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Swakopmund, Namibia :: Angelina and Brad Pitt confirmed Wednesday that their newly-born daughter Shiloh Nouvel will have a Namibian passport.
"Shiloh will receive a Nambian passport, so we shall return," Pitt said at the couple’s first public appearance since the May 27 birth.
The Hollywood glamour pair spoke to local journalists at a press briefing at the four-star Hansa Hotel in Swakopmund at the edge of the Namib desert where Jolie gave birth by Caesarian Section.
"We couldn’t have picked a better place to have our child," said Jolie, looking healthy and relaxed in a black dress. Pitt agreed: "We are very proud that our daughter was born here".
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Pitt said the couple had "done their homework" before deciding on Namibia as the birthplace of their first biological and third child.
"The health of our daughter and Angie’s was imperative. We’ve had absolute top-notch medical assistance," Pitt said.
The couple reiterated their gratitude to the people of the sparsely populated country, which has come under intense media interest since their arrival two-and-a-half months ago.
"We are eternally grateful to the Namibian people," Pitt said. "Namibia is one of Africa’s best kept secrets - until we came of course."
The couple had been "afforded a lifestyle here we could not have anywhere else" and that Namibia has been "a wonderful place to be with our kids."
The couple said they planned to remain in the country for just a few more days before returning to the United States. "Just a few more days. My mother is dying to see the baby," Jolie said.
On the tight security around the couple, Jolie said they had wished this had not been necessary but felt "the birth should be done in a way that was peaceful."
Pitt explained that having "a child with a bounty on its head" before its birth, had brought about the need for bodyguards to shield the family.
On future career plans, Pitt said he would begin work on the latest in the Ocean movie series in August while Jolie planned to concentrate on the needs of her three children - the newborn and four-year-old Maddox and one-year-old Zahara.
The couple were accompanied by Namibian first lady Penehupifo Pohamba (pictured above) regional governor Samuel Nuujoma and Child Welfare Minister Marlene Mungunda as they spoke to journalists for about 30 minutes, posed for photographs and signed autographs.
A day after their daughter was born, the couple announced they would provide 300,000 dollars for the refurbishment of hospitals in Namibia. Jolie, a United Nations goodwill ambassador, discovered Namibia some years ago while filming a movie there. [AP]
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# 648 | to everyone and JITA I tried to read the posts and I am honestly appalled. This has gone far…Maybe it was really naive but I kind of thought once the baby arrived, these whole thing will be over. I was over at the Z thread and people are calling the poor child ugly…that is wrong, so wrong and this matter of publicity or fixing their image…for an alleged infidelity? What will the alledge murders do (OJ, Blake) or accused rapists (Kobe Bryant) do then to "fix their own image? Come on, Please let’s use some sense here…you carry on raining brimstones and fire on people for their "sin"….Who made you God? Seriously, do you not see the Hypocrisy in what you are doing? Professing a false Moral indignation….really! If you are going to Judge others…You hands had better be as clean as can be…of course we know that it is unlikely because we are just HUMAN. We have two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice and another which we practice but seldom preachGuys, I have to stop now….see you later today, Tommorow for most of you.
# 645 | ? Where’d I see the story about the Page Six reporter? A blog, of course! I can’t remember which one, though. I read a lot of blogs before I settled on just JJ’s. There’s a lot of funny stuff out there and a lot out outright shitholes. This awas MONTHS ago. Way back before we even knew she was preggers. That’s why I’m laughing about the Enquirer bringing it up now. I won’t have time to do it tonight, but tomorrow at work I may have some time to hunt it down again. Try Googling that guy’s name - Jared Paul Stern (or it may be Stein). You may be able to find it that way.
# 673 | BluMystiquethanks so much! i’ll send the e-mail ASAP. btw, the video was scorching! makes me want to view my unrated again!
# 659 | Ivy |OMG I love that idea, pls Gitane consider Ivy’s segment..lol.Blu–that was hot!! Thanks.
I know that some of you who are definding AJ’s poor choice of attire today are the same people who criticized JA for dressing casually, but conservatively, for the Leno or Letterman (don’t recall which).
