After bringing Maddox and Pax Thien to Venice, Brad Pitt next brought along with him his daughter Zahara at the Cannes Airport. Sporting a white button-up shirt overtop a white A-shirt teamed with grey trousers, white sneakers, and a black fedora, the Jesse James actor gave a quick wave before heading inside. Moments later, Brad and Zahara were spotted hopping a ride on a golf cart-style baggage carrier to their awaiting private jet.
Ever since after the birth of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, Angelina Jolie and her rainbow family has been keeping a low profile because the actress fears that her children will be kidnapped. According to tabloid reports, the mother of six is refusing to “leave” the French chateau she shares with Brad Pitt. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted a Jolie-Pitt family friend as saying:
“If one of them is unaccounted for for more than 30 seconds she gets hysterical.”
And according to Grazia, Angelina Jolie is a “virtual recluse” and that she “has not been seen in public for at least two months.” The publication also reported that Angie “has long struggled to maintain a healthy weight” and “wants Brad to cut all ties with anything to do with Jen (Jennifer Aniston).”
According to Life & Style magazine, Tom Cruise has apparently embarked on a “secret feud” with Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The Top Gun actor — who is married to former Dawson’s Creek actress Katie Holmes — is allegedly letting his “competitive streak” run wild, and is constantly trying to outdo Brad and Angelina. Hello?? How can he outdo the six instant kids?? LOL! A source tells Life & Style magazine in its latest issue,
“It seems as though Tom’s always trying to compete with Brad, and that’s a difficult job. All the negative press Tom gets over Scientology and the rumors about how his relationship with Katie was fake have left him with the sense that he’s not, you know, as beloved anymore.”
The source further drives home the point with –
“And Brad has these causes - save the children, rebuild New Orleans, donate to charity - while Angelina’s practically St. Angelina these days. How do you compete with that?”
Aww, he’s to sweet for words eh?? Angelina Jolie is really lucky to have him! I really wish them well and that their union will last.. =) Anyway, after appearing in the Venice Film Festival, Brad Pitt is now at the Toronto International Film Festival to attend the gala screening of his new comedy film “Burn After Reading” with George Clooney. The hunky actor plays a knucklehead fitness employee in the movie which will surely make the audiences laugh! Hehe! And when asked what makes him chuckle in real life, Brad Pitt told PEOPLE: “My kids!”
The actor also related that everybody back in France, Angelina Jolie and their six kids, are all alright. Brad Pitt revealed,
“Everyone is healthy. No sleep though. Sleep is something you long for, but it’s alright. We’ll get it.”
His co-star Tilda Swinton (she has twins too!) butted in and advised, “It gets easier! And it’s true.” And what kind of a father does she think Brad is? “He’s fantastic,” said Swinton. Costar John Malkovich chimed in: “He was very doting with his daughter during shooting on a couple of days I was there. He’s very much a present parent.” ^_^
And they were a new entry at that! Amazing huh?? The Daily Telegraph reported last Wednesday that Vanity Fair’s annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful and influential people listed Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their top 10. The list is scheduled to appear in the October issue of the magazine.
THE VANITY FAIR 100 (2007 ranking in parentheses; only top 20 shown)
1. Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister (new entry)
2. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. (1)
3. Sergey Brin (3), Larry Page (3), and Eric Schmidt (new entry), Google
4. Steve Jobs, Apple, Disney, and Pixar (2)
5. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway (5)
6. Jeff Bezos, Amazon (23)
7. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai (new entry)
8. Roman Abramovich, Millhouse Capital (30)
9. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, actors, activists (new entry)
10. Al Gore, eco-warrior (19)
11. Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation (6)
12. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, Bloomberg L.P. (9)
13. Bernard Arnault, LVMH (8)
14. Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks SKG (7)
15. Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren (13)
16. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft (returning)
17. François-Henri Pinault, PPR (new entry)
18. Barry Diller & Diane von Furstenberg (15), IAC; Diane von Furstenberg (15)
19. H. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart (12)
20. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs (new entry)
Just one day after insulting Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on her blog, to comedienne “sort of” apologized to Hollywood’s top couple — but she didn’t extend the peace sign to the Jon. The elderly actor has also slammed Roseanne Barr in reaction to her post via a statement to a TV show. Anyway, back to Roseanne’s “apology”. Last Tuesday, in a blog post titled “I do not know Brangelina,” the former TV star wrote:
“[I] do not mean to personally impugn them as they might be good people in the flesh, but the media’s images of them are smelly and vile, and I must always attack the media’s representation of what is good or cool.”
