Angelina Jolie Watch

As most of you know by now, Angelina Jolie has checked into a Lenval Hospital in Nice. Her obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, actually held a press conference today to assure fans that everything is going well.

“[Angelina’s] hospitalization at this stage of her pregnancy is strictly normal for someone who underwent a caesarean in her first pregnancy.�?

When asked about the twins due date, “This is something you can’t program, you never know for sure. I can’t give you a date. Let’s say the birth will happen in the weeks to come.�?  The doc also added that he will close at hand  until the twins arrive.

Brad, Shi and Zee went and saw mom today.

Rumor has it that Brad has his own bed the hospital. Of course the room is under heavy heavy security.

Looks like some of the speculation about Angie and Brad was correct.  According to E!, the family has landed in France.  Angelina, Brad and the kids are nesting at Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s villa in Saint Jean Cap Ferrat which is located on the French Riviera.  Sources say the family arrived at Nice’s private airport with two nannies and three security guards.

“It’s a breathtaking villa with views out over the Mediterranean [Sea] and they have roughly 12 staff on hand at all times to get them anything they need,” says a source. (Don’t you love the secret source.)

“They’ve stayed there before and love the house, it’s very private and no one can see in.”

The source added, “They love France and will now be here until after the babies are born and Angie is looking at Marseille hospitals as a potential place to give birth.”

I’ve been to that pat of France and it is breathtaking.   Glad they are

I forgot to mention this but the forum was co-sponsored by Angie’s group Education Partnership for Children of Conflict. She founded the group with Gene Speerling last year as part of the 2007 Clinton Initiative. In this video from Tuesday’s conference, she’s talks about how transformative education can be to a child of conflict.

To read additional facts about children of conflict click below. I am eternally grateful to Angelina for her continued education on this subject. (more…)

We’ve got more pics of Angelina at the Council on Foreign Relations Forum in Washington DC. The forum topic was Iraq, Education, and Children of Conflict.

Pictured left to right are Gene Sperling(Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center on Universal Education), Angelina, Safaa El-Kogali( Sudanese national, is an education economist in the Human Development Unit in the Africa Region of the World Bank) and George Rupp

The forum looked at the the plight of nearly 1 million Iraqi refugee children.

“This population we’re talking about is the future of Iraq,” said Angelina “So to reach them now, to help deal with their trauma and refocus their minds on a possible future should absolutely be one of our top priorities. We need these kids. . . . We need them to rebuild their country, to stabilize their country and eventually lead their country.”

Angelina talked about General Patraeus and his view of the war. Patraeus was actually speaking to congress on the war in Iraq at nearly the same time.

“Petraeus would agree that a surge does not just mean it works if you get numbers of violence down,” she said. “It works if humanitarian aid is starting to increase and changes are able to be made. He knows that this is the time to start making some big changes and some big steps forward for the people.”

Angelina also presented Mariane Pearl with an award while in DC.

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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.

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Brad and Angie took the older kids out for some goodies and game shopping at a Texas Game Stop on Monday afternoon. Looks like Pax and Zahara were more interested in the sweet treats they picked up at a nearby convenience store. Is Mad carrying a little wallet? That’s just awfully cute. He seems like the kind of kid that would stash some money away. I wonder what game Maddox picked up. I believe I see some chocolate in Zahara’s dainty little hand.(A girl after my own heart.)Shiloh was probably taking her afternoon beauty sleep. A cover girl has to get her rest. I’m not sure if I’m like the no-goatee Brad. I was sort of digging the facial hair. Angelina is glowing as always. Can’t wait to welcome the newest Jolie-Pitt.

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Angelina and the kids were spotted on Brad’s Tree of Life set today. Zahara is uber cute in her pink helmet. I wonder where Mad’s protective gear is? I don’t know what the recommendation is regarding scooters and helmets. Angelina gets bigger by the minute. Wonder when this baby(or babies) is due. Celebrity Baby Scoop thinks she might be as far as six months along. If she is that far along, she’ll give birth at some point in June. If the twin rumor is true, she’ll probably deliver early. Shiloh was born on May 27th. It’d be pretty neat or terribly annoying to have a sib born on the same day. I think Miz Shiloh could handle a birthday mate.

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Angie was spotted yesterday boarding a light aircraft at a Smithville, Texas airfield. Rumor has it that Maddox joined her on the flight but he doesn’t appear in any of the photos so who knows. “I love the freedom of it,” Angelina has said. “It’s the greatest feeling in the world.�? I’m not sure how big the cockpit of the plane is but I’d venture to say she’s a little cramped.

