How big does a trailer need to be? For Will Smith, only the most massive of trailers will do. His double-decker trailer for Men in Black III (ugh), filming right now in SoHo, is 1,150 square feet and rents for $9,000 a month. Its nickname is "The Heat," and it has a lounge, a movie room, marble floors, a bedroom with an all-granite bathroom, and offices for his staff. It's 53 feet long and weighs 30 tons. What's funny about this is that Smith already has a $25,000 a month apartment on Bond Street, which is basically in the same neighborhood. Anyway, the residents of SoHo are pissed.
Or, as the Post puts it, "Neighbors say it seems like the only expense Smith spared was their comfort -- with many saying they hope an alien invasion will zap it to smithereens." Ha. People are complaining that the thing smells of gasoline, that it's killing their businesses, that it's just generally ugly and gaudy and over-the-top -- and it certainly is all of those things! Apparently, "with the push of a button," it can double its height in 30 seconds. There's space in the upstairs section for up to 30 people to meet. The kitchen is full-service and has arched windows and "matched-grain Italian cherrywood cabinetry."
Just when you thought things couldn't get douchier, it turns out that Smith also has an adjacent 55-foot-long trailer containing his personal gym.
I thought celebrities weren't doing this kind of thing anymore. Didn't these ostentatious displays of wealth become unfashionable, or was that just a fleeting thing? Anyway --our sympathies to the afflicted SoHo residents. Although, they can afford to live in SoHo, so life can't be all bad.


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