Will Smith revealed to People magazine over the weekend that his daughter Willow, 7, will follow in her brother Jaden's, 9, footsteps and join dad on the big screen. Jaden played Will's son in "The Pursuit of Happyness," which garnered Will a Best Actor Oscar nomination, and Willow will join her dad in "I am Legend" which hits theatres December 14. "She has a drive," Smith tells People about Willow's movie debut.

"She has an energy and she just connects to human emotion. I think a big part was probably [seeing] Jaden in 'The Pursuit of Happyness.' She saw what Jaden did, and she was like, 'I want that.'"

Dad-to-be Gabriel Aubry told Extra that he has been hitting the parenting guides to get ready for the early 2008 arrival of his baby with girlfriend Halle Berry. "I've been in preparation mode for five months," he told Extra. "I've read a lot of books." Gabriel also confided to Extra that he especially enjoyed reading Dr. Phil's "Family First."

In celebumom news this weekend, Britney Spears celebrated her 26th birthday on Saturday night, by partying at the Scandinavian Mansion of Style event in Los Angeles, hosted by fellow mom Sharon Stone, Perez Hilton reports. Brit was joined by pals Alli Sims, Osama Lutfi and Paris Hilton. She was reportedly spotted drinking alcohol, despite her recent stint in rehab and court-ordered drug and alcohol monitoring. Probably not the greatest move if she wants the custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline to go her way.

Also in the birthday groove this weekend was Violet Affleck, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's little one. Violet turned two yesterday. Jen and Violet were spotted playing peek-a-boo in a New York City park on Friday, both mom and daughter looking adorable as ever.

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