Always Angelina

(Newser) - Angelie Jolie so aggressively flirted with married co-star Brad Pitt that she climbed into bed with him naked for a scene in Mr and Mrs Smith , Us reports. "In a main love scene, Brad and Angelina would both wear flesh-colored underwear," said a source on the 2004 set  "But in the end, she shunned the suit and climbed in bed with him naked. It's the biggest thing we all remember from that film." More »

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie wanted more than mere millions of dollars for the first photos of herself  and her new twins, the New York Times reports. As part of a carefully orchestrated campaign to mold her public image, the star demanded, and won, a promise from People that the magazine's future coverage of her would be glowingly positive. More »

(Newser) - In these troubled economic times, one thing is sure to make the public feel better: Babies. Forbes has compiled its annual list of Hollywood power tots, with Suri Cruise at the top, Reuters reports. The magazine claims we can expect to see more of the top cuties, including three of the Jolie-Pitts, as media outlets try to generate more sales with uplifting stories and photos. More »

(Newser) - As Hollywood's favorite power couple makes the rounds to plug their respective movies, interviewers just can't seem to get enough about the travails of raising six kids. Brad Pitt tells Oprah in an interview to air tomorrow that daughter Shiloh wants to be called John and that even mundane trips to the mall are logistical nightmares, People reports. Angelina Jolie, meanwhile, breaks the news that breastfeeding twins is a little tricky, notes US Magazine . More »

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie choked up while mentioning her mother at a press conference yesterday, Us Magazine reports. The actress cursed when tears came, then dedicated her role as a strong mother in Changeling to her own mom, who died of cancer last year. “When it came to her kids, she was really fierce and so this is very much her, her story,” Jolie said. More »

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie tells the BBC she is ready to “fade away” from the celebrity scene and gradually give up acting to focus on her six kids. The actress hasn't worked in a year, and apart from a short stint in February, she plans to wait at least another year before taking on a big project. "So maybe it will be once a year and then maybe it will be once every three years, and then just naturally—I like being home a lot these days." More »

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston's candid  Vogue interview and first public digs at Angelina Jolie are causing quite a stir—and Brad doesn't like it, reports the Chicago Sun-Times . Pitt called Aniston to complain about the piece, though his ex-wife went out of her way to compliment him. Pitt and Jolie were “totally thrown” by Jen's rehashing of an “old wound,” sources tell the paper. Aniston's rep refused comment. More »

(Newser) - Playing the mother of a missing child kicked Angelina Jolie's well-documented maternal instincts into even higher gear, reports the LA Times. "I got pregnant right in the middle of it and I think partially because of it,” the actress said of Changeling , her latest motherhood-centered flick. Jolie, now the mom of six, called her kids “the center of my life.” More »

(Newser) - Condemning Angelina Jolie’s actions as “very uncool,” Jennifer Aniston broke her years-long silence on the woman who stole husband Brad Pitt. The Vogue interview accompanies sultry photos of toned, tanned, swimsuited Aniston. She's “never been so honest or brave,” an insider tells the Daily Mail , saying Aniston's words show she's “no longer afraid” of Jolie. More »

(Newser) - Work has Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie separated, but just temporarily, the New York Post reports. Pitt has been in New York for movie work and in Chicago for Barack Obama’s election-night festivities and a sitdown with Oprah Winfrey. Jolie, meanwhile, was promoting the DVD release of Kung Fu Panda in Hollywood, where she told People the pair’s 4-month-old twins are “starting to get very smiley.” More »

(Newser) - During their 3-month stay in Germany, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have employed six nannies—one for each child—and have 20 Volkswagens at their disposal, Life & Style reports. The clan has relocated to a Berlin-area chateau while Pitt films his latest movie. On a recent trip to New Orleans, the couple had to call for backup when four nannies weren't enough. More »

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie made a trip to Afghanistan last week in her role as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, spending two days among the country's returning refugees. The actress visited sites where thousands of Afghans live in makeshift housing and struggle to find work, problems that typify the stress the massive repatriation has had on the region, reports the UNHCR. More »

(Newser) - With their relationship having followed an anything-but-normal progression, marriage could soon be on the table for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The actress tells Us Magazine their six children “want to know why Shrek and Fiona got married and we haven’t.” “We’ve done everything the wrong way around,” she says. Pitt has said previously they will wait until gay marriage is legal. More »

(Newser) - With Angelina Jolie and Sarah Palin in the parenting spotlight, could big families be back in vogue again? Meagan Francis wonders just that in the Christian Science Monitor , but the mother of 4—soon to be 5—doesn't particularly care about being hip. Instead she writes about the rewards that a big brood can bring for both kids and parents. Yes, the material comforts are fewer, but please hold off on the "better you than me" comments. More »

(Newser) - Changeling is no remake of the 1980 horror flick, but it is about a child—a boy whose vanishing captivated Los Angeles in the Jazz Age, the Los Angeles Times reports. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a mother whose lost son was replaced by police with the wrong boy. In a time when women were thought to suffer from vapors, Collins battled the LAPD, endured lockup in an asylum, and faced a serial killer in an attempt to reclaim her lost child. More »

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is already considering adopting a seventh child, she told Matt Lauer on Today . Her twins are nearly 4 months old, leaving the Changeling star with two more months before she could start paperwork. Maddox, 7, has become a “professional big brother,” Jolie joked. And despite rumors of discord, Brad is “the right person. I don't like being without him,” she insists. More »