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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were reported to have left Texas earlier this week, though word was that they would be back since Brad still had filming to do. The question was where were they going?
It turns out that Brad Pitt and family went to Shawnee, Oklahoma to visit with his grandmother, Betty Russell for her birthday.
“It was just a good, close visit,” said Russell, who turns 86 next week.
Pitt‘s plane flew in from Austin, Texas, and landed at Shawnee Regional Airport about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, with Pitt and Jolie spending time with several family members who gathered for Russell’s birthday
I’m glad his schedule was able to let him visit with family!
(Thanks for the heads’ up Ligaya)
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Dear All, 10/05/09
I grew up right across the street in Shawnee Oklahoma from Bill and sister Patt Pitt,Betty Russell remarried after Bill and Patt’s dad passed away,it was in 1959 when Bill and Patt were still in HS.
Bill Pitt and Sister Patt Pitt were at a SHS Reunion in Ok City on Oct 3,I was there as well.Bill and I visited abit we played basketball together at Shawnee high school and Bill was 1 yr behind me and Patt two.
Bill and Patt are very good people and their mom is very nice and is now 88 yrs old and holding up well by all acccounts.
Betty Russell is now in a Senior Living Place in Shawnee and it is true that Brad manages to see her every chance he gets.
I have known the family a long time they are great people.
Wow! Just appreciate it for what it is. A grandson got to visit with his grandma and was able to invest some quality time with her together with his life partner and the great grand kids. BTW, I got curious how grandma’s last name is Russell and did some research. (She must have remarried) and found a link thru Wikipedia who made a thorough “reporting” on Brad. Thru Wikipedia found a link (way down on the bottom, so keep scrolling) for Brad’s family tree.
“Actually, I gave up trying to have a rational discussion with h8ters [...]. And I never tried to change their minds because they were stuck in a rut.”
you´re lucky then, there are no h8ters on here…;)
;-) Yes, BlessBrangelina, I’m a hopeless cockeyed optimist! Actually, I gave up trying to have a rational discussion with h8ters after my 1st year following Angelina & Brad on the internet. And I never tried to change their minds because they were stuck in a rut.
All I do is call them out when they post the most egregious comments. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.”
Oh, next week is my last week with my studies. Because I was out sick all last week, they may give me 1-2 weeks more to make up what I missed.
@sunny: i see, thanks for the info. but i still don´t see the big problem. she met Jen at the wedding and seemed to have a great time? and i think its not necessary to speak nasty about Jen, like some do on here. its sad, because its gossip, nothing more.
out of a sudden people start critisizing Jen for no reason (THESE are the ones believing the tabloids) and get nasty if someone does not idolise Angie as much as they do.
the only ones that made up their minds are the ones attacking people on here for their personal opinion.
Sophia never got nasty. she stated her opinion very nicely and respectful. ligaya got personal in a way.
i am an Angie AND Jen fan….sadly man people are so into tabloids that they can´t understand that. IMO Brad was incredibly lucky having both of these gorgeous women in his life.
back to the topic – i think its great that he visits his Grand-mother. i am sure that she is happy to meet the kids.
Welcome Sunny, and in case you didn’t know, there’s a different standard applied to Jen than to Angie and by association Brad.
I love your posts, hope to read from you often.
**LOL @Ligaya thinking she can get through to some people. You do know they have made up their minds…the tabloids are right on all counts in their minds.
Hope the studies are nearly done??
Phobe, Brad’s granma told local media that she had not seen him after his wedding ceremony. If you believe her Brad and Jen never visited her.
ehmm ligaya i do not want to be harsh, but you were the one starting with Jen again. she and Brad never visited his Grandma? HOW DO YOU KNOW? what does it matter?
you complain about the trolls saying bad things about Angie. but you do the same with Jen. leave her alone and don´t react like a baby if someone has a different opinion than you on Brad and Angie. and Sophia never got disrespectful or mean, you did.
Sherry, this is great. Look a simple story line of Brad visiting his grandma and look at all these different thoughts and comments. Said it before that Pittwatch is the best.
How many of us have heard & read of parents saying their children saved them and changed their lives? Lots, I bet – that’s the miracle children bring into our world.
It goes the other way around too, especially when loving parents adopt orphan kids. I’m sure all the kids at Mad’s orphanage were loved and treated the best way possible – but they didn’t have their own parents & family. Of course, Mad need not worry for his future welfare with all the JP’s resources.
