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Mary-Louise Parker recently mentionedBrad Pitt in an interview with Parade.com. The two had worked together while filming The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. It seems that Brad made quite the impression on her. She described him like this:
“Brad is actually a lovely, smart person, not to mention gorgeous. People just project so much onto him and Angelina [Jolie] which isn’t true. I just find it so bizarre. It’s like you’ve never been in the room with this person, much less met them but you’re convinced as to who they are and what they’re [sic] morality is.”
You know, that’s exactly it, isn’t it? The people who spout nothing but disdain for either Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie – or both – are almost always people who don’t know them. Take this snarky column in The Globe and Mail (Canadian newspaper). The author writes on and on about how neither of them deserve any of the attention they get in the media, particularly Angelina Jolie; she refers to her as a mediocre actress and seems unimpressed by Angie‘s work with the UNHCR. She claims the only reason that we have any interest in the couple at all is because the media has managed to drag out the story of the Jen/Brad breakup and the Brad/Angie hook up for years and other than that, there’s nothing interesting about them.
Of course, I have trouble taking someone seriously when they title their column “Bored with Brangie” and then proceed to write about these so-called boring people for over 20 paragraphs. I don’t know about you, but when someone or something bores me I tend to ignore it rather than waste my time blathering on and on about it.
But while people criticize them constantly, it’s interesting to note that for the most part, the people who really do know Brad and Angelina have nothing but good things to say. Mary-Louise Parker isn’t the first person I’ve heard refer to Brad as smart. People constantly mention how nice they both are. The ones who actually know them and spend time with them are generally very positive. Take this article over at People where Wanted co-stars described Angelina as “a cool woman” and Brad as “a good dude”.
So why is it that people who have never exchanged a word with them feel so negative towards them? It’s interesting, this whole double-edged sword of fame. I’m not sure how well I could handle it. Readers here never see the occasional comments that come through the moderation queue where people passing through rip me apart, saying nasty things about me (and it might be more meaningful if they were brave enough to leave an actual authentic email address instead of a fake one), but believe me, they’re there at least once a week. It’s only a handful of snark among so many great comments so it doesn’t bother me, but I don’t know how I could handle the kind of negativity that gets thrown at Brad, Angelina, and so many other celebrities on a regular basis. I guess that’s why so many of them refuse to read the tabloids at all.
That’s why I’m always so glad to read something like Mary-Louise Parker‘s comments because it means much more to the fans to read something from people who actually interact with the Jolie-Pitt family, don’t you agree?
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I couldn’t agree more Sherry. Specifically it’s all about Angelina more than Brad. Think about it; had they never gotten together, the negative issues with either would be quite limited, but since they are together, and apart from those who simply wanted Brad to remain Ken to Jennifer Aniston’s Barbie (I don’t dislike her so please dont think that’s a dig. It’s more that in the fans eye, this perfect golden image was destroyed by Brad wi/Angelina’s help.)
There’s such a need to critic Angelina more I think because she doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her or her decisions. Some seem to despise that she has the courage to own her decisions and their outcome no matter how it may end up and that kind of bravery and honesty about ones life seems to be intimidating/enviable, and something many won’t dare do, but they hate that others DO dare take chances instead of “woulda coulda shoulda.” There are those like myself who love how she’s lived her life, and then there are those who can only respond in the negative about every move she makes because they’re to scared to move themselves.
sorry for all the grammar and spelling mistakes above the computer posted before I was done correcting it.
The Globe and Mail is not a tab it is a Canadian national news paper, a true news paper. I do not read it because it is so left wing it is not even funny and they report their opinions not the news. On the other hand must news papers only report thier oppinions and not the facts, so sad. It may be that the Globe and Mail have discovered Ms. Jolie’s oppinions about justice and the war, and have decided that she is not on thier side so have attacked her. This is fairly common for this paper, ask our politicans (except the NDP, who can do no wrong in the paper’s opnion, but they can’t win an election if thier life depended on it.
I also find that it is not just the people who dislike the jolie-pits that form inacurate opinions on them, but us (the fans) as well. For instance if one of us as a fan believes something like a dislike for guns, we believe AJ as an UN ambsitor would also dislike them. What you have to understand that seeing the horror that some of the people in the world go through and knowing who has done this to these children and woman, it would be very hard not to want to go out and claim justice in the name of the injured.
But that’s just it. Their peers and co-workers describe them in such a fond light. While the media, rags on them. I don’t think there’s a celebrity in the world that isn’t to some degree dumped on by the media. I just find it astounding the degree to which they go to ridicule them. I have seen articles portraying them as unfit parents. But that’s where I draw the line. I couldn’t write an article about Brad or Angie as parents because guess what, I don’t know them. The same goes for these tabloids. It’s one thing to judge their acting work, even if they give it negative reviews which I don’t agree with. It’s quite another to judge something based off of what their “sources” have told them.
