Jah- I couldn’t agree more! I, too, don’t see what’s so Earth-shattering about the kids being “chaotic” or Shiloh calling a nanny “mom” (if that’s even true.). Angie and Brad themselves have admitted that the kids can be a bit wild. In the PEOPLE interview accompanying Knox and Viv’s first photos, they mentioned that “It’s still a bit of a crow’s nest,” and that “It’s chaos, but we manage, and we’re having a wonderful time!” (or something to that effect.) But, as you said, there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s just called being a kid. :)

As for calling the nanny “mom”….I have even heard of kids accidentally calling their teachers “mom”! That doesn’t mean their mother doesn’t pay attention to them and/or doesn’t love them!

Basically, I completely agree that the book appears to be just a really long, expensive version of the tabloids!

Are there some readers here who will read the book? I’m sure there are, but the vast majority of people here would prefer that Halperin doesn’t make a single penny off any of us. If it was available free from the library I might flip through it; if he offered to send me a free review copy I might flip through it. But I have no interest in actually reading from front to back a book that uses unnamed sources (a favorite ploy by tabloids) and uses past dark experiences in Angelina’s life especially when she’s already been so open and honest about things like her past drug use and that she used to cut herself. He doesn’t have anything real to say, all he did was recycle things we already knew and made up things that don’t have any proper attributions, and in the end he claims they’re going to break up “soon”.

Goody for him, perhaps he should go buy a lotto ticket with his clairvoyant powers since I hear his book sales aren’t particularly amazing so far.

So like I said, you are entitled to your opinion but I – and I’m sure I’m not the only one here – am just as entitled to disagree.

“But, the reality is, there are people who do. And they are not so different from the people who logged on to this site to read about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Dolce Vita.”

No, there’s actually a big difference. The people who are eager to read the book and who devour tabloids are interested for very different reasons and are therefore very different from the people who come to PittWatch.

I’ve been writing here for about three years and the regular readers and those who comment are interested in Brad & Angelina because they love their movies, admire their charitable efforts, and enjoy seeing them with their kids or with each other.

The people who are going to find joy in Halperin’s book are the ones who are downright gleeful about the mere thought that this couple might break up, who leave nasty comments about them on sites (and try to leave them here without success), who would love nothing more than to find out that they’re no longer together.

PittWatch readers genuinely like and admire this family. Rag readers (and by extension so-called “tell-all” readers) are negative and wish nothing but the worst on them.

So yeah, sorry but there’s a huge Grand Canyon-esque difference between the people here and the people who will enjoy the book.

And, let’s all be honest…if we’re writing comments on Pittwatch, we all know a little too much about this couple. We know the names of their children, the number of tattoos, their last date night. We know these things because we’re intrigued. Halperin’s book will find an audience with people who are equally intrigued. Maybe we shouldn’t care about whether Brad smokes pot or Shiloh calls a nanny “mom.” But, the reality is, there are people who do. And they are not so different from the people who logged on to this site to read about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Dolce Vita.

As for the book itself, I’ve heard that while it reveals some of Angelina’s less attractive exploits, it also paints her as a very successful and driven woman. Any flaws it might depict should not detract from any good work she or Brad have done. That’s what I mean when I say people want the couple to remain untainted…the public doesn’t seem to understand that good people can do good things and still have flaws. It’s not all or nothing, black or white.

Tell all books, I’m sure, can be difficult for the subjects. But Brad and Angelina have worked hard to place themselves in the spotlight…sometimes there is a price to pay for that. But, with that said, I’m sure their reputations and careers will remain intact. Halperin’s book will only serve to boost their profile.