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Brad Pitt Makes America Great
A new picture of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie has surfaced, reportedly taken at mom-to-be Angelina’s baby shower before giving birth to daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt on May 27th. Looks like they’re having an absolute blast with those white feather boas on their heads! Bigger picture in the gallery. Thanks to Harmoni and Nancy!!
UPDATE 1 :: Added two more ADORABLE photos: 1) Angelina carrying baby Zahara in a Namibian desert 2) Angelina holding a balloon while Brad laughs next to her.
UPDATE 2 :: Apologies, images removed! Replaced with Brad Pitt featured in the latest issue of Newsweek’s "15 People Who Make America Great" (he’s on the cover). Article after the jump.
Brad Pitt
Newsweek, July 3-10, 2006
He lured the paparazzi to Africa, where people really needed the attention.
If it wasn’t for Brad Pitt, most Americans would never have heard of Namibia. They might not know about AIDS orphans in South Africa, or the plight of children in Haiti, or what transpired at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Pitt, 42, has been a movie star for 15 years—and a paparazzi target for nearly as long. Celebrity mags have made millions reporting on his love life, and the obsession only intensified when he began romancing Angelina Jolie. So he started fighting back—but not by punching photographers. If paparazzi were going to follow the couple everywhere, Pitt figured they might as well drag them somewhere that desperately needed the world’s attention. "It’s the first time I’ve actually felt like we have some degree of control over it," says Pitt, from his home in Malibu. "I can’t describe what an immense relief it is for me." The splashiest example of his new strategy unfolded just last month. He and Jolie, who, perhaps you’ve heard, recently gave birth to their daughter Shiloh Nouvel in Namibia, sold the coveted first baby photos to People magazine for a reported $4 million—and gave all the money to African charities. "Knowing that someone was going to hound us for that first photo—and was going to profit immensely for doing it—I just couldn’t live with it," Pitt says. "We were able to turn that around and collect millions for people who are really going to need it."
If Pitt was simply using his star power to force the celebrity press to cover poverty and disease, that would be enough—heck, it’s far more than most celebrities do. But Pitt has also been studying trade issues, diving into why much of Africa is so impoverished and how it can be turned around. "Industrialized nations cost Africa three times what we give it in aid," he says. "We buy their coffee beans, but we don’t let them process the beans, which is where the real money is. So what we’re doing is digging a hole for them that they can’t get out of, and then throwing a little money in the hole. The odds are just stacked against them."
Fatherhood, he says, helped accelerate his activism. Not long before Shiloh was born, Pitt adopted Jolie’s son, Maddox, whom she originally adopted from Cambodia, and her daughter Zahara, whom she adopted last summer from Ethiopia. "I look at [Zahara] and imagine what her life could have been," he says. "You want to grab as many of these kids in your arms as you can. They need our help, and we should be doing more."
He’s doing more in America, too. A longtime student of architecture and an advocate of "green" design, Pitt saw an opportunity after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild New Orleans in an innovative way. Joining forces with Global Green USA, an environmental advocacy group, Pitt put up $100,000 to help sponsor an architecture competition that requires contestants to create affordable, multifamily housing for the city that is ecofriendly and community focused. Global Green has already received more than 3,000 submissions. "We can’t just consume ourselves into extinction," he says. "We have to find a new paradigm, a new way of thinking. Of course, the ultimate goal is to get the designs built. It’s a bit of a quagmire down there now, so I see myself getting even more involved in the future."
First, he has to be free to leave the house. Since returning from Africa, the Jolie-Pitt clan has been swarmed by paparazzi. "They’re outside the house right now, at least 40 of them," Pitt says, as a baby’s cry fills the background. "There are two boats out in the water, and there’s an occasional chopper that goes by." Indeed, the sound of a helicopter propeller is so loud at times during Newsweek’s interview that Pitt can’t hear the questions. "It’s madness," he says. But he doesn’t sound annoyed. Far from it: he sounds like any other blissed-out new dad. "Do you have kids? It’s absolutely sublime." You can virtually hear him smile over the phone. "Whether you have them or adopt them, they’re all blood. And the funniest people I’ve ever met." Pretty soon, it’ll be their generation’s world. "I’ve had the luxury of being able to see these issues firsthand," he says. "If I don’t share that, I’m complicit in the problem." Instead, he’s making sure he’s part of the solution.
