Brangelina [Archive] - ConstantChatter

lawyerlee

06-26-2005, 02:14 PM

Angelina's boy... out with his mum and Brad (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=353534&in_page_id=1773&in_a_source=)
By JAMES TAPPER, Mail on Sunday

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2005/06/bradangelinaREX260605_186x146.jpg

It Could be any married couple playing happily with their son.

Star Brad Pitt gives actress Angelina Jolie's four-year-old son Maddox a lesson in dirt-track biking.

Angelina looks on as they romp around the paddock in the sun, surrounded by wild flowers.

This intimate portrait of family life is certain to fuel suggestions that, despite their protestations, Brad and Angelina are romantically involved. Both have furiously denied they have ever been anything other than close colleagues

Brad, 41, spent some time with the son of his Mr And Mrs Smith co-star not far from Angelina's home in Buckinghamshire.

Wearing only shorts, socks and trainers, bleach-blond Brad looked tanned and relaxed - as did Angelina in black trousers, top and flip-flops.

Close bond A close friend of the couple, who was there at the time, said: "The bond that is developing between Brad and Maddox is delightful to see. They spend a lot of time playing together and I'm not sure who enjoys their games more.

"Maddox is so so precious to Angelina. She is a committed mother and it says much about her feelings for Brad that she trusts him so deeply with her son.

"As protective as she is, she's thrilled to see the little boy having such an exciting time. All three are taking time, building a wonderful, loving relationship. Angelina and Brad are generous people, who give so much to others, and their friends wish them all the happiness in the world."

Brad is not the first father figure for Maddox. Angelina, 29, who is twice-divorced, was also linked to actor Colin Farrell when she appeared with him in Alexander.

Rumours that she had moved on began after Brad announced in January that his marriage to Jennifer Aniston was over after nearly five years. Brad was said to be desperate to have children, while his 36-year-old wife was thought to be keen not to interrupt her career soon after the end of Friends. But almost before divorce papers were served, pictures surfaced of them sharing intimate moments while filming Mr And Mrs Smith.

Just two weeks ago Brad snapped angrily when asked if Angelina had broken up his marriage.

lawyerlee

06-26-2005, 02:15 PM

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/BradMaddoxAngelinaBike.jpg

Camdynlyn

06-26-2005, 02:16 PM

lawyerlee

06-26-2005, 02:29 PM

I, personally, have a HUGE girl crush on Angelina. She is the most beautiful thing, in my eyes. Her lips, body, hair and all... perfect. I know some don't like her but I love her.

I like Jennifer because she is so wholesome but she isn't my favorite.
Yeah, I'm with you, Summer. I have the hots for Angelina. Big time. :o

I love all three of them. I want to be mad at Brad and Angie for hurting Jen, but I just cant. :p

Freckles

06-26-2005, 02:33 PM

I adore Angelina, and I think her and Brad make a fabulous couple.

Heidi9771

06-26-2005, 02:53 PM

I am just curious when they will spill the beans about their romance.

I know part of BP and JA divorce agreement stated that for PR reasons, neither could be "publicly" dating for 6months from the divorce date.

I think it is so smart of them, but come on...like we don't all know.

I think it is funny when Angelina (despite how much I love her, and her activism) gets mad and storms off in an interview...uhm, come on girl, you came between a marriage...now pay the price with public speculation. And putting comments like...I would never sleep with a married man just makes it worse. Just keep your pretty lips zipped!

I also think it is creepy that BP is all of a sudden becoming deeply involved in taking up these humanitarian causes...it really does appear he is doing it just to try to get AJ.

TX Sweetheart

06-26-2005, 02:59 PM

I'm in the girl-crush-on-Angelina camp... I've seen Mr. & Mrs. Smith 3 times already... Brad isn't half-bad to look at either LOL

I love Jen, but I think Brad & Angelina make such a great couple, whether they're actually together or not...

oceaneast

06-26-2005, 03:15 PM

I like all three : Angelina, Jen, and Brad. I hate the Brad and Anglina relationship though.

Camdynlyn

06-26-2005, 03:17 PM

I think Brad and Angelina had so much on screen chemistry it made me jealous! :eek: I really like them together!

oceaneast

06-26-2005, 03:23 PM

I think Brad and Angelina had so much on screen chemistry it made me jealous! :eek: I really like them together!

I would probably like them together if I could get the words Adultery out of my mind.

Sophia

06-26-2005, 03:37 PM

lawyerlee

06-26-2005, 03:39 PM

keska

06-26-2005, 03:40 PM

Personally, I've only recently started to like Angeline Jolie. I used to think she was a terrible actress and just plain weird and immature in the personality department. She seems to have leveled out a lot lately, though, and I'm starting to like her. I do think she's beautiful, whereas Jen is more of the girl next door pretty.

As for the relationship....well, I don't care for adultery, but that hasn't really been proven. I don't think you can really blame Brad for leaving Jen if he's always wanted a family and she's decided she doesn't.

Sophia

06-26-2005, 03:41 PM

I would probably like them together if I could get the words Adultery out of my mind.

ITA--if they had gotten together AFTER Brad & Jen broke up, I wouldn't have a problem with them being together. I also hate how they're such liars. It's so obvious they're screwing. Just own up to it already. Brad's a cheater. Angelina's a homewrecker.

I'd still think she's a skank, though.

And I don't think I'll ever watch that movie. It looks like a POS.

Camdynlyn

06-26-2005, 03:42 PM

Y'all really think Angelina is hot? :confused: I've always thought she looked like a deranged skank with trout lips.

Haha! ROTFLMAO! This is a really funny statement! Thanks for making me laugh, although I still like her.

Sophia

06-26-2005, 03:43 PM

eeew, I just can't stand her, and it freaks me out that women think she's hot. I know a lot of men do, but they're men.:rolleyes:

Can we please get back to gossiping & keep our girl crushes to ourselves? :p

Heidi9771

06-26-2005, 03:44 PM

Y'all really think Angelina is hot? :confused: I've always thought she looked like a deranged skank with trout lips. I think we can put most of the blame for collagen lips on her. (yes, I know they're her real lips.) She just grosses me out to no end. I think I've never been able to purge her smooch fest with her brother out of my mind. Gross, gross, gross.

There is this...dirty aspect of her...the tatoos, brother incident, BILLY BOB :confused: ....I think Howard Stern put it so interestingly..."...she looks like the type of girl who doesn't wipe all that well..."

OK, totally gross...sorry if that invoked any unpleasant visuals!

I think she is stunning, personaly, but she is starting to look a little...worn lately compared to her younger years. It has been reported that she is only 28, but I think she looks much older...like mid thirties.

Sophia

06-26-2005, 03:45 PM

I think she's an atrocious actress. I know she won an Oscar for Girl, Interrupteed, but come on, psycho plays psycho...not a big stretch.

(DH doesn't think Angelina's hot--called her scary & psycho! Yay!)

lawyerlee

06-26-2005, 03:52 PM

Sophia

06-26-2005, 03:58 PM

Aw, Sophia, come on! You know you still love me. ;) :D

Oh, Diana, and to think I thought I knew you... :(

:p ;)

Sophia

06-26-2005, 04:06 PM

Brad & Jen Split Again

Friday Jun 24, 2005 3:00pm EST
By Stephen M. Silverman

http://img.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/news/050704/bpitt1.jpgJennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
CREDIT: LIONEL HAHN/ABACA; PICTURES EUROIMAGEN/LFI

PLAN C: With the marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston broken up, so now is their Warner Bros.-based production company, Plan B, said the Hollywood Reporter. At least four Plan B projects currently in development – including The Assassination of Jesse James, starring Pitt, and the soon-to-be-released Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp – will remain at Warners and continue to involve Aniston, her spokesman said. Pitt will begin to develop projects at Paramount. It remains to be seen if Aniston will form her own production company.

Dammit, Jen, work with me here! I'm defending you against Ms. I Have a Million Women With Girl-Crushes For Me, and you pose with your head at the least flattering angle. :rolleyes:

TX Sweetheart

06-26-2005, 07:04 PM

I will say this though... even though I think Brad Pitt is pretty hot, the icky blonde hair does nothing for him... especially with the darker stubble on his face... eep!

houseblend

06-26-2005, 07:12 PM

As for the relationship....well, I don't care for adultery, but that hasn't really been proven. I don't think you can really blame Brad for leaving Jen if he's always wanted a family and she's decided she doesn't.

Latest I've heard is that she did indeed want a family with him and that she kicked him out because he was cheating. Of course, none of us can know for sure.

I'm so surprised at how many Angelina girl-crushes there are. I really never cared for her at all. This thing with Brad just sealed it for me. Of course, I used to be a big fan of his, but this has lost him a lot of points in my book (but then, he has a lot more of a chance of winning them back! ;) ).

Rose

06-26-2005, 07:20 PM

I've never thought Angelina was a great actress. I agree, it's not hard to play crazy when you are.

I think she seems like a great mom to Angelina, but now that I think it's pretty clear there was something going between AJ & BP during his marriage I can't stand either one.

Sophia

06-26-2005, 08:58 PM

That icky blond hair on the Pittster is supposed to be for a role.

MurphysLaw

06-26-2005, 09:17 PM

That icky blond hair on the Pittster is supposed to be for a role.
Icky blonde hair or NO icky blonde hair...I wouldn't necessarily kick him outta bed...well of course if I was single, that's what I meant....ahem.

Now Angelina & Jennifer...I can't really compare between the two, they are just SO different. Freaky bad girl vs. wholesome girl-next-door, kwim? I do think they are both *gorgeous* in their own rite, but for totally different reasons. AJ screams exotic, while JA oozes natural beauty...they both make me sick actually, I've just decided that.:p

Sophia

06-26-2005, 09:24 PM

I agree--that particular shade of blonde looks awful on him. Maybe if it were more natural looking? I don't know. Soemhow, I doubt it. Maybe a nice medium to light brown.

The movie it's for is Babel.

Rose

06-26-2005, 10:00 PM

I think that shade makes him look very old. It picks up all the lines on his face. Or maybe those are worry lines.

