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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt throwing lavish family blessing
Oct 3, 2005, 12:35 GMT
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly throwing a lavish "family blessing" for the actress's two adopted children.
Sources say the Hollywood couple are splashing out 1.2millionGBP on the extravagant bash for four-year-old Maddox and baby Zahara to welcome them to America.
A source is quoted as saying: "Angie wanted a christening for the children but didn't want to tie them down with any particular dogma, so she decided on a family blessing."
Brad, who is a fan of architecture, is said to be designing a Buddhist-style temple for the blessing, which will stand in the grounds of his Malibu home. Meanwhile, Angelina is reportedly flying in musicians from Phnom Penh in Maddox's native Cambodia and from Zahara's home country Ethiopia.
She is also having special commemorative jewellery made for her children - dog-tags set with a sapphire for Maddox and a pink diamond bracelet for Zahara.
However, as well as treating her own kids, the generous actress will also give some of the party budget to charity organisations in her son and daughter's home countries.
Last week, it was revealed Angelina quitting her UK home to move in with Brad.
Sources claimed the stunning actress is putting her countryside mansion on the market for £21million and moving into her lover's Malibu mansion.
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That's so true!!
Haven't u all heard?- 'May the best woman/man win?' and 'it is all fair in love and war?'. Be happy for them and don't be so unkind. The family blessings are for the 2 adopted children. 'Family blessings'- the phrase comes from Buddhism.
If 2 people are in love, then so be it. It is karma for Pitt and Jolie to meet.
Pitt and Anniston had a troubled marriage already.
I think Pitt and Jolie are beautiful together. I'm very happy for them, because in the world in which we live Love is hard to come by. Any way it none of our business what goes on between them. They really dont care what we think either. We don not live in their world. I just hope that make a go of it and are very happy with the choices they have.
Renee could not have said it any better! Amen.
Brad and Angelina are a wonderful couple. They are both beautiful, talented,
and compassionate people that are being wrongly and outrageously villifed
by the corrupt media and the half of the public who support Jennifer Aniston.
I believe Brad when he says that nothing improper happened between him
and Angelina while he was married to Jennifer. I don't buy the crap in
Jennifer's Vanity Fair Interview. She is obviously a bitter, jealous woman
who is trying to turn people against Brad and Angelina. She can't stand seeing
him with somebody else. She is taking advantage of the false adultery rumors,
and using it to portray Brad's new relationship in a negative way. She is
milking up the sympathy card, pretending to be this great victim. She was
not cheated on or dumped. They had split up mutually and amicably in January.
Angelina is Brad's perfect woman, and he was bound to fall in love with her.
And that romance began after he and Jennifer broke up. He and Angelina began
dating in April. They fell madly in love and started a family together.
They have great chemistry and seem to be compatible. He and Jennifer were
not compatible. Angelina had nothing to do with the collapse of that marriage.
She got dragged into this mess because of a rumor started by the tabloids.
She and Brad became close friends during the shooting of that movie, but they did NOT cross that line. And when Brad became single, there was no reason
not to hook up with him. What, she should just give up the chance to be with a great guy, all because the tabloids made up a nasty lie? And Angelina's world
does not revolve around Jennifer Aniston. She is doing what is best for her
and her kids.
I think Brad and Angelina are wonderful. And
I hope they get married soon. Hopefully, this
marriage will last. There is nothing wrong
with this relationship! Brad is being
criticized for moving on with his life. It
is not his fault that the tabloids are
corrupt and made up nasty lie about him
and Angelina. They did not have an affair!
But they formed a beautiful friendship
that lead to a beautiful romance. The
trashy celebrity magazines are potraying
this as a scandal, so people will read
their magazines more. The dirtier and
juicier the story, the more people will
be interested. I just get a positive vibe
from these two. If Jennifer was so traumatized
by the breakup,that is her problem! Not Brad's!
I think that is great! Maddox and Zahara
are the luckiest kids in the world.
They were orphans in third world countries,
and now they are children of the biggest movie
stars in the world. A great rags to riches story.
I think Brad and Angelina are
a great match. He is this All-
American Adonis, and she is the
quirky, exotic beauty. Plus,
they are both great actors.
I hope they have a child of
their own one day. They would
make a gorgeous baby girl!
Gosh, would people just leave
Brad and Angie alone. They both
denied committing adultery.
Die-hard Jen fans would rather
just believe the nasty lies
and twisted truths. They just
want an excuse to hate these
people. It is so easy to hate
beautiful, famous people.
