Brad Pitt Watch

Looks like James Haven is lending Brad a hand when it comes to corralling the punks! James showed up at the hospital bringing Maddox with him (who has the most awesome new haircut EVA - I wonder if Pax has the same one now!) The two visited Angelina and I’m sure a good time was had by all.

(There’s been a lot of talk around the net about James getting hot - he’s Angelina’s brother, how could he be anything but hot?!)

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I’m sorry I didn’t post yesterday Jolie-Pitt fans. One weekend a month we have an 8 year old girl for respite, and things kind of go a bit haywire when that happens. Going from a 2 children home to a 3 children home is a bit crazy, so I can only imagine what it will be like for Angelina and Brad when the twins are born and they go from four children to six!

I hope all the Jolie-Pitt fans in the US had a happy Fourth of July and were able to experience some time with friends and family and some great fireworks! I found myself wondering yesterday if Brad and Angelina celebrate the 4th of July or not!

It looks to be a slow news weekend (watch me say that and then have Angelina give birth), but we do have a few tidbits!

The first is the screen that was being put up in a window in the birthing center Angelina is in. Its a huge opaque screen and I find myself wondering if it is there to help shelter Angelina, or if it is there to stop some of those other women from exposing themselves to the paparazzi and bringing more attention to the hospital!

Next is a great photo of the birthing center Angelina is in - I’ve seen some photos before, but this one is AWESOME. Its beautiful! Truly, if I were in France giving birth, I’d want to be somewhere as gorgeous as this center (why is it that the French do everything with flair?)

Also, it appears that the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has claimed that the twins will have the option to claim French citizenship.

“That is for the citizens of Nice a very great honor and a great satisfaction. We are very happy for this choice of Mrs. Angelina Jolie and Mr. Brad Pitt and I want to say to them that I wish a lot of joy to them and the babies, and great success for all of their lives.” Mr. Estrosi said.

Apparently, the twins will have to have their primary residence in France for 5 years after they are 11 years old in order to get French citizenship. Regardless of whether or not they have French citizenship, Mr. Estrosi says that they are always welcome in Nice.

“All their lives they will be Nicois and all their life they will be able to come to Nice and we will receive them with great honor.”

(Nicois is the term for a citizen of Nice)

Now for the dilemma - I’m leaving next weekend to do a little camping with my family. We’re only going to be gone Saturday and Sunday, but chances are extremely high that I will not be able to check my email…and I’m extremely concerned that it will be the weekend Brad and Angelina welcome their twins!

So I’m thinking about doing something truly unique.

I’m thinking about allowing one of my faithful readers to take over the blog for that weekend. I will give them access to this blog from Friday, July 11th until late Sunday night, July 13th, and they will be able to post…well…whatever they’d like! They can put up photos, they can write about the family and how they love them, or they can have the honor of being the one to report on the birth of the latest additions (if Angelina has the babies by then, of course).

What do you think - would one of you be willing to help me out and post on the blog for a weekend?

And this is one reason that I love writing about this family - I’m sure if Brad and Angelina knew about this, they’d be laughing hysterically.

Let me set the scene:

The paparazzi are staked out in front of the hospital, trying to get pictures of Angelina. Suddenly a woman shows up in a window. The paparazzi are fairly sure they know which window Angelina is in, and when they see this woman they believe it may be her. The woman then lifts up her shirt and proceeds to show her pregnant belly to the photographers, as if to show the world that yes, she is still pregnant.

But wait…is that Angelina?

Hmmm, I think not! Angelina has a very large, very noticable tattoo on her lower belly…like so:

Meanwhile, Brad has been visiting Angelina with the kiddos - I haven’t seen pics of Maddox and Pax visiting yet, but I’m sure that they are. I’ve been in the hospital while I was pregnant and my firstborn was at home, and its torture! You want to be with them, but you need to focus on the new baby (or, in Angelina’s case, babies) as well, and so when your child visits you’re trying to give them all the love you can for their short visit…I hope that she doesn’t have to deal with this separation for too long!

Okay, first thing’s first - the press conference (which I’m told was very short) was just to assure everyone that Angelina and the babies are all doing well and that she and the doctor will be staying in the hospital until the birth of the twins…and he wouldn’t reveal the due date. Hey, I’m fine with not knowing the exact date, for as long as they’re inside mommy, they’re getting bigger and healthier. Also, it’s a bit more like Christmas without know the date, isn’t it? You’re never quite sure what you’ll find in the morning when you check your news! You can rest assured, should Angelina Jolie have her babies, you’ll get the news here as soon as it happens!

