Brad Pitt Watch

Let me say first that I know how many of you feel about these photos of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and family around Chateau Miraval, and I definitely don’t blame you for feeling that the paparazzi went too far in taking these photos.

That being said, I also feel an obligation to post these photos for those Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fans who long to see photos of the family and to know that they’re all healthy and happy. So I am posting them, but I am putting the photos of the Jolie-Pitt family underneath the cut.

Also, I want to make an argument against the fighting that is going on about how Brad is carrying Shiloh on his lap without a seatbelt. He’s not driving around with her in a BMW or a Ferrari (like Britney Spears did with her son), and he’s not on the highway. He’s driving around their property in a gator. My guess? They’re not going very fast. He’s also doing his best to spend time with more than one child at a time (I think Pax is on the motorcycle, as there are some photos of another child - probably Maddox - riding around on a 4 wheeler behind Brad and Shiloh). Clearly he’s being a very irresponsible parent (read that last sentence sarcastically please).

Also, let me speak now about the cover of the magazine claiming that Brad and Angelina conceived Knox and Vivienne through in-vitro - my question is…so? Who cares if they had to use in-vitro to conceive a child? The idea, however, that Brad wanted it done so that Angelina could conceive a boy is absolutely ridiculous - he already had two sons - now he’s got three!

Enjoy the photos below the cut!

Photos removed at the request of the faithful Brad Pitt Watch readers

X17 Online has posted some photos that they claim are Brad and Angelina at the hospital. Alright, enough already guys! I mean, its bad enough that you’re snapping pictures of Brad, the kids, and James going in and out of the hospital, and we all laughed when we saw the photo of the pregnant woman lifting her shirt up that was mistaken for Angelina (simply because it was downright hilarious and the woman was obviously playing up to the cameras just for the heck of it), but enough is enough!

Paparazzi, get out of their windows! Let them await the birth of their newest additions in peace, will you?

According to the hospital, unless a paparazzo sneaks into the hospital, there is no way to get shots of Angelina and Brad anyway!

“It is impossible to see into Mr. Brad Pitt and Mrs. Angelina Jolie’s room. So any pictures released are either posed fakes set up by paparazzi or they are pictures of other patients,” the hospital said. “We hope this is clearly understood out of respect for all patients in this clinic. Again, the pictures are fakes. This is not Mr. Brad Pitt or Mrs. Angelina Jolie on them. The room is clearly different and their windows are covered to prevent such photos.”

You read that correctly. They have covered the windows so that the paparazzi can’t see into them. I hope, however, that Brad and Angelina can still see out!

I have occasionally posted photographs that Jolie-Pitt fans have disagreed with, but I will state right now that I will post no photos that are shot into the hospital, because that is absolutely an intrusion of a very private time.

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I don’t often rant on this website, but today I am going to.

I don’t go to the movie theater often. A few weeks ago we did bring the kids to see Kung Fu Panda, but the last time we’d gone before that was probably sometime last summer (its been so long I can’t even remember). I have a hard time justifying spending money like that when I can wait a few months and see it much cheaper at home.

This summer there are a few great movies coming out that I’d really like to see. I love Christian Bale and the Dark Knight looks great (I’m just really glad that they got rid of Katie Holmes…for some reason she rubs me the wrong way), Incredible Hulk is supposed to be awesome, and there are a few other movies that look extremely appealing, including Journey to the Center of the Earth.

I probably will not, however, drive to the theater and spend the money to see any of these, for the simple fact that although I really want to see them, I find that I can definitely wait until fall for them to be released on DVD.

The one movie that I have wanted to see for months is, of course, Wanted. And what do I find? None of the theaters around here are playing it. There is one theater that is about 12 miles from me and that has three screens. It’s playing Wall-E, Incredible Hulk, Kung-Fu Panda, and Get Smart. The one that is about a half an hour away is playing Kung-Fu Panda, Get Smart, and Wall-E.

Okay, I said to myself you’ve waited this long, you can wait another week to see it, right?

Next week both are getting in Hancock. And that’s it.

The chances then, my friends, of me being able to see Angelina on the big screen looks to be slim to none.

