Brad, Angelina & Kids in Cambodia

THAN K UU SO MUCH CLINIQUA!THATS MUCH BETTER !!!!!!!

I think Angie handled the “talk to X issue” EXACTLY RIGHT. She didn’t say she wanted to have a heart-to-heart with X, hug, hold hands and sing “Kumbaya”. She also didn’t say she wanted to avoid her. It sounds like she wanted a pleasant, civil chat if they ever had the opportunity–and if they didn’t have the opportunity, Angie wouldn’t lose sleep over it. Angie knows perfectly well that they couldn’t talk about: Travel, foreign countries, politics, humanitarian causes, children, child-rearing, world leaders they have met, movies they will do in the future, mututal friends, children’s charitable issues, world hunger, land mines, Africa’s AIDS crisis….well, you get the idea. So that leaves: Brad. And while I could see Angie being forthright about even that topic, I’m sure X would rather have hot spikes driven under her perfect fingernails than discuss her ex-husband with Angelina. So I doubt they’ll be meeting at Starbucks any time soon.

At the end of this day, it is great that she said her part. She needed to do that in order to move on with her life. Nevermind what Jen says or does.

At least we know what happened and in my view Angelina and Brad have nothing to be ashamed of - yeah the situation was not ideal but so was the marriage.

As BAMZS fans I think we should have New Year’s resolutions. I feel that as of the first of the New Year, no one should participate in any polls involving Brad & Angelina. The polls use their names to get hits and they don’t use the proper wordage (is that a word? LOL) For instance that CNN poll, the world ADMIRE it’s a trick because on paper, people still think that Brad cheated so how can you admire that? They could care less about B&A’s humanitarian work. They could have use the word “inspired” or do you think they make a good couple? Polls use trick language and it’s usually a stupid poll. Look, these people are grown and have an active life. They should not be in any poll, it’s too teeny bopper, No matter what the topic. They don’t need polls to validate their existence. And any negative results will be spun out of control by the haters and picked up by tabs and the media. So enough with that. You don’t get a prize by winning a poll so why bother? Also polls mean that you live your life on public opinion, something Brad & Angelina try to avoid. Leave those polls for the Z listers.

I love this family! Brad and Angelina seem so at peace.

Suri’s quite pretty, but I actually think Shiloh’s just as beautiful. One thing’s for sure… she’s gonna be a stunner when she grows up!

Just one last post before I’m out. Look at Zahara and Brad on the HELLO cove photo. He’s go his hand on her little back, and she’s got her hand on his pant leg. That’s Brad’s baby; daddy’s girl. After what Angie said in the VOGUE about she and Brad making a pact/commitment to take her no matter what could happen, and then for him to see her grow into this beautiul healthy little girl he vowed to take care and love, I get why he always has her in his arms. So wonderful.

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Here are more pictures of TGS premier (from Bradforums):
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You know couple of people who went to the premier mentioned that Brad/Angie were shining, smiling and interacted with fans, and it seems those pictures show some of it.

Regarding of the Vogue, I admire Angie’ honesty.
I am a coward and I like to cover things than opening it for all to see.
It is good that now Angie told her side of the story and it is closure for her.
I can not wait to see full interview in the Vogue.

Two very interesting OLD interviews from Angie….

Excerpt: “I understand great friendships, and great loves in your life, but what a marriage is, I don’t really know if I’m meant for marriage,” she said. “And I think now having a child would mean that this person would become a father to my son, and that would have to be permanent, and I haven’t had a good experience with that, and with my father, or with the men in my life, seeing long relationships. So, I don’t want to have a temporary father for my son.”

*(…and she doesn’t, have a temporary father - she has Brad, and as she states it was always going to haveto be permanent (and that was just when she had Mad) now she has 3 children….they are for life people)

Another excerpt: Angie’s Larry King interview PRE Maddox….(AUGUST 2001)

ON ‘CHEATING’

KING: The tabloids are no stranger to you. Were you bothered when they hinted that you and him were involved? Supposedly Melanie is running out there to the set and she’s nervous.

JOLIE: Right, which is ridiculous and insulting to everybody involved.

KING: You and him and her?

JOLIE: Me and him and her…

KING: And Billy Bob? JOLIE: …and Billy. I think mostly to me and him, because it’s saying that we’re the kind of people — it’s saying that we’re not madly, madly in love with the people that we’re with and loyal to them and you know, just love our families. It’s saying that we would actually do something that I think both of us find awful and disgusting and a horrible thing to…

KING: Just because you’re two screen stars who are together?

