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During the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards on Sunday, Angelina Jolie came with what many believe was the result of taking care of too many kids.  She wore a Max Azria gown, in cornflower blue, that seemed to be backwards.

However, Jen Rade, Jolie’s stylist, claims it was intentionally worn the other way around by the star.  Jolie reversed the gown on purpose to make it more “blouson” (blouse if you are not familiar with the French word).  Judging by the way it was presented in Azria’s Spring 2009 Collection, Jolie shouldn’t have trusted her own fashion sense.  The gown turned plain and ordinary when worn the other way around.  Is Jolie turning conservative, hesitating to show more skin?  Hopefully, she will wear something more eye-catching in the upcoming Oscars.

In the new cover story of Vogue magazine, Jennifer Aniston gives her opinion about Angelina Jolie’s initial attraction to her ex-husband, Brad Pitt. Aniston reveals that the magazine’s January 2007 interview with Vogue was difficult for her to read. There were discussions from a time when she was still unaware that things were heating up between Jolie and her ex. She believed they were inappropriate for her to discuss as it highlighted her husband’s infidelity.
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Could it be true that Angelina Jolie is jealous of the gorgeous Diane Kruger, Brad Pitt’s co-star in Inglorious Bastards? Gossip has been brewing that Jolie is uncomfortable with Pitt’s co-star who openly gushes about her attraction to the matinee idol. Pitt already has a close connection with Kruger after they worked together in Troy where the latter played the role of the world’s most beautiful women, Helen. Even then, Kruger already admitted having a crush on Pitt. She was still married at that time but now that she is single, it may be a whole new ballgame.

Kruger is currently dating Joshua Jackson of Fringe. But considering the notorious reputation of Jackson, Brad would definitely be a better alternative. During one of the cast’s night out, Kruger was reportedly all over Pitt, repeatedly putting her arms around his neck to whisper something in his ear because it was too loud in the area.

There are also malicious gossip moving around that Jennifer Aniston was pleased with this new controversy. While Pitt was filming Troy, she was equally jealous of Kruger’s attentions toward her husband at that time. Now, she gets vindication as Jolie gets a taste of her own medicine.

Looks like Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglorious Bastards, is getting hot publicity quite early. Hollywood never ceases to amuse me, especially those stories happening backstage.

Angelina Jolie stars in the upcoming Changeling, a period thriller directed by Clint Eastwood. The story revolves around the true story of a woman in the late 1920s whose son was kidnapped. Los Angeles police publicize and return a boy which she claims is not her son. Along with Jolie, John Malkovich portrays the role of a reverend activist who helps Jolie in uncovering the corruption of police and city government officials in Los Angeles.

Jolie’s portrayal of Christine Collins, a mother in agony, received raves from critics. The role will show how a woman has the ability to bounce back from the worst adversity to fight the most difficult odds for her child. Jolie was initially reluctant to play the role as it made her uncomfortable because she had children herself. It is something I look forward to watching. There is nothing that I understand more than a mother desperately trying to protect her son from this world’s cruel realities.

Changeling premiered in May 2008 at the 61st Cannes Film Festival where it received good reviews. It is scheduled for general release on October 31, 2008.

I just found a copy of W Magazine’s cover of Angelina Jolie breasfeeding one of her twins. Taken by Brad Pitt himself, the picture was as natural as the act itself — no heavy make-up, hair slightly disheveled, a tiny hand just visibly touching the top of the mother’s breast. I guess W mag intended to make the cover appear as part of a private collection of the family rather than an advertising stint. And nothing sells better than a magazine that gives a peek into the personal life of this couple.

And here’s a peek at those pictures taken by Brad Pitt. I like those with the kids. Check them out and find out if Brad has the eye for photography.

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Let’s take a breather from athletics and do gossip for a while. Celebrity gossips are pastimes that we should not neglect, no matter how hot those guys and girls look in their speedos.

Rumor has it that following long negotiations and arrangements, Tom Cruise may no longer play the role in the spy thriller, “Salt.” Apparently, Edwin A. Salt is scheduled to get a sex change with new mommy Angelina Jolie currently negotiating to replace Cruise.

Along with the sex change comes a redraft of the screenplay and a possible change in title. The story now revolves around a CIA officer who needs to prove that she is not a Russian sleeper spy that has been hired to assassinate the president.

Screenwriter Kurt Wimmer will redraft the screenplay, about a CIA officer who must prove she is not a Russian sleeper spy out to assassinate the president, to suit Jolie. Phillip Noyce remains attached to “Salt” as director. Jolie is also doing “Atlas Shrugged,” an adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel but has not divulged yet which one will go first.

Looks like an imminent disaster for Tom Cruise. While Cruise’s “Lions for Lambs” bombed at the box office last year, Jolie’s “Wanted” has earned about $250 million at the worldwide box office. Let’s wait and see then. I hope this latest drawback in Cruise’s career doesn’t affect his current marriage.

The exclusive first photos of Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt cost People Magazine and Hello a record high of $14 million. This includes interviews which eats up 19 pages of this week’s People Magazine. The funds will be donated to a foundation created by Brad and Angelina to help children around the world.

