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Sans Brad, Angie Shops for Baby No. 7
 Sans Brad, Angie 
 Shops for Baby No. 7 
ALMOST OCTO-Jolie

Sans Brad, Angie Shops for Baby No. 7

Jolie plans to adopt Syrian girl, while Pitt says hands full with 6

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is planning to adopt yet another child, this time a girl from Syria—whether Brad Pitt is on board or not. The actress hasn’t hidden her desire to have “more kids—one way or another,” though Pitt is reticent. “He has made it clear...

Six People Irked by Obama's Nobel Prize

What do Sarkozy, Clinton and the Taliban have in common?

(Newser) - The decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize has clearly made some people unhappy, writes Katie Connolly for Newsweek. Here are six of the most peeved:
  1. Nicolas Sarkozy: The French president was also up for the honor but was passed over for someone he’s described as “
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Cruise Just Cooler than Pitt
 Cruise Just Cooler than Pitt 
OPINION

Cruise Just Cooler than Pitt

(Newser) - A Brad Pitt rep says the Inglourious Basterds star didn’t actually make fun of Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie, as one German magazine reported. But just in case he did, Joal Ryan of E! wants to you to know that Cruise is way cooler anyway. Why?
  • Eye patches are interesting—
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Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love
 Bardem May 
 Join Roberts 
 in Eat, Pray, Love 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Bardem May Join Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love

(Newser) - Javier Bardem is in talks to join Julia Roberts in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, reports Variety. Roberts is slated to play the author, and Bardem would play love interest Felipe, whom the real-life Gilbert eventually married. Brad Pitt is producing. Elsewhere:

Brangelina Facade Cracks a Bit
 Brangelina Facade Cracks a Bit 

Brangelina Facade Cracks a Bit

Brit paper reckons the pair is in trouble

(Newser) - And the award for best acting at the Cannes Film Festival goes to… Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, reports the Sun. Hollywood is abuzz with rumors of the power couple’s impending breakup: They’re putting on their happy faces along the Riviera but struggling to hide the awkwardness...

Cut It Out, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smug
 Cut It Out, Mr. & Mrs. Smug 
OPINION

Cut It Out, Mr. & Mrs. Smug

(Newser) - Reached the end of your rope with the Brangelina hype? Danica Lo of the New York Post is right there with you: “Just because you are a rabid adopter, zealous breeder, star as benighted mothers in movies no one watches, and live in France,” Lo fumes, “you...

Oscar Rolls Out Red Carpet
 Oscar Rolls Out Red Carpet 
slideshow

Oscar Rolls Out Red Carpet

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus was one of the first to arrive with her mom, in a flower-petaled Zuhair Murad gown. Mickey Rourke showed in a Jean Paul Gautier tux, accessorized with a photo of Loki, the love-of-his-life dog who died last week. For other highlights from the Oscar red carpet click "...

Brangelina Just Happy to (Both) Be Nominated

Pitt's Benjamin Button scores 13 Oscar nods; Jolie scores for Changeling

(Newser) - Oscar was kind to Brangelina today, with both halves of the power couple landing nominations, People reports. Brad Pitt received a best actor nod for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, while Angelina Jolie is in the best actress running for Changeling. “I’m especially happy for David Fincher,...

The Year in (Wiki) Questions
 The Year in (Wiki) Questions

The Year in (Wiki) Questions

Month-by-month, WikiAnswers lists the top questions of 2008

(Newser) - Need a primer on 2008? TechCrunch runs down common questions from each month on WikiAnswers:
  • January: When was the last time snow fell in Baghdad?
  • February: Why did the Hollywood writers go on strike?
  • March: Why did Bear Stearns fail?
  • April: Which races has Danica Patrick won?
  • May: How successful
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Naked Jen Disses Brangelina —Again

Actress discusses Jolie-Pitts with GQ

(Newser) - Just weeks after calling Vogue a “tabloid” for running her comments about Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston discusses the Jolie-Pitt clan again, this time with GQ. Asked about Jolie's revelation that she and Pitt fell in love on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith while he was still married,...

On Movie Set, Jolie Filmed Naked With Married Pitt

'We all remember that,' says witness

(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 ...

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Top List of Hollywood Power Couples

Cruises, Beckhams, Smiths, Brangelina also on Forbes rundown

(Newser) - With "an $82 million hip-hop brand and an $80 million R&B empire" in their collective pocket, Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z take the top spot on Forbes' list of highest-earning celeb mates. The runners-up:
  • Will and Jada Pinkett Smith earned a cumulative $85 million from June 2007–June 2008.
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Jolie: Movie Inspired Pregnancy

Changeling made her "emotional" about kids

(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...

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
 McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
OPINION

McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business

Candidate bets America's celebrity resentment outweighs admiration

(Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time. If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside,...

Meet Viv and Knox
 Meet Viv and Knox

Meet Viv and Knox

It's 'chaos but wonderful,' Jolie tells People

(Newser) - Raising six kids is “chaos—but we are managing and having a wonderful time," Angelina Jolie tells People in an interview accompanying the magazine debut of her newborn twins, Knox and Vivienne. The brood is spread out in the family's $60 million mansion Château Miraval in Provence,...

Brangelina Welcomes a Boy and Girl

Jolie gives birth to Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in France

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, last night at a hospital in Nice, France, People reports. As partner Brad Pitt looked on, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were born by Cesarean section. “The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly,” said...

Brangelina Twins Weeks Away
 Brangelina Twins Weeks Away 

Brangelina Twins Weeks Away

Doctor says Jolie doing well in hospital

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie's doctor says her twins may take a few more weeks to arrive. Dr. Michael Sussmann says the 33-year-old actress, who is in a hospital on the French Riviera, is doing fine. Asked when Jolie is expected to have her twins, Sussmann replied, "I can't give you a...

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