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NEWS ABOUT: Brad Pitt

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 Mr. and Mrs. Brangelina? 

Jolie, Pitt tie the knot in New Orleans, tabloid claims

Mar 30, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Have parents-of-many Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie finally tied the knot? Star magazine insists Brangelina got hitched in a French Quarter wedding chapel yesterday, while People magazine is claiming no such ceremony took place. Angelina was pushing for an intimate wedding in France, but Brad got his way instead in... More »

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Angelina Jolie • pregnancy • Brad Pitt • twins • wedding • Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt • Maddox Jolie-Pitt • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt • French Quarter

Candidates' Family Trees Have Far-Flung Limbs

Jolie-Pitt family could be split by ties to Clinton, Obama, genealogist finds

Mar 25, 08 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt household might have trouble choosing a Democratic candidate: It turns out Barack Obama is a distant cousin of Pitt’s and Hillary Clinton is a relative of Jolie’s. The author of a new genealogical survey cautions voters not to be too swayed—but it seems... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Lyndon Johnson • Laura Bush • George HW Bush • Gerald Ford • genealogy • George W. Bush

Blogs Find Their Audio Outlet

BlogTalkRadio.com gives just about anyone a platform, claims 2M listeners

Feb 28, 08 5:39 PM CST
(Newser) - It's no NPR yet, but the latest radio phenomenon is gathering steam—and it's not even really radio, Portfolio reports. The 18-month-old BlogTalkRadio.com lets anyone with a broadcasting itch host a show for free; users select a time slot, genre, topic and start gabbing—the audio blog even... More »

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radio • Internet • Brad Pitt • online media • John Kerry • blog • BlogTalkRadio

Angelina Jolie: Hooked on Kids?

Too many kids too quickly can be sign of depression, experts warn

Feb 28, 08 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - As actress Angelina Jolie nurtures her latest pregnancy that will boost the number in her brood to 5—all under the age of 7—people are beginning to wonder if it's a bit much. In fact some mental health experts believe the former wild child's rapidly expanding family could be... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • depression • children • Mia Farrow • Woody Allen • celebrity pregnancy • Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt • Maddox Jolie-Pitt • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt • large families

Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big

Video rebuttal to squeeze Silverman is star-studded sensation

Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of... More »

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Paul McCartney • Brad Pitt • Jimmy Kimmel • Joel Madden • Matt Damon • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • Harrison Ford • Joan Jett • Benji Madden • Good Charlotte • Macy Gray • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy • Ashlee Simpson • Josh Groban • Huey Lewis

Angelina Jolie Expecting Again

Couple soon to add fifth child to burgeoning brood

Feb 24, 08 6:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Actress Angelina Jolie has not announced she's pregnant again—but she didn't have to, thanks to the sizable baby bump beneath the body-hugging black dress she wore to the Independent Spirit Awards yesterday. She and partner Brad Pitt "are thrilled to be adding to their brood," a friend... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • celebrity pregnancy • Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt • Maddox Jolie-Pitt • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt

Celeb Babies Bundles of Joy, $$

$6M for first snaps of J.Lo's kids shows mags will buy; readers not so much

Feb 20, 08 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Having a baby is hard, but these days it’s a well-compensated job if you’re a celebrity, Advertising Age reports. People is supposedly ready to pay Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez $4-$6 million for exclusive domestic rights to pictures of their impending twins—a possible record amount—and reportedly... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Nicole Kidman • Tom Cruise • Halle Berry • Katie Holmes • baby • Jennifer Lopez • Marc Anthony • Jessica Alba • Jamie Lynn Spears • Christina Aguilera • celebrity pregnancy

Brangelina Snooper Busted

Housekeeper calls cops on paparazzo looking for Pitt's house

Jan 31, 08 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A man calling himself a freelance reporter was arrested outside Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Hollywood Hills home yesterday, reports E! News. The pair weren't home at the time, but their housekeeper called the cops after noticing a car blocking their driveway and a man asking people which house belonged... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • paparazzi

Oh, Baby! Ten Tots With Clout

Brangelina's tots dominate list of 10 most influential celebrity babies

Dec 17, 07 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - It's no surprise that many kids of celebrities attain star status, but sometimes the media attention can take on a life of its own: Consider the change in the tone of coverage of Tom Cruise after Suri came along. Forbes looked at web and press coverage for megastar kids under... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Tom Cruise • list • Katie Holmes • celebrity • Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt • Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt • Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt • Dannielynn Hope • Suri Cruise • David Banda

A Fight Club at
U Chicago?!

Combats stereotype of  student as '5 foot 10, pale, skinny, and good at math.'

