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| | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt did their Christmas shopping at an Australian Target | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Over the weekend, Angelina Jolie and the kids were spotted boarding a private plane in Sydney. It was thought that she and the kids would be meeting Brad Pitt somewhere, and perhaps spending Christmas in one of their most beloved cities. I was thinking? maybe somewhere in Vietnam or Cambodia. But as it turns out, Brad and Angelina met up in Australia after all ? they were seen on a boat, enjoying the Coomera River in Queensland, Australia ? you can see the pics here. On Sunday, they were in Robina (a suburb in Queensland) doing some Christmas shopping at a? TARGET!!!
The world’s most famous celebrity couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who are collectively worth more than $300 million, took their six children Christmas shopping at the department store in Robina, late on Sunday. They were also seen walking on the beach and cruising the waters between Brisbane and the northern Gold Coast.
The camera-shy celebrities convinced the Robina Town Centre store to open after hours to avoid dealing with crowds of gawking fans. But the couple were outed yesterday by Target chief executive Stuart Machin who used Twitter to thank the family for their business.
“Team at our Target Robina store are thrilled that Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their children shopped at Target today,” he tweeted.
One Target employee, who declined to be named, said she was shocked to hear the Pitt-Jolie clan had shopped at her store.
“They made sure no one was around to blow their cover,” she said. “The store manager waited until everyone had gone home and opened it up secretly for them at 7.30pm on Sunday. She said they shopped for around an hour and a half to buy presents for their children and friends. Who would have thought people like them would do their shopping at Target?”
Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie, 38, has been busily preparing for Christmas before she heads to a private villa she has rented with her family on Hamilton Island.
The family has been staying on the Gold Coast while Jolie directs a war drama, Unbroken.
Five-time MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan declined to comment on speculation the family were renting out his Coomera Mansion.
[From Gold Coast Bulletin]
This is far from the first time that Angelina or Brad has spent time in a ?down-market? establishment. They just go to whatever store is convenient, I think ? they?ll shop at discount party supply stores or budget arts and crafts establishments, they?ll do the drive-through of McDonalds or take the kids to a pizza chain and then follow it up with a trip to Toys R Us. They might drop tens of millions on real estate, but on a daily basis, I tend to think they live a pretty middle-class lifestyle. Brad and Angelina are a weirdly complimentary couple that way ? I get the feeling that Angelina doesn?t like a lot of muss and fuss, and she could travel for months with only one suitcase. And Brad has that whole salt-of-the-earth mid-Western values, knowing the value of a dollar sort of thing going on. That being said… I prefer Kohl’s. Kohl’s is way better than Target.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Brad Pitt signs on to 'World War Z' sequel, but he's moving Plan B out of Paramount | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Back in October, I wrote about some studio in-fighting and drama around 12 Years a Slave. It was interesting to me because Brad Pitt executive produced 12 Years and without Brad, the film probably would not have been made anywhere, and now it?s one of the leading contenders for Best Picture. The gist of the controversy a few months ago was that Paramount thought Plan B should have brought 12 Years to them, per their long-standing contract, instead of finding financing and distribution elsewhere. The situation is said to have ?soured? Brad?s relationship with his long-time friend and career Svengali Brad Grey, who heads Paramount. More on this in a moment.
Brad has made himself into a powerhouse producer over the past decade with Plan B, his production house. I feel like Brad?s cinematic vision is to promote talented directors with difficult projects, projects that might not cost a lot of money but that studios don?t really want to touch. Brad?s track record as a producer isn?t even hit-or-miss ? before this year, Plan B barely made its money back on most of their films. But then Brad delivered the one-two punch of World War Z and 12 Years a Slave, and now everyone is talking about what a producing genius he is. Interestingly enough, Plan B?s eight-year contract with Paramount is about to end, and The Hollywood Reporter says Brad is going to move Plan B somewhere else:
The long business relationship between Brad Pitt’s production company and Paramount CEO Brad Grey is about to end, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Pitt’s Plan B production company, which is riding high on recent hits 12 Years a Slave and World War Z, will exit its home of eight years when its deal with Paramount expires at the end of 2013.
