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Angelina Jolie, Twins Leave The Hospital

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:03:27 GMT

PARIS — - Angelina Jolie has left the building. Oh, and so have the twins.

Before dawn Saturday, the Hollywood superstar and her newborn twins left the French Riviera hospital where she gave birth a week ago, the hospital said in a statement.

"The mother and her babies are doing very well," reported the Fondation Lenval hospital in the southern Mediterranean city of Nice.

Jolie slipped out at 4 a.m. Saturday with the twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, deftly evading most of the paparazzi who have followed the family for months in southern France, ever since Jolie arrived for the Cannes film festival in May. It was not clear if the twins' father, actor Brad Pitt, was with them.

Jolie, 33, checked into the hospital on July 2 and delivered the babies by Caesarean section ten days later. Knox Leon weighed 5.03 pounds and Vivienne Marcheline 5 pounds.

Jolie's obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, told reporters after the birth that the 44-year-old Pitt was at Jolie's side during the delivery, which he said had been pushed up from its originally planned date "for medical reasons" so the babies could be born "in the best conditions."

Did I say that?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:01:57 GMT

Angelina Jolie, actor and activist, 33

On self-harming

Some people go shopping - I cut myself (1995)

On knives

There's something beautiful about them. I've collected weapons since I was a little girl (1998)

Telling first husband Jonny Lee Miller not to phone her again

I'm alone, I'm dying, I'm gay and I'm not going to see you for weeks (1998)

On divorcing Jonny

There's a very good possibility we could get married again (1999)

On reports of her kissing her brother on the mouth at the Academy awards

If I were sleeping with my brother, I'd tell people (2000)

On rumours of an affair with Antonio Banderas

He is married to a beautiful woman [Melanie Griffith]. I'd sooner sleep with her than him (2001)

On sex

I've never been tied up. I have a feeling the person who does it will be The One (2002)

On second husband Billy Bob Thornton

We're never going to separate. We kinda signed our life away to each other, legally and with blood (2001)

On Billy Bob admitting he'd restrained himself from squeezing her to death as she slept

I was nearly killed one night and it's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me (2000)

On rumours of an affair with Brad Pitt

I have enough lovers. I don't need Brad (2004)

On marriage

My opinion of marriage comes from a very cynical place - do you want to kill your spouse? For me, that's a serious question. And Brad comes from a place of 'What a funny idea', because he has a happy marriage. So we're a very funny combination (2004)

On roles

Which character do I want to audition for? The big, fat, 40-year old German man (2000)

On beauty

I look my most beautiful when I'm rocking my son to sleep, it's the middle of the night and I'm covered in his dinner (2003)

On the future

Tomorrow evening everything may change - my life, my image, my occupation... Otherwise it would be boring to live (2004)

On Brad and their children

To them we're two of the dorkiest people on the planet (2007)

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Angelina Jolie Launching Perfume Line?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:57:04 GMT

Stunning Angelina Jolie is reportedly in talks to launch her own line of signature scents. The Oscar winner is working out the details with French fragrance house Coty (which recently helped create Sarah Jessica Parker’s perfume) to design her own line of products.

"Angelina wants a very strong input," a source tells Britain's The Mail. "She wouldn’t want a fragrance that she didn’t feel encapsulates her."

Having a perfume line has proven to be a lucrative endeavor for many celebrities. Other stars who have their own super-successful perfumes include Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Gwen Stefani.

Given Jolie's unrivaled star power today, it's likely her fragrances will rake in tons of cash. The venture would enable Jolie to continue supporting her many charitable causes. Jolie, 33, is a U.N. Ambassador who reportedly donates one-third of her income to charity.

Angie, a mom of four, is expecting fraternal twins with partner Brad Pitt, 44, this summer. In addition to the blockbuster animated film, Kung Fu Panda (which is in theaters now), Jolie has a movie coming out June 27: the action thriller, Wanted, in which she portrays an assassin.

For those who criticize her decision to play a vigilante, Jolie says, "The idea behind Wanted is not that she's a bad-ass assassin that just likes to kill people. It's that, if you ran into Hitler before he did everything, and you knew, should you shoot him? I would. These assassins are getting lists: They find out who is going to slaughter other people ahead of time and they remove them."

Jolie—who says she wouldn't hesitate to shoot anyone who tries to harm her kids—adds: "It is a confusing thing, certainly for rights activists. Don't read too much into it. I am holding a gun, but there are so many people that have done so many horrible things."

Jolie And Pitt To Adopt Chinese Orphan?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:51:21 GMT

Angelina Jolie is considering adopting another child, less than two weeks after checking into a hospital to prepare for the birth of her twins, according to reports.

