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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".
(Continued after the jump, more pictures in the gallery)
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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Angie - bad choice of outfit. Not very classy. She can wear that at home when she is ready to feed her baby. It’s not hard to cover up those boobs and tats… e.g with a thin jacket. I mean, Shiloh is not even around so it’s not that she has to wear that kind of dress. Brad and first lady looks better.
Sorry I meant "shut-up the naysayers"
# 182 | Frenchy# 190 | The real lou# 198 | kempekeI like the way you think!
A Short Biography of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-PittThe long road to birth for the world’s most celebrated baby.By Deborah Netburn, Times Staff WriterJune 7, 2006 March 2002: A family begins. Angelina Jolie, still married to second husband Billy Bob Thornton, officially adopts Shiloh’s future brother Maddox after meeting him in a Cambodian orphanage in November 2001.August 2003: The stars align. Who knows if the world would ever have met Shiloh Nouvel if Nicole Kidman, originally in line to star opposite Brad Pitt in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," hadn’t had to pull out because of scheduling conflicts. The film’s producers tap Cate Blanchett and Catherine Zeta-Jones as potential replacements before settling on Jolie. Shiloh’s mom and dad begin shooting the film together in November 2003.December 2004: Dad, still married to Jennifer Aniston, admits he wants to be a father. Shiloh’s dad begins to crave a little squirt of his own. "God, I’m going to say it: Kids. Family. I’m thinking family. Yeah. I got family on the mind," Pitt tells Diane Sawyer in a December 2004 interview.January 2005: Aniston and Pitt end their four-year marriage. Aniston and Pitt announce their separation. The split is finalized in October, paving the way for Pitt and Jolie, already rumored to be romantically involved, to start practicing making baby Shiloh. (Both Pitt and Jolie have denied having intimate relations before Pitt’s divorce with Anniston was finalized).July 2005: Shiloh’s sister is adopted from Ethiopia. Angelina adopts Shiloh’s second future sibling, Zahara Marley Jolie, who was orphaned by AIDS-stricken parents. "My son is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister," Shiloh’s mother tells the press. Shiloh’s dad is on hand for the adoption, but isn’t listed on the paperwork.Late 2005: Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt is conceived. Precise details have yet to be released.December 2005: The family becomes an official unit. Shiloh’s dad, aware that young Shiloh is en route, initiates proceedings to adopt Maddox and Zahara and add his last name to theirs. A judge OKs the order a few weeks later.January 2006: Mom lets the big news slip. Jolie announces the happy news of Shiloh’s impending arrival to an aid worker in the Dominican Republic where the actress is on location shooting "The Good Shepard." Pitt’s publicist confirms the news.January 2006: Shiloh’s first public appearance. Months before she is born, Shiloh visits Port-au-Prince, Haiti, via mom’s belly. "It was the budding baby’s first media opportunity since Jolie’s pregnancy was confirmed Wednesday," writes E! Online. It was also Pitt and Jolie’s first public outing since the news of Jolie’s pregnancy broke.April 2006: Shiloh’s parents settle in Namibia to await the young lady’s birth. Brad and Angelina move with Shiloh’s siblings to Namibia for a few months during the final stages of Angelina’s pregnancy.April 2006: Friend or frenemy? Suri Cruise, Shiloh’s competition for the celebrity baby A-list and perhaps future best friend or mortal foe is born.May 2006: She arrives! Shiloh arrives by planned C-section in Namibia, weighing a healthy seven pounds, making Shiloh a citizen not only of the United States but of the African country as well.June 2006: Shiloh’s first photo shoot. Mom and Dad agree to allow young Shiloh to be photographed, but tell the world they will sell photos of their baby girl to the highest bidder and then donate the proceeds to charity. Getty Images, the agency charged with licensing the photographs, vouches for Shiloh’s future as a superstar. "The images are beautiful — very intimate, casual and not Hollywood glitz," it says.
I admit I would like for them to get married, if only to make it easier for future adoptions. I dont believe that they are only together for the kids.. that is silly. However, as long as they are together and are happy.. I will be happy for them.
Okay. I’m sorry I can’t spell. LoL
Well said #195….not only that but they are setting these two up for an even harder fall. They are just human and certaonly don’t have all the "secrets of the universe" to a relationship. They too will tire of each other like they’ve tired of mates before and they will fall harder than most because of all the hype surrounding this bogus relationship. I believe it is about the children and that is all. Angie does waaaay too much talking about the kids to act to prive about her life its just wordsmithhing to avoid the truth and that is, they aren’t getting married cause they aren’t going to last.
#192ITA
ummmm CAUSE THEY SOLD THEIR BABY TO THE PRESS!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t care where they’re throwing the money……they know it "makes" them look good and that the what the intent is…to benefit them.————Truer words were never spoken about this pair excpet maybe they HOPE it makes them look good. It doesn’t make them look any better to me. I hate manipulation and hypocrisy in any form it’s served up.
Bamzs fan’s ignore the haters,they have been singing the same song for over a year now,it’s lust,they are together for the kids BLAH BLAH BLAH.Let them believe what they want.I must admit I find it funny how they follow Bamzs so closly since they claim to dislike them and their need to tell us EVERYDAY that this couple won’t last.Go and analyze X and VV.Did anyone see Inside Edition?Did you see the way Brad was looking at Angelina while she was talking.She might be knocked up again soon!
hard to believe jolie is barely 30. she looks at least 45. Dont’ get me wrong– I don’t think looks are the "end all, be all". Just saying…. She looks old. And I agree, Brad just looks whipped.
hard to believe jolie is barely 30. she looks at least 45. Dont’ get me wrong– I don’t think looks are the "end all, be all". Just saying…. She looks old. And I agree, Brad just looks whipped.
