A cigarette appears to be actress Julia Roberts' constant companion in the summer film "My Best Friend's Wedding," and that has first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton fuming.
She "smokes when she's upset. She smokes when she's tired. She smokes when she's happy. In fact, she seems to smoke throughout the movie," the first lady wrote in her newspaper column.Calling Roberts' portrayal "troubling," the first lady lamented that cigarettes are increasingly popular with young women.
Will Smith, who celebrated each "Independence Day" victory against aliens by lighting a cigar, also was scolded.
"Movie stars who puff away on the screen equate smoking with status, power, confidence and glamour," she wrote.
No reprimand to her husband, though. President Clinton has been known to celebrate with a cigar on the golf course.