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Wha??? (#99) I thought you said Libby had described the two OTHER pics?? I know whats on CBB, but they don’t describe the two other pics….what did Libby say about these two others??
Continued from Libby at bradforumsI don’t really understand why they emailed me as, from the CC box, the other places they contacted were internet gossip sites, photo agencies and magazines (Star and People). Life & Style magazine also emailed me yesterday so perhaps my site is now being seen as some kind of gossip site. Lovely. wink.gif Anyway, here’s the email I received if anyone’s interested.I am contacting you because I have recently acquired some digital photos (450 pictures). On this memory stick are personal photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their children. These photos are in thier home and on vacation, are good quality and are close up. These pictures have not been seen by anyone else. I am contacting you and several other Papers, magazines and websites to see what these photos may be worth. I am attaching 3 photos so you can verify the authenticity of them. You can contact me through this e-mail address:
if it is a invasion of privacy then why do people come here to read the posts and see the pics, you are all doing the same thing when you come here everyday, I love this site!!!!
I am contacting you because I have recently acquired some digital photos (450 pictures). On this memory stick are personal photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their children. These photos are in thier home and on vacation, are good quality and are close up. These pictures have not been seen by anyone else. I am contacting you and several other Papers, magazines and websites to see what these photos may be worth. I am attaching 3 photos so you can verify the authenticity of them. You can contact me through this e-mail addressCome On!This is all so wrong.
# 93 | Missouri Fan Hey Missouri Fan - I live in MO…have been to Branson, but not recently. My sister and another friend both went last year and were bored to tears. They both said that if you’re not a senior citizen you’re probably not going to have much fun. The theaters there are all old country & western or old crooner type singers. The other big attracttion is Silver Dollar City, which my sister found to be totally worthless. Even my friend who has little kids said the kids didn’t enjoy it. There aren’t very many rides, it’s mostly arts and crafts type things with a very old-west shows. Because it’s become so popular with senior citizens they also said it’s very congested in some areas. The roads and narrow and windy and it’s a little hard to get around. However, if you like to shop, there is a very good outlet mall there with about 150 stores. Other than that…no one I know who’s been recently has enjoyed it all that much.
And another thing Brad & Angie are not going to leak photos to Star magazine and the person selling the photos also emailed Star.
Hey Maniston, THANKS MUCH!! Sorry I had posted before I saw your response on the Libby details. Thanks again!I can’t tell if Libby is truly :-( as she claims, and the pics do make her feel odd, or if she, like the many undercover J Aniston fans that run that site, are just not all that over the moon to see Brad THIS happy with Angie…even though they know it’s true - the photographic evidence, must bug them.I still think she got the pics, because she’s a BRAD site - and whoever is hawking them, may have permission from him to do it…so Libby needs to just chill the f* out, and enjoy…even though it’s hard for her being a chin fan and all.
# 105 | African Girl ————————–ITAWow, I’m so sorry/angry/sad about the whole thing….I know they’re celebs but those are private moments NOT photoshoots and magazine covers…I really hope this is the only pic we get to see!>.
What an adorable picture. Yes, I do feel a little guilty looking at it as if it is from their private picture album, BUT this particular photo should really stay in order to show theHATERS who keep going on and on about how unhappy Brad looks all the time. There it is. He is very happy . You can’t fake happiness. I love this photo.Missouri Fan - My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and Bronson, Missouri. It was a beautiful area. Is that close to Springfield, MO? Also, my son was born in Oklahoma City which is not too far from Shawnee, OK - Brad’s birth place. Elana - I used to live in Dallas, TX. I know what you mean. I could never get used to the Texas heat even after ten years of living there., but the people of Texas were wonderful. Now I live in the cool climate of Oregon. It is beautiful here.
# 109 | *me* |Public pictures are one thing but these are private andit feels so wrong…especially when the person seems to be auctioning them off like used cars.
