Archives for December 2007

Angelina Jolie and her non husband Brad Pitt bring up Jennifer Aniston from time to time in interviews even though it seems apparent that Jen would prefer to be left out of the mess that is Brangelina.  There will be no stopping it now though as the Christmas holiday is but one week away and jen may be in the Show Me State to celebrate.Earlier reports have claimed that Jennifer will spend at least some time in Southern Missouri with Pitt's parents (Bill and Jane Pitt) as they all still get along.  Not included in the guest list will be Angie, Brad and the couple's four children.Jolie told Us Weekly magazine earlier this month that they would be staying in New Orleans for Christmas.  Now Brad is talking Christmas wish lists and lo and behold his ex wife is not included.  The 44-year old Hollywood  star (Happy Birthday Brad).  Pitt, who is all of a sudden everywhere doing interviews drops by for a visit with Regis and Kelly and tells them that he wants to get his kids the same gifts he got as a kid for Christmas.The weekly entertainment magazine has this report: "Though the episode won't air until Christmas Eve, Usmagazine.com caught up with Regis Philbin this morning, and he said Pitt couldn't stop talking about the holidays with his children."He's got four kids now, so they're going to be hopping around," Philbin told Us after the taping. "He got quite nostalgic, buying them the presents that he got as a kid years ago."Such as?  "Well, I think trains," Philbin said. "I didn't pin him down, I'm not Us Weekly!"  Somehow I think the kids are getting a whole lot better stuff than Brad got as a kid.

Angelina Jolie says her daughter Shiloh is an "outcast".The 'Beowulf' actress, who has three adopted children and biological daughter Shiloh with partner Brad Pitt, says Shiloh looks very different from her other multi-cultural children.Angelina said: "She looks like Brad. It's funny because she's almost going to be the outcast in the family because she's blonde and blue-eyed."The 32-year-old actress also revealed she feels "more" of a connection to her adopted children Maddox, six, Pax, three, and two-year-old Zahara, than she does to "privileged" 18-month-old Shiloh.Angelina explained to Look magazine: "I felt so much more for Madd, Zahara and Pax because they were survivors."Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born."But I'm conscious that I have to make sure I don't ignore her needs, just because I think the others are more vulnerable."

Brad Pitt was left on the outside looking in with what was described as a chance meeting in Las Vegas between Angelina Jolie and one of her ex husbands.   The twice-married Jolie is currently shacking up with Brad, but on a recent trip to Sin City she bumped into her ex Jonny Lee Miller.  Is that a problem for Pitt?According to a report from Life & Style Weekly there's tension. Until recently, Angelina and Jonny – who met on the set of their 1995 movie, Hackers, and were married from 1996 to 1999 – were on good terms.  The two even looked cozy in 2005 while attending a screening of the documentary Peace One Day in NYC.But according to an insider cited by the weekly entertainment magazine, the exes stopped speaking at Brad’s insistence.  “Jonny Lee and Angie’s not talking has a lot to do with Brad,” the insider explains.  “Angelina wishes the two of them could be friends, but neither of the men wants that."So what happened when the meeting took place at the MGM Grand hotel, where boxer Floyd Mayweather defeated fellow boxer Ricky Hatton in a 10-round fight?  A second insider that was at the fight said, “When Angelina ran into Jonny, they exchanged pleasantries for a while.  But she made sure not to spend too much time with him, for Brad’s sake."

Uh-oh, the Raffles L'ermitage Hotel better watch out. Britney Spears, who has been known to hit up Los Angeles area hotels and inadvertently give them the kiss of death just by showing up with her newest assistant, newest puppy, newest hair color, newest jean skirt and the ever constant throng of paparazzi, has shacked up at the swank hotel on Burton Ave.The Raffles is best known as being the hotel where Angelina Jolie stashed her kinky sex toys but Britney Spears might change all that. Apparently, her arrival was somewhat tame with the hotel able to successfully push back paparazzi but c'mon this is Britney. We can't wait to see what sort of dramz goes down here.

She may not be as dark and eccentric as she was when she grabbed her previous golden Globes but Angelina Jolie is still getting some love from the Hollywood Foreign Press.  She captured a "Best Actress in a Drama" nomination for her role as Marianne Pearl in the box office bomb 'A Mighty Heart.'  She wasn't the only one thrown a bit of love by the notoriously unconventional body for a film flop.George Clooney grabbed a nomination for his role in "Michael Clayton."  It always seems to go this way with the Globes and this year was no different.  They loved "Charlie Wilson's War" as it grabbed five nominations, including ones for Best Picture and Best Actor (Tom Hanks) in the musical/comedy categories.  The film opens December 21.How weird are the nominations?  John C. Reilly grabs a nomination for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.   Oh the humanity!  No surprise here, the British costume drama "Atonement" led the field with seven nominations.   Still taking it seriously?  Keira Knightley also was tabbed and got her "Best Actress in a Drama" for Atonement as well.  Ugh.Will Golden Globes Nominations turn into Oscar nominations?   Certainly some will, but this weird list of  strange combinations will not be much of a guide.  Oscar nominations will be announced in late January.