Dec 1, 07 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - While the movie Fight Club spawned many imitators after its 1999 release, it took eight years for a fight club to emerge at the notoriously intellectual University of Chicago. Called Thunderdome, after the 1985 Mad Max movie, the fight club meets outdoors, on the quads on campus, late at night.... More »

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Brad Pitt • Chicago • University of Chicago • fight • Mel Gibson • fight club • Thunderdome • Mad Max

Matt Damon Is 'Sexiest Man Alive'

People taps actor for honor once held by buds Pitt, Clooney

Nov 14, 07 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Matt Damon has been named People's "sexiest man alive," the Associated Press reported today. The star of the "Bourne" franchise said he was a bit surprise to accept the honor, won twice each by buddies George Clooney and Brad Pitt. "You gave an aging suburban dad... More »

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Brad Pitt • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • Gone Baby Gone • George Clooney • Johnny Depp Sexiest Man Alive • People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

Clinton Summit Pulls in Billions

Norway, Netherlands, Brangelina vow to help

Sep 27, 07 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 1,000 philanthropists pledged billions of dollars at this year's Clinton Global Initiative, where the ex-president annually brings together world leaders, corporate biggies and change-minded celebs. Angelina Jolie plans to educate 1 million children in conflicted areas; Brad Pitt pledged $5 million to build homes in New Orleans, and... More »

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philanthropy • Africa • Angelina Jolie • pregnancy • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Bill Clinton • Netherlands • Norway • infant mortality • charity • donation • Clinton Global Initiative

'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office

Zombie threequel beats out 'Good Luck Chuck' and 'The Brave One' in debut weekend

Sep 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Resident Evil: Extinction" ruled the box office this week, raking in $24 million over the weekend, more than either of the previous two installments. The video game-inspired zombie threequel trounced fellow openers "Good Luck Chuck" ($14 million), which ranked second, fifth-place "Eastern Promises" ($5.7 million), and... More »

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Hollywood • Brad Pitt • box office • Resident Evil: Extinction • Good Luck Chuck • Eastern Promises • Sydney White • Into the Wild • Sean Penn • The Assassination of Jesse James • movies

J.Lo, Beyonce Top 'Best Dressed' List

People singles out Kirsten Dunst, Sienna Miller for fashion flops

Sep 12, 07 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beyonce, Gwen and J.Lo took top honors among the most chic stars in People magazine’s "Best & Worst Dressed" double issue this year. Stefani earned high marks for having a stylish hubby, ranking alongside Halle Berry and Eva Longoria as women in the most fashionable couples. Brad... More »

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Angelina Jolie • fashion • Brad Pitt • Janet Jackson • list • Kate Moss • style • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Kirsten Dunst • People Magazine • Jennifer Lopez

'Yuma' Rustles Up Movie Fans

Western lassos top spot and $14.1M in
opening weekend

Sep 10, 07 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The '"3:10 to Yuma" pulled into the station $14.1 richer at the end of  its opening weekend, a typically soft post-Labor Day figure. The Western beat out Rob Zombie’s swiftly declining "Halloween" remake for the top spot. Slower on the draw was "Shoot 'Em... More »

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Brad Pitt • film • box office • Rob Zombie • 3:10 to Yuma • movies • movie theaters

Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt Win Top Honors
in Venice

Ang Lee's sexy thriller grabs Golden Lion

Sep 9, 07 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cate Blanchett’s performance as the young Bob Dylan in the biopic 'I’m Not There' earned her the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival last night.. Ang Lee's controversial 'Lust, Caution' took the Golden Lion for best film and Brad Pitt won best actor for the title... More »

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Brad Pitt • Bob Dylan • Ingmar Bergman • Cate Blanchett • Ang Lee • Lust, Caution • Venice Film Festival • I'm Not There • Brian DePalma • Redacted • actor • Iraq war

Women Have Been Falling for Brad Pitt Types for 2.6M Years

Rules of attraction haven't changed much

Aug 25, 07 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The facial proportions of the average hot guy haven't changed much throughout human  evolutionary history, finds a new study that compares contemporary human skulls with skulls from 2.6 million years ago. Women have been selecting for males with short, broad faces—think Brad Pitt and Will Smith—since the... More »

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gender • evolution • Brad Pitt • women • men • science • human evolution • biology • attraction

Juror No. 1
Is a 10

Pitt mingles with other panel members; trial ends in no contest plea

Aug 10, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt showed up for jury duty in Los Angeles after a judge ordered him to serve or be slapped with contempt charges, the BBC reports, drawing on a series of breathless updates by TMZ.com. Luckily for the busy actor, yesterday's trial ended immediately after a no... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Los Angeles • jury • jury duty • juror • actor

These Stars Are Worth Their Salt

They maximize studios' return on investment (and the top woman's not who you think)

Aug 7, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want the biggest bang for your production buck? Forbes says not to look at the mega-celebs—the biggest return per dollar spent on a star's compensation belongs to some lesser lights in the Hollywood constellation.
  1. Matt Damon
  2. Brad Pitt
  3. Vince Vaughn
  4. Johnny Depp
  5. Jennifer Aniston
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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • film • Johnny Depp • list • celebrity • Matt Damon • Jennifer Aniston • actor • movies

Quickie Adoption for Angelina

Vietnamese officials deny special treatment

Mar 14, 07 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vietnamese officials say the paperwork on Angelina Jolie's adoption is nearly complete—just days after it was submitted in early March. Vietnamese officials say their efficiency was spurred by the child's age and complete files and not by preferential treatment, but the speed up likely has a simpler explanation: anticipation... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • adoption • Vietnam • families • Ethiopia • children • Cambodia

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