Plan B, which Pitt runs with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, is headed toward a three-year deal with Arnon Milchan’s New Regency, producer of 12 Years. RatPac Entertainment, the upstart financier-production company founded by Australian billionaire James Packer and filmmaker Brett Ratner, will serve as a finance partner on Plan B films.
?Our company is built on working with the best talent in the business. By bringing Plan B, with their solid filmmaker relationships and stellar pool of talent, into the fold with RatPac, we are doing just that,? Brad Weston, president and CEO of New Regency, said in a statement.
?There are very few partners in this business who are able to balance artistic integrity with commercial viability. Working hand in hand with New Regency and RatPac, we feel we have found the perfect fit,? a rep for Plan B said in a statement.
There were tensions between Paramount and Plan B during the troubled production of the Marc Forster-directed World War Z and more recently over 12 Years a Slave. In October, THR reported that a dispute had arisen because Paramount executives believed Plan B had breached the company’s deal with the studio by failing to offer it an opportunity to finance and distribute 12 Years. In April 2012, a few weeks before director Steve McQueen began filming the slavery drama, New Regency agreed to co-finance and distribute the picture via Fox Searchlight. The film has earned early awards buzz and is performing well at the box office, having grossed more than $35 million to date.
Still, the relationship between Pitt and Grey is said to remain amicable, and the studio will continue to partner on projects that were developed during Plan B’s tenure at Paramount.
[From The Hollywood Reporter]
Part of me dislikes Brad Pitt?s disloyalty to Brad Grey, who was always one of Pitt?s biggest champions. But maybe the relationship has run its course. I think both Grey and Pitt got burned BIG TIME with the production disaster of World War Z. Even though the film has gone on to the biggest hit of Pitt?s career, for the better part of two years, Paramount was seemingly pouring good money after bad, trying to save the production.
Speaking of, the sequel to World War Z was just greenlighted this week too. COINCIDENCE? I think this is probably one of the last times Pitt and Grey will work together, and maybe they both think they can squeeze some money out of a sequel. Obviously, director Marc Forster will not be returning for the sequel (Forster and Pitt basically stopped speaking to each other because of the disorganization and incompetence on-set). THR says that Juan Antonio Bayona, director of The Impossible and The Orphanage, will direct the WWZ sequel. MORE ZOMBIES.
Photos courtesy of WENN, PR Photos.
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| | Did Angelina Jolie buy Brad Pitt a $20 million heart-shaped island for his b-day? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Have you ever heard of Petra Island? I had not before now. Petra Island is apparently a piece of private property about 50 miles away from Manhattan, in the middle of Lake Lake Mahopac. The island is shaped like a heart and the island is home to a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed family home. The island/home went on the market about a year ago at a cost of $20 million ? you can see some photos of the property and the interior here. Well, I don?t know if the island has been sitting around all this time or what, but the UK papers claim that Angelina recently purchased the island as a 50th birthday present for Brad:
Their love for one another has never been in doubt, but Angelina Jolie has apparently reinforced the depth of her feelings for Brad Pitt by buying him his very own heart shaped island. The actress has reportedly paid 12.2 million for secluded Petra as Brad prepares to celebrate his 50th birthday on December 18.
Angelina is understood to have snapped up the island, located some 50-miles away from New York City, after discovering its two sprawling properties were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Brad?s favourite architect.
A source told The Mirror: ?As soon as Angelina heard the island was on the market she arranged a viewing. She was really impressed. The house is perfect for romantic getaways or as a family retreat. It?s very private. And Angelina knows the fact the island is in the shape of a heart will mean so much to him.?
Petra?s original cottage was erected in 1950, while its larger property was built from one of Wright?s blueprints in 2008 ? 48-years after his death. The home boasts panoramic views of the surrounding area, ceilings panelled with the finest mahogany and skylights that afford the property plenty of natural lighting.