Heavily pregnant Jolie checked herself into a Nice, France hospital on 29 June (08) - where she will remain until her babies, with partner Brad Pitt, are born.

The expected additions will be the fifth and sixth children for the couple - who are allegedly on a mission to add a seventh member to their family.

According to reports, the pair was so moved by the plights of children orphaned by May's (08) devastating earthquake in China, they want to adopt a child from the region.

A source tells the National Enquirer, "Even as the birth of their twins impended, Angie and Brad were already talking adoption again. She's devastated over the earthquake that occurred in China, she has been in constant touch with relief workers as part of her U.N. involvement - and even got her hands on photos of a few orphaned kids.

"She's made overtures to offer a home to one, or even two China earthquake orphans, if they're siblings".

Jolie and Pitt have three adopted children, Maddox, six, Zahara, two, and Pax, four, as well as their biological two-year-old Shiloh.

Angelina Jolie's child army just got bigger

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:57:46 GMT

If the Earth started to feel a little more crowded this weekend, that's because Angelina Jolie birthed her twins, a boy Knox Leon and a girl Vivienne Marcheline, late Saturday night. Compared to their siblings, these two got off easy in the name department. Angelina's obstetrician Dr. Michael Sussmann updated the press on everyone's condition - then handed out lollipops; he's that good. The AP reports:

"He was very happy. ... The emotion was very strong for him," Sussmann told reporters on the hospital steps. "I felt the emotion of both the mother and the father. Angelina Jolie was speaking, was laughing with her husband. They were happy."
"The mother, the babies, the father are doing marvelously well," he said.

While this is great news for Angelina and Brad, this is terrible news for me. I lost the office pool. Here's the names I picked. I dunno how I didn't win:

BOYS:
Captain America.
Jon Voight Just Kidding I Still Hate you Daddy.
Maddox. (He won't mind.)

GIRLS:
Licorice Petunia.
~. (Pronounced "Squiggly line thingy.")
Melissa.

Congrats to the Pitt-Jolie clan! Please don't assimilate me.

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The Jolie-Pitts Welcome a Son & Daughter

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:44:31 GMT

Brad Pitt was at Angelina Jolie's side as she gave birth to a son and daughter Saturday at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France, PEOPLE has confirmed.

"The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly," Dr. Michel Sussmann told PEOPLE Sunday. "Angelina is in very good spirits. Brad Pitt was at her side. He was there and all was well."
Sussmann confirmed the Nice-Matin newspaper report that Jolie gave birth to a boy, Knox Leon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline, by Cesarean section on Saturday night. Knox weighed 5.03 lbs, and Vivienne 5 lbs.
The twins are the fifth and sixth children for Jolie, 33, and partner Brad Pitt, 44, who are already parents to Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2.
"The mother and father are very, very happy," Sussmann told PEOPLE.
The doctor told the Associated Press that the Cesarean was moved forward "for medical reasons" so that the babies could be born "in the best conditions." He also said Jolie is expected to stay in the hospital for a few days.
On July 1, Jolie checked in to the Fondation Lenval hospital to await the births. The family has been living in the south of France since this spring.Jolie recently told Entertainment Weekly that she was surprised – but not daunted – when she learned she was having twins. "It did shock us, and we jumped to six [children] quickly," she said. "But we like a challenge."
Celebrity Babies: Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Richie, Christina Aguilera and more show off their adorable additions on the cover of PEOPLE

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She's Popping on Tuesday?!

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:40:24 GMT

The wait is almost over.

According to a new report, Angelina Jolie will give birth to the Wonder Twins by C-section on Tuesday.
A source reports, “She can't wait to give birth because she can't stand the hospital food, and she is fed up to be in this hospital room. If she could be induced earlier she would love it, but the medical team think it's medically better to wait until next Tuesday.”

Exciting!

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Kung Fu Panda

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:38:17 GMT

Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu

Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson

It's hard not to like Kung Fu Panda even though there have been many smarter animation films recently. It tells the story of an overweight panda Po (voiced by Jack Black) who works for his father in a noodle shop, but secretly yearns to be a kung fu fighter.

Which is why he climbs up thousands of steps to the ancient temple where the Dragon Warrior will be chosen to face off against the dreaded villain Tai Lung who is believed to be planning his escape from an Alcatraz-like prison.

Dustin Hoffman lends his voice to Kung fu guru Master Shifu who lines up five of his best students before the temple master for his selection. Shifu's "Furious Five" comprise Monkey, Tigress, Mantis, Viper and Crane, all highly skilled fighters who could crack open your skull with one deadly move. Yet, as luck would have it, the temple master picks none of them, but roly-poly Po instead to be the Dragon Warrior.