JOLIE: Yes. I mean, it’s like — it’s accusing somebody of cheating on their family. And that…

KING: So did you get angry?

JOLIE: I — yes. It something — it’s probably one of the worst things I’ve ever felt accused of, because…

KING: Really?

JOLIE: Well, because it’s something I think so little of. Anybody that does that to their own family.

KING: Infidelity?

JOLIE: Yes, infidelity and kind of just not a respect for themselves and their families and for somebody’s else’s family, you know.

KING: Did you talk to him about it?

JOLIE: Antonio?

KING: Mm-hmm.

JOLIE: No. I mean, we didn’t really have a chance to talk about it, but I think we both just find it ridiculous. I mean, he was aware through the home movie that I was, you know, going to get married. And she was there when I came back with my tattoo. And we both talked — when — and I saw them together. And they’re just like the greatest couple and their daughter. And Melanie and I get along so well. So it wasn’t really hurtful to us because we weren’t…

ON HER OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

KING: But one of the problems is that the general assumption that people make. Tabloids foster that assumption.

JOLIE: Yes.

KING: Two attractive people are out together, thrown together in a job. And therefore, this is going to have to result.

JOLIE: Which has always been strange to me because I’m — I’ve never had like a one-night stand. I’ve never cheated on anybody. I’ve never — you know, so I don’t really understand that kind of behavior. I don’t — or why that would be exciting to do, to just like have an affair. I don’t really care…

ON HER TRADEMARK HONESTY (Which we get a taste of again in the upcoming Vogue)

KING:Before we talk about your career, the things you’ve done and more about this new movie, you have been very frank and open about your own sexuality, your own feelings about things. Most people are hesitant about that. You’ve never been hesitant?

JOLIE: No, I…

KING: You never had a PR person say, “You know, Angelina’s…

JOLIE: I don’t have a publicist.

KING: You don’t have a publicist?

JOLIE: No, I don’t. He’d have a heart attack.

No, I’ve been told — yes, when I was started out that I have been told by different studio people or different people at different times of my life to be careful or to be quiet. But at the same time, I feel that it would be so damaging to me as a person, as an artist. I don’t see the point of if you’re going to do interviews, if you’re going to share your life, if you’re going do films about someone like Gia and you’re not going to discuss your own personal experiences and say, you know, help further people and you know, prefer to understand the story and the reason for doing stories like that and people like her. I don’t see, you know, if you close off, if you create some idea of who you are, it’s damaging to you. It’s not helpful to anybody. So…

KING: So you don’t think, “What will they — will they think less of me if I say this?”

JOLIE: Well, I think people need to hear…

KING: The truth.

JOLIE: The truth.

KING: As you’ve perceived it about you?

JOLIE: And it’s my truth. It’s not…

KING: And it’s your truth?

JOLIE: But it’s — if I — you know, when I was outspoken about having been with a woman, it was because I had an — I wasn’t try to be shocking. And I wasn’t trying to — I was saying maybe it’ll help somebody to understand that I had an experience and it was beautiful. And it was love. And it wasn’t something I was looking for. And it was something I understood about two women together. And so I expressed that because I thought — and for some people I’ve met them, it did make sense. And it was…

KING: Wasn’t it confusing to you at first when you had — first had feelings for someone of the same sex?

JOLIE: It was surprising in a kind of lovely way. But it was, yes, it was kind of…

KING: It had to be where you said, “What is this?” Right?

JOLIE: No, well, I mean, I think…

KING: You dated boys probably, right?

JOLIE: Yes, but I think at this day and age, I don’t think people — I mean, if somebody questioned whether somebody’s with somebody of the same sex is like questioning whether somebody’s with somebody who’s of another race or you know, looks a certain way or is a certain size. It doesn’t make any sense. Love is love. So why would that matter? Why would it be truly shocking now?

I thought she’s the greatest woman. Again, I had so much fun with her and found myself loving her and wanted to express that physically. And so, it’s not that surprising. So I felt, what harm would it do if I expressed what I had learned? You know, maybe it’ll help somebody. Maybe somebody, you know…

KING: Was it any different than when you were then with a man?

