Angelina Jolie Watch

Looks like those rumors we heard a few months ago may be true.  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s  former bodyguard  is looking  for a book deal.   The New York Daily  News’ Rush and Malloy recently received “a proposal for a memoir and a TV show, both offering [Mickey]Brett’s first-person account of his years guarding the likes of Sandra Bullock, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sly Stallone and Richard Gere.”

The proposal painted Angelina in a good light and Brad in a not-so-good-light.

Mickey has worked for Angelina since 2001, but disappeared at some point last year. The Daily News called the family’s  American lawyer Marty Singer. Of course, Singer said Mickey was bound by confidentially.  He also made some very interesting allegations. Singer says that Big Mickey” is a liar, a pathological one in fact.

Mickey allegedly lied to US immigration which kept him from entering the country. He also my have lied to Brad and Angie about having served as a British SAS commando.  Singer says he never served in the military.

Brett was arrested twice in 2006, once for allegedly assaulting a restaurant owner in Namibia and a second time for after he was accused of  hurling racial insults to parents picking up in their kids in India while Angelina shot A Mighty Heart.

Singer says Brett’s  been convicted of 11 crimes.   Brad and Angie repeatedly came to his defense but even his staunchest supporters “began to have doubts”.

As for his book and TV proposals, Singer said Brett was bound by a confidentiality agreement. According to Singer, Brett has now stated that he’d never signed off on the pitches and that many of the yarns attributed to him were fabricated by his ghost writer.

In response,  Brett’s attorney said, “Our client disputes what has apparently been said by Mr. Singer, but is not in a position to comment further at this stage.”

The ghost writers says that everything he wrote, he got from Big Mickey himself. “Mickey was definitely going to consider a book or TV deal if the offer was good enough,” Robert McGibbon said. McGibbon also said there’s not going to be any book now.

Check out this video footage of Angelina and Mariane at last week’s Vital Voice’s Gala. Just some wonderful footage.

Angelina looked stunning last night at the Vital Voice Gala where she presented Marianne Pearl with an award for her courage and reconciliation work.

Pictured left to right: Vital Voices Global Partnership Chair Melanne Verveer, Mariane Pearl, Vice Chair of Vital Voices Mary Yerrick and Vital Voices President Alyse Nelson Bloom.

Vital Voices Global Partnership is the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe, enabling them to create a better world for us all. We provide these women with the capacity, connections, and credibility they need to unlock their leadership potential.

Other recipients besides Marianne included:

Kakenya Ntaiya of Kenya who agreed to endure a painful mutilation so that she could finish high school and attend college. She even managed to persuade her village to collect money for her education though no girl had ever left the village to attend college in the United States. She’s expected to receive her doctorate in education in 2009.

Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi is the first female cabinet member of the United Arab Emirates and the first female finance minister in the history of the Middle East.

Laura Alonso of Argentina is the executive director of Citizen Power and Argentinian watchdog group dedicated to fight corruption.

Charm Tong “was 17, she stood before the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and described what was happening in her home country. Burma’s military regime was conducting a campaign of terror against the civilians in the Shan region, where many of Burma’s ethnic people live.” She has since traveled the world telling her story.

Khin Ohmar of Burma “is now one of the world’s leading voices against the violent regime that still rules Burma today. She is based in Mae Sot, on the border between Thailand and Burma, from where she serves as the chair of the Network for Democracy and Development (Burma), vice-chair of Burmese Women’s Union and policy forum member of Forum for Democracy in Burma—an umbrella organization of Burmese political groups in exile.”

Kudos to all these wonderful women.

Photo Source: Just Jared

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt contributed over $8 million to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation in 2006 according to their federal tax returns. Brad donated $4,402,317, and Angelina gave $4,123,613. The fund dispensed a little over $2 million to worth causes. Here’s how it broke down:

• $1 million to Doctors Without Borders (International Division)
• $1 million to the Global Action for Children.
• $137,935 to the Namibia Red Cross Action Program
• $100,000 to the Daniel Pearl Foundation
• $100,000 to Global Green U.S.A.
• $100,000 to Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research.(Epidermolysis Bullosa is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the presence of extremely fragile skin and recurrent blister formation, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma) Interesting to note that Cortney Cox and hubby David Arquette also support this cause.
• $20,000 went to an art park in Los Angeles. (If anyone knows the name of the park please let us know)
• $5,000 donations went to two orphanages that Angelina visited

These folks really do put their money where their mouth is.

