Angelina Jolie donated earrings to Memorial Hermann luncheon emceed by Chita Craft
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- Published on Friday, 07 October 2016 06:25
- Written by Chron
Seventh annual Razzle Dazzle luncheon raised record-breaking $400,000 thanks to celebrity auction items.azzle Dazzle luncheon chairs Hallie Vanderhider and Kristina Somerville were uncharacteristically secretive about the Memorial Hermann Foundation fundraiser's two live auction items.Vanderhider modeled earrings designed by her guest, celebrity jeweler Robert Procop, throughout the champagne reception and soiree. Reportedly, the pair met only a few months ago. During that brief period, Procop agreed to donate two pairs of earrings for Wednesday's soiree benefiting the Bobetta C. Lindig Breast Care Center. One of those sets comes directly from the personal vault of a very well-known breast cancer survivor: Angelina Jolie."Angelina, my client, has that unfortunate (BRCA1) gene," Procop said onstage of the Oscar winner and humanitarian's much-publicized preventive double mastectomy. He and Jolie have collaborated together on several jewelry collections and subsequently donated the proceeds to all-girl schools in conflict zones. "When we ask those little girls what they want to be when they grow up, they all say doctors."A tense round of bidding ensued over the 37.38-carat tourmalated quartz square bezel set in 18-carat rose gold earrings though Susan Sarofim emerged victorious for a cool $25,000. Vanderhider's dream of owning some Procop bling came true after she snagged the other pair of moonstone, diamond, and sapphire baubles for $12,000.
The luncheon, which raised $300,000 before some 560 attendees arrived at the Westin Memorial City, garnered a record-breaking $400,000 by afternoon's end.Expectant mother and mistress of ceremonies Chita Craft reminded the audience that the soiree has raised more than $1.6 million since its inception in 2010."We chose the theme '3D Pink' to highlight the technology," Somerville explained. Her mother, also in attendance, recently battled breast cancer.She has seven children, Somerville says, we named her tumor Voldemort.Honorees Mary Ann McKeithan and Mayor Pro-Tem Ellen R. Cohen, both breast cancer survivors, shared their experiences, too.McKeithan became tearful as she acknowledged her husband, David McKeithan, who took her to lunch after every radiation treatment."Trust me, we've eaten everywhere," she said during her remarks. "But it gave me something to look forward to."Guest speaker and "New York Times" best-selling author Elin Hildebrand raised the crowd's spirits by putting a humorous spin on her 2014 breast cancer diagnosis."Before, I was half of an A-cup," she quipped. "My doctor told me, 'They don't make implants as small as you are, so you're going to get bigger breasts."Hildebrand received implants after successful treatment on the four tumors in her right breast and one in the left. Shortly after, she contracted a MRSA infection and had to replace one."I'm probably the only person you know who lost three breasts last year," she joked in closing.
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It's time to move on! Angelina Jolie to remove all Brad Pitt tattoos
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- Published on Friday, 07 October 2016 06:29
- Written by Economic Times
Actress Angelina Jolie, who filed for divorce from Brad Pitt last month, is reportedly eager to remove all tattoos related to him.According to a source, Jolie wants to remove all the inklings she has related to Pitt "as soon as possible" and wants to "erase any negativity" surrounding her, reports aceshowbiz.com."Angie's tattoos are very symbolic for her. Sadly, not for the first time in her life, she's thinking of having the procedure reversed," the source told OK! Magazine."She wants this done as soon as possible and insists the pain is worth it in order to erase any negativity surrounding Brad, who also has tattoos dedicated to her," the source added.Earlier, Jolie reportedly had the tattoo of her husband Billy Bob Thornton's name removed.
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Has Angelina moved on... with Liev Schreiber?