Naturally what ensues are a series of laugh-out-loud moments as this hopeless panda with a total lack of skill is trained in the art of kung fu.

The film is an easy watch, enjoyable even, despite its formulaic 'against-all-odds' theme.

The real fun in Kung Fu Panda comes from the action scenes which are packed with energy and full of crazy little moments that'll have you in splits throughout. The all-star-cast voice talent also includes Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu, but it's Dustin Hoffman doing his best gruff vocals as Master Shifu who is the finest talent on board.

It's also impossible not to lose your heart to Po, the klutzy, couch-potato panda who gets his attitude from Jack Black's amazing voice intonations. Kung Fu Panda is a visually stunning film whose animation is part-computer generated part-hand drawn, it's the kind of photorealistic 3-D animation that makes characters and locations come alive because they're so intricately detailed and fantastically executed.

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Jolie twins are in no rush to arrive

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:59:27 GMT

Are the Brangelina twins boys or girls? Will they be delivered naturally or by cesarean?
We don't know, but we have plenty of time to fixate before they arrive.

Angelina Jolie's obstetrician, Michel Sussmann, held a five-minute news conference Wednesday in Nice, France, to announce that the birth could be "in the weeks to come."
Apparently unaware that the stars are unmarried, the doctor said: "Mrs. Angelina Jolie and her husband, Mr. Brad Pitt, told me to tell you that she is doing absolutely fine."
The doctor said she would remain in the seaside hospital until the babies are delivered.
"I can't give you a date," he said, adding that Jolie's hospital visit was scheduled.

French medical secrecy laws are very strict, but Sussmann was able to say that four rooms and a pair of security guards had been set aside for the couple -- debunking rumors that they had taken over th entire fifth floor.
The show will go on
The actors' union and Broadway theater producers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Wednesday, averting the possibility of a strike such as the one that shut down Broadway for almost three weeks in November.
The contract, which expires in September 2011, would increase the compensation package for actors by 11.25%

The contract must be reviewed by the Actors' Equity Association's governing body. If it is approved, it would be sent to members for a vote, which could take several weeks.

Get designer heels for a better sex life!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:58:43 GMT

Not in the mood for some bedroom action? Well, then head to the nearest store and get a pair of black high-heels designed by Christian Louboutin, for a survey claims that donning a pair of these shoes will not only make men drooling over you, but will also put you in the mood for love.

The survey by women’s website Handbag.com revealed that a large number of women said that wearing black high heels by designer Christian Louboutin makes them feel sexier. Experts have also said that the red-soled shoes are more likely to get those blokes awestruck.

While Louboutin’s shoes were voted most likely to turn girls on, recently Italian researchers also claimed that heels over 2 inches boost women’s sex life by exercising pelvic muscles.

Celebrities who donned these shoes include Gwyneth Paltrow, who sported a pair at the Iron Man premiere in New York, Angelina Jolie, Posh Spice and Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis.

“The classic black heels by Christian Louboutin are women’s favourite shoes to make them feel sexy. Wearing them makes women feel more attractive – and also more likely to catch a man’s eye. So donning these designer heels could lead to better sex and far more of it,” the Sun quoted Handbag.com fashion editor Belinda White, as saying.

Louboutin confessed that he crafts heels to “slow women down and give them a sexier gait”. In fact, almost one fourth of the 2,500 women who were a part of the survey confessed that they owned at least five pairs of shoes they had never worn.

Angelina Jolie Replaced By Agyness Deyn As Face Of Shiseido

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:57:46 GMT

Angelina Jolie has been dropped by Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido in favour of a younger model in the form of the Agyness Deyn.

The 33-year-old star has been Shiseido's ambassador since 2006 - but after two years of appearing in commercials and print ads for the brand, she has been outed from her post by the Brit supermodel.

Deyn can be seen as the brand's new spokesmodel in their Fall 2008 Maquillage ad campaign.

It's not the only contract pregnant Jolie has lost recently - she parted company with fashion house St. John last month, ending a three-year relationship with the company.

See Jolie's and Agyness's ads side-by-side below.

