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Generally I don’t like to pay much attention to tabloid buzzings, but they’re hard to avoid completely. For one thing, I work in entertainment media, I see the headlines whether I like to or not. For another, they’re all right in your face when you go shopping. It’s hard to miss them.
The truth is, though, sometimes I find them utterly hilarious. They just keep guessing and pretend they know what’s really going on by quoting nameless “inside sources”, and then when they’re proven wrong they try another tactic.
For example, last week half the tabloids were full of doom and gloom stories that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had split up because Angie was in the U.S. and Brad was in Germany and they hadn’t seen each other in ages. Naturally, this all looked pretty silly when we all saw that Brad was in the U.S., in Los Angeles with Angelina. Oops! What will they do to cover their mistaken news again?
Well, this week, we have OK magazine claiming, loud and proud on their front cover that Brad and Angelina are getting married and preparing for their next adoption.
Of course, this is all just jumping off the statement that Angelina made recently – to proper media sources instead of tabloids – that if she and Brad get married it will be because the kids ask them to. That doesn’t mean there’s an immediate wedding in their plans.
And naturally, the adoption angle comes from her comment that they will adopt again but not right away, especially since they just had two babies. It also likely neglects to mention that many international adoptions can take up to a year.
No, they just use their cover to make it sound like Brad and Angelina are getting married any second now and have a baby ready to be picked up within the week. Which is hilarious since there was so much talk about how they had broken up.
I guess they just figure that as long as they keep guessing, eventually they might get it right.
What’s your favorite tabloid headline this week (about the Jolie-Pitt family or any other celebrity)?
ITA, Mary Ann. I saw that headline also. The earlier version had Brad refusing to get married because he was too traumatized from his divorce.
Hee, Keats, I predicted the Kruger/Pitt hook-up in an earlier post as soon as the casting was announced. The tabs are so predictable. ;-)
UNDER MOD- Thoughts about the tabs, and how silly this latest cover really is!
Mary Ann- I agree! I am also sick and tired of all the crazy headlines about them. In particular, I am sick and tired of the whole “love triangle” STILL being brought up. It has been almost FOUR YEARS, for goodness sake! Not only that, but it is quite obvious that all parties involved have moved on.
I have no way of knowing for sure, of course, but I would guess that Jen is sick and tired of constantly being painted as the “victim” and having her name attatched to Brad and Angie all the time.
The things I hate the most about the tabs bringing up the “love triangle” are:
-That it’s always so one-sided. By that I mean it’s always Angie who gets blamed. The tabs act like she was the only one who fell in love and that Brad had no responsibility for whatever happened.
-That they completely ignore the fact that Jen also hopped into bed with Vince before the ink was dry on the divorce papers.
Anyway, I have to chuckle at the Wedding and Adoption cover. Obviously OK completely missed the fact that Angie also said that the adoption process can’t be started until any new children are six months old. Therefore, the earliest they can even start the process is Janaury.
Anyway, with Angie’s recent trip to Afghanastan, how long do you think it will take for the tabs to start claiming she’s adopting from Afghanastan?
I was just at Foxnews.com and amazingly enough there was a “news” item about Angie and Brad. It seems that Brad’s mom and Dad are very dissapointed with the pictures of Angie on the W magazine. Their source you ask: Star Magazine. That most reliable of all the tabloids. Following the link (and that was my second mistake) it seems that Angie is a nervous wreck over Diane Kruger. She is also in the IB, filming in Germany. They have Ms. Kruger and Brad moving in with each other. I agree with Mary Ann. How can anyone look at this family and feel that they are not in LOVE. Unfortunately is all about sales of trash. Sherry, thank God for you you keep it honest.
I know that this post is about the headlines, but I am soooo excited. I just got home from seeing Changeling. My boyfriend and I were going tonight but he had to work, so I went alone. He does not know, we are going again tomorrow.
Let me say that I loved the movie. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone but I have to say it was really good. I don’t know what the critics were missing in the movie, but I felt it was well organized and well told. If I had not known it was a true story, I would have had a hard time believing that this kind of stuff went on. But I loved that the feel of the movie took me to the 20 and 30′s. Costumes, Scenery everything just beautiful. Now to Angie. What can I say.. First let me tell you about the audience. I wish I could say that the theater was full, but not. I was half full. Still great considering we are having Georgia Florida Weekend. If you know football you know what I mean. Any way the crowd was mixed. Young and old. It was nice to go to a movie full of adults. Anyway, everyone was so into it. NO ONE went to the bathroom once… I was watching. They laughed (not it is not a comedy, but it had moments that made you laugh at the absurdity of the Police and other around this woman). We gasped and cried at how she was treated, and the ending of it all. Angie was very believable. I had to remember that this was the 20′s. Women were seen not heard. They were not respected at all, and kept their place. I think many of the critics are so used to Angie being a strong kick ass, they want that in every role. She played it just right. There are so many scenes I want to write about, but I don’t want to spoil it for others. The supporting cast was terrific. Jeffery D was super, and John M. But I have to say that I got a quiver with the man who played the attorney.. When he said ” it will be my honor to defend you honor”, everyone in the theater clapped. and went a little crazy. I found that statement and him quite Sexy. I don’t know why. I have to find more info on him. Older men can still do it for me. Sorry I digress. The story is just so moving. Hard in places, but well worth the time. I heard two women leaving who said, “Gosh she is so good, I loved her in this movie” Yes they were talking about Angie.
One thing I noticed was that all the previews were of the movies that are getting the Oscar buzz.. MILK, Curious Case of BB, Australia, Frost/Nixon. Changeling should be there too. A really good movie… Must see.
Fans you need to get off you butts and see this film Angie deserves our support. It is well worth it. Sorry for the long post, but I had and still have so much to say. I get back to you.
i believe it when it actually happens.
on the other hand, i just got back from seeing the Changeling. i loved it. i highly recommend it. two big thumbs up!! the 2 hours and 20 minutes did not seemed like long time at all.
Looks like I am the only Pittwatcher around right now. Maybe everyone is at the movies. I hope to get there tomorrow. One headline I saw this week when I was standing in the grocery line, Brad refuses to marry Angie because she hurt Jen again when she told the world that they fell in love during the making of Mr & Mrs Smith. I have kind of reached the point that I am really sick and tired of all of these crazy headlines. My personal belief is that right now this couple loves each other very very much. Their children mean everything in the world to them. I hope this love will last forever, and I see no reason why it will not. They are at a point in their lives where they have attained most of the things that are important to them. Of course like all couples things come up, you have a little disagreement but then you work it out. They love their kids to much not to try to work it out. My husband and I have been together for 50 years and believe me we have been thru a lot of bad and hard times. But here we are still together because we always worked it out. I don’t think that acting is the most important thing to them any more. It gives them the money which helps them do the things they really care about and also sets their children up for life.