Now, for the review…

I just got back from seeing Wanted and, I’ve gotta tell you, I definitely have to do a review. I’m going to review the movie and the theater as well, for what would a good movie be without a good theater to see it in? The review is below the cut, as I may accidentally post a few spoilers and I wouldn’t want to ruin anyone’s enjoyment of the film, so before you click, remember that there may be spoilers below!

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Perez and Y! Entertainment are both reporting that Angie’s OB, Dr. Michel Sussmann, is going to be giving a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

Wait - Wednesday afternoon - France time or American time?! I hate time zones!! Update: it sounds like the press conference will be at 11:30 am. EST - I’ll be watching for it!

And, wouldn’t you know it, today is the day that I’m going to see Wanted this afternoon! The husband is picking me up at noon and we’re driving 45 minutes away to go see the movie! EEEEPPP!

No one is quite sure what he will be announcing - whether it is the birth of the twins or that Angelina is just being watched for a time. We do know, however, that she arrived at the hospital by helicopter on Sunday afternoon, that she has a 4 room suite at the hospital, and that our beloved Brad was seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday morning with one of the kiddos (not sure which one and I’m totally looking for photos of this). Edited to add - found the photo! Love the internet!

I’ll keep an eye out until I leave, and I’m debating whether to bring the laptop with me or have the 13 year old babysitter keep her eye out on the situation! What do you think?!

Thanks for the update Linnea! (sorry I can’t do the fancy little dash over the e - I’m not that talented!)

A new update! A French magazine, Closer, has announced that Angelina Jolie has given birth, but it doesn’t say anything else…

People is reporting that Angelina Jolie has checked into a hospital for the birth of the twins! According to the Associated Press, the hospital administration says that her admittance has been expected for a long time.

Rumors are flying and everyone is wondering if she is there for observation or if she is there to have the twins!

I’ll keep you updated…

Thanks for the tip CSerenity!

A French website, Pure People, is claiming that Angelina will give birth to the twins at Chateau Miraval. They claim that her doctor believes that it is safer for her to deliver at the Chateau, and has set up a room designed specifically for that purpose in the villa. Apparently all is in readiness if Angelina and Brad decide that they want to give birth in the nearby hospital as well.

I love, in that picture, how it looks as though Shiloh has spotted the paparazzi! You know what this means? When she’s a teenager she’ll be really good at avoiding them whenever she wants

Happy Father’s Day to a wonderful father who doesn’t care if he’s a celebrity or not. Brad always takes time out to play with the kids and has become known as the “hauler”, lifting one in his arms whenever he can. He always spends a bit of special time with each child, and has adjusted to being a father of four (soon to be six) children better than most men would. I hope that Brad has a relaxing and enjoyable day playing with the kids!

Remember to click to biggify - it’s HUGE and makes a great background!

AOL has released their list of the top 15 celebrity fathers out there. Guess who topped the chart? BRAD! Brad was listed as their number one celebrity dad, and it’s no wonder! Brad makes sure that he is completely involved with the kiddos, taking time to play with them and talk to them as all good dads should. Congratulations Brad and Happy Father’s Day a few days early!

The entire list is:

1. Brad Pitt - Huzzah!
2. David Beckham - Good one
3. Johnny Depp - I’ve never seen him with his kiddos, but I’d guess he’d be a great dad
4. Will Smith - Another good choice
5. Matt Damon - I’d bet he’s good too!
6. Ryan Phillipe - We’ve all seen Ryan with his kiddos
7. Ben Affleck - Ben? He’s probably a great dad! And husband!
8. Joel Madden - New dad - we’ll have to keep an eye on him to see how good he is.
9. Seal - Seal has taken his wife’s daughter as his own - an awesome dad in my book
10. Patrick Dempsey - I’ve never really seen Patrick with his kids, have you?
11. Barack Obama - I’ll say it right now - I’m voting for Barack!
12. Gavin Rossdale - Gavin is always hovering near Gwen and Kingston
13. Tom Cruise - Okay - wait - TOM?! I’m going to have to disagree with this one…I can think of tons of people who deserve this spot more than he does
14. Tobey Maguire - Haven’t seen Tobey much with his child…have you?
15. Mark Consuelos - Eh?! Who’s that?! Isn’t he a baseball player or something?