Home Little Robot Rakes in more than Angelina Jolie by Samia Sehgal - June 30, 2008 - 0 comments <p

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:46:52 GMT

A lonesome little robot outshined Hollywood queen Angelina Jolie over the weekend as WALL-E, the new Disney/Pixar film, grossed $62.5 million to top the weekend box office . Jolie’s assassin thriller ‘Wanted’ opened in second place with collections of $51.1 million, according to Exhibitor Relations estimates.
Ironically, industry insiders were skeptical about the impression of WALL•E, a post-apocalyptic love story between robots who are left on a garbage-strewn, abandoned Earth. It was being considered the animation studio's toughest sell.
However, it became the studio's ninth straight No. 1, debuting at about $10 million higher than projected and marking a tie for Pixar’s third biggest opening. In addition, it won recommendations from 96 percent of the nation’s critics, making it one of the best-reviewed movies of the year.
The makers insist that the animated WALL-E is not only for children. More than 20 percent of the audience was adults without children, says Chuck Viane of Disney, which distributed the film. Pixar "doesn't just make family films. These are movies that appeal across the board."
Although figures favor WALL-E, Angelina Jolie’s ‘Wanted’ was a superior film. Debuting at about 800 fewer theaters than WALL-E, Jolie’s action film outdid the animated movie, by nearly $500 per screen. ‘Wanted’ beat predictions by $11 million.

The two movies together kept Hollywood on a roll. The top 12 movies took in $179.2 million, up 22 percent from the same weekend a year ago, when Pixar's ‘Ratouille’ had brought in $47 million at its opening.

Revenues climbed for the fifth straight weekend. The earnings are up 6 percent over last year for the summer season that began May 2, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

Bert Livingston of 20th Century Fox says a struggling economy may be the advancing force behind overall business. "People simply aren't traveling as much, and movies are still the cheapest form of entertainment," he says. "I wish the stock market were doing as well as we are."

Buy Angelina-worn Wanted jacket

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:44:29 GMT

Fans of Angelina Jolie can now wear the clothes she wore in the Wanted. Rush to bid in the auction that starts off today to get that jacket Fox wears in the upcoming movie.

Go to CharityFolks.com to buy the hot jacket which is made of black leather with a diagonal front zipper and tassles on the zipper pulls.

Though the value is $1000, the bid expected to max out at $3000

Moreover, you better be teensy-weensy to fit into the jacket. The size is extra small. Actually, I must mention I am 5’6” and weight 110 pounds which is Angelina’s size.

The proceeds will benefit Plan!tNow, organization found by Morgan Freeman who co-stars with Jolie in the flick. They help families prepare for natural disasters before they occur.

The movie is loosely based on the comic book miniseries by Mark Millar, is directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Wanted stars James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Konstantin Khabensky, and Angelina Jolie.

Jolie keen on Sin City 2

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:40:27 GMT

Pregnant actress Angelina Jolie is apparently keen on starring in Sin City 2 after she gives birth to her twins.

Jolie is thinking of acting in Sin City 2 because she is interested in what director Frank Miller will come up with next. And she wants to do more action movies after having starred in the Lara Croft movies.

Jolie loved the 2004 release of the comic book and Miller is keen to have her be a part of the movie as well. He already has a character in mind for her to play.

The actress said: "I found the first Sin City impressive, but I don't know what they're going to do with the next one to make (it) as original as the first one. I'd be curious. I think he's (Miller) a genius."

The first Sin City was released in 2005 and starred Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis and Elijah Wood.

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No box-office battle for Aniston and Jolie

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:35:46 GMT

Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie's box office battle will have to wait - the former 'Friends' star's new film has been pushed back to next February.

Brad Pitt's past and present partners were set to duel it out at US cinemas when their films 'Changeling' and 'He's Just Not That Into You' were slated to hit screens on the same day.

But a Warner Brothers insider has revealed Aniston's romantic comedy will now hit cinemas on February 6

Review: Wanted

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:32:32 GMT

Wanted (cert 18), Apollo Cinemas, Morecambe

IN the clips of 'Wanted' on television it looked a mediocre film at best but the reality is totally different.
It was brilliant!
Director Timur Bekmambetov (who've I've never heard of) has managed to make the most action-packed, exciting, on-screen experience of recent years – and I don't believe he's had nearly enough credit for it.
The stunts in this film were quite simply breathtaking and featured cars, trains and computer keyboards (you'd have to watch to find out why).
They had the eight people in screen four on the edge of their seats. The actor that deserves the most praise is James McAvoy (who plays Wesley Gibson) as his performance was terrific.
He plays a neurotic accounts manager totally bored with his life until he meets a sexy woman called Fox (Angelina Jolie) and everything changes.
After nearly being shot up in the pharmacy by an assassin, the pair flee and she introduces him to The Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, headed up by Morgan Freeman.
Gibson is first broken in and then learns the special skills an assassin would need, including shooting the wings off flies and curving bullets around an object to hit a target.
His performance was first rate, very convincing, and very believable.
Angelina Jolie did a lot of eyelash fluttering and shot some smouldering looks but made the best out of her role; I thought she was quite good, although the critics slammed her.
Morgan Freeman was a bit aloof and frankly his part could have been played by a lesser known actor just as well but never mind.

