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2/9/07
There has been a lot of speculation lately about whether or not Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will actually be getting married, and if
so when.
Well, now the UK's Channel 4 thinks it could actually be rather soon.
It is believed that in order for Brad to adopt Angelina's two children Maddox and Zahara, he has to offer US courts assurance that
he is planning on making an honest woman of his lover.
American courts take the issue of adopting children very seriously, and one source said that the process is more binding than
marriage- you cannot divorce an adopted a child.
Add to that all the pregnancy rumours of late, specifically those from News of the World, and it would seem that marriage for the
two is merely a formality at this point.
And with the recent loss of Angelina's mom... who on her death bed, Angelina promiced she would marry Brad.
There has been a lot of speculation lately about whether or not Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will actually be getting married, and if
so when.
Well, now the UK's Channel 4 thinks it could actually be rather soon.
It is believed that in order for Brad to adopt Angelina's two children Maddox and Zahara, he has to offer US courts assurance that
he is planning on making an honest woman of his lover.
American courts take the issue of adopting children very seriously, and one source said that the process is more binding than
marriage- you cannot divorce an adopted a child.
Add to that all the pregnancy rumours of late, specifically those from News of the World, and it would seem that marriage for the
two is merely a formality at this point.
And with the recent loss of Angelina's mom... who on her death bed, Angelina promiced she would marry Brad.
See the article that
claims she's pregnant..
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claims she's pregnant..
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update 2/15/07
Brangelina Uses Mardi Gras as Cover
Well, that's certainly a novel paparazzi-avoidance technique. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, according to
Ben Widdicombe of the New York Daily News, were on their way home last week from Arnaud's
restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter. Problem was, they kept getting mobbed by some early Mardi
Gras revelers. So, resourceful pair that they are, they asked the restaurant to give them some beads
and masks to wear so they could blend in with the crowds – and get back home to the kids. At least
they're getting into the spirit of things.
Brangelina Uses Mardi Gras as Cover
Well, that's certainly a novel paparazzi-avoidance technique. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, according to
Ben Widdicombe of the New York Daily News, were on their way home last week from Arnaud's
restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter. Problem was, they kept getting mobbed by some early Mardi
Gras revelers. So, resourceful pair that they are, they asked the restaurant to give them some beads
and masks to wear so they could blend in with the crowds – and get back home to the kids. At least
they're getting into the spirit of things.
update 2/17/07
Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie still keep in touch , which is nice. Didn't he exit the picture when she started her own United Nations?
Angelina Jolie's marriage to Billy Bob Thornton crashed within months of her adopting son Maddox. But that hasn't stopped Billy Bob and Angelina from staying in contact. "Angie and I talk all the time," Billy Bob says. "We try to keep in touch every day. We've always been
friends and there will always be a spot in my heart for her." In fact, Billy Bob often finds himself in the odd position of having to defend his ex-wife. "It always ticks me off when people talk bad about Angie."
I always liked those crazy kids together. It was such a good example of "this is my old man, Billy Bob. He takes good care of me, and when Ima through dancin' on the pole down at Chixx, he picks me up in his truck and we go shootin' bottles in the VFW parking lot."
To give credit where credit is due, they had the best red carpet interview I have ever seen in my life. It was the premiere for "Gone In Sixty Seconds", and some vapid bitch was interviewing all the stars by asking "what's the wildest thing you've ever done in a car?" So Billy is
standing there, with Angelina basically kneeling between his legs like a pet and only rising once in awhile to nibble his ear because she rolled cat-like and needy and silent in those days. And he gets asked that question, and he states - "Wildest thing I've ever done in car?
Well, we f*cked in the car on the way over..." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Tremendous! The reporter didn't know what to say, only to pray there was a delay button. I don't care that he beat his wife before that with his Oscar, he rocked from that day forward with me.
post 2/21/07
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are seeing
a relationship counselor, it has
been claimed.
The lovers, who met on the set of 'Mr.
and Mrs. Smith', have allegedly had a
series of bitter arguments and have
hired a counselor to work through their
problems.
