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Ready to step away from the limelight, Angelina Jolie recently revealed that she plans to focus her attention solely on family in the near future.
“I don’t plan to keep acting very long,” Jolie tells the BBC. “I’m ready to do a few things now and fade away and get ready to be a grandma one day.”
Down south in New Orleans, Angelina Jolie took three of her children (Shiloh, Zahara, and Pax) for a walk in the French Quarter on Monday (October 6).
The “Wanted” mommy and the kiddies then stopped at Verdi Mart for some snacks, accompanied by two security guards as they made their way around town.
Stepping out for an afternoon shopping excursion, Angelina Jolie took her eldest three children out to Lee’s Art Shop in Manhattan on Saturday (October 4).
The “Wanted” actress toted little Zahara while her two boys, Maddox and Pax, followed closely along as paparazzi and fans quickly gathered around.
He’s been spending most of his time hamming it up at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival with pal George Clooney. But earlier today (September 2), Brad Pitt was spotted with a different companion.
The “Fight Club” stud was spotted by French paparazzi heading over to the Cannes Airport carrying some very precious cargo - his daughter Zahara.
Getting her dad all to herself, Zahara Jolie-Pitt and papa Brad Pitt enjoyed a day at the Aime and Marguerite Maeght Foundation in Saint Paul de Vence, France on Wednesday (August 13).
The father/daughter duo intently checked out the contemporary and modern art museum, which has been designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings, with Brad’s parents Jane Pitt and William Pitt.
She’s been living at the Lenval Hospital for the past few days, prepping for the birth of her twins. And earlier today, Angelina Jolie’s daughters were spotted heading back home.
The paparazzi outside of the hospital grabbed a couple of quick shots of Zahara and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt as they were rushed from the hospital via a chauffeured car.
Enjoying their time overseas, Hollywood supercouple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took daughter Zahara on a helicopter ride to Monaco on Saturday (May 3).
According to eyewitness reports, the happy family joined an elderly gentleman as they headed off to visit a large property at an undisclosed location.
Star Magazine is reporting that Brad and Angelina’s ever-increasing roster of kids are undisciplined, poorly behaved brats who can’t keep their hands to themselves, and their favorite punching bag is little sister Shiloh. Supposedly, Star interviewed a family insider who says that all the traveling, relocating, and their hectic schedule has affected the kids, and that neither parent likes to be the disciplinarian. This alleged insider also says that Pax and Maddox fight constantly, but that Zahara is the queen bee who likes to scratch and pull hair. Apparently, Shiloh got in the middle of a kid skirmish and ended up chipping a tooth.
With four children to manage and two more on the way, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt make it seem so easy. They travel around the globe at a moment’s notice with their kids in tow, but sources reveal to Star that behind the scenes, they’re losing control of their unruly brood.
With four kids come four very different personalities, which all seem to clash. And the sibling rivalry is brutal.
Maddox, 6, is constantly pushing Pax, 4, around in an attempt to show him who’s boss, says a source. “But Pax is no wimp, and he fights back.”
But it’s little Zahara, 3, who really rules the roost! “She screams and shouts at the boys when she doesn’t get her way,” says the source. Not even Shiloh, 22 months, is safe — and the toddler has the battle scars to prove it. “Z is always pushing or scratching her.”
Zahara’s picking on Shiloh is usually motivated by snacks. “Z once clawed Shiloh’s cheek after she tried to take her cookie,” says an insider who witnessed one incident. “She’s always pulling on Shiloh’s hair so she can steal her food.”
And little Shiloh has more than her hair to worry about! Recently while Shiloh’s three older siblings roughhoused, she got knocked down and chipped a tooth! “Angie gets worried when Shi plays with them,” says the insider. “She always comes back with a scraped knee or a fat lip!”
In fact, another source says food is a problem with all the kids and blames much of their rowdiness on a poor diet. “They eat fast food, pizza, chips and sugary soft drinks,” says the source. “Brad and Angie let them eat what they want because it brings harmony to the chaotic household.” To make matters worse, the insider adds, “because bedtime is whenever the kids feel like it, they get overly tired and cranky. Brad and Angelina don’t like to be too strict.”
There is probably a kernel of truth to this: as a mom of four, I will be the first to admit that kids fight, and sometimes it gets physical. But I find it hard to believe that Brad and Angie would let it escalate to the point that anyone would get hurt. It would not surprise me at all to learn that the two boys get into occasional shoving matches- it’s standard operation for little boys. And I do believe that little Z is probably running the show. I love that kid! But this whole story sounds like an exaggeration to me. Where are the photos of Shiloh’s chipped tooth? Where are photos of the boys with bruises or scratches? There aren’t any, because the story is bogus.
Shiloh, Angelina and Maddox are shown at an art store in June, 2007 in the header image, thanks to WENN. The Jolie-Pitt family is shown going to the Field Museum in Chicago last August in the image below, thanks to Splash News.
It’s been a whirlwind of a year for Angelina Jolie - she (and her family) has been under constant scrutiny, and she’s still stayed focused enough to garner a Screen Actors Guild nomination. But when it came to her weight loss, she says the media went too far.
The “Girl, Interrupted” actress recently told press that though she did undergo a drastic fluctuation in body weight when her mother Marcheline Bertrand died, the attention was misplaced.
This year’s baby bragging rights belong to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, as their one-year-old daughter Shiloh has been named the most influential infant in the world by Forbes magazine.