Its spacious kitchen effortlessly juxtaposes new and old, combining conventional fixtures and fittings with highly distinctive work surfaces chiselled out of granite.
An open porch, complete with a carved wooden bench, gives the owner breath-taking views of the surrounding area, while beneath the building?s stone foundations disappear into the water.
The finer details of its intricate design will not be lost on architecture fan Brad, who once admitted that Frank Lloyd Wright ?changed his life.?
Angelina has previously treated him to a tour of the late architect?s home, Fallingwater, in 2006.
?He was incredibly well informed about the architecture,? recalled Cara Armstrong, Fallingwater?s Curator of Education. ?Experiencing Fallingwater in person, hearing the waterfall cascade under the house, was better than anything he imagined.?
[From The Daily Mail]
I remember when she took him on a private tour of Falling Water back in 2006. I remember thinking, ?What a thoughtful gift from Angelina.? I think she must be a really great gift-giver. Reportedly, she also bought Brad a waterfall too, but was that ever confirmed? And there were reports that Brad bought Angelina a plane this year too. I?m still hoping that Brad gives her a lot of jewelry, just because? please! I want someone to get Taylor-Burton level jewelry. As for this island? I want this to happen. I think it?s a perfect gift for Brad. Unfortunately, the island’s owners are telling Page Six that Angelina has not made an offer. What are you waiting for, Angie? This is the perfect gift!
Photos courtesy of PR Photos and Fame/Flynet.
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| | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt's Miraval rosé wine was named 'the best rosé in the world' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Earlier this year, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced a seemingly small side project (and I suspect it was more Brad than Angelina): a special Chateau Miraval wine described as a ?2012 vintage Pink ros?. The wine was labeled ?Bottled by Jolie-Pitt and Perrin.? The wine went up for sale and it sold out in FIVE HOURS. Because Brangeloonies are a force to be reckoned with. For what it?s worth, all of the fancy wine critics said that ros was really good. And it seems like the critics were right: the Miraval wine just won a huge international wine award!
Watch out wine world! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie just added another award to their growing mantel filled with Oscars, Golden Globes and SAG Awards — only this time, the honor is for wine.
The dynamic duo’s Chateau Miraval Ros 2012 was ranked number 84 among Wine Spectator?s Top 100 Wines of the Year, making it the “best Ros in the world,” according to a new press release. Back in March when the wine was first released, all 6,000 bottles sold out within five hours.
Although Jolie, 38, and fiance Pitt, 49, may have helped boost sales with their celebrity, wine experts seem to agree that the Hollywood super-couple can toast to their good taste. Wine Spectator Managing Editor Kim Marcus called the ros “Refined and elegant, offering pure and concentrated flavors of dried red berry, tangerine and melon. The focused finish features flint and spice notes, with a hint of cream.”
In 2012, the Jolie-Pitts partnered with the Perrin family, a fifth-generation winemaking brood located in France’s Provence region, to develop their own ros wine under the Jolie-Pitt & Perrin brand. The wine was created in Chteau Miraval, the couple’s 35-bedroom estate with adjoining 1,200-acre vineyard, which they purchased in 2012 for $60 million. The couple had vacationed at the stunning spot since 2008 with their six children, and Pitt proposed to his longtime love on the property in early 2012.
Perrin general manager Marc Perrin, who has worked closely with the couple to produce the wine, told Unfiltered Magazine in February, “[Brad and Angelina] are involved. He is very interested in wine — he knows his wine very well… it is fantastic.”
This week has been a big one for the Jolie-Pitt clan. The couple and their 13-year-old son Maddox attended the 4th Annual Governors Ball in Hollywood on Saturday, Nov. 16. A tearful, radiant Jolie, who was honored at the event with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her work as a UN Special Envoy, said before a room packed of philanthropic-minded celebrities, “I will do the best I can with this life, to be of use.”
[From Us Weekly]
I wonder what Angelina did for the wine? I mean, was she there, tasting samples? Perhaps. But I do think this is probably more of a side project for Brad, and good for him. It?s a cool little side project, especially given that they own that huge vineyard and they might as well make some wine. I wouldn?t mind a glass of the ros.