Sposa06

06-26-2005, 11:51 PM

Personally, I've only recently started to like Angeline Jolie. I used to think she was a terrible actress and just plain weird and immature in the personality department. She seems to have leveled out a lot lately, though, and I'm starting to like her. I do think she's beautiful, whereas Jen is more of the girl next door pretty.

ITA! I think Maddox has made her more level-headed and demanded more of her time - leaving her less time and energy to look for zany things to do. I love that, when there are so many Parises (both of them) and Hohans in the world, there are also people like Angelina Jolie, people who are truly dedicated to making the world a better place for others.

I've never really thought too much of Jennifer Aniston - she is too "angly" for my taste, and I've never seen her play anything but Rachel Green (albeit with many different names).

kemaji

06-27-2005, 08:49 AM

Personally, I've only recently started to like Angeline Jolie. I used to think she was a terrible actress and just plain weird and immature in the personality department. She seems to have leveled out a lot lately, though, and I'm starting to like her. I do think she's beautiful, whereas Jen is more of the girl next door pretty.

I would have to agree with this as well. I think she is absolutely stunning and her being a mother has definitely allowed her to grow up a bit from the girl who would do just about anything to get a rise out of people, to a more levelheaded person who has very strong beliefs. I definitely admire her philanthropic work and how committed she is to that.

I like Jennifer Aniston, but I personally think she isn't as multi-dimensional as Angelina is.

Freckles

06-27-2005, 10:33 AM

I think she is absolutely stunning and her being a mother has definitely allowed her to grow up a bit from the girl who would do just about anything to get a rise out of people, to a more levelheaded person who has very strong beliefs. I definitely admire her philanthropic work and how committed she is to that.

I like Jennifer Aniston, but I personally think she isn't as multi-dimensional as Angelina is.

ITA! Angelina has such depth in her acting, and I believe she is a kind spirit, and motherhood has brought out the absolute best in her. And yes, she is beautiful and sensual, but she is also more than that.

I like Jen as well. She's cute and has had moments where she has shined onscreen. I wish her every happiness. Maybe with Vince Vaughn? ;) They look pretty hot together in Chicago from the shots in the papers.

For the record, I don't believe Angelina & Brad had an affair. I think his feelings grew very strong for her during their time together---mostly because his interests in life are moving AWAY from the film industry and towards global humanitarian and political issues, much like Ms. Jolie, whereas Jen is still very much in love with starting a film career, so they are in different places now, KWIM? Call me naive but I don't think they acted on their feelings until AFTER his separation.

gayle

06-27-2005, 11:04 AM

"For the record, I don't believe Angelina & Brad had an affair. I think his feelings grew very strong for her during their time together---mostly because his interests in life are moving AWAY from the film industry and towards global humanitarian and political issues, much like Ms. Jolie, whereas Jen is still very much in love with starting a film career, so they are in different places now, KWIM? Call me naive but I don't think they acted on their feelings until AFTER his separation."

ITA Heather.

I like Jen, she seems like a sweetie, and I loved the romance of Brad and Jen together. But, given Brads global and political awareness, I can definately see the attraction to Jolie.

I find Angelina weird , dark, somewhat cynical however, and that makes her not as appealing to me as Jen. I think that she is a remarkably gifted actress with tremendous depth and range. And has alot of qualities that would be a huge draw for a man like Brad.
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Freckles

06-27-2005, 11:08 AM

gayleGlad you don't think I'm crazy. :) How do you find Jolie cynical? Just curious....I think she used to be with her failed marriages, dark childhood, and poor relationship with her father, but since becoming invlolved in global humanitarian issues, and adopting Maddox she seems much more in love with life, and almost *light*. For her. :D

gayle

06-27-2005, 11:11 AM

Actually Heather, I think my "sense" of her being dark and cynical comes from those very things that you just mentioned. Not that she is STILL like that mind you, but I haven't quite lost that sense of her yet, if that makes sense.

Freckles

06-27-2005, 11:13 AM

Gayle Yes, it makes total sense. :cool:

kemaji

06-27-2005, 11:48 AM

paiger

06-27-2005, 11:59 AM

Katyanne

06-27-2005, 12:05 PM

ITA! Angelina has such depth in her acting, and I believe she is a kind spirit, and motherhood has brought out the absolute best in her. And yes, she is beautiful and sensual, but she is also more than that.

For the record, I don't believe Angelina & Brad had an affair. I think his feelings grew very strong for her during their time together---mostly because his interests in life are moving AWAY from the film industry and towards global humanitarian and political issues, much like Ms. Jolie, whereas Jen is still very much in love with starting a film career, so they are in different places now, KWIM? Call me naive but I don't think they acted on their feelings until AFTER his separation.

ITA! In Angelina's defense I think that when a marriage breaks up in Hollywood the paparazzi always has to find someone to blame, for example Charlie and Denise immediately it was Charlie and his hookers even if that wasn't the reason. I think because Angelina is such a beautiful woman who is very sexual in nature (has talked in the past about her lovers and her love of sex) that the paperazzi just jumped on this.
Angelina has been very vocal about never being involved in a sexual relationship with Brad Pitt, because of her her past and growing up with John Voight as her father and seeing what affairs can do to a marriage she said she'd made it a point never to get involved with married men. And I may be in the minority but I believe her. If you've noticed the men that she's been involved with in the past have always been single.

I think that Brad and Angelina have become close because they have the same love of humaniarian causes and Brad has never made it a secret that he's wanted children. Spending time with Maddox is obviously something that Brad has been enjoying. There is some talk that one of the reasons why Brad and Jenn split was because of the children issue.

Ok, that's my .02 cents ;)

Katie

dionysia

06-27-2005, 12:27 PM

I'm with keska as well.

The Vanity Fair interview with Angelina is quite good. It really does seem like she has grown up a lot since Maddox came into her life.

I also agree with Freckles that I bet Brad & Angelina became close because they have a lot in common and are in similar places in their lives.

Di

Sophia

06-27-2005, 03:36 PM

Hasn't she still been making statements about her promiscuity since she adopted Maddox?

I don't see her as more mature at all. Maybe better at hiding how screwed up she is, but mature, no.

lawyerlee

06-27-2005, 03:38 PM

Hasn't she still been making statements about her promiscuity since she adopted Maddox?

I don't see her as more mature at all. Maybe better at hiding how screwed up she is, but mature, no.
She has openly said that she meets a friend at hotels for sex, but I personally don't see what is wrong with that.

Sophia

06-27-2005, 03:38 PM

And speaking of immature... (I really hope this isn't true)Aniston's revenge advice

(BANG) - Gwen Stefani has advised Jennifer Aniston to take revenge on her ex husband, Brad Pitt.

The singer is reportedly urging the former 'Friends' star to get even with Pitt after his alleged affair with 'Mr & Mrs Smith' co-star Angelina Jolie.

A source said: "Jen's been leaning on Gwen's shoulder.

"Gwen told her not to allow herself to be portrayed as a doormat. She is encouraging her to get mad. She says the painful truth is, nobody respects a loser and she must not come off looking like one."

Insiders say Aniston will begin her retaliation with an explosive interview with America's Vanity Fair magazine, in which she reveals the truth about Brad's relationship with Angelina.

An insider is quoted by Britain's Grazia magazine as saying: "The fact that Brad has been making her look so pathetic as he runs around town with Angelina is incredibly painful for her.

"At first Jennifer was completely uncomprehending and seemed unable to respond. Now she is angry.

"Jennifer has said she did want babies and that starting a family wasn't the issue. The issue was that Brad cheated."

source (http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.ca/celebs/articles/1216873.armx)

Revenge solves nothing.

Sophia

06-27-2005, 03:40 PM

She has openly said that she meets a friend at hotels for sex, but I personally don't see what is wrong with that.

I thought it was more than one friend. I thought I've heard her say she doesn't stay with anyone for very long. I just imagine all sorts of STDs from being with so many people.

(Not trying to say she has orgies or anything...)

lawyerlee

06-27-2005, 03:41 PM

I thought it was more than one friend. I thought I've heard her say she doesn't stay with anyone for very long. I just imagine all sorts of STDs from being with so many people.
What I read was that she said she had a **** buddy who was separate from the people she dates.

Sophia

06-27-2005, 03:44 PM

Ah...I wonder if he (or she) is out of the loop now?

Sophia

06-27-2005, 06:17 PM

Not at all surprised. Just because she hugged him doesn't mean they're having an affair. The way they look in the pix just don't seem like they're having an affair. Unlike the ones from the Mr & Mrs set of A & B holding hands & stuff.

ANISTON SLAMS VAUGHN RUMORS

Actress Jennifer Aniston has slammed reports she is romancing her new
co-star Vince Vaughn.

The former Friends star, 36, is currently filming The Break Up with Vaughn,
35, in Chicago, Illinois and has been photographed cuddling the actor on set.

However, her representative Stephen Huvane, tells Web site PageSix.com, "There
is no romantic interest. Vince is a good friend of Jennifer's. I think the
tabloids are so eager to see her with someone romantically that they just make
these false assumptions.

"I don't know if there are pictures that show them hugging but... she hugs
everybody all the time."

Aniston split from husband Brad Pitt in January, who has since been
linked to his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie. The pair have repeatedly
denied they are a couple, despite photographs published on June 26 in
British newspaper News of the World, showing Jolie watching Pitt and her son
Maddox playing on a motorbike

source (http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2442151)

camberne

06-27-2005, 06:26 PM

Personally, I've only recently started to like Angeline Jolie. I used to think she was a terrible actress and just plain weird and immature in the personality department. She seems to have leveled out a lot lately, though, and I'm starting to like her. I have to agree with this as well... I don't, however, find her beautiful. I think it's the "sexpot" look that I just can't get over. On the flip side, I like how she's a "take me as I am" kind of gal. I don't believe that she had an affair, because she would have been honest about it - I think she's an honest woman. You can't listen to the things she has said and then accuse her of lying - I just don't see it.

