Angelina Jolie Watch

Rumors are running rampant about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.  I thought it would be interesting to analyze how the rumors got started and their validity.

Rumor #1: Angelina and Brad are breaking up.

The gist

This rumor started with  Star magazine few weeks back. The rag claimed that Angelina caught Brad giving one  of their nannies a back massage and “completely flipped out.”  More recently Star reports that Angelina and Brad are sleeping in separate bedrooms because she so angry over the nanny affair.  In Touch added fuel to the fire by claiming  that Angie’s brother James Haven had to move in to just to referee.

Verdict: Neither Star nor In Touch is know for their accuracy so don’t believe the hype.

Rumor #2: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are adopting a child from India.

The gist

This rumor started  in 2006. Back then reports surfaced that Angelina and Brad had applied to adopt a child from the Priya Darshini Orphanage.  Current chatter claims that Angelina and Brad had to put that adoption on hold.

“They filled out all the paperwork but had to put the adoption on hold because of all their other commitments,”  and insider claims.

Angelina supposedly spilled the beans when she she met Slum Dog Millionaire star Azharuddin Mohammed.  The ten year old star  allegedly asked Angelina why she and Brad hadn’t adopted from his homeland. “Well, I’ll let you into a little secret, we will soon,” Angelina supposedly responded.

I couldn’t find any reliable source for this information.  Several sites quote the UK’s Sunday Express but I couldn’t find the article.

Validity:  Don’t hold your  breath.  I’m sure Angelina and Brad will adopt again but the only sites printing the information print any story about Angelina and Brad.

I saw this story late yesterday and it just made me laugh because I knew it was completely made up.  This latest Star features a cover story insisting that Angelina and Brad are in the process of hammering out a prenup as a prelude to their upcoming nuptials.

A family “friend” even said that Brad was the one pushing for the agreement, “he wants a prenup in place that spells out everything — their finances, their property and who will raise their children in case something happens.” The mag also continues to insist that Angie is pregnant again.

Of course there’s no truth to any of it. Brad’s manager Oren Segal refuted the claims at MomLogic.com: “There is no truth to any of these claims.”

According to Star magazine, the Jolie-Pitt kids were able to dress up and trick or treat just like regular kids. The family went door to door near their home in Malibu.  Zahara dressed as the Jolly Green Giant, Maddox donned a a marine outfit with a helmet, Pax wore a bat costume and Shiloh dressed as a sheriff. Shiloh was heard whining, “I want more candy, mom.” Angelina soothed, “You’ll get more, there are more houses.”

Shiloh didn’t want to walk so Brad scooped her up.  Witnesses report that Brad really got into his Leprechaun costume by taking on a funny Irish accent.  I’m glad the family got a chance to enjoy a holiday somewhat normally.  Good for them.   I wonder when Brad’s due back in Germany for filming.

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The mayor is thrilled that Angelina and Brad have chosen his city for the babies birth so he’s given them honorary citizenship. “That is for the citizens of Nice a very great honor and a great satisfaction,” mayor Christian Estrosi said. “We are very happy for this choice of Mrs. Angelina Jolie and Mr. Brad Pitt and I want to say to them that I wish a lot of joy to them and the babies, and great success for all of their lives.” (We know Angelina isn’t exactly a Mrs. but we get the point.)

“All their lives they will be Nicois and all their life they will be able to come to Nice and we will receive them with great honor,” the mayor said. This is quite an honor for the unborn babies.

Being born in France doesn’t automatically give you citizenship. The twins will have the option of “obtaining French citizenship when they turn 18 as long as France has been their primary residence for at least 5 years after age 11.”

Star Magazine reports that Angie is becoming increasingly worried as the birth approaches. (What mother isn’t worried about her babies?) According to a nurse at Angie’s hospital,  Angelina is more worried about the smaller twin.

“[Twins] are never born with identical weights and sometimes one is considerably larger than the other,” Nurse Marie Lacroix told the Star.

If this woman is actually a nurse at the hospital won’t she be fired for violating patient confidentiality?  On the other hand, tabloid reporters often trick staff into revealing things.   And other times they just make it up.

The Star reports that Angelina and Brad are expecting twin girls. A family insider says that Brad is super excited. “And Angelina just loves seeing him and the other kids so excited and happy.”

The mag also reports that Angelina has had some pregnancy complications. “Angie got out of bed and was halfway across the room when she passed out and fell,” says the insider. “Brad heard her hit the floor — hard — and he rushed to her side. She came around pretty quickly, and the medical team that has been traveling with her, a doctor and a nurse, got her back into bed and started checking her vitals.”

Take all this with a grain of salt folks. It’s fun speculating but we won’t know for sure until the newest Jolie-Pitt arrives.

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