Although there’s been a lot of speculation recently, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are putting an end to their split rumors by suing a London tabloid for claiming they were planning to break up!
Brangelina’s lawyer, Keith Schillings, tells BBC News that the couple has indeed begun legal proceedings against the News of The World tabloid, which first reported in January that the two were making arrangements to split their assets and deal with the custody of their six children.
He goes on to say that the tabloid contained “false intrusive allegations” and that the paper failed to meet a demand for retraction and apology for the report which was “widely republished by mainstream news outlets.”
Schillings continues by noting that the Los Angeles divorce lawyer supposedly responsible for advising the duo denied all claims that he was even in contact with the couple. “I have had no contact from… Angelina Jolie and / or Brad Pitt. I have never met… your clients or had any involvement with either of them. The foregoing is true with respect to all other members of this firm.”
A spokesperson for the tabloid has yet to comment.
Although just yesterday Life & Style reported that Brangelina was not making plans to break up, other sources are coming forward claiming the split was a long time coming for Brad Pitt, who friends say has been miserable for months.
Not only is he unhappy in his relationship with Angelina Jolie, but, In Touch Weekly is reporting that he is adopting new feelings for his ex, Jennifer Aniston, who began easing his pain back in March. Additionally, Brad planned a secret meeting in NYC’s Central Park for Jen to come meet his daughters, Shiloh and Zahara.
“One week in late March, I overheard security saying that Brad was meeting with [Jen] in Central Park before going to see Angelina on the set,” revelas former Waldorf-Astoria employee Anna Kowalski.
“He took Shiloh and Zahara in the car with him,” says an insider who adds that the whole event was very carefully planned. The two met in their cars near the Mount Sinai School of Medicine on 5th Avenue, but the whole ordeal seemed extremely nerve-wracking. Obviously the last thing Brad needs is Angelina finding out he introduced his kids to Jen.
The meet-and-greet was well worth it for the formerly married couple though. “Zahara was asleep in the car with the driver, so Jen only got to talk with Shiloh,” says a friend of the actress, who adds that during the meeting, Jen was brought to tears seeing her ex-husband’s adorable daughter. “She said that all that had happened in their past seemed to melt away that day,” continued the friend, who also said that after the meeting, Jen remarked that she’s “proud of Brad and thinks he’s a great dad.”
And although it’s apparent Brad is not completely content with the way his life is going with Angelina, the friend says, Jen said “at least he had this beautiful little girl.”
And because Jen had worked so hard on making Brad a father, it was a lot to see how much he’d grown.
Recent rumors are claiming Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have an alleged $333 million deal to break-up! However, it’s hard to believe this long-term couple is really calling it quits.
Apparently, the couple met with an LA divorce lawyer to supposedly split their assets and custody of their kids. However, in reality, the unmarried couple met with a lawyer to prepare the equivalent to a prenuptial agreement, Life & Style exclusively reports.
“Brad and Angelina had a meeting with a top law firm in LA in December, where they worked out terms of a legal document similar to a prenup,” an insider reveals. “The couple signed the document in early January. They agreed to share their money and assets and custody of their six children, all of whom would live with Angelina in the event of their parents’ breakup.”
Don’t fret though fans! This doesn’t confirm the termination of their five-year relationship. “They didn’t talk to the lawyer about splitting, nor was that ever mentioned at the meeting,” the insider notes, adding that they were “snippy with each other” during the meeting.
“Brad and Angelina aren’t splitting right now,” says a second source close to the couple. “Will they be together forever as a couple? Probably not. It’ll run its course, but I think they’re fine — for now.”
Even though a split hasn’t been confirmed, you know Jennifer Aniston is wetting her pants in joy over the reports!
Though recent reports insinuate that the couple are expected to split next year, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt stepped out for dinner Monday in Beverly Hills!
Though the duo couldn’t have seemed happier, the tell-all, Brangelina: Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (out today), claims they’re on the rocks.
“They’ve broken up so many times it would make your head spin,” writes author Ian Halperin, who says that the couple will be dunzo by Christmas 2010.
Additionally, insiders continue to disclose information regarding what makes the couple fight!
They “fight all the time about the kids — where to put toys, saying the wrong thing to a nanny, not cleaning up. Like cats and dogs,” an insider recently told Us Weekly.
What else gets between Brangelina? President Barack O’Bama!
“She hates him,” a source close to the U.N. goodwill ambassador recently told Us Weekly.
She and Pitt — who is a big fan of the president and even went solo to the 2008 election party in Chicago — “get in nasty arguments all the time about it,” said the source. “She doesn’t respect Brad when it comes to politics, but, in the end, this won’t tear them apart.”
Blah blah blah! We bet they have great make up sex!
The hottest man in America? Uhh, not so much these days!
Brad Pitt is in need of a serious make-over! With his scraggly gray beard, the actor looked almost unrecognizable as he walked through Nice International Airport in France Thursday.
We certainly hope Brad’s letting himself go strictly to disguise himself in order to fool the crazy paparazzi! A little facial hair on a man can be hot but that unkept beard is straight-up disgusting! Did we just spot leftover’s from his lunch?
If it’s not to fool the paps, Pitt is likely marking a transition or marking a new stage in his career,” says Dr. Alan Peterkin, psychiatrist and author of One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair.
Hold up, wait a minute! There’s actually a book about facial hair?! This shit is bananas.
Peterkin tells Usmagazine.com that a beard allows a man “to change his public face. Most men growing facial hair around his age are being ironic. It’s a bit of a wink of the eye; ‘I’m not taking this too seriously and nor should you.’”
Is Brad sick and tired of being the sexiest man alive?