I like Jennifer Aniston. I knew exactly who she was when Friends began, because I've loved/hated her dad for years on DOOL. However, who is to say that she and Brad were perfect together without the complication of Angelina? We weren't in their home or in their bed. Some people are better of as friends in lieu of lovers.

Rose

06-27-2005, 06:57 PM

But it's so fun to hate Angelina! :)

jbenny75

06-27-2005, 08:04 PM

I think Brad and Angelina are hotter than a pistol together. I believe her when she said she wouldn't mess around with a married man. Like someone else said, she's not the type to lie. I agree Brad and Jen just were in different places.

daener

06-27-2005, 08:49 PM

Just had to share....I saw them filming "The Break-Up" here in Chicago recently and Jennifer Aniston is gorgeous. She is a wee little thing, too. Very cordial to the hordes of people watching. And not a Vince in sight (darnit!).

So, I'll keep checking out the set and be a first hand reporter on the Jen and Vince rumor ;) .

Sophia

06-27-2005, 09:11 PM

I don't believe that she had an affair, because she would have been honest about it - I think she's an honest woman. You can't listen to the things she has said and then accuse her of lying - I just don't see it.

Unless Brad has asked her to be discreet because of the divorce. I've read that under California law, if it can be shown that he cheated, Jen could get a much larger settlement.

SilverDecember

06-27-2005, 09:37 PM

Sex doesn't have to be with a model to be good. Sometimes with the model, the actress, the 'sexiest person in the world,' it may be literally like f--king the couch.

--Billy Bob Thornton in Star, comparing intimacy with the sexiest ex in the world, Angelina Jolie, to mere furniture fornication. Sofa so good, if you ask Tab Fab. Us Weekly, meanwhile, has the same quote but amps it up by pairing it with some vintage I'm-such-a-bad-girl babble from Angelina about how sex with Billy Bob was so good "I think I'm going to die every few minutes." Now, that's what we call a couch ouch!

Sophia

06-27-2005, 11:24 PM

Ha ha!

http://andymatic.com/images/nelson_ha_ha.jpg

jbenny75

06-28-2005, 06:50 AM

I also don't believe Brad and Angelina had anything going until after the Brad/Jen breakup because Brad and Jen are still friendly and talk all the time about how they kept the love, etc. They were on vacation together right before they announced the split, he went to her birthday party, and they've been seen out together after the split. Would Jen do that if he was cheating on her?

oceaneast

06-28-2005, 06:58 AM

Would Jen do that if he was cheating on her?

I think perhaps. Just because of the media frenzie; in addition if Jen wanted to get back at Angelina she'd have him around her.

And maybe its wrong of me to think this way but emotional affairs are as damaging as a physical affair. I like all three of them, I'm sure their reality of the situation is much different than mine.

houseblend

06-28-2005, 09:05 AM

I think perhaps. Just because of the media frenzie; in addition if Jen wanted to get back at Angelina she'd have him around her.

And maybe its wrong of me to think this way but emotional affairs are as damaging as a physical affair. I like all three of them, I'm sure their reality of the situation is much different than mine.

I completely agree. Also, if she still loved him, she may have been trying to win him back. Not all women get angry right away nor do they all leave right away after an affair.

I also consider the emotional affair between Brad and Angelina as crossing the line.

Rose

06-28-2005, 09:06 AM

Would Jen do that if he was cheating on her?

I don't think they are very friendly anymore. I've read they don't talk anymore. Who knows if that is true or not.

If I was Jen, and I had heard all these rumors during my marriage I might have believed my husband since being famous I know about rumors. They may have fallen out of love, or who knows what. But when my husband runs straight to the woman in the rumors, it wouldn't take me long to put 2 & 2 together.

Didn't Jen file for divorce as soon as Brad & Angelina started showing up places together?

BTB

06-28-2005, 09:52 AM

I think Howard Stern put it so interestingly..."...she looks like the type of girl who doesn't wipe all that well..."

Ouch! That is not how I'd want to be characterized, by Howard Stern of all people, who may not wipe at all!

greenbunny

06-28-2005, 10:02 AM

I have to agree with pretty much everything Sophie said about Angelina. I think she's freaky looking, and that Stern quote sums up how I feel, though I'm loathe to agree with him about anything.

I do have a lot of respect for her humanitarian work, though.

My DH thinks Jenn is a goddess. That may not seem like anything to you, but this is a guy who could trip over Tom Cruise and not know who he is. DH is totally clueless about celebrities/movies/Hollywood, and so for him to crush on a famous person is a big deal.

I never knew what people see in Brad Pitt. I think he's freaky looking. You could cut wood with his jaw. He's too severe for my taste.

Rose

06-28-2005, 10:52 AM

I've always thought Brad Pitt was good looking but he has been looking very old lately. His skin is looking very weathered and wrinkled.

dionysia

06-28-2005, 10:57 AM

Gwen should STFU.

After all, she was the one who threatened to leave her husband after Gavin found out his goddaughter was actually his biological child. (He had no idea.) Really healthy behavior, Gwen. :rolleyes:

Di

Rose

06-28-2005, 11:26 AM

What does STFU mean?

maplekitty

06-28-2005, 11:29 AM

What does STFU mean?

shut the f*ck up

Rose

06-28-2005, 02:14 PM

Thanks.

Sophia

06-28-2005, 08:40 PM

Sarah OPtsed this in the Gossip thread, but I don't think it's been posted here yt.

June 28, 2005 -- COULD there be a little bundle of Jolie on the way? Hollywood insiders are buzzing over whether blockbuster Tinseltown couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are expecting a baby from their high-profile fling. "She's just in her first trimester," one well- placed industry source told The Post's Braden Keil in the Hamp tons over the weekend. "Obviously, they're keeping everything very quiet." Jolie's spokesman, Geyer Kosinski, did not return numerous calls and e-mail inquir ies yesterday. Meanwhile, Star magazine speculates the next step in the couple's blissful relation ship "might not be so easy to hide." Jolie said in 2002 that she preferred adoption when she and then-hubby Billy Bob Thornton adopted Cambo dian infant Maddox, now 3. "Angelina is very giving," a source told Star. "If she thinks it will make Brad happy, she probably won't hesi tate." In the latest W magazine, Pitt is photographed with Jolie in a 60-page lay out of cozy 1960s-style family shots.

Source: page six

Wow. I'm actually shocked. Assuming it's true, of course.

jules1025

06-28-2005, 08:43 PM

If that's true, that seriously makes me want to vomit. He's not even divorced yet. Slut. :mad:

Sophia

06-28-2005, 08:44 PM

If that's true, that seriously makes me want to vomit. He's not even divorced yet. Slut. :mad:

Thank you!

I'm still in shock. I mean, I "know" they've been screwing, but sheesh!

Katyanne

06-29-2005, 07:40 AM

lawyerlee

06-29-2005, 08:38 AM

I highly, highly doubt it's true. And I agree with others who have said they believe Angie when she says she wouldn't sleep with a married man. She doesn't at all strike me as the type to lie or pull punches. She'd say nothing before she'd lie, IHMO.

Sposa06

06-29-2005, 09:58 AM

I, too, think that Angelina is not the type to lie. She was vehement that she wouldn't sleep with a married man, and even gave the reason why: she'd seen her father do that to her mother. So she knows what a despicable act it is.

I also think that Brad and Jen were probably at different places in their lives for a long time. I think the divorce may have come long after the marriage was truly over.

Freckles

06-29-2005, 11:57 AM

"IF" she is pregnant its obviously something that Brad and Angelina will be ecstatic about. He obviously has been wanting children for along time and she loves them as well.
My husband and I actually talked about the whole Brad/Jen/Angelina thing last night and he pointed out that the marriage couldve been over long before papers were ever filed. Just because two people make public appearances smiling and acting in love doesn't mean a thing. After all they're actors.
And even though Angelina has been very firm that she doesn't sleep with married men if Brad had convinced her or shared his feelings that there was no hope in a reconsiliation then she might have given in.

And if she isn't, its obviously another ploy by the paparazzi to paint Angelina and Brad as the wrong doers and Jennifer as the jilted wife.

ITA! I mean Jen & Brad were rarely in the same country during the last year of their marriage, that has to have an effect. And I don't think Brad or Angelina are cruel enough to start a family BEFORE the divorce is even final. I jusr think it's Jen's brilliant PR machine starting more trouble for Brad & Angelina. I mean Jen is coming out of this smelling like a rose, but I really believe the end of their marriage was a mutual decision. Not the fact that Angelina stole Brad away....

Heidi9771

06-30-2005, 05:54 AM

I, too, think that Angelina is not the type to lie. She was vehement that she wouldn't sleep with a married man, and even gave the reason why: she'd seen her father do that to her mother. So she knows what a despicable act it is.

I think AJ appears strong, but there may be some screws missing behind the scenes...her infamous eccentric behavior. I could totally imagine AJ saying that to the outside world (and at the heavy hand of her and BP publicist and divorce lawyer) and AJ believing it based on some loose interpretation of sex and marriage she is applying to their relationship.

MsRo

06-30-2005, 09:43 PM

Yeah, I'm with you, Summer. I have the hots for Angelina. Big time. :o

I love all three of them. I want to be mad at Brad and Angie for hurting Jen, but I just cant. :p

Ditto. I think Angelina is the cat's meow. ;)

Sophia

06-30-2005, 11:34 PM

A's reason for not sleeping with a married man--that her father did that and she & her mother were hurt--seems disingenuous in this situation, since Brad & Jennifer didn't have any children.

I guess I'm just cynical. I totally think they're screwing and have been since they were filming Mr. & Mrs. S.

AusMarchBride

07-01-2005, 12:14 AM

I guess I'm just cynical. I totally think they're screwing and have been since they were filming Mr. & Mrs. S.

