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The Canadian edition of Hello! magazine has a fantastic interview with Angelina Jolie about her children, her relationship with Brad – and those eating-disorder rumors.
How is your newest adopted son, Pax, adjusting to family life? He’s a great kid. When we first met him, we thought he was really shy and really quiet, but about two days at home, we discovered that he is the loudest member of the family! He is very athletic, very bold. Pax and Zee [Zahara] have really connected because they’re closer in age, and Madd and Pax – they’re brothers, so they have moments where they absolutely bond together against everybody else in the family. Then they have moments where they bug each other, but it’s quite normal. It’s nice. I’m really, really proud.
It’s rumored that you’re considering adopting a child from the Czech Republic. Is there any truth to this? No. We’re not considering any more adoptions at the moment. We’re trying to make sure that all of our kids are adjusted first and that they all have individual time. We will have more children, but not right now. We’re always
open to all countries, but there just isn’t any truth to the rumors. Just because [we] adopt and because we travel, people say Brad’s buying a house wherever he goes and I’m adopting a child wherever I go.
Do you and Brad have different parenting styles? We’re very similar and we support each other as parents, so there is no divide of “Daddy’s good with this but Mommy doesn’t like it,” or vice versa. Brad is just as affectionate and loving as I am, and I am just as playful.
Click inside to continue reading Angelina’s interview with Hello!…
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Do you cook? No. Brad would tell you that I am one of the worst cooks in the world, but my first husband said that I pretended to cook badly so I never had to.
How did Brad help you through the loss of your mother? God, it’s funny to give all his secrets away. He’s a really great friend. He really cares. When my mom passed, he sat with me in the [hospital] room and held her hand and helped me go through all the stages that you have to deal with when someone passes, from her ashes to everything. He was just wonderful to my brother [James] as well. [After her funeral] we all went back home and then he just spent the night asking us questions about our mom.
He got us to tell funny stories about her and focus on all the love and all the joy. Brad is extraordinary.
How’s your relationship with his parents? When I first met Brad’s parents, I came in with two adopted children from other countries and that was new for them and their family. I didn’t know how they were going to be, but they’re wonderful, wonderful people. They’re equally loving to all of the children. We’ve left the children with them quite a few times, but I don’t know if we’ll leave them with Pax at the moment [smiling].
Would you say you wear your emotions on your sleeve more than you used to? I suppose, in some way. It’s funny, because I feel like I’m this really emotional person but people have often said to me, about myself or the roles I play, that I seem strong. I’m often surprised that people don’t see me or think of me as an emotional person. Maybe they do more now, but for a long time in my life, it was that I was just tough or something, and that I lacked emotion.
There’s been a lot of speculation about your recent weight loss. The funny thing is when somebody says, “you’re thin,” people say, “thank you.” But to me, it is not a compliment. It’s not something I want to be. I have always been lean, and this year I lost my mom, I have four kids, I finished breastfeeding and it’s been hard to get my nutrition back on track and learn about my body after birth. The disturbing thing is that instead of somebody saying, “Oh, this looks like a person that’s actually dealing with something [emotional],” they say, “does she want to fit into skinny jeans?” When I [read] anything that says I’m too thin, I think “Good, good!” Let it be a criticism. I don’t want to encourage young girls to be too thin.
Where is the reckless Angelina of old, who dived into the hotel pool after winning her Golden Globe? [Laughing] I’m really the same person. I jumped in the pool because somebody dared me to. So it wasn’t anything punk. It was true happiness and fun. Hopefully, I do still have that [quality] and I’ll jump in many pools in the future.
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I love this strong, independent women. she has
left her mark on the world, like her or not
they will talk about her forever, the fans will
smile, and the haters will foam at the mouth.(((((((((((((((clapping))))))))))))))))))))
HE’S A SAD ************
Neela, thank you for posting the Q&A with Sean Smith. I hadn’t read it before and I must say that he gave as good as he got with some of those foolish questions.
I believe that the only way people are going to cease their stupid accusation that Angie also ’stole’ MP’s role from X, is when that horsefaced, lying, manipulative, ex TV actress (I used this word loosely) comes out and denies that the role was ever hers to begin with!!!
Can’t wait to see AMH tomorrow!!
Thanks Jared!
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I would said he should not married that manipulative ***** in the first place !
I think I already read this interview…anyway thanks JJ.