The storyline was a bit basic but was easy to follow and frankly the action more than made up for the plot. There were things in this film that I had never seen before, it was original, ground-breaking and totally unique.

If you enjoyed Die Hard 4.0,Iron Man or Mission Impossible 3, this film would be right up your street.

Bid hits $15 million for Angelina Jolie baby pics

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:29:18 GMT

A fierce bidding war has broken out between two celebrity gossip magazines for the first exclusive pictures of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins.
Two of America's leading magazines, OK! and People, are reportedly battling it out to get their mitts on snaps of Brangelina's as yet unborn twins.
Jolie and Pitt are expecting twins to add to their brood of adopted children, Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and biological daughter Shiloh.
According to celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, bidding has soared to US $15 million , and counting.
A rep for People says: "We'd love to see the photos in People. We wish the family well."
However, rival publisher OK! has been tight-lipped over proceedings and declined to comment on any figures; reps would only admit that the magazine would be "foolish" not to bid for the exclusive snaps.
If the mooted $15 million figure is to be believed, it eclipses the mullah coughed up by People for pictures of the couple's first baby Shiloh in 2006. The magazine reportedly paid $4.1 million for the North American rights to the pictures at the time.
All profits from the sale of the pictures were donated to charity by Brangelina.
Rumours were rife late last week that Jolie had already given birth in France, after she went into labour on Sunday.
US TV show Entertainment Tonight claimed Jolie had given birth to two girls, and that the proud parents had already named them Isla (pronounced eye-la) Marcheline (after Jolie's mother) and Amelie Jane (after Pitt's mother) Jolie-Pitt.

Jolie's rep later dismissed the claims: "Angelina has not given birth. She is fine, enjoying her home and her family in France," Jolie's rep said.
So what prompted ET's botched exclusive?
It appears that their premature announcement wasn't as ill-judged as you might think.
Someone has been impersonating Jolie's personal assistant and been feeding porkie pies to the press, according to the star's lawyers.
The imposter reportedly used a fake email address to distribute fake and erroneous reports to the press, including news of Jolie's twin non-birth last week.
Jolie's lawyers distributed this letter to key media yesterday: "A random individual has engaged in a scheme to intentionally harm my client and deceive her fans, the public and the media through illegal and tortuous impersonation of Ms Jolie's long-time assistant, Holly.
"The individual who claims to be, and to whom the media has relied upon as, a 'reliable source' is not my client's assistant, nor does the email address belong to my client's assistant."

I bet Jolie's positively fuming over this one.

Angelina beats Brad in Forbes 'Most Powerful Celebs' list

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:43:46 GMT

Angelina Jolie has more influence than her partner Brad Pitt, according to the just-released Forbes list of 'The World's Most Powerful Celebrities'.

Jolie comes in at number 3 on the list, following list regulars Oprah Winfrey, who took the top spot for the second year in a row, and golfer Tiger Woods who appears at number two. Pitt makes the list at number 10.

The annual list, compiled by Forbes magazine, ranks the world's most powerful - and best-paid - celebrities. To create the list, Forbes uses estimates of a star's earnings, then factors in media metrics like Google hits, press mentions and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines.

Another entertainment power couple, singer Beyonce Knowles and rapper Jay-Z, appear in the top 10, with Knowles also flying the flag for girl-power at number 4 while husband ranks at number 7.

With a year that featured a smash hit movie and a questionable appearance half naked on the cover of Vanity Fair, its no surprise tween star Miley Cyrus made her debut on the list at number 35.

Other newcomers include The Hills star Lauren Conrad (#97), Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker (#72), Zac Efron (#92) and singer/designer Gwen Stefani (#63).

Top 10
Power Rank Name Category Pay ($USmil)

1. Oprah Winfrey - $275m
2. Tiger Woods - $115m
3. Angelina Jolie - $14m
4. Beyonce Knowles - $80m
5. David Beckham - $50m
6. Johnny Depp - $72m
7. Jay-Z - $82m
8. The Police - $115m
9. J.K. Rowling - $300m
10. Brad Pitt - $20m

Angelina Jolie lined up to star in Muppets movie

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:41:03 GMT

Cast member Angelina Jolie attends a news conference for the film "The Exchange" by U.S. director Clint Eastwood at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2008. [Agencies]

Angelina Jolie is being lined up to star in the new Muppets movie. The 33-year-old actress - who is set to give birth to twins later this month - has reportedly been approached to feature in the film because she is such a huge fan of the Jim Henson creations.

