Will & Jada Pinkett Smith Slated to Co-Host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Hollywood power-couple Will and Jada Pinkett Smith will lend themselves to the Nobel Peace Prize Concert according to the Associated Press.

The husband and wife will serve as co-hosts of the annual event on December 11 in Oslo, Norway. According to the AP, major acts such as Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, and Donna Summer will perform as well.

The Smith's said in a statement, "The opportunity to recognize the laureate's contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience. We are both humbled and honored to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year."

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize honoree will be announced on October 9. The award will be presented the day before the concert, on December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.

Published 9/30/09 by