Me too Sophia. And I think that Brad/Angelina photo spread in the magazine where they were acting as a married couple in the 1950s was in severely bad taste. Once he is divorced, he can do whatever he wants, but until then, I thought that was inappropriate and he and Angelina must have known it would be upsetting to Jennifer Aniston given the rumours that the marriage broke up due to her supposedly not wanting kids.

princess1224

07-01-2005, 12:44 AM

For the record, I don't believe Angelina & Brad had an affair. I think his feelings grew very strong for her during their time together---mostly because his interests in life are moving AWAY from the film industry and towards global humanitarian and political issues, much like Ms. Jolie, whereas Jen is still very much in love with starting a film career, so they are in different places now, KWIM? Call me naive but I don't think they acted on their feelings until AFTER his separation.
My husband and I actually talked about the whole Brad/Jen/Angelina thing last night and he pointed out that the marriage couldve been over long before papers were ever filed. Just because two people make public appearances smiling and acting in love doesn't mean a thing. After all they're actors.

I barely even need to state my own opinion because others have covered just about everything I had to say. People grow apart and sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time. JA does seem pretty shallow, not in the typical sense but she just doesn't seem to have much depth to her, whereas AJ seems very deep.

I'm in the same camp that finds AJ stunning. JA is pretty, but in an every person sort of way (which is why I always liked her).

MsPeachy

07-01-2005, 05:59 AM

I know there are alot here who are sticking up for Angelina - saying she wouldn't lie about sleeping with a married man, blah blah blah. But I can't help but feel that she's a hypocrite. This is not the first relationship she's been in where the guy was with someone else who got kicked to the curb when she came around. IIRC, Billy Bob Thornton was definitely in a serious, committed relationship with another actress (who's name escapes me right now). If he wasn't married, then he was pretty darn close to it - but it didn't matter to her. Whether she pursued him or the other way around, she still encouraged and got involved with a man who was in a committed relationship while knowing he was in said relationship. Same thing with Brad. She's a homewrecker and I'll always see her that way. I think the only time I ever liked her was in Hackers.

Freckles

07-01-2005, 06:29 AM

MsPeachy

07-01-2005, 07:02 AM

Peachy Sometimes I wonder how we can be such pals when we see so many things so differently. :p The actress that was in a long term dating relationship with Billy Bob was Laura Dern . They weren't married, and Dern has gone on record stating that Jolie did NOT break-up their relationship, so then who am I to judge? But there are also lots of things we have in common so I can't not be pals with you because we have a difference of opinion. ;)

PS - Isn't Jen also saying that AJ was NOT the cause of their split? A little too coincidental for me to not be fishy. Going "on the record" doesn't make me take a celebrity any more seriously.

sarahh

07-01-2005, 07:18 AM

More Brad and Angelina pics. I posted these on the celebrity photos thread, and thought I would add them here!"After spending some time apart (she was in Manhattan on United Nations business; he was in L.A.), Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reunited June 23 for a laid-back afternoon with her son Maddox, 4, near her house in the bucolic village of Fulmer in Buckinghamshire, England.

Maddox, says an observer, "was very excited watching Brad ride around. He kept looking at his mother, asking when he was going to have a ride." When Jolie gave her consent, Pitt took over. "Brad put a safety helmet on him, then talked quietly to him, showing where to hold the handlebars," the source says. "Brad kept riding back close to Angelina so she could share in the fun."http://img82.exs.cx/img82/7578/6ixo5s2wu.jpg

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/1711/6ixobr6eu.jpg

Freckles

07-01-2005, 07:19 AM

Peachy, you know I luv ya!

PS - Isn't Jen also saying that AJ was NOT the cause of their split? A little too coincidental for me to not be fishy. Going "on the record" doesn't make me take a celebrity any more seriously.

However, I really believe that Jolie gets a bad rap just because a long time ago she was cast as the sexy heartbreaker in Hollywood by the press at large. I guess it comes down to whether you believe Jolie is a decent caring human being or a manipulative slutty spouse stealer? I believe the former. :) I truly believe that Jen & Brad just fell out of love over the course of a year or two, because they were spending more time apart than together, and their lives were moving in different directions. I don't think anyone has to be the bad guy...I just think that from the beginning Brad & Jen always gave interviews that hinted at that they were not sure that their love {or any love} was meant to last forever. I actually feel bad for Pitt & Jplie because I feel like some people will always believe that she broke up his marriage and therefore won't give their love a chance....not that they probably care, but still...

Kristen78

07-01-2005, 07:51 AM

I like Angelina & Brad. I hope they come out of the closet and have babies together! :)

I liked Jen too, but her & Brad didnt seem quite right together. Hope she finds someone else soon too.

Also, I think Brad is hot. I found him more attractive when he was younger though. Like in Thelma & Louise. Yummy!! I am not digging his new blonde hair. Overall I like him better with short hair though. My friends all drool over him in Legends of the Fall, but that look just isn't for me. I wasn't diggin him in Troy either. I prefer him when he's less beefed up I guess. Hee hee...

Rose

07-01-2005, 09:52 AM

and Dern has gone on record stating that Jolie did NOT break-up their relationship, so then who am I to judge?

I've also heard her say she went away to do something(make a movie) and she came back and her boyfriend got married. I've never seen her say AJ wasn't the cause but if she has they are conflicting statements.

Delta

07-01-2005, 10:45 PM

I don't think Jolie was the cause, per se, but it probably made it easier for Brad to leave (since he knew he could go right to her arms.)

Angelina is ****ing hot.

ETA: no cussing allowed? :o

Delta

07-02-2005, 10:16 PM

At the Live 8 concert

http://tinypic.com/6omr7a.jpg

jbenny75

07-03-2005, 07:29 AM

Was she at the Live 8 in London? God, I hope so, cause it was waaayyy to hot in Philly for a peacoat. Maddox is too cute. Looks like he's learning early to stick his tongue out at the paparazzi.

jbenny75

07-04-2005, 06:13 PM

Holy crap- there's an article over in the celebrity gossip thread that says B.P.'s brother, Doug confirms that Angelina is pregnant!

sarahh

07-04-2005, 07:57 PM

Here you go! ;)

SHE IS PREGNANT!!!!

We all know how the game is played: deny, deny, deny.

It would make sense that Angelina Jolie would not want to reveal that she is pregnant now. However, all signs are pointing towards "Baby on Board!"

After an initial report in the Post's Page Six that Jolie was knocked up and a subsequent denial by Ange at Live 8 on Saturday, Australia's NW is now reporting that Brad's future babymamma is definitely preggers, PerezHilton.com has learned exclusively.

According to the pub, Brad's brother, Doug, confirms: 'Angelina's pregnant!'

"He called to give the family the news. And after everything that's gone on the last few months, we're so happy," confesses Doug Pitt to the mag. "Brad and Angelina have come through a rough ride but one thing is indisputable they are made for each other."

And, it gets better!

Pitt has reportedly introduced Jolie to his family and has told his dad Bill that "he will propose once things calm down a bit."

Naturally, sources close to Ange say that she wants to "keep the pregnancy under wraps for as long as they possibly can."

She must be chatting with Demi Moore!Source: www.perezhilton.com

mimieliza

07-04-2005, 08:50 PM

Okay, Angelina is gorgeous, but I love Jennifer! So I'm pissed at Brad. What the hell?

(I'm a Friends addict, so my loyalties always lie with JA). :)

AusMarchBride

07-04-2005, 11:11 PM

If this story is true, and I was Jennifer, I'd be pretty pissed off. Especially if Brad and Angelina are trying to hide the pregnancy if it affects the divorce settlement.

Katyanne

07-05-2005, 11:25 AM

I honestly won't believe it til she starts showing. Even though the magazine states its from Brads brother you never really can tell with these stories.

I love that picture of Angelina and Maddox, she looks so elegant and he's just adorable.

sarahh

07-06-2005, 04:24 AM

.....Angelina Jolie Adopts a Daughter

Angelina Jolie is adopting her second child, a newborn Ethiopian baby orphaned by AIDS. “Her name is Zahara,” Jolie tells PEOPLE exclusively. Arrangements for the adoption are expected to be completed Wednesday.

The 30-year-old actress and U. N. activist says the girl's full name is Zahara Marley Jolie. Jolie won't divulge the child's age, weight or height, but she tells PEOPLE that she and Maddox, the 3-year-old son she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, are "very happy to have a new addition to our family."

Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. After a trip to Ethiopia earlier this year, Jolie said of Maddox: "My son is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister."

"Angie's over the moon," a source close to the actress tells PEOPLE. "It's a dream come true. She's always wanted to extend her family."

As for rumors that Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning a family together, the source denies them. "This has nothing to do with her relationship with Brad Pitt. People are going to try to say it's about their relationship. But it's not. Angelina's adopting as a single mother, and she wants that emphasized."

Source: http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1079776,00.html

MsPeachy

07-06-2005, 04:59 AM

"This has nothing to do with her relationship with Brad Pitt. Mmmmhmmmmm..... Guess this "source" isn't into denying she is actually, in fact, having a relationship with BP. :rolleyes:

keska

07-06-2005, 06:30 AM

Maybe there was some mix up in passing along the news. I can just hear Brad calling his brother and saying, "No! I said she was getting a baby, not having a baby."

I think it's great if she's adopting another baby, though it is sad that there are lots of kids here in the U.S. to adopt and she keeps going overseas (not that those children don't deserve families too).

meganth

07-06-2005, 08:04 AM

Wasn't she in the process of adopting another child a couple years ago? What ever happened to that?

katmg

07-06-2005, 08:05 AM

My radio station called Doug Pitt this morning (apparently he works for a computer store in Missouri and they had the number). They didn't *really* ask him about the tabloids, but he denied them anyway saying they are a "bunch of junk."

(FYI - They asked him whether or not he would accept money from Brad instead of working - he said no.)

sarahh

07-06-2005, 08:47 AM

More info on Angelina and new baby...The baby girl's name is Zahara Marley Jolie, Ange tells People magazine.

She tells PEOPLE that she and Maddox, the 3-year-old son she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, are "very happy to have a new addition to our family."

lawyerlee

07-06-2005, 08:54 AM

That's so great! I'm really happy for them. :)

oceaneast

07-06-2005, 08:55 AM

She's always seemed to take very good care of her son.

jimmysgirl424

07-06-2005, 10:05 AM

Also, I think Brad is hot. I found him more attractive when he was younger though. Like in Thelma & Louise. Yummy!! ..

