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Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff put on a concert for the cast and crew of 'Suicide Squad' during filming.
Ike Barinholtz, who stars in the hotly-anticipated superhero film, revealed the Hollywood actor-and-singer, who portrays Deadshot in the motion picture, treated everyone working on the movie to a special 10-song performance.
Speaking on 'The Howard Stern Show', Barinholtz - who is not allowed to reveal which character he is playing in the flick - said: "He's one of those guys, he's so rich, that all he wants to do is buy people s**t and have parties.
"He had a party and him and DJ Jazzy Jeff came out and sang 10 songs."
The gesture was not Smith's only mark of generosity during filming as he also hired out an auditorium for the cast and crew to watch boxer Floyd Mayweather take on Manny Pacquiao in the so-called Fight of the Century in May this year.
Several other big names star in the movie, including Jared Leto as The Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Cara Delevingne portrays sorceress Enchantress.
Adam Beach - who plays Slipknot in the film - recently revealed director David Ayer hired a "therapist" to stop his cast going too far in their roles.
He said: "David Ayer is about realism. So if your character is tormented, he wants you to torment yourself. He wants the real thing.
"We kind of have like a therapist on board if you fall off the wagon and really are villainous.
"There's a friend of [Ayer's] that's very unique in making sure we have our ground."

J.J. Abrams wants Ava DuVernay to direct a 'Star Wars' film.
The 49-year-old screenwriter has produced and directed the past four films in the sci-fi franchise but is keen to hand the ropes over to the brunette beauty, 43, because he thinks at least one of the blockbusters should be led by a woman.
Asked which female writer or director he would choose to tackle the franchise, he told 'Nerdist': "The knee-jerk reaction, if I had to, is Ava DuVernay, who I think would just kill it. She is as much a fan of genre movies, and hearing her talk about not just 'Star Wars,' but hearing her talk about those kinds of films is evidence that she would just kill it.
"When you look at her work in 'Selma,' which was as well-told and as sophisticated and humane a film as I think has come out in the last decade, if she can do that story that well, there's no question she would kill this movie."
And it seems DuVernay may also be up for the project as she took to her Twitter account to express her agreement.
Alongside a link to the podcast, she wrote: "The force is strong with this one."
However, it will only be possible if the movie fits into her schedule as the hot-in-demand director was forced to turn down the forthcoming movie 'Black Panther' recently.

Eddie Redmayne thinks Benedict Cumberbatch and himself have "blagged" their acting careers.
The 33-year-old star made the comment when asked if he's in competition with the 'Sherlock' actor after he beat him to Best Actor at this year's Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.
Discussing their relationship, he said: "It's not a rivalry, no, I just ... adore him. And he couldn't have been more lovely. So kind. He's staggeringly talented. For both of us though, that whole ride, we were just pinching ourselves, going, 'Can you believe we've blagged it?' "
Elsewhere, Redmayne has admitted challenging role in 'The Danish Girl', as transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, left him feeling "vulnerable".
The actor - who is up for the Best Actor SAG Award for his performance - said: "It leaves you feeling very exposed and vulnerable. The set itself felt very safe when I would be walking around as Lili but there was still this sense of people watching you and feeling judged.
"Imagine what it must be like for trans women who are constantly facing such judgement as well as discrimination and violence in many cases."
And one particular nude scene was really "embarrassing" for the star.
He said: "Any time you get naked in front of a crew, it's embarrassing."
In it, the handsome star had to peel off his trousers and tuck his manhood through his legs.
He explained: "It's not as if we as actors have some way of becoming comfortable with it. It would be exactly like you getting naked in front of 30 people.
Eddie attended the UK premiere of 'The Danish Girl' at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on Tuesday night (08.12.15).
He was joined on the red carpet by his wife Hannah Bagshawe, co-stars Alicia Vikander and Matthias Schoenaerts and director Tom Hooper.

'Spectre' star Andrew Scott has been cast alongside Rachel Weisz in Holocaust drama 'Denial'.
According to Variety, the 39-year-old BAFTA-winning actor - who played C in the latest Bond film opposite Rachel's real-life husband Daniel Craig, who portrays 007 - will star in the movie as lawyer Antony Julius.
The film is based on Deborah E. Lipstadt's tome 'History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier', which retells her legal war with David Irving, who accused Lipstadt of libel for claiming he was a Holocaust Denier in her 1993 book, 'Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth & Memory'.
The all-star line-up sees Weisz takes on the lead role as Lipstadt with 'The Lone Ranger' star Tom Wilkinson reportedly playing Irving and 'The King's Speech' actor Timothy Spall has also has a part.
Weisz, 45, stepped up for the role, which was originally meant to be for Hilary Swank.
Lipstadt said Swank left because of scheduling issues, but is "thrilled" Weisz has taken on the role.
She told The Times of Israel: "I am very happy with the choice of Rachel, in fact I'm thrilled."
The film is being helmed by 'The Bodyguard' director Mick Jackson and produced by Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff of Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment.
Filming for the flick - adapted by screenwriter David Hare - started in London this week.