And it is also so easy to be
manipulated by the media.
Nobody knows the real story about why Brad
and Jennifer split up. People are judging Brad
based on celebrity tabloids which are full
of lies, rumors, and gossip. And they are judging
him on what his obviously vindictive ex-wife is
saying. Brad has not revealed any intimate details
about his divorce. He has not said a single unkind
thing about Jennifer. He has not responded to the
malicious Vanity Fair interview, because he is a nice
guy.He has been nothing but classy and mature about this.
And that W photoshoot that people were being critical of...
it had nothing to do with him and Angelina. That
photoshoot was an artistic, themed shoot. It was about
an unhappy marriage set in the 1960's. A paradox of
that famous Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward shoot from
the 1960's where they portrayed a happily married couple.
And Mr. and Mrs. Smith was a movie about unhappy marriages,
so it was an interesting publicity tie-in. He and Angelina
were not even together when they did that photoshoot. They
fell in love in Africa. And Brad was single by that time.
I know all of this because I am friends with Brad's assistant.
Brad has been aching to be a father
for a long time. He talked about having
kids and starting a family in some of
his earlier interviews, back when he
was dating Gwyneth. And I really think
he will be a good father to these kids.
A family blessing? I've never heard of that.
That is interesting. I wonder what kind of
wedding these two would have? It probably
won't be a traditional one.
Brad and Angelina is Hollywood's
true golden couple. I never understood
why people thought of Brad and Jen
as the golden couple. There was
nothing special about that couple.
All they did was look cute together
in premieres. And I never understood
that relationship. Jennifer did not
seem like Brad's type.
I truly believe Brad is a good guy
caught in a messy situation. He
fell in love with the woman he
was accused of having an affair
with. I don't believe that Brad
cheated. People should quit
bashing this couple. I can't
believe some people are so
dense as to believe everything
they read.
I am glad that Brad, Angelina, Maddox,
and Zahara have formulated into a family.
But I don't understand the point of this
'family blessing.' Seems like unnecessary
pomp and circumstance.
Let's wish all three of the people involved in this unfortunate triangle happiness. Quit bashing any of them. None of us know what really happened and I don't think that we will ever know. Brad Pitt could have seen to it that this was handled a lot better. HE could have waited for a decent amount of time before getting with Angelina. And he should never have invited the media in when he did the Primetime with Diane Sawyer. He sat everything in motion(all the media hype)etc. He left a lot of things open to speculation-his relationship with Angie, Jen and the kid issue,etc. So don't be upset with Jennifer,etc. It started with Brad trying to use the media to promote Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Klein who did the W photoshoot actually said Brad said let's throw this at them (the shoot with Angie) and see what happens.His publicist and others advised him not to do this- that it might backfire. Let's move on, turn a page and wish all three of them the best. Quit bashing Jen,Angelina , and Brad. If only Brad had waited six months-we all wouldn't have blinked an eye.
Chill out everyone! It's all about hormones!
I have to disagree with the person that said
that Brad Pitt handled this poorly. First of
all, it was the tabloids who started all the
rumors. It was the tabloids who created a
media circus around his divorce. Brad Pitt
was being falsely accused of adultery, and there
was all these rumors surrounding his divorce.
He did that GQ and Primetime Interview to address
those rumors. If he did not do any of those
interviews, the public would take it as truth!
He also emphatically defended Jennifer from the
false baby rumors in both of his interviews.
He was acting on self defense, he was not seeking
publicity. Plus, he is a celebrity! It is part of
his job to promote his movies and himself. And
Brad Pitt has been nothing but a gentleman since
this divorce. He has not discussed his marital
problems or badmouthed Jennifer at all. It was
Jennifer and her friends who have nasty and
malicious since the divorce. She has been using
this publicity to make herself more popular,
and twisting the situtation in her favor...
trying to make Brad and Angelina look like horrible
people.
Brad's stupidest mistake was
doing that W shoot! His intentions
for doing that shoot were not bad.
It was a form of artistic and
emotional expression for him.
But it was completely unecessary.
Didn't he know that Jennifer and
her friends would twist the shoot,
into Brad flaunting Angelina. He
was not with Angelina at the time...
but didn't he know that people would
get the wrong idea?! It was just
inappropriate considering the media
situation he, Angelina, and Jennifer
were thrown in.
Brad and Jen broke up in January,
she filed for divorce in March.
Their marriage was over, Brad's
obligation to Jennifer was over.