Sometimes living in rural Vermont is a real pain in the butt.

I’m not sure WHEN I’m going to get to watch Wanted (as I live in rural Vermont and the local theater doesn’t have it on the list for this week! The bastards!…excuse the language, but they really bug me!), so I’m looking for some reviews for those of you who have seen it! Come here and leave a comment letting us know what you thought of it, or email me at randi.morse(at)hughes.net (you can also email any tips or questions to that address) and I’ll put the reviews up this weekend so that everyone can see what you think of Wanted!

The following is a guest post by writer Michael Nolan. If you’d like to see the guest post I wrote in exchange, head on over to Frugal Mania!

I guess I should start by saying that I adore children. I say that because you probably won’t think I do in a minute or two.

That said, I have to also say that Angelina Jolie is probably one of the most beautiful women in the world - bar none - and Brad Pitt is nothing to scoff at either. I can appreciate how the former has risen from being a skanky drifter in Thelma & Louise to People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive (so many times that I stopped counting at some point) and how the latter has overcome Billy Bobgate to become a worldwide ambassador for things that are good and right.

With that out of the way I have to tell you that as an innocent disinterested third party I can’t for the life of me understand what the draw is for celebrity adoptions of children from other countries, especially seeing as there are thousands upon thousands of children right here in the U.S. that need loving homes.

I don’t want to believe that these adoptions are public relations stunts, but what other logical conclusion can I draw? It isn’t even just Brangelina who seems to be guilty of this. Good old Madge (that’s what folks in-the-know are calling Madonna these days) has gone from being the gap-toothed sex goddess of the universe to writing children’s books and adopting children all over the world.

At what point do these celebrities wake up and realize that we need to take care of our dirty laundry at home before we start shopping for new accessories on the international marketplace? Maybe I’m just bitter because as a gay man who desperately seeks fatherhood, I don’t have the luxury of adopting with the apparent ease afforded these celebrity parents who seem to be a part of the International Child of the Month Club.

The only thing I know for sure is that if Brad and Angelina don’t slow down soon, their next home is going to have to be an ark.

About the Author: Michael Nolan is the oft-opinionated but never duplicated writer for Frugal Mania and a dozen other blogs scattered here and there across the ‘net. Feel free to visit and leave your love/hate letters anytime…he gets bored and needs something to laugh at from time to time.

Once again, the wonderful Isa has found a great article written by Christina Crawford, Joan Crawford’s adopted daughter, that slams celebrity adoptions.

If you haven’t seen, or heard of Mommie Dearest yet, Mommie Dearest is a book written by Christina that was made into a film. It talks about how Joan Crawford adopted her four children only as a publicity stunt, and that she abused the children behind closed doors.

In order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the book’s release, Christina talked a bit about something she knows a bit about - celebrity adoptions.

“I have tremendous concerns about celebrity adoptions by people like Madonna and Angelina Jolie. From the adoptee’s point of view, it is vitally important to know who they are, where they came from, or it can have profound medical and psychological effects.”

Angelina and Brad have made it clear that they want their children to know where they come from. They celebrate all of the holidays from their cultures and even try the foods.

I can’t talk about all celebrity adoptions, but I can say one thing for sure - Angelina and Brad have never adopted a child for a publicity stunt, and, in my eyes, Christina needs to retract her statement, as it is very slanderous.

OK Magazine has a story on their front page saying that Angelina and Brad will be metting their twins, face to face, in four weeks. But is she really 8 months pregnant? Let’s look at the evidence -

January 7th at the Critics Choice Awards, Angelina had no discernable added weight.

January 27th the rumors began to flow when Angie showed up wearing this beautiful loose gown, but still there is no baby bump to really be seen.

February 2nd Angelina once again wears a loose top over a dress, but again do not see much (if any) of a bump.

February 23rd, at the Film Independent’s Spirit Award, Angelina was visibly pregnant. So how far along would that make her?

I’m going to take a guess that she wouldn’t really show this much (I’ve never had twins, though, so it may be different…) until she was at least four months pregnant, making her due sometime in late June, early July.

What do you think?

