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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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your comment had not posted yet, I didn’t know whose mom it was. It’s his dad’s mom. Don’t they live pretty close also? Besides I can’t believe she would sit quietly by and not have even seen Shiloh who will be 2 next month. Or the other grandchildren when they got together, and not seen Pax, I can’t believe it. I prefer to believe the article is incorrect. I must sound like a blithering idiot, my apologies to everyone, no I can’t believe it.
Sophia: I am surprised by that also, just wondering if it is true. I would think that 8 years is a long time at 86. Perhaps she is at his parents when he visits, that is why I can’t bring myself to believe it. Besides, I think she would’ve complained. One thing as a grandmother myself, I would complain to his mom or dad about not seeing my precious boy. lol I don’t bother my children about visits (they do and often) but the grandchildren, well I like to see them as much as possible. If one became the hottest man in HW I would really want to see them no matter how busy. I just can’t believe it.
Brad’s father was ill (I think a heart condition) a number of years back. Brad was with his father at the time. I have to assume Grandma Betty went to check on her son. So I think either the article was incorrect on when the last time she seen Brad or Grandma was confused.
Very well said, Mary Ann!
Greg I didn’t get upset with your comment. We all have our own thoughts and ideas on any given subject. After reading all of everyone’s comments I am now on the fence about what I really feel about this subject. My Mom created alot of heartache when my sister, brothers and I were growing up. It went on for many years. To this day my sister and I feel bad that we were not able to make things better with her. So as you can see this is why I made my comment. I do agree with all of you, that this is something that only Angie can handle. Of course it would be done in private. Now at the risk of making another silly comment, possibly now that Brad has a family of his own, he wants to have as much family contact as possible. Also, Brad is getting older and different things in life are becoming more important to him now.
While I don´t think that Jon Voight is a particularly great man, I think 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. And luckily for little Maddox, it turned out fine; if he hadn´t “saved” her, it could have been a disaster for him.
That said, if or if not Angie reunites with him really is her business. We don´t really know at all what is going on between them.
As for BP meeting his grandmother – he is so lucky to still have a grandmother!! I was a bit disappointed, though, to hear, that it is 8 years since he´s last seen her! I mean, if they weren´t close, that´s OK, I guess, but from the few pieces I´ve read about his relationship with his grandmother, it sounds like they´re quite close with him calling her fairly regularly and sending flowers. So why on earth does it take him 8 (!) years to actually go see her?! And when he does, only spend a couple of hours with her, rarely enough time for her to get back in touch with him, let alone meeting all his kids?! Does any of you understand that? I mean, I´m glad he made the effort, but 8 years? I have to admit I´m a little disappointed – I am a huge BP fan and have a lot of respect for him being so close to his family, as I am to mine, and some things just are just a bit of an effort, like me making sure I do visit my 80-year-old godmother even though I am not even THAT close to her, but I do know what it means to her – and I probably have less free time than he has…..
I think this is the first time I am “critisizing” Brad Pitt, so please don´t jump on me! Just stating my opinion.
The woman is 86, she probably meant great grand children. But the paper and tabs will have fun with that answer. As for Brad being close to his family, I wouldn’t say that a few visits here and there is close, although they may talk on the phone more who knows. AJ and her father will have what ever kind of relationship they have and hopefully John V won’t start blabbing about it this time. It really is none of our business. I would think that they try to keep a distance from Brad’s family as they (brad’s family) are not use too the spot light at all, or how to guard their words. AJ’s family is much more use to it and should know better.
My comments were only meant as an observation, and based on how close Brad is to his mom and dad, I thought it was odd.
The question is, how come Jennifer & Brad never visited Grandma Russell after the wedding during the 5 years they were married?
Sure puts them in a bad light – but do we know the facts to judge them by, assuming we have the right to make judgments of other people, and assuming the news report is entirely correct (see New York Times’ & Washington Post’s apology about misreporting WMDs).
OMG, I’m so glad I’m not a celebrity – the things that have gone on in my extended family…
Brad has not seen his grandmother since his wedding to JA….what is that now 10 years. I would assume then this was her first meeting with Angie, which means she has never met any of her great grandchildren. I don’t get it…could that have been a misprint. All the family holidays and grandma wasn’t around?