Ron Howard remembers Robin Williams as a comedy "genius".
The 61-year-old Hollywood director and the Oscar-winning actor - who committed suicide in August 2014 - starred alongside one another during two 'Happy Days' episodes in which Robin played his iconic character from the hit sitcom 'Mork & Mindy'.
Recalling his experiences of working with Robin, he shared: "He immediately took over, but in the most playful way, you wouldn't believe it.
"Henry Winkler looked at me after this five minute torrent of unbelievable hilarious improvs that sort of included ... like kissing Fonzie on the forehead which I don't think ever made it in the episode, which was kind of just a cartoon come to life."
Ron admitted Henry and himself were both astounded by Robin's talents and ability to improvise.
He told a reddit AMA: "[Henry] looked at me, we just never had never seen a burst of genius quite like that.
"Robin is so missed for that mind, that heart, and that talent. But it was all there on that day, and I'll always be grateful that I got to witness it."
Despite this, Ron said it wasn't all plain sailing, as Robin had arrived two days into rehearsals for that week's filming.
He recalled: "Robin Williams came in very late in the week, now we used to rehearse all week and do this show on Friday right in front of the audience, not live of course, but filmed.
"We started rehearsing on Monday and on Friday we did it. By Wednesday, we still didn't have Mork from Mork & Mindy.
"Everybody was very nervous, they even talked about maybe shutting the show down that week, which would have been very expensive. (sic)"

Mark Hamill has compared returning to 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' to finding a "$20 dollar note in old trousers".
The 64-year-old actor returns as Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker in the seventh film in the sci-fi franchise and still finds it "strange" talking about his comeback after over three decades away from the epic movies.
He said: "Returning to the trilogy reminded me of taking out a pair of old trousers from the back of the closet and discovering a $20 dollar bill in the pocket.
"It's still as strange for me to talk about being in another 'Star Wars' movie."
However, Hamill is excited for younger generations to be introduced to his co-stars Harrison Ford and Carrie Fishers' original characters, and admitted he would never have agreed to reprise his role if they weren't coming back as Han Solo and Princess Leia.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper:"I'm proud of the legacy we left and I'm happy new generations of fans will get to see me and Harrison and Carrie back in the roles people loved.
"I wouldn't have done this unless Harrison and Carrie were involved. It should be all of us or none of us."

Eddie Redmayne is still shocked by his Oscars success.
The 33-year-old Brit won the Academy Award for Best Actor earlier this year for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything' and despite having months to absorb his new-found status, Eddie remains in a state of disbelief.
Speaking about his coveted award, Eddie said: "I still can't believe it exists. It just sort of sits there looking very shiny."
Despite this, the award-winning actor insisted he's still prone to on-set gaffes.
He told the Daily Mail newspaper: "I think most actors are kind of brutally self-critical. So I came back from the Oscars and went straight into filming [new movie 'The Danish Girl']. I think I did some pretty shoddy work that day."
Meanwhile, Eddie also revealed he relished the "freedom" that came with his latest on-screen role, in which he plays Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery.
He explained: "I sort of enjoyed the freedom of it, actually. I enjoyed exploring all of the different sides of my character.
"And one of the wonderful things that I can do, is that when you're playing a part you get to meet people and learn a huge amount. This film is the most wonderful learning experience."

Daisy Ridley was lulled into treating BB-8 like a child.
The 23-year-old actress - who appears in the role of Rey in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' - has revealed she started to treat the droid like a real-life person while they were working on the new movie.
She admitted: "I had a chat with BB-8, and I remember [director J.J. Abrams] saying, 'He's not a child' and obviously the impulse because he's small and cute is to infantilize.
"The impulse is to baby talk, but he's not a child. He's a droid with a mission."
In fact, Daisy said the droid developed so many human-like characteristics that she started to feel like she was performing alongside a regular actor.
She told TIME: "After they created him and puppeted him everyday and they gave him so much life that it didn't really feel any different to acting with a person.
"He's there moving around, he's making noises, he's responding to what I'm saying. It really is just like having a conversation."
Meanwhile, Daisy admitted recently that she cried when she watched 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' for the first time.
She said: "I came out [after the movie] and was like, 'Yeah, I'm cool. And then in the car I was like crying the whole way, and then the whole way home - a 10-hour journey. It's the first time I've ever really seen myself do something."