ITA!! Thelma and Louise was the first movie I ever saw Brad in and lordy, was he a sexy cowboy!! Something about him in that cowboy hat just made me shiver! :D

I am in the girl-crush group for Angelina...I just think she is smokin' hot and an extremely sensual woman.

For the record, I don't think Brad cheated on Jen with Angelina. And I think Jen and Brad's marriage was over waaaay before the divorce was filed.

Rosebud

07-06-2005, 11:53 AM

Read the thing about Angelina Jolie adopting at CNN.com, so I guess it's true! Good for her. I think it's awesome that she adopts.

Zahara is a pretty name! I just looked it up and it's an Arabic name that means "shining, luminous."

Rosebud

07-06-2005, 07:23 PM

From IMDB.com today:

Vaughn Slams Reports He's Romancing Aniston

Movie hunk Vince Vaughn has hit out at reports he's romancing his new co-star Jennifer Aniston. Vaughn is currently filming The Break Up with the former Friends beauty in Chicago, Illinois and has been photographed cuddling Aniston on set. But the actor is furious about claims he would take advantage of the 36-year-old so soon after her January split from husband Brad Pitt. Aniston has also denied the rumors, insisting they are just good friends. Vaughn says, "We're making a film together, man. Jennifer's a sweet girl, but she's very vulnerable right now and has been through a really hard time. I know people would love it if we were dating, but we're not. She doesn't need to cry on my shoulder." Vaughn is also friends with Pitt, and made a cameo appearance alongside Pitt and Angelina Jolie - who are rumored to be enjoying a romance - in Doug Liman's box office smash Mr. And Mrs. Smith.

Rosebud

07-06-2005, 07:24 PM

Also from IMDB.com:

Pitt To Make UK Documentary

Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt is taking a year out from his Hollywood career to make a documentary about celebrated architect Frank Gehry. The Ocean's Twelve star is to become a permanent fixture in the UK while he records the progress of Gehry's $450 million project on the historic King Alfred site in Hove, south east England. Gehry is best known as the architect behind the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Pitt is reportedly dating his Mr. And Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie, who has chosen Britain as her base after buying a lavish country house in Buckinghamshire. Project developers Karis expect filming to commence in the autumn. A Karis spokesman says, "Brad's been involved in the project for nearly two years. We're in discussions with the BBC and with Brad's production company Plan B about a documentary."

swcolleen

07-06-2005, 07:36 PM

subbing

Heidi9771

07-06-2005, 07:43 PM

lawyerlee

07-06-2005, 09:00 PM

More like the PERFECT excuse to have to be in London (where AJ spends much of her time) :) ....Counting the days till legally they won't get in trouble for disclosing their relationship...Does anyone remember when JA and BP got divorced? I speculate 6 months from that date, they'll start dishing more.
I don't think it is even final yet.

Rose

07-06-2005, 09:54 PM

I think there divorce will be final in September. I believe JA filed in March.

heather

07-06-2005, 11:15 PM

yep. she filed march 25...

Heidi9771

07-07-2005, 05:45 AM

I think there divorce will be final in September. I believe JA filed in March.

Interesting...no wonder BP and AJ have been denying any romantic association like crazy.

SoCoWife

07-07-2005, 12:18 PM

Jolie, Pitt Taking Home Ethiopian Orphan
Jul 7, 11:01 AM EST

Photo gallery: Angelina Jolie

The Associated Press

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Angelina Jolie and her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Brad Pitt are in Ethiopia to pick up the orphaned baby girl she is adopting, an official said Thursday.

Pitt, Jolie and Jolie's 3-year-old son Maddox arrived Wednesday. The couple have refused to speak to The Associated Press about the adoption.

Tesfeye Berhu, manager of the Wide Horizons agency, which arranged the adoption, said the exact cause of death of the baby's parents isn't clear, but he suspects they died of AIDS, which has killed more than 900,000 people in Ethiopia.

Jolie has named her 5-month-old daughter Zahara Marley Jolie, according to People magazine's Web site.

The twice-divorced Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. The 30-year-old actress has told People that she and Maddox, whom she adopted in Cambodia, are "very happy to have a new addition to our family."

For months, rumors of Pitt and Jolie's off-screen relationship have been circulating. The couple have been photographed together near her Buckinghamshire, England, estate, while he rides a dirt bike with Maddox. They have also been photographed with Maddox on a beach in Africa.

Pitt, 41, and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, announced their separation in January. Aniston filed for divorce in March, citing irreconcilable differences. Pitt has denied Jolie is the reason for the split and Jolie has said she's never had sex with Pitt.

Ethiopia, a country of 70 million, has more than 5 million orphans, their parents lost to famine, disease, war and AIDS.

In 2003, a record 1,400 children were adopted from abroad, more than double the number in the previous year. The number of private adoption agencies in Addis Ababa, the capital, has doubled in the past year to 30.

Ethiopia has strict laws to thwart dubious adoption agents and fraudulent paperwork. Agencies charge adoption fees of about $20,000 per child.

Related story: People magazine scores Pitt, Jolie photos

Heidi9771

07-07-2005, 06:55 PM

Pitt, Jolie and Jolie's 3-year-old son Maddox arrived Wednesday. The couple have refused to speak to The Associated Press about the adoption...

OKAY now more than ever we know they do have a relationship if Brad went with her to pick up their, I mean her new daughter. Give me a break, it is so obvious they have a romance going and have had one for awhile.

MsRo

07-07-2005, 06:59 PM

Give me a break, it is so obvious they have a romance going and have had one for awhile.

I agree that it's obvious...but I also can't imagine what it must be like to be in their shoes. Photographers all over you, "friends" and "family" coughing anything up to make a dollar. That would suck. :(

sarahh

07-08-2005, 04:44 AM

.....Aniston Collapses on 'Break Up' Set

Actress Jennifer Aniston has collapsed on the set of her new movie The Break Up after complaining of nausea and severe headaches. The former Friends star was officially diagnosed with heatstroke, after she fainted during filming in Chicago, Illinois. But sources on set insist the star passed out because she was overcome with emotion, after it was revealed her former husband Brad Pitt had fuelled rumors he's dating Angelina Jolie, by accompanying her to Ethiopia, where she adopted an orphaned baby girl. Jolie and Pitt have repeatedly denied reports they are a couple since Pitt and Aniston ended their marriage in January, despite numerous photographs of the Mr. And Mrs. Smith co-stars holidaying with Jolie's son Maddox. An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Mail, "She's been walking around with a sad look on her face and has not been her usual self. While her collapse was blamed on heatstroke, everyone thinks it's more down to stress than anything else. She can't have escaped all the stories about Brad and Angelina and it looks like the situation has taken its toll on her."

taraw

07-08-2005, 09:47 AM

Wow, that is so sad. I really feel badly for Jennifer. All of this is being thrown in her face in all of the tabliods and magazines. How can Brad deny having a relationship with Angelina after going with her to Etheopia where she is picking up her adopted child?

Katyanne

07-08-2005, 10:10 AM

paiger

07-08-2005, 11:26 AM

OKAY now more than ever we know they do have a relationship if Brad went with her to pick up their, I mean her new daughter. Give me a break, it is so obvious they have a romance going and have had one for awhile.
i do think it looks like they have a relationship, HOWEVER both of them have been stated as saying that if the media would look at their humanitarian efforts as much as their supposed relationship then it would really help get the word out. In that case, I wouldn't put it past them to have gone together just so it would bring more media attention to the matter. I don't think that it would have been as huge of a deal if Angelina had just adopted another child, but for them to have gone together, EVERYONE is watching. This makes more people read about the fact that there are so many children orphaned in Africa right in time for the G8 meeting.

i'm not saying they aren't a couple, but i do think this is why they went to Africa together instead of just her and Maddox.

Freckles

07-08-2005, 11:36 AM

I do feel bad for Jen. It must be tough to not be able to escape what is going on with your EX. :(

I do completely agree with Katyanne's assessment of the situation though. Jolie is not the cause, but it still must hurt.

Anyway, I think it's fabulous that Jolie adopted another child in need of a wonderful home. And it does look like Pitt relishes the role of 'father'.

nylons73

07-08-2005, 12:35 PM

Brad's PR people make me think of another famously bad decision maker these days (Tom-Kat anyone?) Just like Tom's PR 'sister' rep should NOT allow him to 'attack' Matt Lauer, etc, Brad's people in no way should have allowed him to accompany Angelina to pick up her daughter.

What a mistake! I mean, maybe both just decided that they want people to know they are together, but it can't be good for his image right now. He's a newly not-even-divorced man, and she's reportedly the cause of his failed marriage and he's going with her to pick up an infant! This is not the best move he could have made.

Don't get me wrong. If I loved someone I would want to be with them when they adopted a daughter as well. However, who in his PR cabal sat around and thought, "Yes! Let's advise Brad it's fine to go to Ethiopia with Angelina. No problem there!" :confused:

southerner

07-08-2005, 12:47 PM

Katyanne, your description of the show almost makes me think of a theory that Brad and Jen were a publicity stunt. I mean maybe not their whole relationship?? But that they have been having problems for such a long time. They were married how many years? Four? and they've been having problems, trial separations, waiting for a good time to split up for their careers, hinting at things in inteviews, etc. all in a matter of four years???

Holy over analytical super paranoid twist to this story, Batman.

I don't know where that just came from!!

Katyanne

07-08-2005, 01:14 PM

Holy over analytical super paranoid twist to this story, Batman.

I don't know where that just came from!!

LOL!!!! That's hillarious!! I totally agree, I mean I'm sure it wasn't a publicity stunt at first. but I think we've all beein in a relationship of convienance of sorts, where we've just been together for so long even though there's nothing really there why change it kinda things.
I mean Jen is obviously still intent on building her career while in his early 40's Brad has been an established movie-star for at least 10 years and he's getting older and his thoughts are turning towards family.
Who knows, maybe he and Angelina are more than just friends at this point. Maybe he saw someone who shared his current interests and believes in family as strongly as he does and just jumped at the chance.