Note:  Sorry for the delay in posting.  I’ve been ill. Thanks for your continued support.  It means a great deal.

Well it can’t be denied now. Angelina is definitely pregnant. She wore a clingy floor length black silk-crepe dress at tonight’s Independent Spirit Awards which were held in Santa, Monica.

Our diva is also wearing Irene Neuwirth jewels and Christian Louboutin shoes. She does love that line of shoes. Brad’s gotten rid of the facial hair and is looking very Robert Redford(they have almost exactly the same jaw line.) Too bad, I liked the goatee.

Again, Angelina was nominated for A Mighty Heart but didn’t take home the trophy. Ellen Page from Juno won the Best Leading Actress. Somehow, I don’t think she’s too worried about it. Any guesses as to how far along she is? Do you think it’s twins?

Bit O Trivia: The Independent Spirit Awards were founded in 1984 and originally called the Findies(Friends of Independent Films).

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Note: We’ve had some technical difficulties at 451 Press. I apologize for not posting about this event up earlier.

With Brad by her side, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored Angelina for her work in A Mighty Heart. Clint Eastwood(who most recently directed her in The Changeling) presented her with the award.

Angie also took the stage to answer a few questions about her career and family.

• She still thinks highly of her ex-husband Billy Bob Thorton(well at least his acting ability). “I thought he was an amazing artist, and still is.”
• Just before screening a clip of the tango scene from Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Angelina said she and Brad’s dancing is about the same. “I think we’re about equal,” she replied. “Equally not so good.”

• She isn’t technologically savvy. “As Brad knows, I don’t really how to turn on a computer.”
• She and Brad were both reluctant to take on their roles in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, but “obviously I’m very glad I did it – It changed my life.”
• When asked if her humanitarian efforts were a greater passion than acting, she selected the obvious  third answer. “I love being a mom, and I think that’s my big passion: being with my family.”

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Here’s some pretty cool video of Angelina during the Best Actress portion of the ceremony. Even though she lost it’s still nice to see her being honored.

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I’ve managed to snag some HQ pics of Brad and Angie at the SAG Awards. Mostly Angelina is sitting down. What do you think? Preggers or not?

I’d love to hear from everyone.

Other pics from the SAG Awards can be found HERE and HERE.

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They really are terribly cute. It’s nice to see them doing a little PDA-not that they owe their adoring fans anything….

Okay so the more I look at the arrival photos the more I’m leaning towards a pregnant Angie. I mean look at those ta-tas. In my estimation, those are pregnancy boobs in the vein of Shiloh-Jolie Pitt. Randi over at Brad Pitt Watch has scoped out what our girl is drinking. It appears she didn’t consume any alcohol, only sipping lemon and water most of the night.

I’m so glad that Brad has finally got his locks dealt with(looks like we’ve got some color and maybe a bit o flat ironing) so he can get rid of that cap. You guys know I was sick of the cap.

On to the pics.

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I apologize profusely for the lateness of this post but I helped plan a HUGE(about 700 people) party for work that was held last night. I’ll certainly do better now that it’s all over with. On to the cuteness.

Angie and Brad truly look adorable. Angie is wearing a mahogany-colored gown by Julianne Cairone “with an abstract version of the Hermes horse print from Cairone’s one-of-a-kind Rare Vintage collection.” Rumors are abuzz that the chic, lose fitting Jolie-Pitt pregnancy. As with all pregnancies time will tell.

Unfortunately, Angelina didn’t win. She again lost to Julie Christie who was honored for her work in Away From Her.

I’m going to split this up into two posts. The first will be arrival pictures and the next will be inside the venue.

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Newsweek has put together an Oscar round table featuring Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and James McAvoy.

