Angelina Jolie ‘dismisses brother from head nanny role’
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- Published on Sunday, 26 March 2017 15:23
- Written by Sunday World
Angelina Jolie's brother James Haven has reportedly been let go by sister from his job as nanny to her brood.The 43-year-old former actor was allegedly employed by the Mr. & Mrs. Smith star to supervise the six nannies she employs - one for each child - in the wake of her split from former husband Brad Pitt. However, he was noticeably absent from the actress' entourage on a recent visit to London.Last September (16) DailyMail.com reported that Angelina had been leaving her children in the care of brother James and that he had accompanied her and the children to Cambodia where she was shooting a movie as well previously being spotted dashing through airports with the family on their travels.However, according to editors at Grazia, Angelina has "quietly dismissed" James from his role as head nanny, after she realised the job was taking a heavy toll on him. The former actor and his sister have always been extremely close. He famously came to the world's attention back in 2000 when Angelina and he kissed on the mouth at the Oscars where she won a Supporting Actress Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted."Things haven't been easy with Brad and Angelina's divorce, and James has done more than his fair share helping out while the family goes through a major upheaval," a source close to the star told Grazia. "But he's done. he's loved spending so much time with his nieces and nephews, but it's hard work and he's absolutely shattered.James was said to have overall responsibility for running the team of nannies responsible for the former couple's children; Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox, but with such a large brood, the role soon spilled over into managing the household too."It was his job to be there if any of the kids woke up during the night and to deal with the nannies if they had any issues. He was virtually running the household and it became very draining," the source added. "She was worried about how exhausted he looked and realised he needed a break. Brad is coming back into the kids' lives, so things have calmed down a little. She's grateful that James was there, but knows she can't rely on him every step of the way."The news comes as Angelina visited London last week (14Mar17) to deliver a lecture at the London School of Economics Centre for Women, Peace & Security about how rape is used as a tool of war.“I hope I do well,” she told reporters ahead of the lecture. “This is very important to me.”
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Brad Pitt Takes Up Sculpting Following Angelina Jolie Split
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 12:39
- Written by ETonline
The 53-year-old actor has been locking himself away in an art studio following his breakup with Angelina Jolie, an eyewitness tells ET.According to the eyewitness, Pitt has taken up sculpting as a hobby under the direction of his friend, British artist Thomas Houseago, spending up to 15 hours a day in the studio, until the early hours of the morning.The father of six reportedly arrives in the late morning hours on a motorcycle, sporting a new look to go with his new hobby.Earlier this month, Pitt arrived at the studio via motorcycle in skinny jeans and a yellow flannel. The actor usually spends the day with Houseago and his team of assistants, but stays behind at night to work on his piece, says the eyewitness, who adds that Pitt often listens to sad songs, like mellow tunes by Bon Iver and the breakup song "Just to Satisfy You" by Waylon Jennings.Just a few months ago, Pitt looked to be in great spirits while listening to the songs of another artist, Sting, at the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation's fourth annual ROCK4EB! charity event.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Are Selling Olive Oil from Their French Château
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 07:42
- Written by Architectural digest
Despite their looming divorce, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are embarking on a new joint business venture. The two actors are now selling their own extra-virgin olive oil, called Miraval Olive Oil. The gourmet product is produced in partnership with Famille Perrin (a.k.a. the Perrin family) on 26 acres of land at Château Miraval, the couple's $60 million, 1,100-acre French villa. People reports that the olive oil has been available in France for several weeks on the Perrin family's website in three-pack units for $30 per bottle, as well as in two small Perrin family-run boutiques in Aix-en-Provence and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. A spokesman tells People that the first release of the product only included 10,000 bottles.Famille Perrin's website describes Miraval Olive Oil as "sweet oil with notes of almond, hazelnut, and artichoke barigoule. The palate is peppery and presents aromas of freshly cut grass. The finish is suave, spicy, and the bitterness at the end of the palate gives it a very beautiful balance." The high-quality, cold-pressed oil is packaged in a black bottle crafted from dyed-black sandstone, which helps protect it from damaging UV rays.This is not Jolie and Pitt's first time using their expansive French château for business. Back in 2013 they started bottling and selling a rosé, simply called Miraval, with winegrower Marc Perrin of Famille Perrin.
