George Clooney Rags on Brad Pitt

There’s no info on the US DOS web site about Namibia, but from what I have heard about Africa it’s mainly the following countries where adoption is practiced and not so uncommon:

Ethiopia, South Africa, Liberia, and (on and off) Sierra Leone, altho they may be off right now.

You can read about adoption to any country you want here:

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_369.html#i

lurker24 and Ojpf - Wasn’t there something said along the way that during the filming of MAMS that they had lunch together almost every day? I think you can get to know alot about a person over lunch. I also agree that there were probably alot of other people around who were in on the conversations as well. I think there was alot of initial surface attraction, but they both tamped it down to appropriate levels, and then they got to know each other slowly….they learned what was underneath each other’s exterior beauty, and they each liked what they discovered.

Was it the Bogota scene that was reshot? I thought it was the fight/sex scene. I know the alternative ending was filmed in Italy in the fall of 04, and that last therapy scene was filmed right before the premiere. I just wasn’t sure about the Bogota scene.

Ya’ll rememer Easy Reader? He/she always had such great posts, and something about that person seemed like they really had some kind of bead on what was going on with B&A. He/she said that B&A had been “together” since Feb 05. That they were grown adults, and they both knew what they wanted, and that after the spilt with Jen was announced, Brad moved very fast to make his life with Angie a reality.

As for myself, I am not sure, but I think after Italy in Fall of 04, Angie was definitely “in the loop” about what was going on in Brad’s life. I don’t think they were physical with each other until after the separation, but I think Angie knew what that little touchy-feely Antigua trip for Brad was all about, and she knew that when they came back, the separation was going to be announced. The intention for Brad and Angie to get together was there in Dec 04, IMO.

Brad AND Angie adopted Zahara together in June-July 05, and if they didn’t even really cement their bond physically until late April or even May of 05 (which is when they were in England, right?) then that’s an awful lot of big decisions to make together in 1-2 months. Plus…..those Showest pictures? His lips are the same color as her lipstick. I think it was already ON by then, but again, that’s just my opinion, which ain’t worth much, since I don’t know dayum thang, haha!!

I gotta jet for a spell, but I did want to get it posted that I have never thought a thing transpired between Brad & Angelina until after the divorce, and for me to believe or even say “never say never” were that particular situation is concerned would require *me* to see both of them as liars. Anyone can believe anything they want, but I choose to stick with what came out of the people who were there’s mouth on the subject. Might be foolish, but it’s something I feel compelled to do.

That said, yeah, words may have been put out there to the affect of “I gotta thing for you and I think you gotta thing for me too,” but that’s were I end it. Easy Reader can say/state the obvious all D day long about them being adults, but Brad & Jennifer hadn’t filed for divorce in Feb, and so I’m going with Angelina when she said she would not be with a married man. In 2/05? it was legal separation until further notice which came in 3/05.

As for Italy, that doesn’t fly now with me anymore than it did before. The Bogota re-shoots happened in March/05 in LA, and it’s during this “period” (not necessary on the set etc) that I hang my “this is when the big undeniable reveal” hat on. I think the Italy spin truly formed in Fan Fiction, and that was based on the photos of Brad assuming to be staring at her from behind very dark sunglasses. We can’t see his eyes, and so that’s one of those “he could be/or not” situations. There has never to my knowledge ever been one reputable story that anything happened in Italy. JMHO

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jpf

I don’t know if you guys are aware of or have seen this, but I just thought I’d post it. I hope you guys are all well. As always, thank you Jared and Audrey for a great site.

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Rica : November 30th, 2006 at 8:12 pm

Thank you Rica for the info. I was just reading about/looking at photos yesterdays of AIDS patients in Colombia, and how the lack of medicine can cause grotesque tuberculer tumors. Also was recently reading how more medicine is available in Haiti, but the lack of food is the problem. It seems that taking the medicine on an empty stomach just makes the person sicker, and so they’ll cease taking the medicine! Viscious sad cycle.

jpf

clooney is a moron