A source told Grazia magazine: "This
year is crux time. They have to
reach a decision on what they expect
from each other - and fast. Angelina
has to realize Brad needs stability and
Brad has to come to terms with her
driving ambition as a world
ambassador.
"Brad's family are blown away marriage
didn't happen a long time ago. But
Angelina doesn't want to put down
roots and turn into a 'homemaker'.
"Her late mother had a lot to do with
Angelina's decision to have
counseling. Marcheline made her
realize it wouldn't be such a bad idea to
give marriage a go."
Brad and Angelina are determined to
work through their problems for the
sake
of their three children, adopted
Maddox and Zahara, and their
biological
daughter Shiloh.
The source added: "They have had
some serious disagreements but Brad
and
Angelina agree that they don't want to
make any more mistakes, particularly
now there are three precious little lives
involved.
"This wasn't the case in their previous
marriages. The stakes are much
higher than when they were childless."
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are seeing
a relationship counselor, it has
been claimed.
The lovers, who met on the set of 'Mr.
and Mrs. Smith', have allegedly had a
series of bitter arguments and have
hired a counselor to work through their
problems.
A source told Grazia magazine: "This
year is crux time. They have to
reach a decision on what they expect
from each other - and fast. Angelina
has to realize Brad needs stability and
Brad has to come to terms with her
driving ambition as a world
ambassador.
"Brad's family are blown away marriage
didn't happen a long time ago. But
Angelina doesn't want to put down
roots and turn into a 'homemaker'.
"Her late mother had a lot to do with
Angelina's decision to have
counseling. Marcheline made her
realize it wouldn't be such a bad idea to
give marriage a go."
Brad and Angelina are determined to
work through their problems for the
sake
of their three children, adopted
Maddox and Zahara, and their
biological
daughter Shiloh.
The source added: "They have had
some serious disagreements but Brad
and
Angelina agree that they don't want to
make any more mistakes, particularly
now there are three precious little lives
involved.
"This wasn't the case in their previous
marriages. The stakes are much
higher than when they were childless."
| post 2/22/07 There have been many reports of Angelina Jolie becoming very thin lately...but now a close friend of Jolie has reported to Us Weekly that since her mother passed away last month, "she isn't eating." The 5'8" actress is said to now be down to 109 pounds. At her height weighing her normal weight of 128 she is already very thin... I can't believe she is down to that low of a weight... but that is what they are saying... |
Brad & Angelina Keep It Together
Angelina Jolie graces the cover of German magazine Galore, featuring
some oldies but goodies. Thanks, moussemaker!
In tabloid news, UK’s Grazia magazine is reporting that Brad and
Angelina are seeking marriage counseling but are determined to work
through their problems for the sake of their three children, adopted
Maddox and Zahara, and their biological daughter Shiloh.
“This year is crux time. They have to reach a decision on what they
expect from each other - and fast. Angelina has to realize Brad needs
stability and Brad has to come to terms with her driving ambition as a
world ambassador.
“Brad’s family are blown away marriage didn’t happen a long time ago.
But Angelina doesn’t want to put down roots and turn into a ‘homemaker’.
“Her late mother had a lot to do with Angelina’s decision to have
counselling. Marcheline made her realize it wouldn’t be such a bad idea
to give marriage a go.
“They have had some serious disagreements but Brad and Angelina
agree that they don’t want to make any more mistakes, particularly now
there are three precious little lives involved.
“This wasn’t the case in their previous marriages. The stakes are much
higher than when they were childless.”
Hey, you gotta hand it to the British. They are creative with fabricating
stories!
Angelina Jolie graces the cover of German magazine Galore, featuring
some oldies but goodies. Thanks, moussemaker!
In tabloid news, UK’s Grazia magazine is reporting that Brad and
Angelina are seeking marriage counseling but are determined to work
through their problems for the sake of their three children, adopted
Maddox and Zahara, and their biological daughter Shiloh.
“This year is crux time. They have to reach a decision on what they
expect from each other - and fast. Angelina has to realize Brad needs
stability and Brad has to come to terms with her driving ambition as a
world ambassador.