*to begin with, I want to thank you all for your advice yesterday. The winner, Jane, has contacted me and will be getting her giftcard…hopefully I can do it again soon!*

Oh Gwyneth, Gwyneth, Gwyneth. You know that eventually we were going to have some paparazzo or interviewer ask Gywneth about her feelings on Brad’s family, and it has happened.

OK! Magazine caught up with her at the premiere of Iron Man and asked if she had any well wishes for Brad and his newest unborn family member. Her answer?

“No!”

Wow! Tell us how you really feel!

Once again? I’ve got no new news. This is good because it means that the family has been successfully avoiding the paparazzi. It’s bad because, well, we don’t get to see anything new. So what do we talk about when Brad and Angie are relaxing and chilling with the family? Why, Brad, of course!

Now, I’d seen a picture of Brad in a silver dress before, but I’d never seen this picture…

Okay - the seventies are back!!

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This one’s got a few nice ones…mostly of movies. I’m a fan of the Ocean’s 11 Wallpaper they’ve got.

Here’s a nice little one…they’ve got a few more too, if you go back to the home page. Warning: looks like a Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spoof site, so be forewarned!

I hpoe this keeps you busy for a few minutes Jolie-Pitt fans! My husband AND children are all on vacation this week, so I’ll be seeking the sanctity of the web as often as I possibly can. That is, when I’m not playing hide-and-seek, Pretty Pretty Princess, or getting trounced on the Wii!

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I can say one good thing about OK Magazine - they’ve got some good people running their photoshop program. The photo on the front of this cover actually looks like Shiloh and Suri were in the same place at around the same time - very cool. I can hate the magazine and still respect the talent behind the scenes - especially when someone has THAT much skill with photoshop. I’d love to learn how to do it that well!

Anyway, the big story of the day is, of course, merely speculation. Since Brad and Angie are keeping everyone under wraps really well, the paparazzi is choosing to use their name to bring in money (of course). Everyone now is saying that if Jennifer Lopez got 6 million for photos of her twins, Brad and Angie can expect to get at least 8 million, if not 10 million, for photos of their twins.

First of all, no one has said that she is having twins. She was about the same size with Shiloh, so I’m guessing that there is only one baby there until I see photographic evidence that shows that she’s larger than she should be. Secondly, who cares how much money they make? I say this because every time they make money off of things like that they donate it all to charity, unlike Jennifer Lopez or Christina Aguilera who haven’t said what they’re doing with their money.

I think that it is smart for Brad and Angie to get paid for the photos and then to donate the money. Everyone knows that the paparazzi are going to be jumping on them when the baby is finally born, so why not get the upper hand, offer beautiful photographs that they can keep, and donate the money where it can be used for the most good?

Sorry if I haven’t been in the best of moods lately dear readers - the dreadful virus that has been traveling around my area finally landed in this house (we always catch it on the tail end - just when we think we’re free of it), so I’ve become best friends with Aleve Cold & Sinus and the orange juice bottle again…

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Hot off the heels of the “Angelina and Brad are expecting twins” post that I threw on right before I rushed out the door to go to the vets a few hours ago comes a new, very odd post on Dlisted. Dlisted not only talks about the twin rumor, it also talks about what they are planning on naming the girl half of the twins.

According to Dlisted, actress Sarah Bolger from The Spiderwick Chronicles has been talking about how Angelina is planning on naming her daughter Malory - the name of her character in the movie - because she and Maddox love the movie.

“Angelina is saying in interviews that if one of the twins is a girl Maddox gets to name her and he has said Mallory because it’s his favourite movie at the moment.” The teen actress said.

Wait - huh? She’s never even confirmed that they’re twins, and this teenie-bopper has figured out the name? We all know that Angie took Maddox to see the movie a short time ago, but, I repeat, WHAT? But wait, she had more to say:

“I was shocked because he’s a boy and I thought he would have liked Jared or Simon (Mallory’s twin brothers in the movie). So now I am crossing my fingers that they have a girl. I would love to go up to Angelina Jolie and go ‘Your kid is named after me’. That would be the best thing in the world.”

