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I’ve noticed in the comments section that some of you are trying to make arrangements to send each other copies of People and Hello! if they aren’t sold in your area, and that some of you are asking friends and relatives in the U.S. to send them to you. When people want to see Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their kids in a huge photo spread, things happen!
I wanted to alert you to something that reader Sharon emailed me about. There is a website called Zinio which allows you to purchase digital copies of many popular magazines. I went to the site and couldn’t find People but I did find Hello! under the entertainment listing.
She also sent me a copy since apparently you can send some to friends once you purchase it – It’s quite neat really. It’s like having the full magazine right there on your screen.
While I know a lot of people would like to have the physical copy of the issues featuring photos of Brad, Angelina, Vivienne, Knox, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, and Shiloh, if that isn’t an option for you, this might help a little!
Thanks Sharon!
I think that the biggest problem I have about the accusation that the twins are older than Brad and Angelina say they are is that it’s all because of a baby smiling. They may as well call me a liar too then because my kids were both smiling by that age too. They weren’t smiling because they were super genius kids who understood humor, but they smiled in their sleep while they stretched. It’s not unheard of, a LOT of babies smile by reflex.
So that’s what bugs me. Plus we saw the picture of Angelina still pregnant shortly before she went in to the hospital.
Yes, they certainly could have lied about it, but what I don’t understand is this: What would have been the point? What do they possibly have to gain by lying?
I saw this in my local paper…don’t guess that it will materialize… (From the Denver Post):
Superstars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in talks with a local promoter to host a charity event during the Democratic National Convention Aug. 25-28. My source said the Jolie-Pitt folks are in “conversations” with an unnamed Denver doer, and are nailing down specifics, including the location.
* don’t think the paps are always liars. Sorry
I am a fan. I’m not a fan invested in whether they were together during his marriage or whether they were honest about a due date or anything else… that I don’t consider any of my business. I also think, that in on a day where the National Enquirer broke a story about John Edwards that he had denied for months, that the paps are always liars. The bottom line is they, along with any magazine, could say anything they wanted to, and probably do. We don’t know them any better for listening to what they say. I think we can admire what they do… marvel at their physical attractiveness, appreciate the attention they bring to important issues. But we don’t KNOW them (even as the best of fans) and we don’t know what is true about them.
Ligaya well said. What I am confused about is what does the age of the twins matter? How would this affect their future acting careers?
You don’t even live out the US or Canada to NOT be able to get a copy of both magazines. I’ve been looking for the two mags since Monday 8/4 when they were supposed to hit the newsstands, I have yet to find one. They still display the previous issue. What’s up with that? We live out here in Lake in the Hills IL. Granted it’s 1 hr from Chicago, but we’re not that far from civilization! Where can I get a physical copy????
Thanks for advise for auntie. I bought my digital copy today.
Both legitimate and entertainment media talked and wrote about twins photos last week. People and media overanalyzied photos and then critisized JP. Actually, I don’t understand this paradox. After seeing this kind of attention to photos, it seems that they really deserved 1$4m. I don’t know how many copies mags will be sold (because of internet factor I don’t expect so much higher amount than Shiloh cover) but I am sure both People and Hello will profit them at the end. I don’t think they are so stupid to give this kind of huge money for waste.
Brad and Angie are not perfect human. Also, I am sure they know better than me what they should do or not. But media and people always have tried to find negativity in everyting whatever they do. So, I don’t give so much attention many of them. Don’t forget that haters are so much obsessed with JP than lovers.
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P.P.S. As Tonto told the Lone Stranger, “What do you mean *we*, Kemosabe?”
P.P.S. Forgot: “but didn’t they say they weren’t involved at the time of the photographs in Kenya? Don’t we think they were involved now?”
As Tonto told the Lone Stranger, “What do you mean *we*, Kemosabe?” It’s been 3 years and my memory is hazy, but what I remember of the timeline is:
Angelina and Brad met on MMS. I think they fell in love with each other (and Maddox) as they got to know each other’s interests and passions. I think they became emotionally involved, but didn’t become physically sexually involved until Brad had officially separated from X and X had filed divorce papers. There was a period of time when both of them denied a (sexual) relationship. I believe them. Throughout the MMS press promotions, they avoided talking about their relationship. Then they disappeared until the Kenya pics were published.
I don’t remember them saying they “weren’t involved in Kenya.” They were probably sexually involved by Kenya, but I don’t remember them saying anything about it.
And as improbable as it may seem, if Angelina said that they weren’t sexual in Kenya, I’d believe her. Brad still had to pass the Maddox test, and she said that any man she let into her life would have to be a father to Maddox. (I can believe Angelina and Brad had a hard time refraining, though.)
After all, I made my (now) husband wait a year for our first kiss. :-) His then-wife had left him and I knew that even though they hadn’t loved each other for years, he had to grieve his loss (typically takes a year). Experience taught me that better be friends first, then lovers – instead of the other way around. And kisses for me was a gateway drug to sex. ;-) So we dated platonically for a year. That was 1984 and we’re still together. :-)
I finally got both of them! There were tons today at our grocery store. If anyone in Canada can’t get it, let me know I can send it to you.