Does anyone know what the tattoo on the inside, near the elbow of Angie’s right arm says?
The real lou - just for the record, I’m a BAMZS fan, not a hater, I’ve thought they’d make a great couple since I heard they were working together on M&MS, predicted to friends when Pitt and Anniston split up in January that by June B&A would be a couple (it happened earlier), and I buy every single issue of People on which they’re featured. I love them - and even *I* am starting to doubt whether theyr’e together for anything but the kids. So please don’t assume its just "the haters" sayign that. Its just a realistic thought.
… Brad looks ***** whipped. # 164 | Lena ———————————LOL, I’m not sure if that’s supposed to be a bad thing if you know what I mean…LOL…sorry sorry….
# 192 | jizzy as interesting as your post was (and it was). But the answer is really simple. Until these two are ready to discuss their private life. It is just that their private life. They are not obligated to tell us the public or the media what their plans are. For all you know they could very well be married, or perhaps they don’t believe that a ceremony is necessary. Whatever the answer it is none of our business. And please stop taking every word that spills from Angelina’s or Brad’s mouth so literally that you have to create an entire post from tem. I’m sure she meant that they don’t sit around and gone on and on about "their" relationship. I’m sure it came up once or twice, but it is not the highlight of their day. Don’t take the lines from a movie and apply them to a couple you…I and most of us really don’t know. You have no idea what goes on in "their" home, none of us do. As far as them lasting, they have as much chance at success as the rest of us. Let them have it.
# 211 | agreeYou may agree with me, but, I don’t necessarily agree with you. I took a neutral ground in regards to their relationship, but don’t let that fool you. I am a BAMZS supporter unlike yourself. I want everything that is good for this family. The same as I would want for myself. Which leads me to the conclusion that they are right to keep their relationship under wraps as it is being attacked by fans and non-fans alike.
# 217 | windy2u tatoos
What other explanation could there be? Other than the conspiracy theory that there is no Suri. # 113 | creativegirl ======================I am beging to wonder if in fact there is no suri, I mean through out their relationship, they have been soooo camera friendly, OK, Media/PR Hounds to the inth degree. Now that they really have something/one to show off. You don’t see or hear from them.I think the baby that Some other Woman had for them, has/had something terribly wrong with it. Or the woman decided to keep it. I mean Tom did not seem to be very hands on justs a day or two before she was do to pop. I think the lack of interest he should toward his pregant girlfriend points to the fact that she was indeed not pregant to began with, That is why he did not need to be there. It’s just really weird.
Brad looks like a man who is helping raise his infant daughter, and 2 little kids. That’s better then seeing him on TV almost crying about wanting a family or out n about tanning, and chain smoking.
#218 ForkInTheRoad,I never addressed you personally as hater.So there was no need for you to take offense to my comment.
# 165 | Estelle ———————-ITA, we can’t "LOVE" her only when she’s nice…we either LOVE her or HATE her all year round. Lainey will be Lainey.
# 214 | The real lou | - I don’t get to see it until 7:30PM westcoast time
# 213 | what the ROCKS| I feel sorry for you. Your hate has blinded you to the good that this couple has done and is doing. They didnt "sell" their child anymore than any other celeb who knows that it is only practical to allow a photo of their child to be taken, they are doing it in a controlled way as well as making sure many other babies will get the chance to thrive. I pity that you only see greed and hypocrisy.. especially where there is none. What we believe is what we think, and what we think, is what we believe. I just think you might want to consider changing some of those cynical, bitter thoughts. You will be amazed at how much better you will feel.
#154 aka ForkInTheRoad, I totally disagree.Say what you will - but these two VERY compassionate and genuinely NICE people WHO ARE IN LOVE came together under a MASSIVE Publicity blitz, in which Brad was perceived as LEAVING his wife FOR ANGELINA. A woman (Aniston) who at the time is publicly declaring how she is hurt and wounded, and shocked, and screaming at the ocean and sobbing over a baby that wasn’t even a twinkle. I have no doubt, that unlike us (and me in particular), Brad & Angelina, most likely feel the woman’s pain - as they’re a LOT nicer than I am. Muahaha.Personally, I wouldn’t blame them, if for propriety’s sake, they didn’t further rub her face in their happiness…….by along with Brad adopting Angie’s kids in a NY minute, and along with Brad moving Angie & the kids in his home in a NY minute, and along with Angelina getting pregnant in a NY minute, and along with them NOT LEAVING EACH OTHER’S SIDE for MORE THAN A WEEK AT A TIME….I really don’t mind that they ALSO didn’t fawn over each other by giving interviews and extolling ea. other and saying how much in luuu-uuv they were, let’s face it - there would have been serious backlash, and would have been deemed in bad taste, as Brad’s wife X was having a nervous breakdown over the end of her Pitt Train ride.So while I would love to see them smootching and acting googly eyed, I also know that it wasn’t really the right time and place to be doing that — but they will be together a long time, and as such, in time - I believe we’ll have the opportunity to see there PDA’s and hear their declarations at some point.To think these two people are only together to raise kids is idiotic beyond words — no offense to anyone, but it’s not like we’re talking about two losers who hooked up via a dating service (sorry dating service people, lolol) - this IS Brad Pitt, and Angelina Jolie we’re talking about. They have NO shortage of offers, they don’t NEED to go that route. Besides, Angie had kids already was raising them by her damn self, and FINE with it….and if Brad had ONLY wanted babies, he sure wouldn’t have hitched himself to the sit-com hack for the last 5-7 years - and hung in there with her. But more importantly, if that’s all he wanted, a baby maker to reproduce his own DNA- why hook up with Angie and take on two kids.People need to THINK.
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