JOLIE: No. KING: Love, then is the essence here, right? Not…

JOLIE: There are kind of great things, I think about — you know, it’s not even a man and a woman. Each individual lover, each individual person is going to be different. Right? So there are differences, but there are differences with anybody you’ve physically close to.

I haven’t been with many people in my life, but…

KING: You’ve admitted that you’re not someone whose…

JOLIE: No, I’ve slept with a handful people, you know. And married two of them.

KING: And loved all of them?

JOLIE: Yes, oh, absolutely. Yes.

KING: So you’re never — it was never a lark or a…

JOLIE: No, because I don’t like being touched. So…

KING: That don’t make sense. You have this mad, passionate love…

JOLIE: I like, I almost obsessively need connection to somebody. And now I love being touched because you know, my husband knows exactly — he just knows me.

KING: Where to touch?

JOLIE: Yes.

KING: But you still don’t like to be touched by others?

JOLIE: I just was never looking for that. It was never a release for me. I think I knew very much in my mind and my soul and in — I loved, you know, being free. And I loved certain feelings. And I loved my work. And I loved expressing emotions. I didn’t want desperately for somebody to be alone with me in the dark and be near me. That was almost claustrophobic or something I was never looking for.

KING: Yes.

JOLIE: So I kind of just liked — I’d like to kind of get to know somebody, but I didn’t really need to physically touch them.

KING: Do you think you’re beautiful?

JOLIE: Now I do, yes.

KING: For a while you didn’t?

JOLIE: I didn’t really know. I thought for a while when I was first working, first doing a job, I was always told I was too dark or too exotic looking or — so I would always hate that because I couldn’t work. You know, I was like that would be an excuse for why they wouldn’t give me the job. But — and then when I started two work, I would realize how I could be blond and I could also look more native or I could look more — so I started to like, because I saw…

KING: Flexibility.

JOLIE: Yes. And that was great.

KING: Angelina Jolie is the guest. She’s stars in “Original Sin.” What a career. How old are you?

JOLIE: 26.

KING: I’ve got ties older than her. We’ll be back with more. Don’t go away.

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OMG Gwen Stefani singing that awful rap/showtune yet again on Letterman!

Thanks to *****for emailing me that picture.

Good night all.

Frenchy Says:
December 13th, 2006 at 12:12 am
As BAMZS fans I think we should have New Year’s resolutions. I feel that as of the first of the New Year, no one should participate in any polls involving Brad & Angelina. The polls use their names to get hits and they don’t use the proper wordage (is that a word? LOL) For instance that CNN poll, the world ADMIRE it’s a trick because on paper, people still think that Brad cheated so how can you admire that? They could care less about B&A’s humanitarian work. They could have use the word “inspired” or do you think they make a good couple? Polls use trick language and it’s usually a stupid poll. Look, these people are grown and have an active life. They should not be in any poll, it’s too teeny bopper, No matter what the topic. They don’t need polls to validate their existence. And any negative results will be spun out of control by the haters and picked up by tabs and the media. So enough with that. You don’t get a prize by winning a poll so why bother? Also polls mean that you live your life on public opinion, something Brad & Angelina try to avoid. Leave those polls for the Z listers.

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ITA. We’re all adults with busy lives. Who has time to vote in all these polls except teenagers and bitter people? Besides, whoever wins the polls have the best life or are better people? BAMZS fans are beyond this type of immature thinking.

re: leni Says:
December 12th, 2006 at 11:23 pm
oops…thanks for catching that…it’s huge, not hugh grant.

And you all fanistons - you do know Brad came out in his recent presscalls for Babel and said *he met Angie at a time in his life when he had to change his life - have a sense of direction and purpose* - yet you all ignore that and pretend….everything was fine and that he was happy. Well guess what, it wasn’t.

This was posted by the moderator regarding Angelina’s Vogue interview:

On Jennifer Aniston:

“I did [once meet Aniston], but it was not a proper meeting. We’ve, like, passed each other and said ‘hi’ briefly, shook hands. But not a real sit-down-and-talk kind of meeting. That would be her decision [for a long sit-down], and I would welcome it.”

Moderator’s Opinion:
According to my calculations, it’s impossible for Angelina to get any more perfect, so Rachel may not want to have this meeting. If this were a game, Angelina would be Ohio State and Jennifer would a kid with a Nerf football. Jennifer couldn’t be more owned in this meeting if Brad Pitt was there feeding Angelina chocolate covered strawberries and fanning her with a giant palm leaf.