A source said: "The idea is to re-launch the Muppets with a big name and a big movie. Angelina is a big Muppets fan and being so passionate about kids there's a very real chance that she'll take this project on. "Even Brad might want to have Miss Piggy as a love interest!" Angelina has previously revealed she thinks she looks like one of the comical puppets.

She said: "I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet!" Angelina already has three adopted children - Maddox, six, Pax, three, and two-year-old Zahara - and a two-year-old biological daughter Shiloh with Brad.

The Muppets started life on their own TV show which was a worldwide hit and eventually spawned a host of movies. Angelina wouldn't be the first celebrity to appear alongside the mischievous puppets. Rocker Alice Cooper, the late Johnny Cash and Diana Ross were all guests on the series.

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt getting excited about being a big sister

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:39:46 GMT

After two years as the baby of the family, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is reportedly adjusting to the idea that she’ll now be a big sister to some of her siblings as well as a little one.

A source close to the Jolie-Pitt family told OK magazine: “It took her a while, but now she’s as excited as the rest of the family.
“She puts her hands on Angie’s stomach to feel the twins kick and she jumps back and starts grinning!”
The source added that Shiloh is preparing to take to her big sister duties seriously and is pushing forward with her own development: “She’s got her pull-up diapers and tells Mom and Dad when she has to go to the bathroom.
“She’s trying to get the hang of it all on her own - just like she did with walking.”
Mum Angelina Jolie is expected to give birth to twins in August. The babies will be Angelina and partner Brad Pitt’s fifth and sixth children.

Angelina Jolie: A Candid Q&A

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:37:00 GMT

She's a human rights advocate and, in summer action flick ''Wanted,'' a remorseless killer. In a frank interview, the star with the disarming and dangerous persona talks about sex, tattoos, motherhood, war, and peace.
''Brad is the hardest person to shop for,'' she says of her partner, Brad Pitt, while checking out a window display of Corum watches at the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat in the south of France. ''He has impeccable design taste. And whenever he sees something he likes, he buys it for himself.'' Pitt's most recent gift to Jolie — the gun-charm necklace she wore to her EW photo shoot — is also a tough act to follow.

''Mad, our 6-year-old, draws lots of war scenarios,'' she explains. ''He's all into war and guns. So for Mother's Day he drew a machine gun, and Brad had it made into a necklace, which is really sweet. It's really cute. I think it's really good!''

Leave it to Angelina Jolie to drop the words cute and machine gun in the same breath. The 33-year-old Academy Award winner has always cultivated dual identities: On the one hand, she's been the Mistress of the Dark (as in her fascinations with tattoos, knives, and blood); on the other, she's the Minister of Light (her work promoting international peace). Her next starring film roles keep that dichotomy alive: On June 27 she appears as Fox, a morally driven assassin who mentors a shlubby office worker (Atonement's James McAvoy) in the graphically violent Wanted, directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch). And in October she stars in Clint Eastwood's latest film, Changeling, as a 1920s single mom whose 9-year-old son disappears.

Changeling's premiere at the recent Cannes Film Festival earned Jolie strong reviews, but her life off screen garnered even more attention: Paparazzi have been tailing Jolie, Pitt, and their four children (Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2) all over southern France. And last month's false reports that Jolie, who's expecting twins later this summer, delivered early caused a media maelstrom. (''I just think it's all a bit crazy,'' she says of the tabloid insanity in general. ''They just have to make up stuff. We find it odd all the time because we're probably very boring people when it comes to many things.'') Over a lunch of filet mignon and iced tea, Jolie discussed her new films and her polarizing public persona.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I was describing the plot of Wanted to a friend and she said, ''So instead of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, this is just Mrs. Smith.''
ANGELINA JOLIE: Maybe this is Mrs. Smith after she killed Mr. Smith, went into depression, and got very, very, very moody. Fox is not happy, and she's not easy to be around. She was interesting to me because she isn't the love interest and she isn't having fun with it like the Tomb Raider. She's darker.

What's she unhappy about?
Well, her father was killed, and she's dedicated her life to this idea of a code. And she doesn't really have a life outside of that. She's that person on the police force or something where their badge is their life and you can't communicate with them on any other level.

What convinced you to do the movie?
I was in between A Mighty Heart and Changeling, which were two very, very emotionally difficult films to do. And my mom had passed away in that year. And I'd had a baby. So everything in me was just feeling very fragile. And so, knowing myself, I thought, What I need to do most is get up and get focused and get aggressive and get out of myself a little bit. We discussed that at home — that that would be good for me. Then I read this and knew they were casting McAvoy, and I thought, That sounds really unusual. I met Timur and I knew that he'd include a story. I know that sounds odd, but a lot of action movies rely so much on generic special effects or a story we've heard before.