So, how much do you love that everything is coming up Brangeloonie these days? Angelina picks up an Oscar for her humanitarian work, Brad?s on track to pick up his first Oscar for producing 12 Years a Slave, and now the international wine-loving community is all, ?Damn, they make a good wine too.?
Photos courtesy of PR Photos.
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| | Brad Pitt covers THR, basically gloats about how he's an awesome producer | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Unless you?re a die-hard loonie for Brad Pitt or you?re just fascinated by insidery-industry pieces, I wouldn?t really suggest reading the new cover story from The Hollywood Reporter. THR is all about 12 Years a Slave ? which I totally want to see, of course ? but more than that, the piece is all about Brad Pitt and how he?s an amazing producer and Plan B (his company) is the wave of the future. You can read the full piece here. I guess some gloating was in order, and everything has come together beautifully for Brad this year. He had two potential failures with World War Z and 12 Years a Slave, but both turned out beautifully. WWZ has made more than $500 million and 12 Years is a shoo-in for many Oscar nominations. After years of making artsy films that no one saw, Brad has finally come into his own as a producer. Which is the point of this story. Here are some highlights:
Brad on the criticism and bad press he received for WWZ and 12 Years: Pitt, rather than giving in to his critics, dug in his heels and thought, “Game on, f—ers.”
On a WWZ sequel: “We are talking about it,” says Pitt. “We are going to investigate a script. We have a lot of ideas we will cull from. Nobody is writing just yet, but we are compiling our ideas.”
Brad?s love of 1960s and ?70s films: “I’m a fan of film first and was since I was a little boy sitting in Missouri,” he notes. “I go back to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and All the President’s Men. And Dr. Strangelove is still the funniest film I have ever seen.” As to more recent work, he adds: “There Will Be Blood is one of my absolute favorites; incredible, a whole film dedicated to someone’s hatred.”
Meeting Steve McQueen (director of 12 Years): “We met in London over a couple of bottles of wine,” recalls Pitt, “and ended up talking until the wee hours of the night about art and history — he was a video artist first.” (McQueen, 43, is a recipient of Britain’s Turner prize, its most prestigious award for an artist under age 50.)
Henry Louis Gates is a consultant on 12 Years!! The book, a best-seller that sold 27,000 copies when it was published in 1853, is one of a mere 101 “fugitive slave narratives” written before the Civil War, says Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, a consultant on the film. Of those, only this one “is the narrative of a free man who was kidnapped and manages in this case to be liberated.”
Brad wants to be a producer more than an actor: “As I get older, I am enjoying more the producorial side of things — not being so forefront in the camera — the creativity of putting the pieces together.”
Plan B?s strategy: “We follow the storytellers, and our little garage band of a production company’s mandate was [always] to help complex films get over the hill if they need a little push. We are in a fortunate position to do that.”
[From THR]
Basically, Brad really wants an Oscar this year. And who knows, he might get it. I think there?s probably a better chance that Brad will get an Oscar for producing 12 Years rather than Chiwetel Ejiofor for Best Actor. That?s not a slam on Chiwetel ? I just think that the buzz is about the whole movie rather than Chiwetel?s performance in particular. That being said, Michael Fassbender has been getting singled out a lot, hasn?t he? Unf. Please let Brad, Michael, Chiwetel, Idris Elba and Benedict Cumberbatch all get invitations to the Oscars! PLEASE.
Photos courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.
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| | Brad Pitt took Knox & Vivienne to Legoland in England while Angelina's in Sydney | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After their brief reunion/naughty weekend away in Hong Kong two weekends ago, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are separated by thousands of miles once again. Angelina flew back to Sydney, Australia, where she?s still in preproduction for Unbroken. She came back to her four oldest children, having left the twins, Knox and Vivienne, with Brad. Brad flew back to England with Knox and Viv last week I guess. Brad is still working on the WWII film Fury, but I guess he had the weekend off. And so on Saturday, he took the twins to one of Angelina?s favorite places, Legoland. These are those photos.