328 Dragonfly | 06/22/2007 at 12:20 pm
299 wondering | 06/22/2007 at 11:34 am
I do dragonfly. I am obviously an Angie fan and I just hate all the negativity that has been left at Angie’s feet. Nobody ever questions brad charity work and he really didn’t get involved until 2004(acording to vanity fair africa issue) which just happens to be the year he met Angie. she had already been doing her thing for 3-4 years before that.
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Ok, I actually do think you have a point that Brad has not been publicly involved in humanitarian causes as long as Angie, yet she is the one who gets targeted for being insincere about it. Well, I think it’s because the American public doesn’t know what to do with a supposed “bad girl turned good” like Angie (nevermind that most of their perceptions of her are based on outright lies). Americans love to label people, and Angie is going off script, and people want to attack her for that. People aren’t supposed to (gasp!) up and change once you have labeled them! haha!! Like Cliniqua said earlier, Angie scares people. She scares them because she makes them have to think outside their comfy little box. They want to label her, yet she defies any label they try and put on her….even all the s**t that is hurled at her on this site fails to stick.
As for Brad, he’s coming from that “Golden” (gag!) (they forget the whacked-out roles he has played) place, and also, IMO, he doesn’t get questioned or scruntinized as much because he is a man. Sad, but true. Women’s intentions are always questioned more than a man’s.
As for your earlier query about why she stays with him and why he hasn’t cleared her name in the press, well, I do think she truly loves him. The way she looks at and speaks of him says it all. I think early in their relationship, possibly she did try to test him, to see if he truly was strong enough to be her man. I think adopting Z might have been part of that…she wanted to see if he had the mettle to stick around through everything that sick little baby needed…because Angie was determined to do it, with or without him, I am convinced. So, when he did indeed rise to the occasion, she then opened herself up to him more. He showed her he was more than a pretty face, and I think he has continued to so ever since. She has herself said that he brings so much to her life, that he has been there for her through all kinds of life events, that he helps make her life richer. She would not stay with him or allow herself to fall this deeply if there was no substance to him.
I do also think she changed him. It’s obvious she did. Angie opened his eyes to the world beyond Hollywood. Her influence is apparent, but I do not think he up and just started being aware of the world just because he met her. My opinion is that possibly he did want to do more before, but he was too busy spending all his energy holding his mess of an ex-wife together for several years. She just left him too drained to be motivated, IMO. Angie is not a drain on his energy, she gives him more, hence what you see now.
In the end, you are just going to have to trust what she says. She loves him and she is happy. We don’t live with them, and we don’t know even a fraction of what their life in their home is like. Look at the faces of their children…they appear to live in a very happy home. If there was tension it would show. I listen to their friends, like Matt Damon, who can give us little glimpses of insight. He says they just tune all that stuff out and live their lives. Angie has never cared about the tabloid press, and who knows, maybe there *have* been times Brad DID want to speak out against this story or that story, and possibly Angie was the one who told him not to….we don’t know. I do think they both believe that addressing it only gives it validation and power.
I assume you are upset about this latest Jane Pitt thing and Doug’s statement to People…well, I believe Jane Pitt was set up by X, and that Doug’s statement was a way of just neutralizing it. Calling X a “friend” was rather funny and sorta insulting, anyway…so kudos to Doug. Whether or not that was the right thing to do, I do not know, but I think it is Angie who wants her work and her family to speak for itself. She’s not going to waste her time with it, whether Brad or anybody else might want her to. Like Brad said, “Angie doesnt have a boss.” I think she truly is WHERE she wants to be and does WHAT she wants to do WITH who she wants to do it.
And right now, and possibly for a very long time in the future, that person is Brad Pitt.
Just have a little faith in Angie’s choices. I think it’s gonna be ok, really.
Remember in his GQ article how MUCH AND LOUD he defend his jen from the press and tabloids?
WHERE THE **** IS HIS DEFENSE FOR ANGIE???????????????????
124 LOG1=0 plz! | 06/22/2007 at 12:43 pm
Somebody explains to me what does angelina mean with:
“brad is just as affectionate and loving as i’m,and i’m just as playful!
She is talking about how they interact with their children. Stereotypically, a mother is known to be affectionate and loving and a dad as more playful, but she is saying they parent the same way.
They are both affectionate, loving, and playful.
#18: probably because nobody asked her, stupid!
Did you not take comprehension classes when in school? She was answering questions, questions regarding Z, Mad and Pax or Brad. Look at the interview video, she was asked about Shiloh and she answered it, she also said Shiloh is her little honey. It didn’t come up in this question and answer article. Gee, I wonder why? Is it because nobody asked? Stupid is as stupid does! Get a life and leave her alone!
