The Jolie-Pitt kids create a bit of hotel chaos in London

Oops! It seems that while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were attending the BAFTA Awards, the four older Jolie-Pitt kids were causing a bit of a ruckus back at the hotel.

According to the UK version of Marie Claire, the story is that Maddox, Pax, Zahara, and Shiloh were playing in the hallway on the third floor, which had been almost completely reserved for the family and the people traveling with them.

I’m not upset at the kids, because seriously, they’re ages two to seven. They’re children and at that age they just don’t really care about whether the noise they make is causing a disruption to other guests. They’re just trying to have fun together and they don’t realize they’re creating a scene.

I’m upset about two things with this story, assuming that it is indeed true. One, I’m annoyed with the nanny. Did she think they were in a park or a private home? She’s the adult and she should have known better than to let them run wild in the hall like that. The article mentioned:

But other guests weren’t amused.

One moaned: ‘They were running up and down the hallway for over an hour.

‘Their nanny tried to quieten them down and move them out the way when people came through.

‘But she had her hands full with the four of them.’

If the nanny realized that she had to get the Jolie-Pitt kids to be quiet and step out of the way for people, she should have realized they were being disruptive and it’s up to her to step up and find something more appropriate for them to do. It’s not very likely that a seven-year-old who is having a great time is going to suddenly stop and say, “hey guys, this isn’t a very good idea, let’s go inside and color instead!”

The other thing that upset me is something that doesn’t surprise me – I’ve seen other articles and blog posts where people are blaming Brad and Angelina for the behavior, and calling the kids wild, out of control, and spoiled.

First of all, how are Brad and Angelina to blame? They weren’t there! It’s not like they were locked inside, sleeping. They had gone out to attend an awards show. They were not responsible for what was going on at the hotel. If non-celebrity kids drew all over their living room walls because their babysitter was too busy watching TV or just didn’t care to stop them, no one would blame the parents who were out. But naturally, because it’s Brad and Angelina, people must blame them for something that happened when they weren’t even present.

Second, kids playing in the hallway and making a lot of nose are not wild, out of control, or spoiled. As I said, that just makes them KIDS. Kids want to run and play and have fun. If anyone has a kid who is two, three, five, or seven years old who would be happier to sit quietly in a chair than play games with their siblings, well lucky them. Most kids are not like that.

Hopefully Brad and Angelina spoke with the nanny after hearing what happened so that things won’t get so loud next time – but on the other hand, I think that’s why they tend to rent houses instead of hotel rooms when they can, because it cuts down on this sort of situation!

Image used with permission: Newscom