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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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you know what guys, star is the only one who ever says anything nice about Brad and Angie. So thats sucks.. I hate Elizabeth more than I can say. What a bitvh.
I was just over at the IMDB looking to see if they had anything on the rumor that Clooney (who I cannot stand!) is directing "Atlas Shrugged", but they don’t have any news. However, while I was reading Angie’s bio I came across a quote I’d never seen before. I don’t know how long ago she said it, but it does make you wonder if she’ll be going back to work anytime soon:
A strong foundation is necesary no matter what is being built upon it. I am a real estate investor -If I buy a house that was not built upon a solid foundation, it is going to eventually come down no matter how I try to stablize it. I can reinforce beams, Re-decorate, change all the sub-flooring, paint it, or whatever. The fact remains that it is coming down. It may take several months or several years. It would be asinine for me to complain and cry to evey newspaper, television show, or magazine that my house crumbled-even when I was willing to continue to try and re-inforce it. Why? Because the foundation was not solid and I knew that when I built it. The best thing for me to do is to completely tear it down and re-build it on a more solid foundation. How long should I wait to re-build it, if it has been deteriorating and falling down for at least two years? I believe anyone with two neurons that communicate with each other expects a return on their investment. Do I need to say more?
hi all, just checking in. PT - LOL. JLM has been getting around. ;)# 1729 | malibumom Love the metaphor. Good way to put it.
Guys, Pittcenter.com has scans of Elle Decoration of BP’s house.
# 1731 | ntt thanks!! I’m digging those modern furnitures…
# 1699 Who is robyn? Is she the Asian lady ? # 1655 piper, with a lowLoL Tom cruise leaked the pics.
# 1728 | Passing Through What? Not my Clooney? Well, I guess we know who isn’t invited to my wedding.
1698 | Passing Through - did you not listed to the part where that is NOT a confirmed story but JUST a tabloid story about TC and Suri’s pix.Once again, a bamzie shows true colors, believe what you want regardless of the source.
# 1729 | malibumom Don’t build your house on a sandy landDon’t build it too near the ShoreThough it maight be kind of niceBut you’d have to build it twiceYou’d have to build your house once more.Better build your house upon the LandWith a good Foundation on a solid groundWhere the sun may come and go but you’d never have to build again……..Right?
# 1699 Who is robyn? Is she the Asian lady ? ———not sure she is asian but she is said to be the Nanny for a long time, even with Maddox before Shiloh, and Holly is the assistant. I think they may look similar and peeps sometimes confuse the two. It’s kinds of funny because people are always claiming Angie does it all by herself with no help at all. lol
I just checked out the Elle scans. I was hoping they’d show the master bedroom. Alas, they stuck to the common areas. A girl can dream y’all…a girl can dream.
I think it’d be wrong to assume she does it all by herself.I mean she can’t go to a movie shoot and say "Hey Madz, mom has to go to work for 10-12 hour shoot, you mind cleaning up after yourself, make sure to eat your dinner and brush your teeth and go to bed early. See ya". Just not practical thinking.I don’t think she has ever denied not having a nanny. With the lives these celebs live, it’s a matter of practicality to have someone help with the kids.
# 1737 | carmellaLike who? We all know she as a nanny. I would too if I worked and had three kids.
# 1659 | freidaflo How wonderful! I knew that there was an overwhelming positive response to her interview and what was interesting about that is the fact that a major amount of the positive feedback came from individuals who weren’t really familier with her as a celebrity, or should I say "the celebrity that’s come in the last year."I’ve read comments on the various news blogs, and it’s been very cool to see that the "newsies" were more open to her and appreciative of her efforts than I thought they’d be. As also expected, the naysayers have generally been those who had no intention of watching for anything other than to find new reasons to criticize her.jpf
Carmella, she does work. It’s not like she can hire the 14 year old down the street. They need to have a trusted person watching the kids when they have work or need to go out for a night.
