Video footage of Brad Pitt leaving Madeo

When Brad Pitt left Madeo restaurant yesterday, it was the usual high-profile craziness that we’ve all seen before. I think this is a good example of why it’s such a positive thing when Brad or Angelina can manage to get around without being seen, because while many would argue that it comes with the category I think that it would get really irritating after awhile. Check it out.

People wonder sometimes why Brad wears sunglasses at night, as do some other celebrities. Seriously, look at all that flashing going on from all the cameras. That would have me wearing shades too, especially if I had to get into a car and drive afterwards – imagine trying to navigate your way down the street with all those floating dots in front of your eyes after constant flash bursts?

There was also a female fan in the video who kept trying to ask Brad if he thought that Legends of the Fall was what “put him on the map” (although she kept calling it Legends of the Falls). He said twice that it wasn’t the best time and I don’t blame him. That’s an interview type question. If she had just said, “I’m a big fan of your movies, it was great to see you” maybe he would have been more receptive. But he was trying to make his way through photographers, both the valet and Brad were having trouble unlocking the door*, and she kept repeating her question like some sort of Katie Couric wannabe. Sheesh.

She didn’t seem very happy when the paparazzi asked what she wanted to ask Brad. She sulked a bit and said she wanted to know if he felt that movie was what made him launch to fame because that was when she started to be interested. She also referred to herself as not being his #1 fan, but maybe his #2 or #3 fan, and said that Brad sat next to her table and that he was a gentleman.

Life with fame is a bit crazy, isn’t it?

*Speaking of the trouble with the car… Many people around the Internet are speculating that he had been drinking as the reason that Brad couldn’t unlock the door. I find that a strange assumption to make. Just because someone enjoys a few drinks at a party doesn’t mean they’re also the type to get behind a wheel while drunk. I’m just wondering why these people have apparently not noticed that the valet had trouble with the lock as well. As I said above, having flashes going off in your face in the dark makes it hard to see, and I feel that Brad and the valet couldn’t unlock the door because their eyes had just been assaulted by bright flashes all the way down the street.

I had to laugh too, that Brad actually had to tell people to please move aside when he was trying to drive off. I can’t believe that people are so desperate to get their pictures and their glimpses that they can’t figure out on their own that they should move when someone is trying to move their car. These are all the same people who would scream and try to sue if Brad accidentally ran over their foot. Crazy!