“Brad’s family are blown away marriage didn’t happen a long time ago.
But Angelina doesn’t want to put down roots and turn into a ‘homemaker’.
“Her late mother had a lot to do with Angelina’s decision to have
counselling. Marcheline made her realize it wouldn’t be such a bad idea
to give marriage a go.
“They have had some serious disagreements but Brad and Angelina
agree that they don’t want to make any more mistakes, particularly now
there are three precious little lives involved.
“This wasn’t the case in their previous marriages. The stakes are much
higher than when they were childless.”
Hey, you gotta hand it to the British. They are creative with fabricating
stories!
GENEVA -- Angelina Jolie made a two-day trip to a camp in eastern Chad this week, where she visited refugees from neighboring
Sudan's Darfur region.
"It's always hard to see decent people, families, living in such difficult conditions," said Jolie, who reached the 26,000-person
Oure-Cassoni camp after crossing a Saharan sandstorm.
"What is most upsetting is how long it is taking the international community to answer this crisis," she said in a statement released
Wednesday by the Geneva-based U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
The Oscar-winning actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador completed her trip Tuesday.
Jolie said it is about time that those responsible for crimes against humanity in Darfur face international justice.
"Today, many refugees seemed to have a new sense of hope and they want to see those guilty brought to trial," said Jolie, who
welcomed the first accusations by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor against individuals for war crimes in the four-year-old
Darfur conflict.
On Tuesday, the ICC's chief prosecutor linked Sudan's government to atrocities in Darfur, naming a junior minister as a war crimes
suspect who allegedly helped recruit, arm and bankroll the murderous desert fighters known as the janjaweed. A janjaweed militia
leader was also named in the case.
The conflict has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced 2.5 million people. Fighting erupted in February 2003 when ethnic
African tribesmen took up arms, complaining of decades of neglect and discrimination by the Khartoum government. Sudan's
government is accused of unleashing the Arab janjaweed, which is blamed for widespread atrocities against ethnic African civilians in
Darfur.
"In order to feel safe enough to return home, these people said they would need to know that the men who attacked them had been
stripped of their weapons," Jolie, 31, said. "This is a very important day for international justice. The decisions of the ICC could make
a big difference in the lives of these women and their children."
On Tuesday, Mia Farrow told a press conference at the United Nations that she had encountered burned villages and terrified
refugees with no help in sight on her recent trip to Central African Republic and Chad.
The 62-year-old actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador recalled impressions from her visits earlier this month to villages and refugee
camps along border areas where violence has spilled over from Sudan's Darfur region.
Sudan's Darfur region.
"It's always hard to see decent people, families, living in such difficult conditions," said Jolie, who reached the 26,000-person
Oure-Cassoni camp after crossing a Saharan sandstorm.
"What is most upsetting is how long it is taking the international community to answer this crisis," she said in a statement released
Wednesday by the Geneva-based U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
The Oscar-winning actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador completed her trip Tuesday.
Jolie said it is about time that those responsible for crimes against humanity in Darfur face international justice.
"Today, many refugees seemed to have a new sense of hope and they want to see those guilty brought to trial," said Jolie, who
welcomed the first accusations by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor against individuals for war crimes in the four-year-old
Darfur conflict.
On Tuesday, the ICC's chief prosecutor linked Sudan's government to atrocities in Darfur, naming a junior minister as a war crimes
suspect who allegedly helped recruit, arm and bankroll the murderous desert fighters known as the janjaweed. A janjaweed militia
leader was also named in the case.
The conflict has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced 2.5 million people. Fighting erupted in February 2003 when ethnic
African tribesmen took up arms, complaining of decades of neglect and discrimination by the Khartoum government. Sudan's
government is accused of unleashing the Arab janjaweed, which is blamed for widespread atrocities against ethnic African civilians in
Darfur.
"In order to feel safe enough to return home, these people said they would need to know that the men who attacked them had been
stripped of their weapons," Jolie, 31, said. "This is a very important day for international justice. The decisions of the ICC could make
a big difference in the lives of these women and their children."