A youthful-looking Brad Pitt takes the twins Vivienne and Knox to visit Legoland in Windsor UK on September 29, 2013.
I?m guessing that these pics are mostly from fans posting photos on their Twitter, or maybe some fan just sold some low-quality photos to Fame/Flynet. What I?m saying is the quality isn?t great, but still, it?s nice to see Brad out and about with his youngest kids. Angelina usually takes the kids to local Legolands, wherever they are. Angelina is close friends with someone associated with Legoland but I forget exactly what it is and when I tried to look up ?Angelina Legoland? all I got was a lot of references to The Leg. Ha! When Brad was filming World War Z in England a few years ago, Angelina would take the kids to this same Legoland often. It must be one of their favorite places.
You know what I love? Vivienne insists on having something Pink on at all times. Even when she?s being forced into The Mandatory Jolie-Pitt Black, Vivienne makes sure she?s wearing at least one item that is pink, even if it?s just an accessory, like a bag. I guess her dad let her wear a Pink sweater for Legoland!
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Twitter.
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| | "12 Years a Slave" Nabs Top Honor at Toronto International Film Festival | | Added 11 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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After eleven days of film premieres, the Toronto International Film Festival is wrapping up, but not before handing out some awards on Sunday (September 15).
Taking top honors overall, winning the People?s Choice Award, was ?12 Years a Slave,? starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Brad Pitt.
Directed by Steve McQueen, the bio-drama is described as follows: In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Past winners of the coveted award include ?Slumdog Millionaire,? ?Silver Linings Playbook? and ?The King?s Speech.?
?12 Years a Slave? will arrive in theaters for a limited release beginning on October 18.
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| | Brad Pitt approves of Charlie Hunnam for Christian Grey. Seriously. | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This is the weirdest Brad Pitt story/interview. Every site that I?ve seen is using Brad Pitt?s rather innocuous quote about Angelina ? he says he?s ?jealous? of Angelina?s alone-time with the kids in Sydney ? instead of his much more noteworthy and absolutely random quotes about Charlie Hunnam. Did you even know that Brad Pitt was aware that a person named Charlie Hunnam exists? I wouldn?t even think Hunnam would be on Pitt?s radar, but Brad is aware and not only that, Brad really likes Charlie. And Brad thinks Charlie will make a great Christian Grey. WTF?
The news of Charlie Hunnam?s casting as Christian Grey in the upcoming film adaptation of E L James? ?Fifty Shades of Grey? continues to have Hollywood ? and fans ? buzzing. And while the fan debate rages on, as to whether Charlie ? perhaps best known for his role as Jackson ?Jax? Teller on FX?s ?Sons of Anarchy? ? is the right choice, at least one fellow big screen leading man is lending Charlie his full support.
?I know Charlie, he?s a great guy!? Brad Pitt beamed to Access Hollywood at the Toronto Film Festival, when asked for his thoughts about the ?Fifty Shades? casting news.
?He?s a good egg and one of the guys that are putting story and craft first,? Brad continued of Charlie, who many have said looks a lot like Brad. ?I hope good things for him.?
In fact, Brad?s production company Plan B is slated to produce a vampire film ?Vlad,? for which Charlie wrote the screenplay.
As for Brad, he was in Toronto promoting his new drama ?12 Years A Slave,? in which he plays Samuel Bass ? a Canadian abolitionist who helps Solomon Northrup (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor) gain his freedom after being kidnapped and sold into slavery in New York in 1841.
?It?s an incredible movie. It?s a very special film, it?s a rare film ? it?s why we all get into the business,? Brad said of his new film.
While Brad was busy promoting the film in Toronto, Angelina Jolie was in Australia, along with the couple?s six children.
?Yeah, she?s got her hands full,? Brad joked with Access. ?I?m actually jealous.?