Also good to note - Sherry has got a story up about Angelina and St. John parting ways. Head on over and check it out!

What’s this?! Looks like, for some reason or other, ambulance and the police showed up at Chateau Miraval today (or yesterday - or tomorrow - these France time zones really mess me up). Anyway, they were there just a short while ago. No one is quite sure why, at this point in time, but we have to remember that more than just Brad and Angelina are at the Chateau. I will keep an eye on the situation and will report whenever I hear something - and while I’m at it, I’ll hope and pray that everyone is alright!!

TMZ is saying that the bidding war has begun for who will have the right to the first pictures of Brad and Angelina’s twins! The story says that OK! Magazine and People are in a bidding war, and that the price has gone up to $15 Million!!! People purchased the rights to Shiloh’s first pictures for a reported $4 Million dollars, and they also paid somewhere from $5 Million to $6 Million for the pictures of Jennifer Lopez’s twins. Would they pay $15 Million for photos of Brad and Angelina’s newest arrivals?

Of they do, you can be assured that Brad and Angelina will donate the profits, but how do you think they will donate them? I think it would be good if they split the money up and donated half the money to Brad’s charity of choice and the other half to Angelina’s charity of choice. I would imagine that $7.5 Million for the Make It Right campaign would go a long, long way. Where do you think Brad and Angelina should spend the money?

ET Online (and now every other website there is except Pepole.com) is now confirming that Angelina and Brad have two new additions to their family, and that they were born on Sunday, May 25th (my wedding anniversary - ha), at a clinic in France! Is it true?! No word from any representatives yet…

Strangely enough, the names that they are reporting are ISLA (pronounced eye-la) MARCHELINE (after Angie’s mom) and AMELIE JANE (after Brad’s mom) JOLIE-PITT…

Those are the exact names that were reported to us on this post…could it be true?!

Did Angelina Jolie give birth?! What do you think?!?! I’ll definitely keep you posted as I hear more news!

Totally unrelated - the new trailer for Burn After Reading has been released - what do you think?

X17 is reporting that the reason we haven’t seen Angelina and Brad is not becuase they are planning for their move to Chateau Miraval, but is because Angelina is on prescribed bedrest for the last 4 weeks of her pregnancy.

This wouldn’t be unusual, especially as she’s carrying twins, but is the story true? Who knows! I guess only time will tell…but either way, I hope that everyone is happy and healthy!!

Here’s the larger Star cover, to begin with -

And while I dislike this cover immensely, I do have to say something - their photoshop tech rocks. A quick peek at it and you actually think that Brad, Angelina, and Shiloh were posed like this instead of it being two (three - fake background) seperate photos! They need to pay their photoshop techs more money…

Many were saying that Life & Style, who usually defends the family, would be upset over Star’s cover…after seeing their cover for this week, now I’m not so sure:

Why does Shiloh feel so left out? What, Life & Style had an exclusive interview with a 2 year old? Uh huh - doubt it! Unfortunately we can probably expect to see mostly junk in the tabloids from now until the twins are born.

The story now has been a bit clarified as to Chateau Miraval - seems that Brad and Angelina did not purchase the chateau, but instead signed a 3 year lease on the property. Owner Tom Bove told French newspapers that a “large international group” had taken possession of the home and vineyards (large international group - ha! Sorry, its funny to me, because what is the Jolie-Pitt family other than a large international group?). Rumors are still flying about, saying that Angelina will give birth at Chateau Miraval. Meanwhile I just enjoy saying the name of the property - Chateau Miraval - so romantic!

In other news, Star has decided that Britney Spears isn’t enough of a target and is now going after the Jolie-Pitts.

Star’s latest magazine has a story that is apparently told to them by one of the previous Jolie-Pitt nannies - here’s a preview:

The children rule the Jolie-Pitt household - throwing tantrums (in seven languages!), eating junk food-filled meals and obsessing over wild animals. Now, a nanny dishes the details to Star!

Read all the details from the nanny - including Shiloh’s fits, Brangelina’s plan to have the kids present at the birth of twins and the one rule they are absolutely adamant about - in the new issue of Star, on newsstands now. Plus: Find out about Angelina’s pregnancy cravings and how she’s packed on 50lbs. in 8 months.

Now, I’m debating on whether I should purchase the magazine and type out the whole story here - is that something you would like to see, or is Star full of hot air?