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- Published on Thursday, 06 October 2016 05:37
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Reports claim the newly-single pair have become 'inseparable'."I was very nervous in the beginning... I get nervous around beautiful women," Liev Schreiber told Cinemablend. "This was... initially really uncomfortable, which was worrying me."But then we bonded over kids very quickly... and all the sexual tension went out of the room." And now a new report claims that with his split to actress Naomi Watts confirmed, and Ange's divorce from Brad Pitt underway, the pair have reconnected.According to New Idea the duo have become "inseparable" since ending their relationships."Liev made no secret of how attractive he found Angie when they were filming Salt together," a source told the publication."He would come home from the set positively drooling - not only about her looks but what a talent she was."The magazine adds that the actor would "watch himself" around his long-term partner Naomi, in case he raised any suspicion about his relationship with Ange."There were rumours they hooked up but he denied it," the insider added."But now they're both single he would date Angie in a flash if she were interested - she's his ultimate dream woman." Apparently the feelings are mutual, with a source close to Ange saying she admires Liev's interest in politics and current affairs, something that used to bore her soon-to-be ex-husband.Ange filed for divorce from Brad last month after 12 years together. They had been married for two and share six children together.Meanwhile Liev and Naomi seemed to be one of Hollywood's long-lasting relationships, after 11 years and two sons together.
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Stunning TV presenter becomes an internet sensation after being likened to Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Thursday, 06 October 2016 05:39
- Written by The Sun
Russian beauty says she is always being accused of plastic surgery to look like actress.A STUNNING TV presenter has been pouting on a good performance as an Angelina Jolie lookalike.Assol Vasileva, a local news anchor on Russian regional TV, has a huge following of fans amazed by her Hollywood looks.The brunette from the north-western city of Tver sports the same unmistakable shade of hair and pursed smile as the A-list actress — who is in the headlines following her split from Brad Pitt.But she had played down her movie star looks, saying some even accused her of having plastic surgery to look like the humanitarian and filmmaker.“When I look at myself in the mirror I do not see Angelina Jolie in it.
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Melissa Etheridge Slams Angelina Jolie, Speaks Out in Support of Brad Pitt
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- Published on Wednesday, 05 October 2016 06:13
- Written by People
The singer, a longtime friend of Pitt‘s (she sang at his wedding to Jennifer Aniston), told Andy Cohen that she’s heartbroken over all the news surrounding the divorce during her visit to Cohen’s Sirius XM radio show Andy Cohen Live Monday.“It breaks my heart that anyone would take something as personal as your marriage and your relationship and your rights to your children and do it as purposefully as I see it’s being done,” she said. Etheridge, who went through her own custody battle with ex Tammy Lynn Michaels in 2010, criticized Jolie and her legal team for how they’re handling the news surrounding the divorce.“There’s a way to be. I’ve gone through family courts,” Etheridge said. “I’ve been twice around this block, and I know it really well, and I know when there’s some forethought to just how mean [you can be] and just how you’re going to put disinformation out there first.” When asked by Cohen about allegations Pitt got verbally abusive and physical with his son, Etheridge, who also admitted to not having contact with Pitt for “years,” called them “completely unfounded” and “heartbreaking.”A source close to Jolie previously told PEOPLE that she was acting in the best interests of her family. “Angelina did what she felt she needed to do,” said the source.
Etheridge expressed that she would love to reconnect with Pitt.“I really hope that he reaches back out because there are a lot of us who haven’t seen him in 10 years,” Etheridge said. “And it was hard then. We all lost a friend.”The singer added that she has first-hand experience with what she claims was “nasty” behavior from Jolie.“I was around when Angelina was not doing nice things with Billy Bob to Laura Dern,” Etheridge said, referencing Jolie’s whirlwind romance and eventual marriage to Billy Bob Thornton – who at the time was engaged to Etheridge’s friend Laura Dern.“I went through that on a personal level, and then to know the side of Jennifer [Aniston] and Brad…” she said, trailing off. “I helped Laura move out of her house with Billy Bob – I like broke into their home to get their stuff out because it was so nasty.”This isn’t the first time the singer has chastised the actress. In 2013, shortly after Jolie revealed she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy, Etheridge countered, “I have to say I feel a little differently. I have that gene mutation too, and it’s not something I would believe in for myself. I wouldn’t call it the brave choice. I actually think it’s the most fearful choice you can make when confronting anything with cancer.”
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