[From Access Hollywood]
Charlie sold a script to Plan B? Well, that makes more sense, I guess. Plus Brad loves bikes and Charlie? rides bikes on Sons of Anarchy. Eh, I could see it. I could see Charlie becoming one of Brad?s dude friends. For whatever reason, men do seem to really love Brad.
What other Brad news is out there?? Let?s see. When he was talking up 12 Years a Slave, Brad said: “I just have to say, if I never get to participate in a film again, this is it for me. It was a privilege.” We get it, Brad! You?ll get your Oscar. At some point. When asked about possible awards for 12 Years, Brad said: “They all deserve it, every one of these performances is worthy.”
Also ? Brad confirmed that Plan B is looking into making a sequel for World War Z, which has become Brad?s most profitable leading-role film ever, in his entire career. The way the film left off definitely had an opening for ?what comes after the initial near-extinction? but it wouldn?t really be as war-tastic, I guess.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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| | Brad Pitt was almost a Scientologist, he 'was targeted for his influence' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Whenever you?re sitting around, thinking about how Brad Pitt is dumb, just remember one thing: he was smart enough to resist the temptations of Xenu. Brad Pitt managed to resist Xenu?s forbidden pleasures for years and years. Although there might have been a time, very early in his career, when Brad flirted with Xenu. This is according to Jenna Miscavige Hill, who remembers how Juliette Lewis (who was dating Brad at the time, which would make this the early 1990s) tried to get Brad to ?convert? to Scientology. This is fascinating:
Brad Pitt studied Scientology in the early ?90s before realizing the religion wasn?t for him, the niece of the Church?s controversial leader David Miscavige has revealed in a new tell-all interview. The Moneyball actor, 49, was dating Cape Fear star Juliette Lewis when he went through the religion?s Purification Rundown program to detox from drugs ? a battle the star has previously confessed led him down a path to depression.
In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline, Jenna Miscavige Hill ? who broke free from the Church after spending 21 years on the inside, including as a member of its super secret Sea Org ? also detailed for the first time how Irish rock star Bono was heavily audited as her uncle, the organization?s ecclesiastical leader, made him a priority to recruit.
?There?s a celebrity strategy and they?re targeted for their influence, not their money,? revealed Jenna, who published an explosive memoir, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape in a blaze of publicity in February.
?They know people are obsessed with celebrities so will get more interested in Scientology. I think that celebrities are more inclined to be egocentric and Scientology caters for that ? you?re your own God. They?re probably being told that all the time.
?But they?re probably insecure, so the self-help of Scientology lends itself to that. And Scientology is meant to save people and the world, so the charitable thing appeals to a celebrity. If you?re egocentric, not always confident or insecure because of being in public eye and want to be charitable, Scientology pushes your buttons.
?That?s why someone like Bono would fit the bill perfectly as so many people know him. I know he was receiving Scientology auditing and was at one of the Celebrity Centre Galas. Why would he need auditing? Scientology markets itself to everyone, it can deal with everything from marital problems to public speaking. He?s a human, so he still needs those things. If he were to join, all the world would be Scientology!?
Jenna knows the Church from the inside after spending virtually her whole life in it before defecting eight years ago.
The 29-year-old ex-member recounted how Pitt, soon-to-be-married to Angelina Jolie, went through the Purification Rundown, also known as the Purif or the Hubbard Method, a controversial detoxification program developed by Scientology?s founder L. Ron Hubbard and used by the Church of Scientology as an introductory service. Scientologists consider it an effective way to deal with the long-term effects of drug abuse or toxic exposure.
?I remember my mum working on renovations for the Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles and she saw Brad Pitt there,? she recalled. ?I was in love with him at the time. He was in there to do the Purification Rundown. It?s like the first step. I guess he was doing it because of his girlfriend Juliette Lewis. I know Juliette was into drugs and says Scientology saved her from them.?
This is not the first time a high-profile defector has linked Pitt to Scientology: In her book Scientology ? Abuse at the Top, author Amy Scobee claimed, ?In the end, Brad didn?t think it was for him and he and Juliette broke up.