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Happy Birthday, Angelina Jolie!

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:23:43 GMT

Take a look back as the actress (and mom!) turns 33

1978

"He's been there my whole life," Jolie (here at age 4) has raved of her brother James. "We've been through everything together and he's been so supportive of everything I've done. He's the one person who I always look to tell me everything's OK. He's a rock."

1988

Jolie (here at age 13) hit the red carpet with father Jon Voight and her brother James. "We don't really have a relationship, but we're in contact and wish each other well," the actress told Vanity Fair of her and Voight.

1995

The 20-year-old wed Hackers costar Jonny Lee Miller in 1996, a year after the film's release. She wore black leather pants and a white t-shirt with his name written in blood for the occasion. They soon separated and divorced. "I'll always love him, we were simply too young," Jolie has said.

2000

Jolie nabbed the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for role as a mental patient in the drama Girl Interrupted.

"I am so in love with my brother right now!" Jolie gushed before smooching him at the Vanity Fair party after her Oscar win for Girl Interrupted.

2003

The 5-foot-7 star - who has said she was "always a tomboy as a kid and liked to run around" - did most of her own stunts (including jet skiing and sky-diving onto a moving vehicle) for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life.

2004

Jolie had a Bengal tiger tattooed to her lower back. "Usually all my tattoos came at good times," she has said. "A tattoo is something permanent when you've made a self-discovery, or something you've come to a conclusion about."

2005

The Goodwill Ambassador played with Afghan children during her visit to a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan

2008

Girls' day in France! Jolie took daughters Shiloh, 2, and Zahara, 3, shopping in Monaco sans daddy and sons Maddox, 6, and Pax, 4. "My children are starting to speak French, so being here is very good for them and their language," Jolie explained.

2008

Jolie, pregnant with twins, joined Pitt on the red carpet for the premiere of her flick Kung Fu Panda in Cannes. "I'm feeling great, thank you very much," she told Us.

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Jolie-Pitt twins spark bidding war

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:37:35 GMT

TMZ.com reports the bidding among celebrity magazines for the first pictures of the forthcoming Brangelina twins has reached $15 million -- and will probably go a lot higher.

It's down to a two-horse derby -- only People and OK! are left.

How desperate are they? TMZ.com writes that the pics are so valuable they would "print blank pages" the rest of year to get them. Can a weekly mag actually recoup all that cash? Probably not, but it doesn't matter. The prestige is what counts.

A People rep says: "We'd love to see the photos in People. We wish the family well." OK!'s rep refused to address a dollar figure with TMZ, but admits it would be "foolish" not to bid.

One good thing from all this wanton spending -- the money would go to charity, as designated by parents Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Show Under Pressure in Jolie Birth Story

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:22:40 GMT

Five days after “Entertainment Tonight” reported that Angelina Jolie had given birth to twins, it is starting to look more and more as if the syndicated show — which is on every weeknight, primarily on CBS affiliates — made a serious mistake.

A law firm representing Ms. Jolie says that an impostor claiming to be the actress’s assistant misled some news organizations. According to Ms. Jolie’s camp, the birth report was false.

The law firm, Lavely & Singer, sent a letter of warning to roughly two dozen news media outlets on Monday.

“A random individual has engaged in a scheme to intentionally harm my client and deceive her fans, the public and the media through illegal and tortuous impersonation of Ms. Jolie’s longtime assistant, Holly,” the letter said.

The letter did not specifically mention “Entertainment Tonight,” but it seemed to be a response to its report.

For news organizations, many millions of dollars hinge on the pregnancy of Ms. Jolie, whose partner is the actor Brad Pitt. As most people know — or perhaps cannot avoid knowing — the couple has four children, three of them adopted, and is expecting twins this summer.

The first photographs of the twins will undoubtedly sell for seven figures, and online reports say that the bidding war is already well under way. News about the newborns will also drive viewers and readers to entertainment television shows, Web sites and magazines (as it apparently has already).

On Friday morning, after seeing a spike in Google search traffic about Ms. Jolie’s pregnancy, an “Entertainment Tonight” producer e-mailed a person she believed to be Ms. Jolie’s assistant. The person responded by BlackBerry, saying she had been in the room for the birth.

The ensuing “Entertainment Tonight” report, published online just before noon on Friday, was quickly picked up by The Associated Press and myriad other outlets, large and small. Publicists for the show circulated the story widely, complete with a requirement that other outlets must mention “tune in to ‘Entertainment Tonight.’ ”

Part of the surprise came from the fact that Ms. Jolie’s due date has widely been reported as Aug. 19, so the twins’ arrival, if true, would have meant that they were born very early.