Baby Shiloh, who’s the only biological child of the Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star/partners, tops the newly published list compiled through media exposure over 2007.
Photos: WENN
Damn, Zahara needs to lay off the hooch. What the hell's in her bottle - Jaegermeister? A woman claiming to be the natural mother of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's adopted daughter has spoken to the press about how Zahara was conceived, and why she put her up for adoption. Mentwabe Dawit told Reuters that she was raped while walking home from work one night in 2004, and that Zahara was the product of that rape. She also says that she gave Zahara up because she couldn't feed her.
Unable to feed the child, the baby "became malnourished and was even unable to cry," Dawit told Reuters. "I was desperate and decided to run away, rather than see my child dying."
“In Touch” is set to publish an article claiming that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have to return their adopted daughter, Zahara. Angelina adopted her from Ethiopia in June 2005 when Zahara was six months old. Zahara was severely dehydrated and malnourished and had to be hospitalized when she first came to the U.S. Angelina said, “she was six months and not nine pounds. Her skin, you could squeeze it, it stuck together.” When she adopted Zahara, Angelina was told that she was an AIDS orphan. However it’s now looking like that’s not really the case, and Zahara’s birth mother is alive and well – and wants her daughter back.
“She’s from Ethiopia. She’s an AIDS orphan,” Angelina said. But Zahara’s adoption papers, which an “In Touch” representative was shown on November 12, clearly states that Zahara has a grandmother and extended family alive in Africa— and the grandmother introduced “In Touch” to her daughter, who claims to be Zahara’s mother.
The cover story notes that while her birth family may not be able to afford to challenge Zahara’s adoption, they do claim they were misled. They say a local official, who took Zahara to the adoption agency, told the family they would get to see the baby again and maintain contact with her. Most people hoping to adopt who are working with the U.S.- based agency Wide Horizons for Children (which Angelina used to adopt Zahara) visit the child’s village and surviving family members.
[From the National Ledger]
Angelina is said to have wanted to travel to visit Zahara’s village and meet her extended family, but wasn’t able to since there were so many journalists trailing her. Perhaps if the circumstances had been different, she would have been able to meet Zahara’s grandmother, who signed the adoption papers turning Zahara over to Wide Horizons. The article goes on to say that Zahara’s birth mother, Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, was raped by a man who broke into her home and became pregnant with Zahara. Lebiso briefly ran away after feeling frustrated and scared with the responsibility of the child. It was during this time that her grandmother gave Zahara to the adoption agency, since she was unable to provide for the child. It isn’t clear from the article if the grandmother really thought her daughter was dead, or simply said so to proceed with the adoption.
Could her birth mother get Zahara back? Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, 24, the woman that claims to be the birth mother never signed the papers giving up her daughter, which could give her a case for getting Zahara back — if she had the money to pursue it. “If some family member comes in and leaves the child at an orphanage and signs her over, and then the mother wants her back, you can make the argument that the person didn’t truly understand that their child is gone forever,” says adoption specialist Jerri Jenista.
Mentewab struggled to feed her family. “Sometimes all I had was a piece of bread all day,” she tells In Touch. Zahara’s mother Mentewab sells onions at the market. Her grandmother Almaz says they couldn’t afford to keep Zahar. “I would tell other families not to give up their children,” says Zahara’s aunt Frehiwot, 18, with another aunt, Zinash Haile Yenero. “I would tell them what happened to us.”
Dawit Lebiso, 24, tells In Touch. “Her grandmother and I both tried very hard to raise her, and I want her to come home to regain her identity.”
[From the National Ledger]
Angelina is said to be aware of the existence of Zahara’s birth mother, though for how long isn’t clear. The article goes on to say that Angie believes what’s most important is what’s best for Zahara, and in her opinion that’s staying with her. From all the things that have been written about her, it seems clear that Angie does want to make sure Zahara knows where she comes from, appreciates her history, and has a sense of connection. But “In Touch” states that Angelina doesn’t want Zahara to meet her biological family at such a young age, feeling that it could be confusing to her. Other adoption experts say it’s a good idea to do that early on so it’s always a part of the child’s life. It seems highly unlikely that Brad and Angelina would actually have to give Zahara back, but it’s interesting to know more of her history.
Unfortunately, being a good actor means that paparazzi follow you and your family around wherever you go. And for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, it’s getting old.
The Fight Club stud has reported that he is slow to take his kids around the world with him, as he’s sick of getting cameras shoved in their faces. And so are they.
There’s nothing worse than having a child in the hospital. And Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may find that one out first hand if their adopted daughter Zahara ends up needing surgery.
The Ethiopian native adopted by Pitt & Jolie back in 2005 is said to be suffering from what doctors are calling hip dysplasia. Unfortunately the only way to totally cure the condition is by undergoing an intense surgery.
This is too, too cute. We are dying here of cuteness overload…
(WENN)
What an adorable photo op. Brad Pitt and his daughter Zahara take a horse-drawn carriage ride through Central Park in New York City, and the paparazzi are there to share the moment.
More photos of the two are after the jump.
While some celebrities try to indulge every fancy that comes their way, others put their time to better use by helping the less fortunate. And over the weekend, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie lent their fame to the victims of Hurricane Katrina at their “Make It Right” benefit.
On Saturday, after a day in the park with their kids, Ang and Brad hopped on a helicopter bound for the Hamptons. Their mission: Raise money for the Lower Ninth Ward hurricane damage.
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