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Brad Pitt's Mom Pens Anti-Gay Missive

Jane Pitt apparently doesn't share son's views

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 6, 2012 9:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Brad Pitt has made his support for gay marriage clear, but his mom apparently doesn't share his views. Jane Pitt wrote a letter to Missouri's Springfield News-Leader this week that's getting some attention today—because it declares strong support for Mitt Romney, "a family man with high morals, business experience, who is against abortion, and shares Christian conviction concerning homosexuality."

She goes on to call President Obama "a man who sat in Jeremiah Wright’s church for years, did not hold a public ceremony to mark the National Day of Prayer, and is a liberal who supports the killing of unborn babies and same-sex marriage." There was initially some confusion over whether the letter truly came from Brad Pitt's mom, but the News-Leader has confirmed that it did. Click for more from the letter, including what it was responding to.

From left, Jane Pitt, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
From left, Jane Pitt, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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COMMENTS
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YetAnotherCollegeKid
Oct 15, 2012 5:43 AM CDT
Honestly, I found a hell of a silver lining to this: it's just one of a thousand examples I have heard where the younger generations are casting aside the bigotry of the older ones, even (and most hearteningly) their own parents. Society moves forward, humanity improves. *hums contentedly*
USLady
Jul 11, 2012 12:36 PM CDT
Most of this trash is probably from Hollywood,The woman can say what she wants to say,like it or not! she has spoke the truth,the truth seems to hurt for some strange reason.Get over it! wrights so called church was wrong,should be called Wrights wrong church! it is not a house of God! by a long  shot,A man speaks like a preacher in a building against America and its people.Brad needs to take a close look at the people he works for.Take sides with Mom and see what happens.They are scum! that would threaten this woman's life in any way!
russelllangley
Jul 8, 2012 3:01 PM CDT
Mrs. Pitt- you have stirred the hornets’ nest with your bigoted racial hate! I will not stoop to your level of horrific name calling nor will I treat you like a second class citizen that is not entitled to dignity or equality- like you have done to me. What I want to do is go up to you and mess your perfect little coif up, then I want to hug you so tight and so long that you won't be able to escape my unconditional love because that is what I give you, you and all the haters out there. I shower you with truth, with fairness and with the unconditional love my God is and always has been. The colors of the hornets that swarm around you are not yellow and black- they are the colors of the rainbow… May you find peace.

 
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