On Tuesday, Mia Farrow told a press conference at the United Nations that she had encountered burned villages and terrified
refugees with no help in sight on her recent trip to Central African Republic and Chad.
The 62-year-old actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador recalled impressions from her visits earlier this month to villages and refugee
camps along border areas where violence has spilled over from Sudan's Darfur region.
One week, one passport stamp, one hungry
media and one successful adoption after
arriving in Vietnam, Angelina Jolie is heading
home.
In tow is the Oscar-winning actor's newest
addition to her multicultural brood, three-
year-old son Pax Thien Jolie, along with
brother Maddox and, according to People,
heretofore unseen sister Zahara.
The foursome took off in a private
Gulfstream jet from Hanoi's Noi Bai airport
early Wednesday, accompanied by a small
entourage of just a few of Jolie's assistants.
And, it could be said, the anticipation of an
entirely different country.
Jolie arrived in Vietnam last Wednesday to
pick up the newest member of her ever-
expanding brood and has been taking great
pains, to great effect, to keep the boy out of
the sights of the ever-present paparazzi. In
fact, the only images seen of the boy up until
his departure from the country were his
passport photo and a shot of him in the
orphanage in his pre-adoption days.
Though all that's about to change.
Like sister Shiloh before him, Pax is set to
make his photogenic debut in the pages of
People magazine, gracing the Friday cover
with Jolie and the spread inside with siblings
Maddox and Zahara. Shiloh, meanwhile,
won't join in on the snap-happy family fun, as
the photos were taken in Vietnam while the
10-month-old remained in Los Angeles with
papa Brad Pitt.
While the brood, which was previously
bestowed the title of People's Most Beautiful
Family, will unite later today when the
foursome touches down in California, Jolie
told the magazine it may take longer before
the transition to family-unit is complete.
"It will take him a while to realize he has a
family and that his new life is permanent and
that it won't keep changing," she said. "We
are slowly beginning to build his trust and
bond, but it will feel complete only when we
are all together."
"You can imagine what courage it takes to be
in all new surroundings, with new people and
a new language. He is very strong."
On Thursday, the duo made their way to the
Tam Binh orphanage, Pax's home since he
was found abandoned outside a Ho Chi Minh
City hospital just after his birth, where Jolie
took custody of the boy. From there, the
united family headed off to the Department of
Justice, where they took part in an official
adoption ceremony in which guardianship of
Pax was formally handed over to Jolie.
The foursome miraculously managed to keep
a low profile in their first—and only—
weekend in the country, so much so that the
media failed to even realize Zahara was
along for the ride. The family holed up in
their hotel room with a batch of brand-new
toys, primed for some one-on-one bonding. It
apparently worked.
When the fam checked out of their Ho Chi
Minh City hotel on Monday morning, several
onlookers reported that the brothers were
communicating very animatedly through sign
language: While Maddox is obviously as well
versed as a five-year-old can be in English,
Pax knows, expectedly so, only Vietnamese.
From there, the brood headed over to Hanoi
for Jolie to finalize the adoption process,
granting the U.S. Embassy one final once-
over of the adoption paperwork.
Jolie first filed for adoption last summer
through the U.S.-based agency Adoptions
from the Heart. The 31-year-old filed as a
single mother in accordance with the
Vietnamese government's policy prohibiting
unmarried couples from adopting, but it's
expected, as he did with Maddox and Zahara,
that Pitt will seek to amend his formal
parental status when Pax returns to the U.S.
Which should be any hour now.
Jolie was prohibited from taking Pax out of
the country until the embassy issued him a
visa and U.S. passport. She managed to pick
up both on Tuesday, clearing the way for the
trio's homeward-bound status early this
morning.
Jolie and Pitt first visited Vietnam during the
Thanksgiving holiday, when they paid a
surprise visit to the Tam Binh orphanage and
selected young Pham Quang Sang, whom
they rechristened Pax Thien, Latin and
Vietnamese for "Peaceful Sky," as their
fourth child.