To Irma:
I am afraid, time is NOT healing everything, unfortunately not.
To Hope:
I could not agree more with you!
We have to deal with two dysfunctional divorced parents on my husbands side. and trust me, whatever we tried in the past just for the sake of their grandchildren, it failed.
At a particular point you just come to realize, that no matter what you do or try, it is just not gonna work. And that it is just the other person.
People can change but sometimes they don’t and you have to accept that.
We certainly don’t know anything about what was and is going on between Jon and Angie, so who are we to say they should make up again.
Life is not always perfect neither are family relations.
I’m with you BABYDALAILAMA I THINK THE GREAT GRANDSON THAT THE GRANDMA WAS TALKING ABOUT IS THE UNBORN CHILD IN ANGIES TUMMY.I ALSO BET THAT THEY ARE HAVING A SON OOPS I THINK SHE GAVE IT AWAY.
It’s really nice that Brad is able to visit his grandma, and I think this is just one more example of how important family is to him. As for Angie and Jon, many people say time heals all wounds. While things may not all good between father and daughter, somehow, Angie strikes me as someone who might someday be able to forgive and let her father have contact with her and her family.
Hope, I love your words. You wrote very eloquently what I would liked to say but couldn’t do so half as well!
Angelina is right to protect her children from a relationship that might cause (from her own experience) a lot of distress. On the other hand, it’s nice that they have the experience of visiting and being close to a grandparent in Brad’s mother, especially since Marcheline sadly passed away.
It seems that Jon Voigt had many opportunities to heal the relationship with Angelina (and they did have a beautiful and loving reconciliation around the time of Tomb Raider). Unfortunately, he let her down again and I think it’s her decision to draw the line, and say enough’s enough. 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.
hi everyone i have two opinions to express here.firstly if someone came into your home with a weapon to harm your family you would do anything you could to keep them out of there and make sure your family was safe…angie has lived with the damage her father has caused and there is no way she is letting him in to do the same to her precious children so she is keeping him out…it isn’t about feeling sorry for him, she is protecting her family. nobody cuts off a parent without the strongest possible reason and the fact that she’s done that seems a good indication that she has very good reasons. secondly as far as we know the children didnt go with brad and angie to visit grandma so im thinking the great grandson she’s referring to is the baby in angies tummy…want to bet they are having a boy and told her that? can’t wait to see if i’m right..
I think Brad’s mother meant the great-grandson of their unborn baby. I know Brad and Angie lead busy lives but you think Brad can visit his 86 year old grandmother a little more often. If she has not seen him since his wedding to JA then she has not met any of their children. Why wouldn’t they then take all the kids to visit??? So I think Betty slipped about the sex of the unborn baby.
HI SHERRY! thanks for the update about the jolie pitts, its nice to know that angie and brad visits brad grandma together brads family to celebrate her birthday! shes 86 years old right? and im sure brad want her birthday to make her happy, anyway my opinion about angie relation to his father is she want it to be private some person is like this shes secretive type especially her private life and i realy admire angelina for being her. have a nice weekend sherry!
Time heals everything, I’m glad Angie made amends to her dad. That’s good news. Peace & blessings to the Jolie-Pitt’s.
Thank you Sherry for posting this news item. On the article, Brad’s grandmother last saw him at his wedding with Jennifer. I read somewhere (of course tabs) that like Jane, Betty is also favors JA among Brad’s women. True or not, it doesn’t matter now. Also, for those of you who did not hear a scoop from a radio station around the holidays. Mark from K103 Coast radio said that Angie called her Dad Christmas Day and wished each other well for the holidays. Do you remember an interview from Angie when she was promoting Beowulf or A Mighty Heart, when she said “at the end of the day, we wished each other well and try to keep our relationship (with her Dad) more private.” So, may be they are already communicating in private. When Jon was a guest in “The View” he had told the women that yes he already met Brad when the women were asking him all sorts of questions. Joyce even mentioned, he looks like the baby, then Jon said, you meant Shiloh. For some reason, I think Jon and Angie are already talking in private. And you know, James Haven communicates with JV too.
I can’t think of anything great as a gift to your grandmother but your family presence specially Brad who brought his whole family with him.
Grandma Russel must be thrilled to finally meet all her great grandchildren & Angie.
God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.