The divorce process is a financial
and legal process. In L.A., it takes
6 months for the standard divorce to
get processed. I don't think Brad and
Angelina planned to fall in love
so fast. The sparks just flew
between them. And he was single. And
6 months is a long time. The majority
of people who I know who get divorced,
don't wait that six months to start
dating again. If they happened to
meet someone during that time, they
go for it. What would be the point
of postponing the inevitable!? He
and Angie were meant to hook up.
Most people are not primarily concerned
with how their ex feels when they meet
someone new.
i don't understand why brad would get married again,he doesn't believe in one woman so why bother just date then move on no ties. why would angelina try to say she doesn't sleep with married men if they have had sex before the divorce was final she has been having sex with a married man. i don't understand how anyone can be angry at jennifer what has she done wrong. brad and angelina haven't fallen in love it is called lust when you meet someone and want sex love takes time and getting to know someone. hopefully they will all be living happier lives with a bit of time,brad only has himself to blame for his bad press why people blame jen he is the one that moved on to quickly and made himself look like the pig he seems to be
Wow! Finally somebody says it like it is!
Gosh, you Jen fans are so blind
in your hatred!!!! Brad was NOT married
when he fell for Angelina. They split
up in January. Jen filed for divorce in
March. Their relationship was over, their
marriage was over. I agree with the person
who said that a marriage ends when two people
break up. A divorce being finalized has to
do with money and government documents, not
the emotions of the people involved. He and
Jen were finished, they were not planning
to reconcile! Brad haters are just ignoring the
facts of the situation. And Brad is a serial
monogamist. He is not a womanizer! He never
said he didn't want to get tied to one person.
He said that some relationships play their course.
And that all marriages were not meant to last
forever. He said that because he was unhappily
married. Brad was not married to Jennifer when
Angie hooked up with him! And Brad and Angelina
have risked their reputations and careers to
be together.....I think it is more than lust.
They have formulated into a family. They fell
in love and started a life together!
All Brad did was move on with his life.
He is the not a pig! His marriage to
Jennifer was over. He has the right to
date whoever he wants, however he wants to,
and wherever he wants to! Jennifer is the
one who is talking trash and twisting the
situation in her favor! People are being
so harsh and judgmental. I just don't
get where this nastiness is coming from.
Can't people see how manipulative Jennifer
is being! SHE IS NOT A VICTIM. SHE WAS NOT
BETRAYED OR WRONGED BY BRAD IN ANY WAY!
Her motives for doing that Vanity Fair Interview
were pretty transparent to me. That people are
so stupid and hateful to believe that crap.
Brad and Angelina have done nothing
wrong! Leave this couple alone!
I am angry with Jennifer because
she is using all this media coverage
to her advantage. The media created
this whole soap opera falsely portraying
Brad as the fallen golden boy, Angelina
as the temptress, and Jennifer as the wronged
wife. When that is not true at all. There
was no triangle at all. Brad and Jen broke
up. And he fell for Angelina. There is
obviously a strong connection between these
two. And Jennifer is taking advantage of this
victim portrayal...using this ridiculous amount
of sympathy to make herself more popular! Pathetic!
Now millions of people have turned against Brad!
Hating him! Insulting him! Believing all the
negative trash written about him! Not everything
is as it seems.
Give me a break!Moving on too quickly
does not make you a pig! There is no
law stating when there is an appropriate
time to start dating again. Everybody
moves on from a relationsip at their
own pace. Alot of people I know date
people who are in the middle of the
divorce process. That is not adultery!
Because that person is single, their
relationship to their former spouse is
over.A divorce being finalized has to
do with the courts. I bet if Jennifer
had met someone after she and Brad split,
people would not be bashing her! The guy
always gets potrayed as the villian.
Who are you to say whether Brad or Angelina
are in love or not! I don't think Brad and
Angelina would go through all this trouble
and harassment from nasty people if it was
just lust.
Brad Pitt could have any girl he wants.
If it was just about sex, he could have
picked any random model. Ditto with
Angelina. She could have any guy or girl
she wants. They would not be together
if they were not in love. And Angelina
said that if she ever saw a man be good
with her child, that would be the guy for
her. Brad is playing a paternal role with
Maddox and Zahara. A woman would not let
a guy do that if the relationship was not
serious.
I'm glad that people are finally defending
Brad for a change and pointing out Jennifer's
behavior.