I don’t think it’s fair to put the blame on Brad. I just don’t think he wants to contribute to the media frenzy because even if he says something, then, his words would be misconstrued (intentionally). I don’t think he can be blamed for not having a candid personality. I would love for him to be verbally expressive, but if he’s not that kind of guy, then, it’s okay.
With Angelina, if she expresses her thoughts, she’s lashed at, but if she remains quiet, she’s still taking a beating. She really can’t win. I think people are just really hindered by the past. And I really do think it’s because she is a woman who doesn’t fit into the mold of the ideal American girl-next-door type. I treasure her honesty because it means she’s comfortable with her skin. Sadly, people will always read into what she says and will find or twist it into the most negative thing.
Bringing over from other thread
329 Mmmmmm | 06/22/2007 at 12:25 pm
Z is so cute and loveable. I am coming around to loving this family.
329 Mmmmmm> I said yesterday you were not all bad..and if true..give some of that mean wit to the haters that are ragging on AJ/BP…when you can..thnxs Peace
Remember in his GQ article how MUCH AND LOUD he defend his jen from the press and tabloids?
WHERE THE **** IS HIS DEFENSE FOR ANGIE???????????????????
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I totally forgot about that one, he did defend jen in that interview.
I guess he doesn’t think angie deserves his support.
Time to see AMH…
I am telling you I did not used to care much for Angelina, but I am really getting pissed off because of the attacks she is under.
I say go to hell everybody and let this woman just live her life.
I am pissed off with Brad Pitt also. I don’t think he deserves her.
That’s all.
Brad used to talked about jen and how bad the tabloids use to attacked her, for angie he keeps his stoic silence… actions do speak louder.
#20: they are doing the hit piece probably because the lawsuit against E! is still ongoing. They are getting back at Brad through her even though it’s their fault for trespassing in somebody’s private property.
Brad’s strength is his being his own man. His silence can be sometimes misconstrued but silence has been proven to be a more powerful statement than actual words. Adversity against Brad and Angie are to those who have too much time in their hands stewing how everything bad they wished for this couple has proven them time and time again wrong. To attack either Brad and Angie when you don’t know them personally is a travesty of one’s own behaviour that needs to reflect on what is to be a human being.
Remember in his GQ article how MUCH AND LOUD he defend his jen from the press and tabloids?
WHERE THE **** IS HIS DEFENSE FOR ANGIE???????????????????
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He is cool with angelina being trashed as long as he keeps getting the good PR. He’s the dad of the year remember? he’s a smart guy.
He will never defend jolie on record, keep waiting.
We love Brad and Brad loves Angelina.
I’m glad that Angelina is not refutting any talk about Brad.
Neela:
That was an eyeopener, thanks.
Frenchy
I have a healthy disdain for women that slander other women as well. They should not be called women.
JJ
that picture is glorious, so full of life and happiness. Thanks.
Re: Ted C: He must be on vacation and told the intern to recycle his old junk as new material. After all the people who read his column have no IQ. They can’t remember that it was posted about 6 month’s ago.
I’m gonna support my Brad and his honey’s project A Mighty Heart, this afternoon. For some reason I want to see this filmm during the daytime and not at night.
wtf
144 1-10 | 06/22/2007 at 12:50 pm
Brad used to talked about jen and how bad the tabloids use to attacked her, for angie he keeps his stoic silence… actions do speak louder
He only mentioned it that one time, briefly, in that one article. And i think he did that because he knew Jennifer actually reads those tabs and cares about what they say about her. She got all upset when kimberly stewart called her homely. She said it ruined her day!
Angie doesnt read the tabloids, doesnt care about them because she knows the truth. She is not neurotic like Jennifer admitted that she was.
sonny | 06/22/2007 at 12:43 pm
Talk Brad like you talked about your love to Jennifer.
Why can’t you talk now about the mother of your daugther? Something wrong???????
Don’t gimme actions talks louder than words shi*. Why can’t Angelina shut up then?????
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Because he wants angelina to be destroyed. He keeps his silence for a reason! he doesn’t love angelina
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what is sure is that brad have met a lot of single women with kids but he has chosen angelina why?cuz he has fallen in love with her!i dont like being a silly person by giving arguments but its just to clarify…
Brad is an ass.
Past:
“Jen keeps people together”
“Jen doesn’t have a mean bone in her body”
“rumors not true, BS”
“make me the bad guy”
TODAY:
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
truth….same thing here…i love Angie too.
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