In the video, Angie talks about her experiences with Michael Winterbottom and a Mighty Heart :

Q: Angelina, how did you get comfortable with Michael Winterbottom? I mean, the level of trust you must have had in your director to do a movie like “A Mighty Heart,” with so much emotion in it, must’ve been very high

A: “I was comfortable when Mariane [Pearl] was comfortable. But I wasn’t so comfortable the first day of shooting, when I realized his style was so unbelievably raw. There is often no rehearsal, no one saying “cut.�? For example, you have three different rooms, and we would go into one room and we’d be talking, say our five lines, and he’d film us. Then I’d go pee, and I’d come out, and the camera was still on. So I’d think, “OK …�? Then I’d say my five lines again, and that would turn into 10 more minutes of talking, and then someone would go get something from the kitchen and I’d go to my bedroom, and he’d follow me and he just wouldn’t leave. It was really odd. But it became just the most perfect way to shoot that film. It was chaos in that moment. It was very intimate, and my big fear was that something horrible might happen and the camera would be like this. [She gestures as though there’s a camera right in her face] But everybody was absolutely connected in every single moment. Even when we’d have lunch, we’d have it together at the table, or we’d all go for a walk together. We were just always present in the film. And so as an actor it brought me back to loving acting, and that was just great. But he does cross a line. One day one of the girls got sick and threw up, and he said, “Next time, tell us.�? So he can be a little crazy. But I absolutely adore him.�?

Hopefully we’ll be able to snag some video soon.  Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday.  Keep a good thought.

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Amid some controversy, Angelina has been nominated for her work in A Mighty Heart. This is Angie’s fourth nomination for the role of Mariane Pearl in the heart wrenching true life story. She’s also been nominated for a Golden Globe, a Critic’s Choice, and a SAG award. Other nominees in Outstanding Actress category are:

Halle Berry - “Things We Lost In the Fire” (Dreamworks), Jill Scott - “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” (Lionsgate Films), Jurnee Smollett - “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.), Taraji P. Henson - “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)

Generally speaking folks seem to be hacked off because Angelina herself isn’t a person of color. I had some of the same concerns but once I saw how tastefully Angie was made to look like Mariane my fears were put to rest. There was also the fact that Mariane herself supported and approved the casting decision.

According to the Image Awards website, the award is mean to honor “the outanding achievement and preformances of people of color in the arts(motion picture, television and recording), as well as individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.”

Sounds to me like Angie fits the bill. Good luck Angie.

The NAACP awards will air on Fox on February 14th.

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Looks like we did get a little red carpet glamor after all. Brad and Angelina attended the 13th Annual Broadcast Critic’s choice awards Tuesday night. Angie was up for Best Actress. Unfortunately she was beat out by Julie Christie who stared in Away from Her. Angelina is wearing her favorite peakaboo black heels. I can’t see the complete dress but the top looks a great deal like one she wore at the Jesse James premier(different straps though). I’m so glad to see Brad finally rid of the cap. Apparently the color has been corrected from the Burn After Reading shoot. He’s also sporting a goatee which I find very fetching. I love men with goatees.

Hosted by DL Hughley, this was the first time the ceremony aired on television. Click below for more photos and a complete list of winners.

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Here’s what we can expect for Sunday’s Golden Globes per an email to the studio heads.

At 7pm NBC will air Dateline with clips and interviews with nominees. (Currently scheduled to air for two hours on Saturday night.)

At 8pm, NBC is in talks with Dick Clark Enterprises for a one-hour retrospective/clip show.

At 9pm there will be a press conference covered by NBC News announcing the Golden Globe winners. (9pm-10pm)

At 10pm NBC will broadcast an “Access Hollywood” style, Golden Globes party show… visiting the various parties in Hollywood.

Maybe Angie and Brad will attend some of the parties and we can get a reaction if she wins for A Mighty Heart. We could get some of that Brad and Angie Hollywood glamor after all.  Stay tuned.  Keep your fingers crossed for Angie

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What a a couple of weeks it’s been for Angie. She’s garnered another Best Actress nomination for her work in a Mighty Heart(last week it was the Golden Globes). I don’t know if she’ll actually appear at the SAG Awards but it’s more likely. SAG got a waiver for writers to work on the show so she wouldn’t be crossing a picket line. I’m sure Brad and Angelina are going to have to think seriously about crossing the Golden Globe and Academy Awards strike lines.  Those two shows didn’t get the Writers Guild waiver. It’s understandable because SAG has been extremely supportive of the writers.

Congratulations Angie and Brad(he was the producer after all). You deserve it.

Click below for a list of nominations.

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