While the Jolie-Pitt brood has set up camp in
New Orleans, it's expected that Pax's first
stop in the U.S. will be Los Angeles, where
Pitt has been shooting his latest film, The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and caring
for 10-month-old daughter Shiloh.
media and one successful adoption after
arriving in Vietnam, Angelina Jolie is heading
home.
In tow is the Oscar-winning actor's newest
addition to her multicultural brood, three-
year-old son Pax Thien Jolie, along with
brother Maddox and, according to People,
heretofore unseen sister Zahara.
The foursome took off in a private
Gulfstream jet from Hanoi's Noi Bai airport
early Wednesday, accompanied by a small
entourage of just a few of Jolie's assistants.
And, it could be said, the anticipation of an
entirely different country.
Jolie arrived in Vietnam last Wednesday to
pick up the newest member of her ever-
expanding brood and has been taking great
pains, to great effect, to keep the boy out of
the sights of the ever-present paparazzi. In
fact, the only images seen of the boy up until
his departure from the country were his
passport photo and a shot of him in the
orphanage in his pre-adoption days.
Though all that's about to change.
Like sister Shiloh before him, Pax is set to
make his photogenic debut in the pages of
People magazine, gracing the Friday cover
with Jolie and the spread inside with siblings
Maddox and Zahara. Shiloh, meanwhile,
won't join in on the snap-happy family fun, as
the photos were taken in Vietnam while the
10-month-old remained in Los Angeles with
papa Brad Pitt.
While the brood, which was previously
bestowed the title of People's Most Beautiful
Family, will unite later today when the
foursome touches down in California, Jolie
told the magazine it may take longer before
the transition to family-unit is complete.
"It will take him a while to realize he has a
family and that his new life is permanent and
that it won't keep changing," she said. "We
are slowly beginning to build his trust and
bond, but it will feel complete only when we
are all together."
"You can imagine what courage it takes to be
in all new surroundings, with new people and
a new language. He is very strong."
On Thursday, the duo made their way to the
Tam Binh orphanage, Pax's home since he
was found abandoned outside a Ho Chi Minh
City hospital just after his birth, where Jolie
took custody of the boy. From there, the
united family headed off to the Department of
Justice, where they took part in an official
adoption ceremony in which guardianship of
Pax was formally handed over to Jolie.
The foursome miraculously managed to keep
a low profile in their first—and only—
weekend in the country, so much so that the
media failed to even realize Zahara was
along for the ride. The family holed up in
their hotel room with a batch of brand-new
toys, primed for some one-on-one bonding. It
apparently worked.
When the fam checked out of their Ho Chi
Minh City hotel on Monday morning, several
onlookers reported that the brothers were
communicating very animatedly through sign
language: While Maddox is obviously as well
versed as a five-year-old can be in English,
Pax knows, expectedly so, only Vietnamese.
From there, the brood headed over to Hanoi
for Jolie to finalize the adoption process,
granting the U.S. Embassy one final once-
over of the adoption paperwork.
Jolie first filed for adoption last summer
through the U.S.-based agency Adoptions
from the Heart. The 31-year-old filed as a
single mother in accordance with the
Vietnamese government's policy prohibiting
unmarried couples from adopting, but it's
expected, as he did with Maddox and Zahara,
that Pitt will seek to amend his formal
parental status when Pax returns to the U.S.
Which should be any hour now.
Jolie was prohibited from taking Pax out of
the country until the embassy issued him a
visa and U.S. passport. She managed to pick
up both on Tuesday, clearing the way for the
trio's homeward-bound status early this
morning.
Jolie and Pitt first visited Vietnam during the
Thanksgiving holiday, when they paid a
surprise visit to the Tam Binh orphanage and
selected young Pham Quang Sang, whom
they rechristened Pax Thien, Latin and
Vietnamese for "Peaceful Sky," as their
fourth child.
While the Jolie-Pitt brood has set up camp in
New Orleans, it's expected that Pax's first
stop in the U.S. will be Los Angeles, where
Pitt has been shooting his latest film, The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and caring
for 10-month-old daughter Shiloh.