I was a little concerned when I saw she was flying at this stage of her pregnancy but I rethought that. If she shouldn’t be flying, she shouldn’t be flying, pregnant or not.

According to the Daily Mail, the family is staying on a 270 acre ranch in the small southern community. I’m sure the kids are loving that. Lots of room. No photogs.

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After dropping Maddox off at school, earlier today Angelina stopped off at an Austin Barnes and Noble to pick up some reading material.

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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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First thing. These pictures are blurry. It’s not your screen. But hey, they are recent pictures of the family so I’ll take them.

Second thing. These photos were actually taken on Friday so I don’t know if this was just a day trip of if the family is still in Santa Barbara. Time will tell.

And now for the pictures. Looks like Zee is sucking on that thumb and has some uber cute pink luggage. Mad is decked out in camouflage(he does love it) and sunglasses. Pax has on a white sweatshirt and blue jeans-I think. Shiloh is being carried by Dad. Randi has some pics of her actually walking. It’s hard to believe she’s 20 months old. Angelina is decked out in a thick jacket so we can’t see the baby bumb(untill I hear otherwise it’s a baby bump).

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US Magazine reports(not the most reliable source but they’ve been known to get at thing or two right) insists that Angelina and Brad are set to sell their baby announcement to benefit charity. I have no idea how much these things go for but the Shiloh’s pics were rumored to have fetched $4 million bucks. Let’s just say the announcement earns them $1 million dollars. That money would allow the UNHCR to:

• Help 250,000 refugees trace their families.
• Give 15,625 people all whether shelters
• Put a survival kit containing blankets, stoves and other essentials in the hands hands of 2,500 refugee families
• Sink 800 clean water wells
• Provides 20,000 children with therapeutic feeding kits that could save their lives.

The press won’t stop until they get concrete confirmation or denial. I’d say that making a deal for charity is the best course and would  help a lot of people.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, Shiloh Jolie Pitt

The rumor mill is abuzz with stories that Angelina and Brad are having twins. The most reliable source is X17-they’ve been known to break a super secret story or two. Star Magazine(not so reliable but still not The Enquirer)backs up the claim of twin Jolie-Pitts. The tabloid reports that rumors began after Angelina drank no alcohol at the Critic’s Choice award while the rest of the table drank beer and champagne. We’ve also heard the same about her evening at the SAG awards. If Brad and Angie are expecting twins, that will bring their grand total up to 6 kids. At that point, they’ll definitely have a nanny along with them in public. It’s hard to keep an eye on small six children if you aren’t famous. It will be impossible if you are being chased by the paparazzi.

Both The Star and the X17 report that sources inside the the Joli-Pitt camp confirm both the pregnancy and twinsies.

Here are some fun twin facts to ready us for possible Jolie-Pitt twins.

• The number of twins has doubled since the early 1970s
• They Yoruba people in West African have produce fraternal twins at a rate of about 10%.
• Your chances of having twins is 1 in 33 or
• The chances of multiple births goes up as the mother’s age increases
• African American are more likely to have twins while Hispanics are least likely

It’ll be fun to see how Angelina and Brad handle two if additions-if all of this is true.

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This one might have some merit.

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Because I totally agree with this article

Angelina Jolie has come under fire for wearing what is dubbed as ’semi-blackface’ to play the role of Marianne Pearl in the film ‘A Mighty Heart.’ E! Online’s ‘Reel Girl’ Caroline Kepnes blasts Jolie and her hubby Brad Pitt and ‘Plan B productions in a scathing critique of the decision to allow Jolie to transform her look sop much to play Pearl. The film is a biopic about slain journalist Daniel Pearl and his dignified widow, Marianne Pearl.

Every time I see Angelina Jolie in a shot from A Mighty Heart, with her pin curls and her darkened skin, my skin crawls. It just seems wrong. Like, I want to ask Plan B Productions, Why wouldn’t you hire someone who bears even the slightest natural resemblance? Halle Berry could have rocked it as Marianne Pearl. If not, then you take on your white chick, and let her be. Somehow, a prosthetic nose is fine. A fat suit I can handle. But watching Ms. Holier and Sexier Than Thou and Me and Everyone We Know parade around in semi-blackface makes me think something is wrong with the world.

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Ouch! Bragelina fans will revolt. She adds, “I am so in agreement with Vogue reader Cristina Migliaccio, whose letter ran in the magazine’s April issue: “The only thing I don’t get is why Angelina tries to perpetuate almost virginal awe and surprise at the circumstances of her very calculated life choices.”"

The film will be shown at the 60th annual Cannes Film Festival which opens Wednesday. Jolie and her boyfriend Brad are expected to attend.

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