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Angelina Jolie adopted her first son, Maddox, with 'fake' details to speed up the court process claims a Cambodian aid worker
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 March 2017 07:34
- Written by Daily mail
The documentation Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie used to adopt her eldest son contained false information, a Cambodian aid worker has claimed. Mounh Sarath, 51, wrote that he was the father of Maddox Jolie-Pitt on the boy's adoption papers in order to speed up the process of passing him into Jolie's care in 2003.He also claims he provided a local address on the papers and still has power of attorney over the 15-year-old, who Jolie took back to the United States.He said: 'In court documents, Maddox is still my son. She never cleared this up.'She had to change his name, so the only way was for me to do it. I said he's my son.Sarath added that he has now fallen out with the 41-year-old star.He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: 'I would be happy if Cambodia didn't see her again.' He showed The Sun on Sunday the document filed with a court in Battambong province in August 2003 which confirms the court considered him the father.Despite the claims there is no implication that Jolie nor her then husband, Billy Bob Thornton, who adopted Maddox too, knew that Sarath did this. At the time of Maddox's adoption, the US had imposed tougher restrictions on adopting children from Cambodia due to trafficking fears. The claim from Sarath is the latest controversy regarding the adoption of Maddox. Adoption agent Lauryn Galindo was jailed for falsifying names, birth dates and places of birth of Cambodian children she helped to place with US families soon after Jolie and Billy Bob took full custody of Maddox.However at the time Jolie insisted she went to 'great lengths to ensure Maddox did not have a living birth-mother in Cambodia' and that she would 'never rob a mother of her child.' The actress recently directed First They Killed My Father, a movie about the 1975 to 1979 genocide of 1.7 million Cambodians during communist dictator Pol Pot's regime.Most died from either starvation, disease or were killed in mass executions, and Jolie admitted making the film had made her better understand her son's country of birth.She said: 'This country means a great deal to me, this country has been through so much. This war affected every single individual here, and I wanted to understand myself.'I don't know much of Maddox's birth parents, but I believe they would have gone through this war.' Jolie, who was given Cambodian citizenship in 2005, has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt including three international adoptees.Along with Maddox they adopted Pax Thien from Vietman, Zahara from Ethiopia. Shiloh who originally hails from Namibia was their fist biological child along with eight-year old twins Knox and Vivienne.
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Touchdown! Angelina Jolie and her six children arrive back in Los Angeles after their European humanitarian tour
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- Published on Saturday, 18 March 2017 19:23
- Written by Daily mail
She may be a celebrity and someone who has the ear of world leaders but to her larger than average brood she is just mom.Angelina and her six children touched down in Los Angeles, California, from London on Friday night.The 41-year-old was escorted through arrivals by her oldest daughter Zahara as Vivienne and Know trotted along beside her while Maddox and Pax happily brought up the rear.Shiloh was obviously tired from the long trip with the 10-year-old not seeming as bubbly as the rest of the children, hiding under a big hooded sweatshop.The rest near skipped to their waiting car, with Angelina struggling to keep up at one point.The children are frequent flyers so Knox - who looks more and more like his father Brad Pitt everyday - was prepared for the flight bringing a big box of activities for everyone to do.The eight-year-old seems particularly into loom bands which you can make friendship bracelets from.His twin sister carried two stuffed animals, who she hugged tight as they made their way through the airport.For their flight, Angelina wore a white over-the-knee skirt with an off-white camisole.As Los Angeles is still a little chilly at night, Angelina wore a long trench-like cardigan over the top.The actress further accessorized the look the knee high leather boots and kept sunglasses over her eyes.Angelina had taken the children to Europe as she was tasked with speaking at the UNs annual lecture of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation.At the lecture the Girl Interrupted star explained: 'We need to stand true to the ideals of the UN...we are the UN.'She added: 'There is no shortcut to peace and security... I am a proud American and I am an internationalist.'Prior to flying out of London, Angelina also sat down with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.The pair discussed sexual violence in conflict, the refugee crisis and South Sudan.On the home front Angelina and her estranged husband Brad have appeared to bury the hatchet following their split in September.The pair had been together for 12 years and married for two.Angelina has spoken of how 'wonderful' actor Brad is as a father to their six children.
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