What I’m most glad about is what Angelina said about saving Maddox from a life of poverty where he’d be sweeping the streets for a bare existence. Or worse, where he’d have become part of child sex trafficking.
Since a lot of Americans are seeing psychiatrists they may have a lot of serious mental problems according to some comment here.
I once read a book about American people’s general nature and the writer(American) wrote there is somewhat a depressed feeling and anxiety behind their cheerfulness.
Even Brad was seeing a therapist for a couple of years when he was married. He said his private life was turbulent then.
People has those problems sometime in their life.
I had, too. It helped me understanding others.
Hello, I’m new here.
I read somewhere Voight was very upset because he couldn’t persuade Angie not to visit to Africa and he called UNHCR and told them not to let his daughter go to Africa. He thought Angie must have a mental problem because she was going to a dangerous zone of the world.
He is a sort of controling type. According to Paramount stuff he called Paramount boss and asked him not to let his daughter do her own stunt in Tomb Rader because it was too dangerous. (This was reported in the book, Making Tomb Rader )
You can easily find those people. He wanted to have patriarchal power over his family and get angry if his family didn’t follow him.
I have no worry about their relationship. Recent Voight interview hinted that.
Sophia, I can’t say I feel friendly towards you because of your passive-aggressive attacks (vicious all the same) on Angelina – very much like h8ters & trolls, not that I’m saying you are one. If I had the time (after finishing my course), I could probably come up with quite a few choice examples of your posts.
I’m treating you with the respect I treat everyone in our PW community. Believe me, after living 55 years and reading 1000s of posts from h8ters in the past 4 years, I’ve learned how to be vicious. I choose not to – preferring the high road to the low one. For one, notice I haven’t called you any names, even if you might deserve them. IMO, if you’re looking for examples of viciousness, all you need do is look in the mirror. I have to say you have a high estimation of yourself when you presume to speak for ALL of us, and when you can “ABSOLUTELY” make a diagnosis for which you have ABSOLUTELY no qualifications.
Yes, Sophia, I am outraged. My head is not all red and swollen and steam isn’t coming out of my ears. I’m more in a calm, cold fury over the wanton attempt to destroy an innocent person’s reputation and her family along with her. IMO, that’s pure evil. Strong words – but you need to know that strong words & feelings aren’t the same as being vicious & lying. You’re right, I guess it’s a tad personal too. I think of my family members and the 100s with whom I’ve worked over 30 years – their disease is not to be taken lightly and used in a petty attempt to brand someone – who hasn’t been diagnosed with a disorder – crazy, insane, nuts, coo-coo, or anything else. It’s not funny. It’s as serious as life and death.
Sophia, there’s a difference between diagnoses by trained, licensed clinicians, the medical terminology they use, and popular use of the jargon. “Somebody needs to take their meds.” “He has borderline personality disorder.” “She’s manic-depressive.” “He’s psychotic.” “I’m depressed.” Everybody says they’re depressed at one time or another – which is what I think Angelina referred to in those interviews. Being depressed, meaning sad or blue, is not the same as being diagnosed with clinical depression.
I notice you haven’t corroborated your blanket statement. Just so you know, I don’t accept blogs (SoulieJolie or otherwise) or tabloid interviews as valid proof of your erroneous statement. From reading tabs, I’ve seen them misreport & misinterpret interviews (Jolie & others). And I’ve seen tabs make interviews up completely. Mainstream references, please.
Finally, if Angelina *had* been ‘crazy,’ it was not up to her father to announce it to the world (endangering Maddox’ adoption, btw) – it was Angelina’s right.
Well I can attest to old age making you forgetful or confused. I am writing notes all day to remember things and then I can’t find the notes. I am now talking and losing my train of thought all the time and I am only 69, so goodness knows if I am still around at 86 what I will be doing and saying. As for Angelina having mental problems in the past I do not agree with that. Angelina I believe was a free spirit and liked doing things that were not in the “norm”, but now she is older, has her own family and she has settled down. I believe she has a found a man that she now feels safe and protected by and knows that he will always be there for her and their children.
I don’t believe Angie had mental problems, from her biography she seems to have always faced herself. She has done nothing in her teens or early 20′s that wasn’t done by a lot of people of her generation IMO. She is certainly well ahead of most her age in Philanthrophy. I have been aware of her since she started her humanitarian work and it’s impressive. Mental illness is not yet understood so I reserve any opinions about it. What counts to me is the good she’s doing and the love she has for her family. I have been inspired to do more by her and Brad. That is a good thing. Thank you Angelina.