I still believe that Angelina wasn't the total cause of the break up. She might've helped put some things into perspective seeing that life is short and all. But I honestly think that any beautiful actress who had starred with Brad in his last movie prior to announcing a divorce would've been under intense scrutiny by the press. Everyone always looks for someone to blame.

Katyanne

07-08-2005, 01:20 PM

Ok, tell me if I'm really getting off base..
Jude law divorces his wife Sadie Frost who's been in a couple different movies and almost immediately hooks up with Sienna Miller.. No rash outcry nothing like this feeding frenzy.. I wonder if its because Jen is more in the public eye and possibly considered more beautiful or because they made such a striking couple. I wonder why that is? Just an errant thought.. I think I've completely lost it now. ;)

Katie

Rose

07-08-2005, 02:00 PM

I think it was probably a bigger deal in England. I don't think Sadie Frost is a household name in the US. I also don't remember there being rumors that he cheated on SF with Sienna. Were there?

sarahh

07-08-2005, 02:03 PM

I was just going to say that I think the reason why it didn't get much press here is because they are from the UK. Just like David Beckham and Posh Spice. They are like royalty over there...people obesess over them. Here in the US they are not nearly as popular.

Katyanne

07-08-2005, 02:09 PM

Very true, I agree I'm sure it was a bigger deal over there.

meatpie

07-08-2005, 03:40 PM

Sadie and Jude - was a HUGE deal in England. Much on the same level as Brad and Jen here, I think. I love www.hellomagazine.com and remember reading a ton about their divorce and how Sadie was suffering from depression before they split from what I remember.

princess1224

07-08-2005, 04:21 PM

I haven't been able to post for the last couple days and hopefully this post will go through. Wednesday night I saw a special on Brad and Jen that mentioned that they'd been having trouble the last 18 months of their marriage and they were really looking for the best time career wise to officially separate. Also a week before they announced the split they'd went on vacation together with a group of their friends and I guess that's when they broke the news to them of the split. And apparently it hadn't come as a big suprise to any of them. In fact Brad ended up spending his most recent birthday by himself riding his motorcycle around the neighborhood because it was during a trial separation where Jen was making a string of movies back to back so she would have some alone time.

This show also mentioned several interviews that Jen and Brad did seperately. Jen mentioned that something about believing you can be happy with more than just one person and about them having to understand the need for a career. And Brad's made it very clear in several interviews prior to the split about the importance of family and his need to have children.

Katie

I remember reading about their last ditch effort trip when they were first breaking up. It does seem like it was a long time coming.
I think we've all beein in a relationship of convienance of sorts, where we've just been together for so long even though there's nothing really there why change it kinda things I've been there. The other relationship is over, even though the two of you haven't made it "official" but you meet someone else who seems like exactly what you wanted all along...mostly because of how different he or she is from the person you've fallen out of love with.

ETAWhen I was with my sons dad and wanted to leave, it was so hard. We fought all the time and were both miserable but he wouldn't admit that it was over. I found myself crushin' on guys just to help give me the extra boot in the arse to really leave. Once it was over and he had time to compose himself he admitted that he wasn't in love with me anymore either.

I do feel very sad for JA. Even if their marriage was long over, it still has to hurt to read everywhere that her not-even-ex-husband is so over her.

ktdelsur

07-08-2005, 05:11 PM

Backing up a bit:
My husband and I actually talked about the whole Brad/Jen/Angelina thing last night and he pointed out that the marriage couldve been over long before papers were ever filed. Just because two people make public appearances smiling and acting in love doesn't mean a thing. After all they're actors.

I agree...

Add me to the list of girls crushing on Angelina. I recently saw her on Inside the Actors Studio and she was just gorgeous.

As for Jude Law and Sadie Frost - I used to live in Charleston, SC and was there around the time they filmed part of Cold Mountain there. My co-worker's roommate met/ran into Jude Law at a hole-in-the-wall bar, (I was jealous beyond belief...God knows what would come out of my mouth if confronted with that beautiful man in person...LOL)...and he left to go back to London shortly thereafter because Sadie was giving birth to their latest child...seems like things must not have been doing well even at that time if he ups and runs off with Sienna. I liked Jude and Sadie... :mad:

Heidi9771

07-08-2005, 05:15 PM

i do think it looks like they have a relationship, HOWEVER both of them have been stated as saying that if the media would look at their humanitarian efforts as much as their supposed relationship then it would really help get the word out. In that case, I wouldn't put it past them to have gone together just so it would bring more media attention to the matter. I don't think that it would have been as huge of a deal if Angelina had just adopted another child, but for them to have gone together, EVERYONE is watching. This makes more people read about the fact that there are so many children orphaned in Africa right in time for the G8 meeting.

i'm not saying they aren't a couple, but i do think this is why they went to Africa together instead of just her and Maddox.

That could be true...but I guarantee that her and his respective publicists came up with that spin for her to keep repeating in interviews...it is the perfect way to deter the attention away from the actual scandel...and I wouldn't be surprised it BP went to Africa against the publicists pleas...they are no dummies...they know the real power is in the paycheck...and if BP gets caught with his pants down outside of the divorce proceedings he is screwed..financialy and reputation wise in hollywood. Those publicists know AJ and BP aren't predictable people. I bet they are peeing their pants right now.

princess1224

07-08-2005, 07:07 PM

and I wouldn't be surprised it BP went to Africa against the publicists pleas...they are no dummies...they know the real power is in the paycheck...and if BP gets caught with his pants down outside of the divorce proceedings he is screwed..financialy and reputation wise in hollywood. Those publicists know AJ and BP aren't predictable people. I bet they are peeing their pants right now ITA, I was thinking that when I read it earlier and forgot to comment. He's probably feeling all euphoric and in love and not thinking of the consequences that the publicists try to warn him of. Ditto for Ang.

silentbunny

07-09-2005, 12:30 AM

Jude and Sadie Just wanted to jump in -- I may be wrong here, but I know that she did have some major Postpartum depression after their youngest (where's Tom Cruise and his ****ing vitamins, eh?) and I think it was actually HER who decided she wanted to split, and was pretty adamant about it. I don't thin it was his choice at all.

sarahh

07-12-2005, 01:15 PM

.....Brad Pitt hospitalized in Los Angeles with flu-like symptoms

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES, July 12 — Actor Brad Pitt has been hospitalized with a flu-like illness.

Pitt, 41, checked himself into an undisclosed Los Angeles area hospital Monday night complaining of flu-like symptoms, his publicist Cindy Guagenti said Tuesday. There were no other details and the name of the hospital wasn't disclosed for security reasons.

Pitt was in Ethiopia last week with his ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' co-star Angelina Jolie to pick up the actress's newly adopted baby girl, the second child she has adopted. Guagenti said it wasn't known if the actor contracted the illness while in Africa.

''I think he has the flu,'' the spokeswoman said.

The ''Troy'' and ''Fight Club'' star separated from ''Friends'' actress Jennifer Aniston in January after 4½ years of marriage and she filed for divorce in March citing irreconcilable differences.

© 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

LittleFredPunkinHead

07-12-2005, 02:17 PM

I just saw that article on CNN, sarahh.

What kind of a comment is "I think he has the flu?" As soon as I read that, I thought, uh-oh. That doesn't sound good for Mr. Pitt.

nylons73

07-12-2005, 02:19 PM

LittleFred - Aren't you right! It's never really 'the flu' is it? :rolleyes:

jimmysgirl424

07-13-2005, 07:50 AM

From msn.com-gossip section:

Is Brad Trying on Dad Role?

Pitt playing family guy? Plus, the latest on Kirsten and Jake, Ashley and Jared, Tom and Katie (eek!), Christina's injured arm, Jen's supposed collapse and much more …

July 11, 2005

Celebrities aren't exactly known for exercising restraint when it comes to romance, but has Brad Pitt gone from suddenly single to insta-dad in a mere six months? That's the claim being made by an Ethiopian official who helped arrange Angelina Jolie's adoption last week of an orphaned baby girl.

"They were like any couple looking at their child for the first time," adoption agency head Dr. Tsegaye Berhe is quoted as telling London's tabloid-tastic News of the World. "You could tell they were in love and when they saw the girl they held their breath before letting out a gasp of excitement. Angelina wiped a tear from her eye."

If that doesn't paint a vivid enough picture of domestic bliss for you, the verbose doc adds to the tab, "Then she looked over to Brad and told him she was the most beautiful baby girl. That's when Brad put his arm around Angelina and whispered, 'How do you like your new mummy and daddy?' They were so happy. Then they turned to me and said, 'This makes us a whole family.'"

Uh-huh.

Anyhoo, Berhe also recounts how Pitt, whose name is not on the adoption papers, allegedly held the baby "in his arms and played with her like any father would."

Of course, this suspiciously detailed description contradicts what a source close to Angelina told People last week about the infant she has named Zahara Marley Jolie, who joins big brother Maddox in the paparazzi-targeted family unit.

"This has nothing to do with her relationship with Brad Pitt," the insider insisted to the magazine. "People are going to try to say it's about their relationship. It's not. Angelina's adopting as a single mother, and she wants that emphasized."

For those keeping score at home, neither Pitt, 41, nor Jolie, 30, has commented on the nature of their current relationship.

Still, Brad, who has denied reports that his desire to be a daddy ended his marriage to Jennifer Aniston (she filed for divorce in March; the paperwork is still being finalized), has made no secret of how his humanitarian work in Africa has opened his eyes to the many children in need of homes.

"I'm telling you, you just wanna take 'em up in your arms and take as many with you as you can," he said in the June issue of GQ. "I don't know how I can't [adopt] now, seeing what I've seen. Yeah -- it makes all the sense in the world to me."