Poor little baby Shiloh.  The daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has been front and center on the cover of Life & Style weekly in a story that suggested that her mom and dad keep her under wraps to keep her safe from the dangerous world that is lurking around her.  She has been called a 'blob' by her mother and now has been deemed an outcast in her own family, according to a report.Still the family is willing to pony up lots of cash to protect their kids.  According to one report it is pegged at about $5 million per year. The cover story report notes that while the couple want their kids to lead normal lives, above all else they want to keep them safe.  "Brad and Angelina love their children to death,” says the first insider, “and they’ll do everything they can to protect them.”How much does security mean to Brad and Angelina?  The couple have paid $5 million this year to protect themselves and their kids, $2 million more than in 2006.  The breakdown, says an insider:  The magazine breaks down the payroll and claims that  Brad and Angie “have increased the security at both of their California homes – they have at least 12 men at each of those properties.  Each home has a special security room, where someone monitors the property 24/7.”Still that didn't keep Jolie from again taking a shot at baby Shiloh in a recent interview according to the UK Sun.  The mom said of her adorable little baby according to the paper, “She looks like Brad. It’s funny because she’s almost going to be the outcast in the family because she’s blonde and blue-eyed,” said Jolie. “I felt so much more for Madd, Zahara and Pax because they were survivors. Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born.”

Poor Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. As it turns out, being the most genetically blessed child of the decade has its disadvantages. Her mom, Angelina Jolie, recently said that she feels Shiloh is top contender to be the family’s “outcast,” and that she has to be careful to not ignore Shiloh’s needs.“(Shiloh) looks like Brad. It’s funny because she’s almost going to be the outcast in the family because she’s blonde and blue-eyed. I felt so much more for Madd, Zahara and Pax because they were survivors,” Jolie said. “Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born. But I’m conscious that I have to make sure I don’t ignore her needs, just because I think the others are more vulnerable.”Sound familiar? It should, because Jolie recently lamented her daughter and the privileged womb from whence she came to the UK edition of Elle when she said, “I think I feel so much more for Madd and Zee because they’re survivors, they came through so much. Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born. I have less inclination to feel for her ... I met my other kids when they were 6 months old, they came with a personality. A newborn really is this ... Yes, a blob! … I don’t ignore her needs, just because I think the others are more vulnerable.”

After losing by tenth round KO to Floyd Mayweather Jr. this past Saturday, Ricky Hatton had plenty of people surrounding him to console him after his hard effort. Amongst them were Hollywood stars such Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who visited with Hatton following his defeat.Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were in attendance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to cheer on Hatton as he went up against Mayweather Jr. Other Hollywood stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Denzel Washington, Kid Rock,Wesley Snipes, and Jude Law were also in attendance.According to published reports in the media, a camp insider for Hatton in regards to the Hollywood couple's visit, said, "Angelina and Brad made a point of visiting Ricky after the fight to see that he was OK and to say well done.The insider went on to add: "He crashed down right in front of them and Angelina grimaced. It was the first time she had ever seen boxing up close and she was worried that Ricky had been seriously hurt.Angelina was affected by what she saw. The insider stated: "Brad went with her to his dressing room later and they congratulated him on putting up such a fight. She seemed genuinely affected by what she'd seen and told Ricky he'd
been very brave."

The Beowulf actress topped the poll, conducted by Empire magazine, to find the most beautiful star of the silver screen.Angelina claimed the prestigious title because of her "pneumatic figure, feline eyes and lips that could have been stung by several hives of bees".She narrowly beat Natalie Portman, who finished in second position after "making baldness sexy" in V for Vendetta and setting men's pulses racing with her raunchy pole dancing scene in Closer.James Bond actor Daniel Craig - who wowed women in Casino Royale when he emerged from the ocean in a pair of tight-fitting blue swimming trunks - came third, while Fantastic Four beauty Jessica Alba finished fourth.Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp rounded off the top five.Other entries on the list, which was voted for by 20,000 film fans, included Matt Damon - who was recently voted People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2007 - who took 17th spot.British stars Christian Bale, Kate Winslet, Orlando Bloom, Kate Beckinsale and Clive Owen all made it in to the top 25, with Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe coming in at 23.Volver actress Penelope Cruz took 50th position and the entire list was rounded off by Die Hard 4.0 actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Angelina Jolie and Pamela Anderson have both been rated the "Sexiest Ever" in their respective fields.Jolie was rated the "Sexiest Movie Star Ever" in a poll conducted by Empire magazine.The poll, which included 100 movie stars, said the "Beowulf" actress was chosen because of her "pneumatic figure, feline eyes and lips that could have been stung by several hives of bees."Pamela Anderson, meanwhile, was crowned by AOL as "TV's Sexiest Woman Ever."The "Baywatch" babe was described as a "knock-out blonde who wears a bathing suit and bounces around as she saves lives."Anderson topped 49 other women including "Wonder Woman" star Lynda Carter.