They said that they chose to believe him when he SAID he did not cheat. And that does not in any way mean that Brad did not really cheat and if he did may have very likely preferred to lie about it.Big distinction between the two. # 664 | not the same|it also does not mean that he did cheat either. And if two people who actually know him believed him, and if other people that I have read through the years have talked about his goodness, decency and integrity.. I think the odds are pretty good that he didnt cheat. It wouldnt be like him.. it wouldnt be like the person that friends and lovers and co-workers have praised in the past. I dont believe it and wont until there is proof otherwise and i dont think there will be. He has always been a man of honor, not perfect, flawed yes.. but, honesty has always been a key characteristic of his.
It said on the channel 4 news that the websites are being sued that showed baby pics of shiloh…hahaha that means justjared
# 673 | BluMystique | - Hey Blu, can I get in too please? I don’t usually beg but I will to get into EA lol
# 648 | to everyone and JITA. 80% of Hollywood marriage result into divorce. half of all married couples in America are divorced. So what’s the big fuss when Brad and jen divorce ? not that I agree on cheating, but there was not any prove on it . I think the problem is Brad and Jen "acted" so much in love during the fraud, dismiss "Golden couple" day. some delusional fans just can’t cope with their deminish.
# 673 | BluMystiqueooh I cannot wait for that update. The last one was great–poignant @ the end.
lol sure Alexanderina.. just give me a hint to make sure that I know it’s you. I know someone stole your name.
# 678 | angelahbamz family christmas it is. now i need to find my angle. do you want awww shucks! or boo hoo hoo?
POOR ZAHARA will now be getting the shaft.
WOOT 692 posts!!! BAMZS FANS ALWAYS GETS THE LAST WORD!!
640-Put your mind at ease. The next big news we hear, will be that they are already married.They got married in Afica. Their child was born there. They have a strong bond with Africa.
#655 Blu Mystique,The video was very sexy!!!Keep up the good work.Bamzs fan’s reguarding the NE story it will pass just like the rest of the bulls##t stories.Anyone with 2 braincells would not believe that piece of crap tabloid.Frankly I’m surprised they are still in business,who would even buy it?
Look at how happy they are! You know Brad feels at times he’s dreaming! He probably looks back to how much his life has changed in the last year and for the better I might add! I am so deeply happy for the two of them! I only hope to find that special someone whom I share common interests with like these two have! I wish them the very best!!
# 687 | Laurelsounds like you haven’t gotten the shaft in a long time.what? come on you guys! i just COULDN’T resist that one!on a more civil note: zahara is very far from poor. she’s a lot better off than you are and that’s what stings, isn’t it?
# 685 | BluMystique | - it me, member of Bradforums.net, goes by the name Sweet…. and I love BAMZS no hatred in my heart for them just love
do you want awww shucks! or boo hoo hoo? # 686 | gitane | | Hey it’s christmas, why cant we have a little of both? yeah, im greedy lol
You know, I was just sitting here thinking to myself at how sad, yet sometimes very amusing "and so beyond predictable" haters become everytime a brand new stone is laid in the Jolie-Pitt foundation. The nastiness escalates, and the silliness grows in leaps and bounds. I mean today I could almost here the knashing of teeth, and the tearing of the hairshirts on my laptop speakers! We know that in their minds, Jolie-Pitt weren’t supposed to last. They were scheduled to implode/explode/disenigrate/vaporize every other day since they first acknowledged they were together, and yet with each passing piece of news, they leave no doubt that they are not only a couple, but committed to remaining so. They’ve moved on, and we’ve moved on with them, but then there’s that group who can’t leave the past behind, and it’s nuts. Why do they waste time and energy allowing themselves to be stressed over something that proved long ago it wasn’t going away? No matter how many times they refer to Jolie-Pitt in some derogatory way, or pull out the tired and oft heard babble about a home getting wrecked, a vial of blood, and how cute Brad was with X, it won’t change a thing. There IS no going back. jpf
SHILOH is lovely…those lips wow (thank god she inherited angie’s lovely luscious lips!)…can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures. Here’s where you can still preview the picture of Baby Goddess Shiloh - go to google, type shiloh nouvel jolie pitt and click on images, under china daily. Good luck!
sounds like you haven’t gotten the shaft in a long time.| Gitane omg i just spewed coffee on my computer screen, wasnt expecting that lmao
# 694 | Ivyone order of awww shucks! with a side of boo hoo hoo coming up! give me ’til saturday. i’ve got weddings to coordinate.
# 645 | ? Okay…here’s one link I found to a blurb from a couple of weeks ago on The New Yorker mag online site. It’s about midway down the page, but it’s not the full story I saw last year - http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/060424ta_talk_martin
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