The facial hair guru adds that Pitt may be “tired of being a part of one of the most beautiful couples in the world. He wants to try a new look.”
Fair enough… but the look isn’t doing shit for him! We’d rather kiss our dog than that scrappy mess!
While Peterkin can continue to justify Pitt’s new look, women like celeb hairstylist Sally Hershberger think it’s time for him to lose the beard!
“I don’t love gray facial hair, especially on someone as handsome as Brad,” she tells Us.
Though the actor may have “reasoning behind his look,” she suggests that he trim it and dye it all brown.
The new issue of Us Weekly is unveiling a new side of the Jolie-Pitts!
The new tell-all, Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, gives the public a look inside the couple’s not so lovey-dovey relationship, such as how “they’ve broken up so many times it would make your head spin.”
It also insinuates that Jolie “has a temper like a cobra” and even alleges that she once confessed to hiring a hit man to kill her in 1998 because she was so delusional!
So Jennifer Aniston PRETENDS to be crazy for the attention?! And Angelina is just LEGIT crazy?!
The new issue of Us also goes into detail about Brad and Angelina’s constant fights about their six children.
“They fight all the time about the kids - where to put toys, saying the wrong thing to a nanny, not cleaning up,” one source tells Us Weekly. “Like cats and dogs.”
They fight about where to put the toys?! Jon and Kate Gossselin much?
Angelina Jolie went seven years without attempting or needing a relationship with her father, Jon Voight. However, it looks like the rift is over!
“We’re in touch, but not regularly,” Voight, confirms to Us Weekly. “We love each other and that’s the most important thing.”
Angelina stopped speaking to her father back in 2001 after an emotional Voight appeared on Access Hollywood and begged for her to seek help for her “serious mental problems.”
However, since this past February when “they met face-to-face” the two have maintained a relationship and continue to talk, a family friend explains.
“Angie made the initial contact,” says the friend. “Brad [Pitt] has been supportive - a key factor in her reaching out.”
Hmm… We bet this relationship writes an interesting chapter in the new Brad and Angie tell all!
Most celebrities boast about the charities they are involved with or donate to, and usually it’s just another ploy to get in the headlines. However, The Giving Back Fund used public records to compile a list of the top 12 celebrities who gave the most in 2008, according to Parade magazine.
Here are the true stars who talk the talk and walk the walk!
1. Paul Newman
HOW MUCH: $21 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: Health initiatives, education, emergency campaigns, and environmental protection (before his death in September 2008)
2. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
HOW MUCH: $13.4 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: A health clinic in Ethiopia; New Orleans redevelopment; the Armed Services YMCA
3. Mel Gibson
HOW MUCH: $6.5 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: Holy Family Church in Agoura Hills, Calif.
4. Richard Childress (former NASCAR racer)
HOW MUCH: $5 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: A pediatric trauma center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
5. Oscar De La Hoya
HOW MUCH: $3.5 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: A hospital and a charter school in Los Angeles
6. Oprah Winfrey
HOW MUCH: $2.4 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: After-school programs across the country and scholarships for students in Whitesboro, N.J.
7. Sam Waterston
HOW MUCH: $2.1 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: Refugees International; the American Institute for Stuttering
8. Yao Ming
HOW MUCH: $2 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: A fund to build earthquake-resistant schools in China
9. Patricia Comwell
HOW MUCH: $2 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: Harvard University and City University of New York
10. Barbara Streisand
HOW MUCH: $1.7 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: The Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research and Education Program in Los Angeles
11. Leonardo DiCaprio
HOW MUCH: $1.5 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: Community development; The Paris Review literary magazine
12. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
HOW MUCH: $1.5 million
TO CAUSES INCLUDING: The Baltimore School of the Arts; Malaria No More; The Make-A-Wish Foundation
Brangelina lives a life of luxury and perfection… or so it seems.
Brangelina Exposed, a biography of the life and styles of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, set to hit stands on Dec. 1 gives readers a different take on what really goes on behind the families’ closed doors.
Written by Ian Halprin, an investigative journalist, the book exposes the famous couple and their plan to “successfully manipulate the public into believing a glamorous fairytale that bears little resemblance to the reality of the pairs’ life together”, explains a press release.
First falsity exposed? The “real reason” Brad and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston split.
The excessively-sourced writer then goes into detail on Angelina’s dark past reporting “new details of her volatile relationship with and estrangement from her father Jon Voight, her struggles with suicidal impulses, her heroin use, her sexual exploits and her remarkable rise to become an Oscar-winning actress.”
Additionally, Halperin will also introduce “the key figure behind the scenes who orchestrated her makeover into a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.”
And finally, Halperin breaks the hearts of fans across America claiming that all is not well in the Jolie-Pitt household.
“Jolie’s personal lifestyle choices are not only affecting her growing family,” the release says, “but causing serious and potentially irreparable tensions with Pitt.”
Well if all these disastrous accusations are true, we wonder how Brangelina manages to put on a confident and happy face day after day? Hmm… maybe they’re better actors then we thought!
The paparazzi got way too close for comfort for Brad Pitt over the weekend after a photographer collided into him as he cruised LA on his motorcycle.
Pitt was gettin’ his ride on with a brand new chopper on Saturday when a paparazzo crashed into him from behind, according to X17Online.com. That caused PItt to crash into the car in front of him.
Pitt is reportedly OK physically, but not emotionally. The super dad had a few words with the snapper after he lost his balance on his bike. He then called his assistant to pick him up at nearby building. There is no apparent damage to his bike and Pitt was wearing a helmet.
After his assistant arrived to pick him up Pitt had appeared to have cooled down. He flashed his million dollar smile before taking off.
We’re glad the picture perfect super star left the scene unscathed!