I’ve never been a huge fan of Bill O’Reilly - I do like people who can speak their minds, but he’s a journalist, meaning that he should be objective, and he’s had some very unkind things to say about my beloved state of Vermont. Anyway, Bill O had a few things to say about Angelina last night and the recent article on ABC News’ website. The article asks if Angelina (I love how they just left it at Angelina, and forgot about Brad), is adopting children to fill a void in her life.

They brought on two psychologists who both agreed that Angie may be adopting children from other countries in order to make herself “feel better”, meanwhile Bill O was defending her! Kind of…he was saying how it was really none of our business - this coming from one of the biggest nosey journalists there is - and that he didn’t agree with the subject.

When you read the article (and you should - you really should) you’ll find that there are some psychologists that say this is completely bunk, and that having a large family doesn’t mean that the children will suffer. I think that it is absolutely possible to have a large family and to spend time with all of the children, especially when you have access to some of the same resources that Brad and Angie do and can leave the other children with the nanny while you spend some individual time with them, one at a time.

Sherry put up the video of Bill’s Angelina segment last night - you can find it here. You should definitely watch it, then come back and let me know what you think about this whole discussion.

Disclaimer: this is my personal opinion - not any sort of defense or bash against anyone

Okay, I’m fed up. Remember a year or so ago when Brad and Angie were getting flack because they didn’t know how to “properly” take care of Zahara’s hair? I think Zahara’s hair always looks gorgeous. Why, however, is Brad and Angie getting ratted on when other celebrities let their daughters look like this:

Oops - sorry - my bad - that’s a boy. Now, I love Celine Dion as much as anyone else, but she seriously needs to take some shears to her seven year old son’s hair! But it isn’t just Celine who has fallen under this strange spell of long-haired boys…other celebrities have as well!

Kate! Oh Kate - as much as I love you and your entire family, it really bothers me that Ryder’s hair is so long that he looks like your daughter walking down the street!

Now, there are ways to cut a boys hair so that it is long but that he still looks like a boy - these celebrities? AREN’T DOING THAT. They are letting their children’s hair grow and get styled like a girl’s hair. Another case in point?

Cindy! My husband has an eternal crush on Cindy Crawford, but doesn’t her son Presley’s haircut look remarkably like her daughter’s haircut? What is going on with these people! Why can’t they let their little boys look like little boys!

Like, say, THESE little boys:

I’m not a huge Posh/Becks fan (although Beckham is extremely hot), but I love the fact that all three of their little boys look like LITTLE BOYS. They also seem like they are very well-mannered as well.

Or how about THESE little boys?

Maddox and Pax always look like boys! They, of course, also look very well mannered.

My point is that I keep seeing celebrity boys who look more like celebrity girls than anything else and I’m sick of having to figure out if they have a daughter or a son! As I said before, it is possible for a boy to have long hair, but a really celebs - are you too busy to get your son a haircut?!

The paparazzi have caught up with Angie and Brad, it seems. Angie was caught this morning going to Barnes and Noble after she brought Maddox to school - I only have a few quick pics from JustJared, but I’ll keep my eyes open for more photos of the dropoff and of her shopping.

She looks great, doesn’t she?

I was going to just leave the post I’d done last night - with photos from Angie’s younger days - on here for the rest of the day, but something over at caught my eye. Courtney Hazlett, the “scoop” woman, has a story up about Angie’s brother, James Haven, telling Grazia magazine why Angie never met up with Jennifer Aniston on the night of the Oscars.

“Angie is an incredibly strong but also incredibly sensitive woman, and she would always be careful when another woman’s feelings are concerne. She’d go out of her way to make sure there was no situation that would hurt another woman because of her, and I’m talking about a situation like one of Brad’s ex partners or his ex-wife.”

My first vocal response was, “well, duh”. But then I had to stop and realize that not everyone follows this couple or loves them like we do, so I guess he was actually doing a good thing by saying this. But then Courtney had to go a step further and bring her opinion into it:

If by “situation,” he means “showing up looking gorgeous and pregnant with one’s ex-husband’s child,” then Haven might be spot-on.

For some reason, this offends me - I can’t figure out if it is the snide sound to it or what, but it just sounds mean! Am I off on feeling as though it is a slight bash on Angelina?