Good post Ligaya.
Hmmm, ligaya, I didn´t mean to outrage you so much. You react as if I attacked you personally, and your reaction is really viscious. Please keep it friendly!
As for Angelina, please just go to souliejolie and read some of her own interviews from way back then where she herself talks very openly about her mental problems, I guess depressions, but yes, you are right, I am not a specialist, so I don´t know how her problems would be called other than just calling them “mental problems”. A lot of people suffer from mental problems, and it is not an insult. Please calm down and keep it friendly.
“I THINK THAT WE ALL AGREE that he wasn´t so off the point in saying AJ had mental problems at the time. That´s ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH, isn´t it.”
No, I for one, don’t agree with this outrageous statement at all. It’s ABSOLUTELY A LIE, perpetrated by h8ters & the tabs. Please provide corroboration for this misinformed statement/opinion – a couple of sources will do, from respectable, reliable, mainstream media (+ URLs), doesn’t have to be from a medical journal, like Lancet or the New England Journal of Medicine.
You’re welcome to your opinion, but having worked in the field for 30 years and having a few family members with mental illness, I find your ‘diagnosis’ which you so cavalierly fling about irresponsible. There are over 15 million people in this country diagnosed with mental disorders (not the same as substance abuse, although a gene was identified as an “alcoholism gene” recently). Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Carrie Fisher are just 3 famous people with depression/bipolar disease. These disorders are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, not by a lifestyle choice or being ‘odd’ or different. People are born with mental disorders the way they’re born with the color of their eyes. They can’t turn their disease off & on by will, just as a diabetic can’t will away her condition.
BTW, Sophia, I didn’t know that you’re a licensed mental health expert – a board-certified psychiatrist, psychologist, MFCC, LCSW, maybe? And that you personally examined Angelina & her medical records (tabs don’t count)? Do tell us some dish, within the limits of doctor-patient confidentiality.
If only you had said, “I think [delete "we all agree"] he wasn’t so off the point…That’s [delete "absolutely"] the truth.”
Poor Angelina, misunderstood & reviled by narrow-minded people whose mindsets seem stuck in the 1950s.
Angie said 2006/7 that she met the whole family. They were very warm and welcoming. Brad’s parents had a 40th anniv party a couple years ago, do you think it’s possible Brad didn’t attend that??? Come on people…think outside the tabloid priming.
How is it that NO ONE ever remembers what Angie or Brad says, BUT everyone remembers the misquotes; misprints, misrepresentation and sometimes down right lies told about these two?
And it’s possible she meant Pax, because he is the newest greatgrandson.
An eye witness on JJB said that ALL the children were there.
Also don’t forget that this woman’s 86yrs old…age can make you forgetful!!
To chime in on the JV situation, he needs to be quieter and Angie should take all the time she needs. It wasn’t just what he said on TV, there were other issues, Angie said so. His performance on TV just exascerbated it. Angie is a forgiving woman, look at BBT. If she feels she needs to step carefully, then she should. That cautionary instinct is a survival thing and she should let it guide her.
Thanks Sherry for posting the cute visit story. Brad is close to his family, just because the tabloids and blogs don’t report all his and Angie visits doesn’t mean he hasn’t visited.
Would lilke to thank everyone for the intelligent and articulate thoughts that were shared. Nice to visit a site with no dissing or %**Y#%* language on it. I actually understand and enjoyed reading them. I too think that Angie will find her way with her father. It could not be easy, for I don’t think her relationship was all that normal with him, but in the end he is still her father. It doesn’tt matter how or when they get there, just that they come to some understanding. You can’t go back or repeat and the way is never straight forward, but it can be paved. I think she is a strong woman or else she would not have left her dark ways to find her way to some light that has led her to who she is now. I wish them nothing but luck in all of their future projects whether it is with their charities, career or their family.
“If Angelina and Brad’s love for their children has taught us anything, it’s that family is not forged in blood. You have to *earn* your family, create the bonds with love.”
That’s so beautiful, Matilda. You just inspired me. If I were a filmmaker or writer, Brad & Angelina’s love and their family would make a GREAT movie, mini-series and/or book. Something epic on the order of Gone with the Wind or War & Remembrance. They are such amazing & charismatic individuals, accomplished, building their rainbow family, the adventure, the risks, the glamorous Hollywood factor, the wealth, the philanthropy, the globe-trotting humanitarianism. The drama, the rabid opposition to their love and all they stand for, will they overcome overwhelming odds against them, or will the lies destroy them?