Thanks JJ for the new pics and thread, they are so cute
# 60 | CLINIQUA | I agree with you though I read the link and in it is says that the photos are from not just the baby shower but documenting their stay in Africa…. If this is belonging to the person who took the photos then it is to someone who has stolen the card from them and through an agent is trying to sell them. That being said, it is nothing for us to worry about as their security and legal team is on it. So let’s be grateful for an opportunity to share a private moment in their life. I guess all of us have different fairy tale we want our life to follow. For some it is the one of being saved and for others it is finding someone who is worthy of all you have to share …someone who sees what others don’t see, For me, it is not about being saved or conquered… it is about voluntary surrender to someone who is worthy of my trust and commitment. My appreciation of this couple is that it validates that it does exist. Because I still believe in Happily Ever After but I also have learned what it takes to make that a reality. If this couple teaches us anything it should be that love finds you when and where you least expect and not the other way around. If you are living a life that fullfills you, then when someone falls in step with you on the road that you chosen for yourself… You know they are the right one.
# 111 | African Girl | - Hey AG, just read the all the posts, ITA with you, I can’t believe someone would do something like this, it nice to see pictures of them but not like this, gosh this is so wrong
Okay…Somebody’s gotta say so I’m going to live up to a nickname that a friend once gave me…Reality Chick. We ALL KNOW that if these photos surface online or in print….we’re gonna look at ‘em. It’s freaking human nature.Will I be mad that B/A have been sold out? Yes. Will I feel like killing the person that did it? Yes. Am I still gonna look? Yes. Am I gonna feel bad about it? Yes. Knowing I shouldn’t look at them is not going to deter me from looking. B/A are that classic train/car wreck that you can’t help staring at. I freely admit it…I’m pondscum when it comes to these two. Guilty feeling pondscum, but pondscum nonetheless.
This is one adorable pic! Although I wouldn’t be surprised if it were taken down…but let’s enjoy for now!Honestly, Brad and Angelina can’t win with their haters either way. If they’re not smiling they’re unhappy if they are then they’re flaunting their relationship and are only doing it for PR.I usually stay out of the fighting but please, the "idol worship" talking point doesn’t hold up, especially if you’re a JA fan. That’s like Whitney Houston lectering Pete Doherty and telling him that he’s a junkie. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and back in mid 90’s a lot of women copied JA’s hairdo aka "The Rachel". And during the height of Friends many women and fashion magazines dubbed her a "fashion icon" since a lot of women dressed like her.
If Brad or Angie had given permission to release these pics, than the person would have gone though the normal procedures of selling a pic. Such as Getty or Rameypix, this person is emailing everyone and anyone to try and make some money.Thanks Mandison for the info on the other pics.
# 115 Passing through—ITA. I am enjoying the hell out of this picture. I’m pondscum as well. Also, on several other blogs (sorry JJ you are the best though) it’s getting a lot of positive play because their happiness is undeniable.
# 106 | Passing Through - Since no one has ever called me a bad loser… Congratulations Miami Heat! Since Miami was my home town if any one was going to beat us it was Miami….Of course that being said, Miami, y’all just wait till next year! LOL…Got to run to the farmers market for some home grown tomatoes… I have a craving for a blt and it’s those tomatoes that make it… Don’t let the trolls come here and try to ruin another thread!
# 115 | Passing Through | - I also agree with what you are saying PT as well, and even though I feel guilty I am going to enjoy the pictures, they look like they are having a good time
# 111 | African Girl—————————I agree with you…I think this picture is great but not at the cost of their entire family memories. That is just sick and I hope this person gets sued his/her pants off!!!
At least there is not going to be a long draw out "fake picture" discussion. I don’t think I could read through all that again. Lovely pictures however they were obtained.
OMG a new picture!!! thanks a bunch J@red!!! Aww I love the pic, they look so happy.
awww they look soo happy on that picture. I am sure angie nor brad are happy about this photos.. but.. well…I love them!! Together, they look perfect :D
# 114 | Alexanderina I’m glad they are happy, no because I had any doubt but because it shows the wishful thinkers, you can’t judge their feelings from the public pictures. It also shows me that there are certain things they don’t want to share with the public….such as their obvious intimacy, so to see it now…well it feels intrusive. Ughhh! I don’t know if it makes sense. Oh Well.I’m gonna go catch up on the other threads. I saw PT at the rumors thread so I know something is going down there.
# 115 | Passing Through It’s very true. I didn’t even think of anything first but "oh my, they look so happy!" Now I’m feeling more uncomfortable by the moment because I’d hate for B/A to have a friend in there midst who isnt really a friend at all and worse than even a pap if you ask me. Someone who would stoop to sell them out to the highest bidder……BUT, if Jared puts up the other two pic’s will I turn away? "I think not." jpf
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