Meanwhile, in other Pitt news, word is he's looking to make his mark on Sin City. The New York Post reports the A-lister, who was back in California this weekend to take in the two-wheeling fun of the Grand Prix, plans to partner with his "Ocean's Eleven/Twelve" pal George Clooney and nightclub titan Rande "Mr. Cindy Crawford" Gerber to build a hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

According to the paper, the former Sexiest Men Alive won't have to pony up any moolah, but they will pocket part of the profits. "Brad will design the hotel and be the face of it with George," a mole explains.

Gerber confirms to "Extra" that a hotel project is in the works, adding that Pitt, a well-known architecture buff, may one day be known as much for his design skills as his big-screen talents.

"He's definitely up there," Gerber gushes. "One day he's going to be huge."

jimmysgirl424

07-13-2005, 07:52 AM

Also from msn.com gossip section:

Did Aniston Suffer a Collapse?

How is Jennifer Aniston dealing with not-quite-ex-husband Brad Pitt seemingly moving on with Angelina Jolie? According to In Touch, not so well. The mag claims the actress recently suffered a "scary collapse" following a long day of filming "The Break Up" in Chicago's oppressive summer heat.

A doctor reportedly diagnosed Aniston's alleged blackout as heatstroke, although the magazine has its own theory, namely, tabloid-stroke brought on after seeing the latest reports of Brangelina, including those headline-making pics of Pitt enjoying a motorcycle ride with Angie's 3-year-old son, Maddox.

"The difference in her attitude was night and day," blabs an on-set source, with another mole adding, "She's been walking around with a sad look on her face and has not been her usual friendly self. It looks like the Brad and Angelina situation has taken a toll on her."

Or has it?

Aniston's rep, Stephen Huvane, is quick to dismiss the fainting report, insisting to MSN Entertainment, "This incident did not happen." A publicist for the film also pooh-poohs the swooning story, telling the Chicago Sun-Times, "This is completely false."

And besides, if snaps from the "Break Up" set are any indication, Jen, 36, seems to be doing just ducky. Not only does she look glam and fabulous, but she's been happily meeting and greeting fans, even apparently stopping to autograph a "Team Aniston" shirt for one lucky young woman.

As for those rumors of a burgeoning romance with lanky leading man Vince Vaughn, the actor tells The Record newspaper in New Jersey that it's all a bunch of hooey.

"[B]ut I think Jennifer's awesome," he's quick to add. "She's a great actress and she's funny, which is a rare combination."

By the by, the never-wed "Wedding Crashers" star, 35, says he's still open to the idea of marriage and kids, although he admits he's probably "missed the boat on some relationships."

But, Vaughn concludes, "the good news is that I look out at the harbor and there are more boats coming in every day. And some of the new boats are beautiful."

BTB

07-14-2005, 04:02 AM

Cnn.com's reporting that Brad Pitt was released from the hospital after treatment for viral meningitis - not nearly as life-threatening as the bacterial kind, but still nothing to mess with - and easy to mistake for flu, in the early stages.

Jude Law and Sadie Frost: I heard they were involved in some bed-swapping with another couple, and never quite recovered when it didn't end up the way they thought. But I think that was in the Enquirer or something, so who knows. ;)

Heidi9771

07-14-2005, 05:27 AM

Cnn.com's reporting that Brad Pitt was released from the hospital after treatment for viral meningitis - not nearly as life-threatening as the bacterial kind, but still nothing to mess with - and easy to mistake for flu, in the early stages.

I was so relieved when I heard this...all I could think of before was the movie "outbreak" :eek:

Katyanne

07-14-2005, 07:38 AM

By the by, the never-wed "Wedding Crashers" star, 35, says he's still open to the idea of marriage and kids, although he admits he's probably "missed the boat on some relationships."

But, Vaughn concludes, "the good news is that I look out at the harbor and there are more boats coming in every day. And some of the new boats are beautiful."

I think that if I'd dated Vince Vaughn in the past I'd be pretty offended by being referred to as a boat.. Plus, he also seems to be implying that the other "boats" weren't beautiful.. Oh well, Maybe I should finish my cup of coffee so I'm not so cranky ;)

Katie

Walton

07-14-2005, 02:10 PM

silentbunny

07-14-2005, 07:46 PM

Do any of you know much about viral meningitis? (I don't.) I was just wondering if the baby is in any danger, as Brad must have been with her, if not holding her, along about the time he was contracting this. Or does viral meningitis not work that way?

Just something potentially scary I was thinking about, but maybe it's fine.

Rico'sAlice

07-18-2005, 12:51 AM

I had viral meningitis when I was 12. It was like really bad flue, plus I couldn't move my neck or head around. Really stick muscles. I took some drugs and got better. Was sick less than 1 week. Don't remember too much else. Did not pass it on to my parents or brother or friends. Not sure where I picked it up. It was during summer vacation.

Bacterial meningitis is much more dangerous. I think that as long as you don't have major immune system issues and seek prompt treatment that viral meningitis is generally not life threatening. Not sure how it may affect infants. They, like the elderly, always seem to be in greater danger from everything.

lawyerlee

07-19-2005, 09:24 PM

ANGELINA'S BABY ZAHARA: HER TOUCHING FAMILY STORY (http://www.starmagazine.com/news/61722)
Featuring exclusive online-only details!

On June 28, Angelina Jolie, along with Brad Pitt and her adopted son Maddox, flew for about eight hours on a private jet from London to Ethiopia, the third poorest country on earth. Hours after landing, the trio arrived in the sprawling capital city of Addis Ababa, population 2 million, at a Wide Horizons For Children orphanage. The private orphanage holds approximately 20-25 children, most of them under 8 years of age. It's a shabby place: Its outside walls are topped with broken glass in order to keep out thieves. A swing and slides are among the only toys. Here, Angelina was introduced to the orphaned, 5-month-old infant who would soon become her adopted child, Zahara Marley Jolie.

"This was the first time Angelina had met Zahara, but she looked happy and at ease with her," says Dr. Tsegaye Berhe, who runs the clinic with his wife and arranged for Angelina to take the child. Berhe reports that Jolie fed Zahara and even changed her diapers. "She was very gentle," he says. "You could see she loved the baby very much."

Angelina, 30, and Brad, 41, took turns holding the baby, but it was her adopted Cambodian son, Maddox, 3, who sealed the deal, according to Sister Lete Brham (who'd helped care for Zahara during the two weeks since she'd been brought to the orphanage). "When Maddox looked at the baby, he blew a kiss as if he was saying that was the girl who he wanted for his sister," says Sister Lete.

ZAHARA'S ROOTS
Zahara's birth name is actually Tena Adam, based on the local Amharic language's name for Ruta (a green spice used in Ethiopia to flavor coffee). Her mother, Mentewabe Dawet Zowda, 22, died just three days after giving birth to her, from heavy bleeding, according to Zahara's grandmother, Almaz Blfnhe. (People magazine reports that Mentewabe died from AIDS; however, Almaz is quick to dispute this.)

Almaz lived with her three grown daughters, including Mentewabe, in the sun-baked town of Awassa, 138 miles south of Addis Ababa, surviving on earnings of $9 a month. Their house is a ramshackle one-room shack with a leaky tin roof and crumbling, cracked walls, without a phone or electricity, and just a kerosene stove on the front lawn for cooking.

Almaz helped deliver the baby. "I was there helping when Mentewabe was giving birth. Tena Adam was born screaming with her eyes already open. She was a beautiful girl with a small patch of dark hair," she added.

When Mentewabe started bleeding afterwards, the family had to borrow 30 cents to hire a horse and cart to take her to the hospital; she died along the way. "I was so happy to have her back but now I have lost both of them," Almaz said as tears trickled down her wrinkled face.

Almaz slept in a grubby bed with her infant granddaughter for four months, before finally deciding she was too poor to raise the child. The baby's father is unknown. The baby was 4 months old, and weighed a meager 11 pounds, when she was put up for adoption.

Giving her away "broke my heart," says Almaz, a softly spoken and frail woman, whose gnarled hands and bent back make her appear far older than her 45 years. "No woman wants to give away her own flesh and blood. Each day I would be in tears as I took her to the adoption office. They would send me away. But they eventually realized I did not have the money, and they took her from me and said they could give her a better life." Almaz, who is unable to read or write, says she has never heard of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith star — but adds that her greatest hope is that one day Jolie will send her a photograph of her thriving granddaughter, who she says closely resembles her deceased mother. "All I ask is that one day Ms. Angelina could send me a picture of my granddaughter so I can remember her and those beautiful big brown eyes, they are just like my daughter's eyes."

Jolie officially adopted Zahara on Wednesday, July 6, with officials rubberstamping the adoption at a 20-minute hearing at Ethiopia's federal high court. "Normally we like prospective parents to stay in the country for a couple of weeks so they can understand the culture but Zahara is very young so it doesn't matter that she left only a few days after meeting Ms. Angelina," said adoption head Hadish Holefom, from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

The adoption, and the subsequent renaming of the child, ended a month-long process during which Angelina reportedly paid out a standard adoption fee of about $10,000 and quietly maneuvered through red tape. Over the last two weeks, Jolie, Pitt and Maddox — whom Jolie adopted in 2002 — secretly flew into the impoverished African nation twice, staying in a $3,814-a-night four-bedroom suite at the five-star Sheraton hotel, just outside Addis Ababa. Brad accompanied her on the second trip, where they picked up the baby, according to eyewitnesses.

In truth, Angelina was lucky to get the child. The day before Zahara — then Tena Adam — was taken to Addis Ababa, an adoption official in her hometown was going to take her. Says Sosina Yeman, 33, who works at the social affairs office in Awassa: "She was such a beautiful thing. As soon as I saw her I thought about adopting her. When I came back to the office the next day, she had already been taken. I have been thinking about her ever since, but I suppose I could have never offered her the life she will have now."

A BRIGHT FUTURE
By all accounts, Zahara is healthy, and on her way to a life of opportunity and privilege. Dr. Yasmin Hassan, a pediatrician who has treated Ethiopian babies, says that 11 pounds is normal for an Ethiopian baby of that age. "Ethiopian people are thin in general," says Hassan.