Roseanne Barr further blogged, lashing out against bloggers and the media, who were quick to report on her vile remarks. She said:
“Those who inhabit the media world of glamour and entertainment and fashion and gossip are horrid people who have no talent of any kind, and yet think of themselves as tastemakers.”
In the blog post that drew severe reactions, the comedienne criticized Angelina Jolie for stating that she was undecided on a presidential candidate and was waiting to hear more information. Roseanne Barr also took aim at Brad Pitt, calling him “vacuous,” and noted that the couple make “forty million dollars a year in violent psychopathic movies and give away three of it to starving children,” referring to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which has raised millions for charitable causes.
Click on the photos to enlarge. You can read the whole article that way. Yeah, I’m too lazy to retype it here. LOL! :-p Don’t worry, the text is fully readable and it gives a lot of info about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s next adoption. As previously posted here, the newest addition to the Jolie-Pitt family is an African girl (not a baby) for Zahara’s well-being. Enjoy reading the magazine scans courtesy of AngelinaPlace.com! ^_^
Yeah, only the Jolie-Pitt boys were able to come with Daddy Brad for the Venice Film Festival. Though it was highly rumored that Angelina Jolie will make her first post-pregnancy appearance in the said festival, she was nowhere to be found during its first few days. Clad in white attire, hunky Brad Pitt and his sons, Maddox and Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, arrived in Venice for the 65th Annual Venice International Film Festival on last August 26. Enjoy their photos! ^_^
Man, if France can give dole outs to the rich, I would certainly relocate and have my babies there! LOL! According to reports, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are technically eligible for a “nanny payment” of $975.84 a month, not to mention an “orphan allowance” of $508.97 for each of their three adopted children. The grand total, $2,592.81, would be payable by check each month. The sum is part of a financial package waiting for the Jolie-Pitt family at Brignoles Town Hall, close to their manor house home in the south of France. The Town Hall was one of the first places that Brad Pitt went to after arriving in France — there, he registered his family to make sure they were known to local medical services. This means all of the family are now listed on official state records, thus allowing them to enjoy the financial benefits available.
If you’re wondering why Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are eligible to receive benefits despite earning close to $40 million dollars a year, its coz many of the most generous French benefits are not means-tested nor income related. Confirming that the couple were now established members of the community and so eligible for benefits, Correns mayor Michaël Latz said:
“They are ordinary and very kind. They eat like us, they live like us and they are very interested in the organic food of Correns. They decided to move here after visiting other homes in the region.”
However, a spokeswoman for the Brignoles council said:
“We do not discuss individual benefits cases, but can confirm that all resident local families with young children are eligible for certain benefits.”
WOW!!! Maybe being a photographer is next on the hunky actor’s agenda after being a charity organizer and architect! According to an exclusive report by Fashion Week Daily, Brad Pitt has apparently photographed Angelina Jolie and their six kids at the Chateau Miraval in the South of France last week for the November cover of W magazine. This is Brad’s first time in creating a cover though he already collaborated with friend Steven Klein to create a photo portfolio of Angelina Jolie and himself in the feature “Domestic Bliss” from the July 2005 issue of W mag. That’s the cover above. Neat huh?? ^_^ Photography has been a longtime hobby of Brad Pitt, and he has appeared on the March 2007 cover of Interview wielding a camera. Angelina Jolie also reportedly gave him a Littman 45 single camera as a birthday gift.