?He was high on the church list president?s list of stars they felt could be ?recovered.??
When asked to comment of Jenna?s claims, a church spokesperson described her as having ?varied and ever-shifting ?memories? from her childhood.
?At no time was Mrs. Hill ever privy to any ?priorities? or ?strategies?,? the rep said. ?As a result, she is in no position to comment and any claims to the contrary must be viewed with skepticism. Our priorities are and always have been the establishment and expansion of the Scientology religion. In furtherance of this is the establishment of 37 new Scientology churches in major metropolitan areas and cultural centers around the world in just the past few years.?
The spokesperson noted the church established Celebrity Centres in 1969 because of the ?significant contribution to society that people in the arts represent? ? rejecting Jenna?s claim they covet identities? fame and fortune.
[From Radar]
Just think, Brad could be on a Brazilian beach with John Travolta right now, getting massages from attractive youths, singing “Xenu Can You Hear Me?” and declaring a lazy fatwa against Leah Remini. From the way Brad talks about religion these days, it feels like he considers himself an atheist (or a severe agnostic) and that he rejects every religion, not just Xenu-tastic ones.
You know what I wonder? After Brad and Juliette broke up, he did Interview with a Vampire with Tom Cruise. I wonder if Tom tried to recruit Brad all over again.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
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| | Is Brad Pitt 'too dumb' to be on the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art' | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Granted, I don?t know much about contemporary art or how museums run, or what a museum?s board of directors really DOES. But I feel like the shade being thrown at Brad Pitt in this article is a little unfair. According to The Enquirer, Brad really wanted a position on the board of the LA Museum of Contemporary Art. Brad made personal appeals to members of the selection committee and he tried to impress upon them his knowledge of art (especially modern and contemporary art, I would imagine). But the Enquirer says all of the MOCA people think Brad is kind of dumb. Ouch. Burn.
Brad Pitt may be as pretty as a picture but he?s been deemed not bright enough to serve on the board of L.A ?s Museum of Contemporary Art! The hunky ?World War Z star ? a longtime enthusiast of culture and architecture ? made an ambitious play for the MOCA position, but sources tell The ENQUIRER he doesn?t stand a chance at landing the gig.
?Brad?s always been a huge supporter of the museum, and it?s undergoing a management shakeup,? said a source. ?So he had someone feel out members of the selection committee to see if they?d be interested in him participating at a higher level. While they admire Brad?s ambition, I think the fear is that Brad might be a little on the dumb side to serve on an art board. He doesn?t even have a college degree.?
Dad of-six Pitt, 49, dropped out of the University of Missouri to pursue his acting dream and he?s long dealt with whispers that he lives in the intellectual shadow of his 38-year-old partner Angelina Jolie, a United Nations Good Will Ambassador. While Brad knew getting the museum job was a long shot, another source says he?s still stung by the rejection.
?Brad has a huge art collection that?s worth well over $25 million,? said a second source. ?He?s been collecting pieces for years and studying up on the old masters. But just because he can buy art does not mean he can curate it. Good looks and fame are simply not enough to run a huge museum like the MOCA. Fortunately, I?m sure Brad will get over it.?
[From The Enquirer]
Here?s the thing ? I think Brad is kind of dumb too. Well, maybe that?s the wrong word. I don?t think Brad is, like, fall-down stupid. He?s just not as smart as he thinks he is, and I think he has issues with being able to intelligently articulate his real thoughts. That being said, I would be willing to bet that Brad knows a lot about art. I bet he?s more knowledgeable about contemporary and modern art than the average person. Plus, he?s a big ?name? for a museum to have on their board, so he would bring so much visibility to the museum, and that would mean lots and lots of $$$. So why so dumb-shaming, MOCA?
Also, I?m sure many of you Brangeloonies saw this earlier in the week, but it?s worth noting: big dummie Brad had the biggest hit of his career with World War Z. WWZ has made more than $500 million worldwide and the studio will definitely make a lot of money off it. Brad?s dumb gamble paid off! Dumb like a fox. (A foxy goat.)
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