"She is a very beautiful baby but she is very weak," said Sister Lete, who has looked after the tot since she was brought in after being put up for adoption. "Ms. Angelina needs to make sure she gets lots to eat so she puts on weight," added the sister.

"Both Angelina and Brad held her and looked lovely with her," Sister Lete added. "They looked like a happy family, like any other couple that comes and visits. Brad looked very comfortable holing the baby, like a proud father."

Sister Lete also said how she has missed Zahara since she left. "I had been looking after Tena Adam since the day she arrived two weeks ago. We have become good friends. We are acting like mothers here and help them through their problems and feed them and care for them. So we feel sorry when they leave.

"We are always sad when the children leave because they are our children and we love them but I know she will be going to a very good place."

Susan Freivalds, the founder and editorial advisor of Adoptive Families magazine, adds that as soon as the adoption is finalized and the baby enters the United States, she is eligible to get a passport and can travel with her mother.

One thing is certain: Little Zahara is going to be well-loved by Angelina. "It's a dream come true," says a source close to the star. "Angelina's always wanted to extend her family." Her constant companion, Brad Pitt, probably feels the same way!

— JOHN BELL, ANTHONY MITCHELL, CORNALL DEVILLIERS, MAGGIE HARBOUR, ILYSSA PANITZ & SHAHRIAR RAHMANZADEH

lawyerlee

07-20-2005, 07:17 PM

Eeeeee!!! :D I'm so excited! Really good pictures of Angie and Zahara out today!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZahara7201.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZahara7202.jpg

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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZahara7204.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZahara7205.jpg

MurphysLaw

07-20-2005, 07:20 PM

OOooooh!! She is SOOO cute!!!:D

sheartm7

07-20-2005, 09:26 PM

She is absolutely precious!

TX Sweetheart

07-20-2005, 10:09 PM

But I've ALWAYS been a fan of Jennifer Aniston. Remember when she was pregnant on Friends? Wasn't she pregnant in real life then as well? I always thought she was. :confused: :confused:

No Jennifer Aniston wasn't pregnant in real life when Rachel was pregnant on the show... Lisa Kudrow was pregnant at the time Phoebe was pregnant with the triplets though (actually that was the whole reason for that storyline)...

bethnjim

07-21-2005, 07:27 AM

I would FREAK out if people were taking pictures of my baby like that. I have to say that I LOVE the pictures, but I think these photographers go to far sometimes.

msnicolea

07-21-2005, 08:47 AM

OMG--she is PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Raven_Girl

07-21-2005, 09:01 AM

Zahara is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

swcolleen

07-21-2005, 09:03 AM

she is beautifl.....

Camdynlyn

07-21-2005, 09:25 AM

Beautiful!

hockeybrat

07-21-2005, 09:26 AM

She is a pretty baby!

julietchicago

07-21-2005, 03:20 PM

The baby is beautiful, look at those big brown eyes!

OK, so dumb quetion, does the baby have AIDS? I keep hearing different things...?! Not that it matters if she does or not, just curious.

I have so much respect for Angelina for how she has adopted both of her children. I wish more celebrities would be like her, she is such a good hearted person.

miaclear

07-21-2005, 04:27 PM

lawyerlee

07-21-2005, 04:30 PM

I caught the end of a little debate on my morning talk show I thought I'd bring up here.

Zahara was an orphan, but she was only one because her grandmother couldn't afford to keep her after her mother died. From the interview posted earlier in here it seems that her grandmother really loved that child and had a hard time giving her up. Would it have been better for Jolie to sponser Zahara so that she could grow up with her blood family (who by all appearances would have loved to have kept her)? And to adopt a child who truley was an orphan without anyone?
I think you could apply that argument to almost any infant adoption. They're really expensive, and in a poor country, the cost of the adoption process would probably be enough to keep the child with his or her family until he or she left home. I'm sure her grandmother's choice was very hard, but I think Zahara is a very lucky little girl to have the opportunity to have a loving mother and older brother. :)

Heidi9771

07-21-2005, 06:43 PM

I caught the end of a little debate on my morning talk show I thought I'd bring up here.

Zahara was an orphan, but she was only one because her grandmother couldn't afford to keep her after her mother died. From the interview posted earlier in here it seems that her grandmother really loved that child and had a hard time giving her up. Would it have been better for Jolie to sponser Zahara so that she could grow up with her blood family (who by all appearances would have loved to have kept her)? And to adopt a child who truley was an orphan without anyone?

FYI, food for thought...AJ rep issued a statement recently that the story about her grandmother was not true, and that her grandmother was deceased, and was not the woman in the photos. Apparently the baby has no living relatives, according to the release.

lawyerlee

07-22-2005, 04:51 AM

That's interesting, Heidi. :)

Angie and Zahara shopping at Barnes & Noble

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZaharaBN1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieZaharaBN2.jpg

lawyerlee

07-22-2005, 05:11 AM

Brad Pitt riding his motorcycle on Thursday, July 21st.

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sheartm7

07-22-2005, 06:39 AM

Nice finger, Brad. :rolleyes:

I am in love with Zahara - she is too adorable!

miaclear

07-22-2005, 11:27 AM

Now that you have a family Brad maybe you should be more careful and drive with both hands on the bike :rolleyes:

Hangin'in

07-22-2005, 11:55 AM

She is a lovely child. If I were Brad Pitt, I'd probably flip off all of the camera carrying monkeys following me around too.

lawyerlee

08-01-2005, 11:24 PM

Angelina and Maddox shopping for toys on Sunday, July 31

He looks thrilled to have time alone with Mom! :)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieMaddox7311.jpg

He has the coolest wardrobe of just about any kid.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieMaddox7313.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieMaddox7314.jpg

The loot! ;)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%201/AngieMaddox7315.jpg

lawyerlee

08-02-2005, 01:55 AM

Ya gotta love Pink is the New Blog. :D

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/lawyerlee2/Celebrities%202/ZaharaWho.jpg

sarahh

08-02-2005, 04:22 AM

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Jen 'doing really well'

By Karen Thomas, USA TODAY

In her first interview since splitting with Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston sets straight those reports that she didn't want children and fesses up about the pain caused by Pitt's relationship with Angelina Jolie.

Aniston tells September's Vanity Fair, on stands Friday: "Am I lonely? Yes. Am I upset? Yes. Am I confused? Yes. Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely. But I'm also doing really well."

Except when the topic of Jolie and Pitt possibly starting their own family comes up, and tears flow down her cheeks.

But the idea that Aniston, 36, was stalling on starting a family with Pitt, 41, gets the actress fuming. "I've never in my life said I didn't want to have children. I did, and I do, and I will!"

She's forgiving of Pitt, even though they no longer talk, and she says she believes him when he says he did not sleep with Jolie before the marriage broke up in January.

Best friend Courteney Cox chimes in to reveal that while there was no affair, "there was a connection" between Jolie and Pitt, "and he was honest about that with Jen."

Aniston says she expects their divorce to be final this fall, and she's not dismissing the idea of another marriage — with kids — in five years. "I love Brad. ... I will love him for the rest of my life," she says. And she has no regrets. "I really do hope that someday we can be friends again."

Source: USA Today

jbenny75

08-02-2005, 05:53 AM

This is hard for me to say, I have loved B.P. for soooo long, but I'm beginning to come over to J.A.'s side. I can't imagine the pain she's in. He's really looking like a huge cad.

jasonsgal

08-02-2005, 06:34 AM

Did you notice Angelina's license plate??? DIVA090

bethnjim

08-02-2005, 07:45 AM

Brad Pitt is such a jerk...I feel horrible for Jennifer Aniston...what a huge blow this all must have been to her!!

Freckles

08-02-2005, 12:46 PM

I can't imagine how much that must have hurt having your husband come admit that he felt more of a connection with essentially his new co-worker. I think that would hurt MORE than an affair. I feel so terribly for Jen, but I still want Pitt & Jolie to make it. It sounds as if he was at least honest, and went about it the best way he could. Breaking up before pursuing Jolie in a real manner. Still, so sad. :(

BooeyJ2

08-02-2005, 12:50 PM

Maddox is so stinkin' cute :)

Kristen78

08-02-2005, 12:52 PM

I think I am coming around to Jen's side now as well. I never wasn't on her side, but I figured the breakup was mutual. Now it seems Brad took her completely by surprise.

Kimberland30

08-02-2005, 12:53 PM

This was taken from the article I just read...it was funny.

And like any good friend, Jennifer isn't afraid to speak the truth, taking a light-hearted dig at Pitt's lightened locks: "Billy Idol called -- he wants his look back."

Here's the article in full (some was posted before).

August 1, 2005 (MSN.com)
Aniston on Brangelina: 'I Was Shocked'

Jennifer Aniston could have been forgiven if she'd taken the bitter ex route in her first post-breakup interview by laying the blame for her split with Brad Pitt on the Angelina Jolie factor. Instead, she takes the high road and says, despite everything, her soon-to-be ex-hubby is "a fantastic man."

"I don't regret any of it, and I'm not going to beat myself up about it," Jen, 36, diplomatically tells Vanity Fair in the in-depth sit-down. "We spent seven very intense years together...a beautiful, complicated relationship."

The actress says she believes Pitt's assertion that he did not pursue a relationship with Jolie before their separation in January, but admits the aftermath hasn't always been easy.

"Am I lonely? Yes. Am I upset? Yes. Am I confused? Yes. Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely. But I'm also doing really well," she says.

Still, when the interviewer mentions a rumor about Pitt and Jolie possibly starting a family, Aniston reportedly looks stricken and breaks into tears that last for several minutes.

Jennifer adamantly denies the oft-repeated claim that their marriage unraveled because Pitt, 41, who is now reportedly shacking up with Jolie, 30, her son Maddox, 3, and her newly adopted daughter Zahara at his Malibu mansion, wanted a family and she didn't.

"A man divorcing would never be accused of choosing career over children," rants the star, who reveals that she had planned to spend the last year pregnant. "That really p***ed me off. I've never in my life said I don't want children. I did and I do and I will! The women that inspire me are the ones wh