I feel that the people who write these horrible and sometimes dirty comments don’t even respect or like themselves. On JJ there could be 300 comments, 200 good, 100 from the usual bashers day after day. If you don’t like the JP’s why would you even be reading the story. I pass by real quick any story I don’t have an interest in.
Yes nowadays, celebrities sometimes talk bad about each other. It makes sense that people working on the same project would put it & their co-workers in the best light to make the movie a success. So I judge how truthful or sincere a person is, how much to believe her/him: do they know each other, have they worked together, what my opinion of the teller is, & what my opinion is of the person being talked about.
It used to be, pre-1960s or so, nobody used to talk bad about anybody else in the business – bad manners. Or if they did, it wasn’t covered by the non-existent internet & the handful of entertainment media.
Since then, I’ve noticed that most indiustry people still won’t talk bad about each other -because of manners or because they might work together some time & want to avoid hard feelings. Some people exercise their freedom of speech and speak whatever’s on their mind. I think a lot of the more recent younger celebrities say whatever & behave however they want because they don’t think about the consequences.
*By* the way!!!
i try to not give attention to these tabs!
but it really anoyes me when people dont know them say some craps about them!
but i love them and your site and you are GREATE!
buy the way a video of angie talking about Wanted!
http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1589402/story.jhtml
well this negative journalist was right about one thing SADLY: Angie became more media attention after she got together with Pitt. which truly is a shame because she always was this gorgeous woman which she is now. she did all the humanitary work before and she was also a good actress before. but today people are interested in their private life and less in their actions. its sad, but reality.
please don´t take this the wrong way but i have to ask: did any co-star ever speak negativly about his fellow actor? (generally) the way i see it people in Hollywood who have nothing good to say usually say nothing.
and of course Brangelina get alot of negative comments thats sadly the business. all we can do is not support such things because we know better. to be fair, we don´t know them either. but i am sure we can believe people like MAry-Louise. i for one are pretty sure she is right.
rose said it all just before me sherry :)
I write for a blog, too, and the nasty comments can really sting. But you are such a great presence it’s hard to imagine anyone taking issue with your measured, lovely writing!
But that’s the point…people will be nasty about anything if they can. It’s so easy to complain and hate! But that people actually criticize Angie for her humanitarian efforts is truly pathetic; that they criticize her for her fame is hypocritical, since by talking about her they just make her more famous. Ange and Brad have to be pretty tough; but it’s so refreshing to hear them speak and to realize that true love and a family cut through a lot of the bull.
I enjoy your website very much. It’s nice to read positive articles about Brad and Angelina. I think they are fabulous and so are you!
To be honest, I think it will always come down to people being jealous. Also, and I hate to bring this up, but the whole Jen/Brad/Ange “love-triangle”. Don’t get me wrong, I thought Jennifer was really good on friends, but she was supposedly “America’s sweetheart”, and Brad supposedly broke her heart. People are always going to associate them with that and strong Jennifer fans are always going to blame them. I think that even thought they good a huge amount of work for charities and such like, they will always be blamed for that, even though no one knows what really happened.
I think these two factors combined is why so much negative stuff is printed about them
I’m glad Mary Louise said this, and it is interesting that someone would babble on about somebody that supposedly bores them. Sounds more like that person who wrote that column is a bitter person; she’s not bored with them, she just doesn’t like Brad and Angie … then again, if one doesn’t like someone, why waste time on them.
Sherry, sorry to hear you are harangued by some hateful people who take the time to click on this site. But you’re an awesome person, so, I’m glad you’re not too bothered by those asinine comments.
Unconventional people or those who live by their own rules always upset those who must have rules by which to live…additionally those who need those rules are the first to correct and have distain. The only reason I am here at this website is because of my love of the depth of integrity that these 2 must have to live their truth and I find comfort because I align with that expression of living. The fact that they have a rainbow family, and the amount of energy they cultivate in not only taking care of themselves, but being altruistic; I admire tremendously. Yesterday when I viewed the family video, I can see the close connection between AJ & Mad – then I could see how AJ & BP taught Z to overcome her fear of the papz by laughing and pointing at them, creating a game of it all. I imagine that is how they live, by making their family sphere of the highest quality and a place where they feel safe and joyous.
There will always be people who are jealous…why else do people say things about people they don’t know? I say it’s jealousy. Unless you’re perfect you have no right to judge anyone else…seems all the colonmunists like to judge and I think we all know they’re not perfect! :)