lively as possible, but Smith helps to set the tone.

LOS ANGELES _ Things started to come into focus for Will Smith when ”After Earth'' bombed.

Once the biggest movie star in the world, his $130 million sci-fi spectacle “After Earth'' opened in June 2013 to a lousy $27.5 million and would only go on to make up less than half of its production budget, domestically, by the end of its run. For a man who once defined himself by his box office star power, the blow was crushing.

“From the time I was in my early 20s, I had this goal that 'I want to be the biggest movie star in the world,''' said Smith on a recent afternoon at a suburban Four Seasons Hotel, lowering his voice to a faux-macho level when he says the words “movie star.''

“And I set out for conquer,'' he said.

“Smash! Conquer!'' he exclaimed animatedly.

For a while it worked. Smith has had four movies that have grossed over $200 million domestically, and 13 that have grossed over $100 million, most with him headlining. Then “After Earth'' happened and everything toppled.

“After the failure of ''After Earth, ”a thing got broken in my mind,'' he had explained to a group of reporters at a press conference for his new film “Focus'' a few minutes earlier.

“I was like, 'oh wow, I'm still alive.

Oh wow. I actually still am me even though the movie didn't open at No. 1. Wait, I still can get hired on another movie?' All of those things collapsed in my mind. Mr. July! Big Willie weekend! No. 1! Eight in a row! All of that collapsed and I realized I still was a good person.''

“It's a huge emotional shift for me,'' said Smith, who has since appeared in smaller roles in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' and “Winter's Tale.'' “(Daughter) Willow in particular has helped me make a shift from winning and conquering to loving and connecting as a primary purpose for everything. She just absolutely demands attention to her thoughts and feelings.

It's a huge lesson for me to quiet the warrior in me,'' he said.

It's fitting that Smith's first outing in this new stage is actually called “Focus'' (in theatres Friday), a sleek, intimate film from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.'' directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa about a smooth, seasoned con-man and his alluring and much younger protege, played by Australian actress Margot Robbie.

Smith and Robbie are meeting in the middle, in film and in life. Smith, in a self-defined new phase, and Robbie

right as she's about to break out into the mainstream.

“The Wolf of Wall Street,'' where Robbie caught the attention of a wider audience playing the wife of Leonardo DiCaprio's character, hadn't even come out when she was cast in “Focus.''

As she remembers it, “Focus'' wrapped at 6 a.m. and she was attending the “Wolf'' premiere that night.

“We couldn't be more opposite,'' said Smith of his co-star, seated next to her in the hotel.

“I wasn't expecting to get along with him as well as we did. We didn't have anything in common. He's an ex-rapper. I'm from Australia,'' added Robbie. “I, just like everyone, assumed he was really fun and funny.

And he is really fun and funny. I wasn't expecting him to be so intellectual and emotional and deep.''

Smith laughed.

“For me, it's really important to maintain a positive energy, especially when it's a comedy,'' said Smith.

“Will walks onto set with a boom box on his shoulder and starts rapping and it's like 5 o'clock in the morning and he's jumping up and down and throwing a rave and then you're just buzzing for the rest of the day,'' she said.

Robbie and Smith aren't done with each other yet, either. They'll both be appearing in the comic book film “Suicide Squad'' for Warner Bros., which is currently in pre-production.

When Robbie heard that Smith was considering taking on the project, she texted him and insisted on it.

“He was like, 'we'll see, candy cane,''' said Robbie. “He was my mentor on screen and off screen.''

As far as what that advice is?

“My standard answer for Margot is 'uh, don't do that,''' said Smith, laughing. “I'm like, you know what Margot?

Take a nap.''

“Ooooh. Intellectual, emotional and deep?'' he said. “That should be your headline.''

By Lindsey Bahr

The two have a smouldering chemistry in the film and a playful, giggly way around each other off screen, often finishing each other's sentences when

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BANG ON TREND! FASHION BITES $150K custom dress worn by Lupita Nyong'o at Oscars reported stolen; detectives investigating

LOS ANGELES _ The $150,000 pearl-adorned dress Lupita Nyong’o wore to this year’s Academy Awards has been reported stolen, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.

Deputies responded to a West Hollywood hotel late Wednesday after the custom Calvin Klein Collection by Francisco Costa dress was reported missing from the actress’s hotel room, sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Bowman said.

Bowman said Nyong’o was present when deputies took the report, but she wasn’t in her room when the elaborate gown was taken.

The custom ivory dress designed by Costa included 6,000 pearls of various sizes.

Representatives for the actress reported the theft. Detectives suspect the garment was stolen sometime between 8 and 9

p.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s Lt. William Nash said.

Detectives were at the hotel Thursday looking for clues, including whether surveillance footage would reveal what happened to the gown.

my diamonds and pearls. My homage to Prince,’’ referring a popular song by the musician.

Nyong’o told a reporter for Yahoo Style that she was involved in the design process of the dress.

Nyong’o won an Oscar in 2014 for her role in “Twelve Years a Slave’’ and was a presenter at Sunday’s ceremony.

“We talked about it being fluid and liquid,’’ she told the site.

“I wanted it to be an homage to the sea.’’

Her publicists said Thursday they would not comment on the theft.

By Anthony McCartney

Nyong’o, 31, has become a darling of Hollywood’s red carpets in the past two years, with commenters and fans praising her fashion choices.

Associated Press writers Leanne Italie and Alicia Rancilio in New York contributed to this report.

She accessorized the dress with Chopard diamond drop earrings and three Chopard diamond rings. Before the awards ceremony, she told The Associated Press on the red carpet, “I’m just wearing

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