All this talk is crazy. NO ONE except for the three of them knows what happened. It is silly to accuse Aniston of being 'jealous', etc. However, Jolie is a nut job and she has proven how unsteady and ruthless she can be.
thanks irene he is a pig, any woman would act like jen did in that situation . she does have guts
angelina was already getting photographed with brad when she made the comment any man she sees be good with her kids she would love. well i bet those kids seen a few men, i am glad brads mother doesn't want to meet her yet. this proves some members of brads family take marriage vows seriously, like isn't that the reason they were made. it was never meant to be short term why get married at all.i was the biggest brad pitt fan of all but this just does suck, i thought it sucked when he fell for jen after gwyeneth. this is much worse. all this talk of family stick it out make it work, this is why i wished them all luck and as i have said before. this is what is best for the children, leave the past fine then try even harder next time because kids aren't disposable. any real hard core brad pitt fan couldn't help but fall in love with jen as they have had so many happy years. we need to stop and mourn a loss like marriage for atleast some time don't we . that is why we read about them and see how they are doing as people isn't. i would not like to be in jen's position of having a miscarriage then losing the man i love. i am sure angelina would have to realise this this is being normal. anyway lets really wish them all luck they need money can't buy me love
You people are just disregarding all the facts and
all the evidence. Jennifer displayed her jealousy,
bitterness, and spite in that Vanity Fair Interview.
It was pretty transparent to me. She did that interview
to turn people against Brad and Angelina, and to make
people feel sorry for her and love her. That is
classless. I can believe people are so dense to
be manipulated by that crap. And I am disgusted
by the absurd amount of sympathy and praise she
is getting. All out of pity. And I believe Brad
when he says he did not cheat.
Being immature and showing no integrity is not displaying
guts.
Angelina made that comment before the trip to Africa,
before she started dating Brad. Interviews are done
a couple of months before the magazine issue comes out.
By that time things had changed between her and Brad.
Why are you people being so closeminded when it comes
to Brad and Angelina. The man did nothing wrong.
The whole story about Brad's parents not liking Angelina
is another rumor. Again you are bashing Brad based on
tabloid rumors. Why are people so ignorant....so dense.
Again the same people keep citing the rumors and lies.
You guys should go to the article discussing whether
George is throwing Brad a wedding at this place. There
is some juicy and insightful postings for that article.
Brad and Jennifer were not happy together. Why
would they get a divorce if they were happy and still
in love? They clearly were not compatible. Quit bashing
Brad. He made the right choice to end that marriage.
You don't bring kids into an unhappy marriage. It
was the best choice for both of them. Angelina may
be Brad's soulmate. Now Jennifer may find her soulmate
one day. Things happen for a reason. Adultery is evil
and is not to be tolerated. Except that Brad DID NOT
committ adultery. That whole rumor got started by
Star Magazine. No concrete evidence or foundation
to those lies. Why are people just assuming that
Brad has no conscience? Did it occur to you that
he may have resisted temptation and did not cross
that immoral line. When he became single there
was no reason to resist temptation anymore.
Getting a divorce is not evil. And
moving on with your life quickley does not make you
a pig or a jerk. There are no villians or victims
in this story. Angelina has changed. She does not
do that freaky stuff anymore.
I was upset when Brad and Jen broke up.
But people should not be lashing out at Brad
for moving on. That marriage was not working.
Ending it was the right choice. Brad wanted
to live a fufulling life and he couldn't
do that in his marriage to Jennifer. Brad
and Jen strike me as very different people.
If you are unhappy in a relationship you
have the right to end it. Marriage is hard
work and they both tried their best to make
it work. But no amount of therapy or work
can save a marriage between two people who
are not compatible to begin with.
Read the talk back section on the George Clooney denies
throwing Brad and Angelina wedding article, Old Bradfan.
It is very interesting.
well all any of un know is what we read, why do you lot all seem to blame jen. she was the one who said she never believed he cheated, so what did she do so bad. my opinion is angelina did break up that marriage, she looks to me like that type.if jen wanted to be nasty and try and get sympathy she could of said a lot more. lots of men leave there wives when someone else comes along and dangles themself under there nose. there are woman that do that and ones that don't that simple, i do hope it works for them and the children.with both there records i doubt it, i think brad is in danger of making himself look like another tom cruise. jennifer had all the sympathy and best wishes even before she spoke out, i doubt that she would have if they didn't throw it in her face why should she not have her say
you people yeah you people, you seem to read and believe everything bad written about jen. are you all thick, why would his mother be so happy to meet angelina don't you have a brain to figure that out for yourself. are you just going on with some crap you read somewhere or what. i hope angelina has changed like one of you fruities said she needed to.
should we be giving brad and angie sympathy for getting together so quickly,looks like they need it more.yeah right, are they they going through grief at the moment. i doubt it , they are having the time of there lives. like teenagers
You people seriously have thick skulls,
are very close minded.Ignoring the rational
and intelligent arguments that people have made in
favor of Brad and Angelina. And Jennifer has
been nothing but manipulative and conniving.