# 1728 | Passing Through Where is the quote?# 1738 | Maniston where are the elle scans?
1743 | 1699 Go to pittcenter.com Thanks ntt for the heads up. 8)
The Baltimore Sun Susan Reimer ColumnJun 27, 10:02 AM By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun Jun. 27–The list of reasons not to be young, beautiful and famous is short, but No. 1 would have to be "the belly bump patrol." "The belly bump patrol" is apparently a subset of the dreaded paparazzi, photographers who train their lenses on that part of a woman’s torso which reveals that she is either pregnant or she has had a burrito for lunch. The slightest bulge is suddenly cause for wild speculation, as Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Reese Witherspoon have recently discovered. Poor jilted Nicole, who finally found happiness with country music star Keith Urban, had her weekend wedding overshadowed by rumors that the pair had something more to celebrate than their marriage. Evidence? The bump in her belly. Jennifer Aniston, so tormented by that home wrecker Angelina Jolie, who has been recast as a humanitarian in one of the great PR moves of all time, realized the timing of Brad Pitt’s infidelity by the size of Angelina’s bump, which she unselfconsciously displayed in a gray dress suit while testifying on Capitol Hill last fall. Now Jen is the object of speculation that Vince Vaughn has a ring ready because a baby is due by Christmas. Evidence? The growing bump in her belly demonstrated by a series of photos in In Touch magazine, the poor cousin of People. So intrusive was this series of photos that it caused gossip columnist Liz Smith to explode in anger. "The recent magazine charting of Jennifer Aniston’s ‘bump’ is close to revolting. I haven’t the foggiest if Miss A. is pregnant, but let me be the first to inform the people who gauge such things that not all women have concave bellies. In fact, most women don’t. Not even in Hollywood. Not even the very slim and toned Jennifer." Reese Witherspoon has sued the tabloid Star for reporting that she is pregnant with her third child and was hiding the fact from the producers of future movies. She claims that the story harmed her because it suggested she would be unable to perform her duties in connection with those films. "The true facts are that plaintiff is not pregnant, does not have a baby bump and has not otherwise gained weight such that she has had to resort to wearing empire-waist dresses," the lawsuit said, according to the Associated Press. So "baby bump" has now made it all the way into legalese. And finally, Jennifer Lopez was rumored to be pregnant as well, based on the way her dresses were fitting. However, we are hearing that her modest pelvic protrusion can be blamed on the side effects of fertility drugs. In other words, she has a wanna-bump. Sheesh. Coming as I do from a generation of women who wore maternity clothes styled like umbrellas, I think these women have nobody to blame but their peers. After all, every starlet this side of Barbra Streisand wears her pregnancy like a sock on a beach ball: low-slung pants and tight-fitting tank tops that make the belly button the third party in any conversation. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Madonna, Uma Thurman, Katie Holmes, Rachel Weisz, Gwen Stefani, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. All have been candidly photographed clutching a Starbucks and $3,000 Hermes Birkin tote, an enormous egg straining the seams of their Lycra camisoles. Add Jolie’s tattoo across the growing arch between her hip bones — Quod me nutrit me destruit ("What nourishes me also destroys me") — and you have the biggest celebrity "ick" factor since Kevin Federline left the house for cigarettes.Don’t get me wrong. Women used to face "confinement" as soon as their tummies popped. And maternity fashion had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the baby-doll phase. But the pendulum seems to have swung rather far with this baby bump stylin’ — whether you are hunting for signs of one, or showing it off. If hot flashes mean we have escaped this trend, then pour a pitcher of ice water over my smiling face..Who is this Susan *****? The head of the WWW (Wounded Women Walking)? Once again. Jealousy Rears it ugly head.
# 1745 | Green Eyed MonsterWhat’s this *****’s email address? I want to send her some well deserved feedback. 8)
Came across a blog item.Aniston to try the theater. WHAT!!!Can she dance, sing or act?Well, actually there are few that she can do. M . Butterfly-man who pretended to be a geisha. Equus —- play about horses. No mask.A tree grows in Brooklyn…the tree is perfect role. JUst be stiff as usual.The Miracle Worker—- Helen Keller role. No speaking lines, just acting.The last one would be the most challenging. JA needs more than her usual 3 facial modes to impress the theater going mass.Even Julia Roberts had a hard time on Broadway.
Huh…guys you won’t believe what my brither just sent me. A link to this website that made a SHILOH SONG. How sweet and Freaky is that? HEre’s what the guy had to say and the link to the Song. It has a nice ring to it and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it when I’m all freaked out.http://myspace.com/thefreshmusicthe shiloh songit was bound to happen, and when it did - i was pretty certain i knew who would be behind it. i woke up this morning to find this note in my inbox from my far away friends on the west coast, sent directly after an mp3 of a song about the jolie-pitt superbaby. here’s the note:We’re only about one week into summer but I can already feel it, this is the summer of giving. Warren is giving away billions, the Red Sox are giving me wins and celebrities are giving everyone something to talk about.When Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had a baby, they gave The Fresh an idea, this kid deserves a song. Shiloh, the pressure of living up to Mom and Dad might be tough, so we’re giving you some love to stand on. Perhaps a little melody to remind you of the good times and life without Mr. and Mrs. Smith. You’re mom has taken Pro Bono to a level and we want to show our love and give thanks…to you, Shiloh Nouvel.Thank you to Producer and founding fresh father Kurt Morgan and lead funny man Jack Voorhies.
Add Jolie’s tattoo across the growing arch between her hip bones — Quod me nutrit me destruit ("What nourishes me also destroys me") — and you have the biggest celebrity "ick" factor since Kevin Federline left the house for cigarettes.——————-ROTHFLMAO - Laughed so hard I spit coffee on my computer screen. BTW - that tat was missing in the pictures claimed to be private shower pictures…again, tell me why? sounds like plenty of people believed it to be evenly distributed across Jolie’s stomach.
Add Jolie’s tattoo across the growing arch between her hip bones — Quod me nutrit me destruit ("What nourishes me also destroys me") — and you have the biggest celebrity "ick" factor since Kevin Federline left the house for cigarettes.——————-ROTHFLMAO - Laughed so hard I spit coffee on my computer screen. BTW - that tat was missing in the pictures claimed to be private shower pictures…again, tell me why? sounds like plenty of people believed it to be evenly distributed across Jolie’s stomach.
# 1744 | Maniston thanks
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