The report prompted swift denials from Ms. Jolie’s representatives.

Despite everything, “Entertainment Tonight” is sticking to its story. “We are waiting to see how this story plays out,” Linda Bell Blue, the show’s veteran executive producer, said in a statement on Monday, which was repeated on Tuesday.

But sometime before Monday, the article was removed from the “Entertainment Tonight” Web site. The show’s spokeswoman would not comment on the decision to delete the record, and the show has not acknowledged the denials.

Although “Entertainment Tonight” pumps out light fare, it does have a respected place in the world of infotainment, so the apparent mistake left some analysts wondering about a risk to its reputation. Many tabloids have a history of rushing to press with flimsy stories that turn out to be fake, but “Entertainment Tonight” has historically acted with caution.

“Entertainment Tonight” is a moneymaker for the CBS Corporation, although the company does not release financial details. The show, which has been on the air for 27 years, draws an average of 6.5 million viewers every night, twice as many as its most popular rival, “Access Hollywood.” And much of its brand is built on credibility.

The producers know how damaging a blunder can be. The show “can never afford to be wrong,” Ms. Bell Blue told the trade publication TV Week in 2004. “If it means we’re not first on a story, then we won’t be first. We make sure it is right.”

But that was before the Internet became a major player in the gossip game. Since then, sites like Time Warner’s TMZ and Yahoo’s OMG have made the format of a half-hour evening show seem sluggish.

Is it possible that Ms. Jolie has indeed given birth and that the news is being withheld for some reason? Yes, but as a person close to her said, when Ms. Jolie’s baby Shiloh was born in 2006, the event was confirmed almost immediately.

The secrets behind Angelina's baby tattoos

Fri, 30 May 2008 06:46:03 GMT

She is one of the most photographed women in the world - and now one of the most tattooed.

After attending the world premiere of her latest movie, Angelina Jolie revealed her latest set of body art - geographical map coordinates accurately detailing the countries of birth of each member of her "rainbow family".

Walking down the red carpet in Cannes to promote her movie, A Mighty Heart, the 31-year-old actress kept the new tattoos hidden, using her boyfriend, Brad Pitt, as a human shield.
The tattoo on Angelina Jolie's left arm show's the map coordinates for the birthplaces of her children. The actress also appeared to be bruised - a common side effect of tattooing.
But as the couple made their way down the festival's famous Croisette in a chauffeur-driven car afterwards, the four-part scribing on her left shoulder was plainly visible.

Each line, it has emerged, represents the very international map coordinates detailing where their four children, three of which were adopted, were born.

From the top down, and from left to right, is the longitudinal and latitudinal location of Cambodia, where the Oscar-winning actress' eldest son, Maddox, five, was born.

Next are the coordinates pertaining to Ethiopia, the country from which Miss Jolie plucked two-year-old Zahara.

Angelina's tattoos have special meaning for her

Third on the list is Namibia, where the Tomb Raider star gave birth to her ten-month-old biological daughter, Shiloh, whose name in Hebrew means "the peaceful one".

Last but not least is a reference to the latest addition to the couple's rainbow family - Pax Thien, who is Vietnamese by origin.

The three-year-old boy was taken from an orphanage in March, amid claims that the Hollywood couple had unfairly fast-tracked the adoption process.

Interestingly, beneath her latest ink inscriptions, Miss Jolie appeared to be sporting some heavy bruising - a common side effect of tattooing.

"Most of Angelina's tattoos are pretty discreet but these map coordinates really stand out," said a festival onlooker. "When she made her way up the red carpet, she kept her arm hidden behind Brad, and looked really elegant in a demure black dress and peep toe heels.

On the red carpet: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the world premiere of 'A Mighty Heart' in Cannes

"But when she unearthed them later in the night, she really did look like a bit of a bruiser. While the significance of these tattoos is undoubtedly poignant, this probably wasn't the look she had in mind when she got the coordinates done."

The latest tattoo is understood to be Miss Jolie's 13th to date.

She already has a discreet M on the palm of her hand - a tribute to her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died earlier this year.

On top of this, she has a Buddhist Pali prayer written in the Khmer script for Maddox as well as a Tennessee Williams quote, "A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages".

Angelina Jolie's new tattoos have been inscribed in the same spot where a tribute to her ex-husband Billy Bob Thronton once lay.

His name was tattooed onto her left arm along with a Chinese dragon - the remnants of which are still faintly visible even after laser removal surgery.

She said at the time of the laser treatment: "I'll never be stupid enough to have a man's name tattooed on me again."