Saying exactly what her fans and Brad haters
wanted to hear. Everything that was said in
that interview was so obviously fake and
contrived. Just a bitter ex-wife lashing
out.Acting like she is the great victim when
she was not even betrayed or dumped by Brad.
Using all this sympathy to make herself more
popular and to make Brad and Angie look like
bad people. That is so pathetic. Brad and Angelina
did not flaunt that romance. They have tried to be
private about it, they can't help that they live
in a fishbowl, with the paparazzi watching their
every move. But they are going to go on living
their lives regardless of the nasty media and
half of the public who support Jennifer
There a very few people who are actually pointing
out the truth about Jen. And I glad it is on this
messageboard. All the publicity she
has been getting has been positive. She has been
wrongly glorified by the corrupt media and Brad and Angie
have been wrongly villifed by the corrupt media.
So don't feel sorry for her. She has done nothing but
benefit from her marriage and divorce to Brad. She
has become 100 times more popular because of dense
people like you!
Brad and Jen are history. Let's quit talking
about their divorce!!!! It is over and done with.
Let's stop the name calling. This is a topic
that people are really divided on and get
really emotional on. It would be better just
to let it go. No point in continuing this
argument. Nobody will change their opinions.
And this article is about Brad and Angelina, not Jennifer.
So quit bringing up Jennifer! Jennifer is not
part of Brad's life anymore.
I agree this article is about Brad, Angelina,
Maddox, and Zahara. Nothing to do with Jennifer
Jen fans shouldn't even be posting here. We should
be able to post our good wishes to Brad and Angelina
in peace without having to deal with the obnoxious
people who support Jennifer.
No name calling, remember! Everyone should
respect each other whether you agree with them
or not. The George Clooney article about whether
he is hosting a wedding or not, is the hotspot
for Brad and Angelina discussion. And this
article is now old news and not worth posting
over.
We should declare some sort of truce. Jen fans will post
about Jennifer on articles about Jennifer. And Brad and
Angie fans will post on articles about Brad and Angelina.
And nobody will lash out against the other on their turf.
I wish Brad and Angelina nothing but the best. I hope
they have a huge family together.
Angelina did NOT wreck that marriage, you
are calling her a homewrecker because you
think she looks like one. And Jennifer's
entire interview was derogatory towards
Brad and Angelina. Okay, I broke the rule.
No more talk about Jennifer. It just brings
unpleasant commentary. I hope Brad and
Angelina stay strong and stay together.
And I hope Maddox and Zahara live a good
life with Brangelina.
Old Brad Pitt fan, YOU are the one
judging Brad and Angelina based on
crap you are reading from magazines.
Quit bashing Brad and Angelina.
No foundation or basis for anything
that you are saying. And this article
is about Brad and Angelina. People
should let them be a couple and raise
a family together in peace.
No name calling or insults, remember?
I love Brad and Angelina together. And
I hope they adopt more kids and live
happily ever after.
my negative comments were to the negative comments made by angelina supporters and this page was on the google jennifer anitston search and when that crap gets off this page it will then only be on angelina supporters i was the original brad fan or you don't want to be invovled in conversation get off talk back
We are NOT the ones spouting crap! And Brangelina
Fans are going to defend them against the crap that
Jennifer fans have been spouting against them. This
article is about Brad and Angelina and their fans
are going to wish them support and best of luck.
Jennifer fans have been insulting and saying all
these nasty things about Brangelina all over the
internet. Why can't we defend Brad and Angelina?
And Jennifer is apparently dating Vince Vaughn
now, or at least making out with him in public.
She is not alone anymore and is not grieving over
her divorce anymore. She has gotten over it and
you should too!
I bet this lavish ceremony was their actual wedding. There are recent reports showing up that talks about Brad with a wedding ring on his finger.
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rigsterOct 3rd, 2005 - 17:01:13
Blessings or happiness between Brad Pitt and Angeliuna Jolie? Never!... A marriage or family unit cannot be base on someone else’s pain...
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