:-) Well, Carrie, that’s certainly one way of looking at it. ;-) And you’re not alone, lots of h8ters and some fans think like you do. [Note: you identify yourself as a fan, and I take your word for it.]
It’s simple. Angelina doesn’t lie, in fact the opposite – TMI is more like it. (I haven’t followed Brad enough to categorically say the same thing about him, but I think he’s honest.) That’s what attracted me to Angelina in the first place – her candor and her feet of clay. Now I believe she withholds information at times (and she doesn’t owe anyone anything, despite being an actress and public figure). That’s not lying, that’s self-preservation.
There’s the small matter of medical records, witnesses, etc. The New York magazine hit piece – shame on them – sounds like a conspiracy theory to me. It never fails – tabloids, legit media, h8ters, some fans always believe the worst of the JPs, especially Angelina. The JPs always start at a deficit, guilty until proven innocent, no matter how preposterous the charge might be. It’s as if there’s some miasma that’s polluted the world, and common sense and logic fly right out the window.
H8ters and others always assume that fans who defend the JPs have drunk the kool aid (interesting how the 8ters never apply that analogy to themselves). I don’t worship the ground the JPs walk on, I won’t kiss the ground if I I meet them. I’m not naïve, I’m not innocent, I have a lot of experience tucked under my 55 year old belt. I have a more mature love for them – not a schoolgirl crush. I *know* the JPs are human, they’re flesh and blood, they’re not perfect, they’re flawed and make mistakes *like anyone else.* It’s just the fact that they are supernaturally gorgeous, talented, wealthy and famous – aside from being humanitarians and philanthropists – that make them different. Otherwise, they’re just like us. ;-)
Is there anyone of us so pure, so inhuman that we’ve never ever lied in our entire life? Is there anyone in the world, aside from infants?
P.S. I’m an atheist so I don’t take anybody’s word as gospel, including the Gospel.
I don’t understand why these mags/media have to lie about them. Angelina has ALWAYS been completely honest–brutally honest without being sorry for it. It is, after all, HER life. I love her for it. I appreciate that she is so, well–so normal. She is self deprecating, smart, funny, eloquent without being aloof. I think she challenges Brad in all respects & vice-vesa.
They are a great team. Some people (media outlet’s) will say ANYTHING to sell a buck.
Thanks, ligaya for the beautiful poem. I love it and it is very true. I think it is very healthy that we sometimes spend time doing our own things and having our own space. I have my girl friends and we sometimes go out doing “girl” things together. Same with my husband – he sometimes meets up with his friends for a beer. The tabloids would always try to turn normal things into negative things for the sake of selling more magazines, especially when it comes to the JPs family.
As for Viv’s smile, it is completely normal too. I remember when my son was only a couple of weeks old, he smiled quite often when he was sleeping. Newborn babies do smile unconsciously and it is very normal. I do not think any pictures in this set of photos were photoshoped. They all look very natural.
There is NO WAY People photoshopped that picture. They would never do that.
Found my answer to the number of grandkids. Total is now 13 for Jane and Bill. Found the number on JJ site when they were in MO for a visit.
From poster on JJ site:
(“love Brad and ANgie @ 01/04/2008 at 3:49 pm
Julie has 4 kids not 3 kids.Doug has 3 kids and brad 4 kids,so it means 11 kids.”)
Now add the twins that makes 13. Bet the grandparents are elated!
Beautiful!
under mod: photoshoot staged?
The Jolie-Pitts *are* ordinary people, as well as extraordinary people, and celebrities. I have no doubt that the photoshoot was staged in the sense that all photoshoots are staged – whether ordinary people’s family portraits, xmas photos, weddings, graduations, christenings, etc. I *don’t* think the Jolie-Pitt photos were staged in the sense that they showed a false image of themselves, e.g. bling-and-designer-clothes-loving people who regularly live in lavish opulence and hate each other disguised as a simply sweet loving family. I doubt that there was the number of staff a fashion magazine shoot usually has – hair stylist, clothes stylist, makeup person, photographer, lights people and each of their assistants. Who needed makeup, hair styled, clothes changed? I think the photography team was smaller than usual. Yes, the shoot was well planned and executed. It had to be – with 8 people, 6 of whom are children, 5 of whom are 3 y.o. and under, 2 of whom are infants. I’m sure there were security and nannies (Angelina mentioned 3 who worked during the day – Vietnamese, Congolese and American – but didn’t say whether all 3 worked simultaneously or alternately). As for maids, with the size of their family, their many responsibilities, hectic schedule, and the size of the chateau, I’d expect that they probably have a housekeeper/cook with some additional help. I *don’t* think each of the Jolie-Pitts has a personal servant to carry out their every whim.
Does anyone know if the pictures are different in the two magazines? I have People, but I don’t want to attempt to get Hello unless it has different pictures. I love the People pics, though. So, relaxed and natural; the best of all the celebrity baby pics I’ve seen.
Thanks for the heads up. Where I currently am in the U.S., they never got copies for some reason. For two weeks they have just hat the August 11th issue. Don’t know why.
Fashionistas! Want to sleep in Angelina’s nightgown?
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=71947
Angelina Jolie Wears Eileen West “La Stella” Gown in People Magazine Pictorial
(I used to wear Eileen West in the 1980s, loved it.)