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Brangelina Hires 6 Nannies
 Brangelina Hires 6 Nannies 
Oct 30, 2008 10:04 AM CDT

Brangelina Hires 6 Nannies

Clan keeps one helper per child and 20 cars while in Germany

(Newser) - During their 3-month stay in Germany, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have employed six nannies—one for each child—and have 20 Volkswagens at their disposal, Life & Style reports. The clan has relocated to a Berlin-area chateau while Pitt films his latest movie. On a recent trip to New...

Jolie Returns, Moved, From Afghanistan Trip

Goodwill ambassador visited refugees, urges international aid

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie made a trip to Afghanistan last week in her role as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, spending two days among the country's returning refugees. The actress visited sites where thousands of Afghans live in makeshift housing and struggle to find work, problems that typify the stress the...

Changeling Decent but Flawed
 Changeling Decent but Flawed  
Movie Review
Oct 24, 2008 12:58 PM CDT

Changeling Decent but Flawed

A plain headline for what critics call a plainly told movie

(Newser) - There’s a kidnapping, corrupt police, a trip to a mental hospital, a serial killer, even a hooker with a heart of gold. “If Changeling were fiction, you’d accuse it of being over the top,” writes David Ansen of Newsweek. Instead, it’s based on a true...

Brangelina Brood Wants Wedding Rings

'We've done everything the wrong way around,' Jolie says

(Newser) - With their relationship having followed an anything-but-normal progression, marriage could soon be on the table for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The actress tells Us Magazine their six children “want to know why Shrek and Fiona got married and we haven’t.” “We’ve done everything the...

Big Families Bring Big Rewards
Big Families Bring Big Rewards
OPINION
Oct 21, 2008 6:35 PM CDT

Big Families Bring Big Rewards

One (non-celebrity) mother writes of the joys of her hefty brood

(Newser) - With Angelina Jolie and Sarah Palin in the parenting spotlight, could big families be back in vogue again? Meagan Francis wonders just that in the Christian Science Monitor, but the mother of 4—soon to be 5—doesn't particularly care about being hip. Instead she writes about the rewards that...

Changeling Digs Up True LA Crime Tale

Case of a missing boy turns into a decade-long court fight

(Newser) - Changeling is no remake of the 1980 horror flick, but it is about a child—a boy whose vanishing captivated Los Angeles in the Jazz Age, the Los Angeles Times reports. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a mother whose lost son was replaced by police with the wrong boy....

Guess Who's Ready for Another Kid
Guess Who's Ready for Another Kid
Oct 16, 2008 11:41 AM CDT

Guess Who's Ready for Another Kid

Jolie, now mom to 6, say she's considering next adoption

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is already considering adopting a seventh child, she told Matt Lauer on Today. Her twins are nearly 4 months old, leaving the Changeling star with two more months before she could start paperwork. Maddox, 7, has become a “professional big brother,” Jolie joked. And despite rumors...

Jolie: 'Obama Would Be Great for My Family'

But it's his positions on issues that 'could move' her to vote for him

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie hasn't officially endorsed a candidate, but Barack Obama's positions "could move" her to vote for him, she tells the German edition of Vanity Fair. His determination to "intervene militarily in genocides abroad and close down Guantanamo Bay" are near and dear to her heart—as is...

Angelina: Pregnancies Were Brad's Idea

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie says she never planned to get pregnant, but seeing Brad Pitt with the kids she adopted on her own made her reconsider. "I knew that he would never see them as different, and that gave me a certain peace," she says in an interview in the...

Angelina Breast-Feeding on Mag Cover

(Newser) - In what is likely a first in the burgeoning media field of celebrity moms showing off their babies, the November cover of W magazine offers us a glimpse of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins. Paparazzi? Hardly. The photographer of the ever-so-demure image is none other than Brad...

Brangelina Kiss Away Rocky Rumors

Apparently no trouble in paradise for cuddly couple despite reports

(Newser) - Cuddly and kissy Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looked more in love than ever when they arrived at a movie premiere in Manhattan yesterday—despite rumors that Jolie's post partum depression was causing trouble in paradise, reports the New York Daily News. "Everybody's great. The babies are great. They...

Pitt Donates $100K to Fight for Gay Marriage

Actor cuts check as California ballot on wedding ban looms

(Newser) - Brad Pitt has become the biggest celebrity ally in the fight to uphold California’s gay marriage law, with a $100,000 donation toward the cause. The law allowing gays to marry could be repealed in November, when Californians vote on the fiercely contested Proposition 8. Pitt and partner Angelina...

Brangelina Gives $2M for Ethiopian HIV Clinic

Center to be named for daughter Zahara, adopted from African nation

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donated $2 million to establish a center to care for children affected by tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, People reports. The center will be named after daughter Zahara, 3, who they adopted from the African nation. "It is our hope when Zahara is older...

At $50M, Oprah Stars on Celeb Giving List

Barbra Streisand ($11M), Paul Newman ($10M) among other 8-figure standouts

(Newser) - Parade's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are:
  • Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy.
  • Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education.
  • Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research.
  • Paul Newman: $10 million
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UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters
 UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters 
Sep 4, 2008 11:41 AM CDT

UK Bans Jolie 'Wanted' Posters

Gun-toting ads too violent, promote guns

(Newser) - The UK has banned racy ads featuring a gun-toting Angelina Jolie promoting her action flick Wanted, claiming that they glorify the use of firearms and violence, Reuters reports. Britain's media watchdog said it received complaints that the ads weren't suitable for children, especially during a time in which public opinion...

Pitt Shoots Family for Mag Cover
 Pitt Shoots Family for Mag Cover
Aug 26, 2008 11:01 AM CDT

Pitt Shoots Family for Mag Cover

Actor-turned-photog's pics in W mag

(Newser) - Brad Pitt has photographed Angelina Jolie and their six children for the November cover of W magazine, sources tell Fashion Week Daily. The photography hobbyist, who once got a Littman 45 single camera from Jolie as a birthday gift, snapped the pics last week at their French chateau.

Jolie-Pitt Kids Eligible for French Subsidies

Jolie-Pitts eligible for France's $2,600-a-month kid support

(Newser) - It's no megabucks photo sale, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are eligible for $2,600 a month in child benefits for their six children after registering their $60 million French chateau as their primary residence, the Sun reports. The multimillion-dollar actors registered themselves so they could have access to...

Cruise's Partner Quits UA
 Cruise's Partner Quits UA
Aug 14, 2008 6:49 AM CDT

Cruise's Partner Quits UA

Actor's new role is trying to revive his own career

(Newser) - The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness...

Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise

Spy thriller lead must undergo gender change

(Newser) - What Angelina Jolie wants, she gets. The actress is nearing a deal to play the lead in a spy thriller originally intended for Tom Cruise, Variety reports. The well-regarded script, Edwin A. Salt, is the story of a CIA agent on the run from espionage charges. Should Jolie seal the...

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
 Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
Aug 12, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses

Shrek , Kutcher pic helped bring in $50M

(Newser) - Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes. Here's how the stars stack up:
  1. Cameron Diaz, $50 million
  2. Keira Knightley,
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