According to Brad and Angelina, their growing family is a bit chaotic at the moment with the new babies, but they are having the time of their life.The family currently enjoys life at the Château Miraval in Provence, France. The couple’s 4 older children – Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh, 2 – have been enjoying a summer of outdoor play on sprawling grounds of château which is ideal for a game of hide-and-seek.

Well, don’t miss out on the most expensive celebrity pics ever taken and grab your copies on Monday.

Yes you read the title right. Exclusive pictures of the Brangelina fraternal twins is estimated to be worth $20 million. It beats older sister Shiloh’s $4.1 million value which was donated to Namibian hospitals and UNICEF. And it’s definitely way over the $6 million that the J. Lo twins got from People magazine.

Are they really worth it? Those in the publication industry believe they are. Shiloh’s cover pics for People magazine sold a whopping 2.2 million copies or 45% of average. More than the sales, it’s the invaluable prestige and publicity that the publisher gains. In this type of industry, branding and marketing is everything. As such, they do not hesitate to pay more than the annual salary of their entire staff for an exclusive first peek at an A-List celebrity baby. But it is noble that most celebrities do opt to donate proceeds to charity.

In Knox and Vivienne’s case, their picture is not worth a thousand words. Their pics are worth millions. Can’t wait to see them.

It’s official — Angelina and Brad just had their boy-girl twins. The baby boy will be named Knox Leon while the girl will be known as Vivienne Marcheline. Angelina gave birth Saturday night and is doing well according to Dr. Michel Sussman.

Knox weighed just over 5 pounds while Vivienne was at 5 pounds. Angelina gave birth through Caesarian section around 8 pm Saturday night while Brad was there during the operation at the seaside Lenval hospital in Nice, Southern France. Papparazzi were vigilantly watching hospitals in the French Riviera and missed Angelina’s earlier arrival at the hospital via helicopter.

Since the first photos of the babies are expected to fetch millions, Angelina and Brad had sold the first photos to a yet unnamed US publication with proceeds to be donated to charity. To prevent any unauthorized pictures, the hospital coated the windows of the room with a special material which will not make any type of camera to take any photos. Any picture in magazines and the internet which claims to show the couple in their room were either fake or manipulated.

It was reported that Angelina Jolie has checked in a hospital in Nice, France for a rest. Doctors claim that the rest has already been pre-agreed and that the twins and Angelina are fine and doing well.

Looks like she might be set to give birth soon despite other rumors coming out that she is due in August. Angelina’s last pregnancy resulted in a caesarian section with the birth of Shiloh, her biological daughter from Brad Pitt. Considering that she is having twins, maybe the couple is apprehensive about the birth and decided to have Angelina checked in early to avoid any complications.

Speculators say that she is having 2 girls. Then again, there are those who say it’s a boy and a girl. Apparently, this pregnancy has been the object of so much speculation in the last weeks as the world awaits the next chapter in the Brangelina saga.

Forbes’ annual Power List, which ranks celebrities on money and fame, named Oprah Winfrey, for the second year in a row, as the most powerful with $275 million (from her media empire). A far second to the list is golf phenomenon Tiger Woods ($115 million), followed by Angelina Jolie ($14 million) in third place. Though Jolie has the lowest net worth among the top ten personalities in the list, Forbes probably gave more weight to her popularity and clout, both due to her profession and charity works. Based on the Power List, Jolie is actually “more powerful” than her beau, actor Brad Pitt, who landed on the tenth spot with $20 million. Pitt’s ex Jennifer Aniston came in only at No. 17.

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Entertainment Tonight posted Friday morning that Angelina Jolie gave birth to twin girls and that babies and mother were healthy.  However, Pitt’s manager denied reports and other news organizations confirmed that ET’s hot news were untrue.  Though ET removed the report from its website, it insists that they are not retracting the report until they receive confirmation.

During its broadcast on Friday night, ET claimed that “a source who says she was inside the delivery room tells us yes, the babies were born and yes, mother and babies are doing fine.” The newsmagazine also quoted another Web site in giving the babies’ alleged names.The report was magnified when The Associated Press reported that “Entertainment Tonight” had said the twins had arrived.  The AP also felt that ET had a solid reputation in the world of celebrity news.The incident may have damaged the AP’s relationship with  ET as denials from other sources continued throughout the day.

Angelina did say that the babies are due in August.  OK! Magazine grew more comfortable over the weekend that the “Entertainment Tonight” story was wrong because of other clues. There were no reports of flowers being delivered to hospitals, or grandparents flying in, she said, and Pitt was seen attending a sporting event over the weekend.

Seems like it’s the season for twins for celebrities lately.  Apparently, it’s the new Hollywood trend with Jennifer Lopez, Nancy Grace, and Marcia Cross recently became mothers to twins.  And the buzz is that expectant moms Jessica Alba and Angelina Jolie will soon be the new mothers on the list.

Wow! I’ve had 3 boys and when I remember how difficult it was to take care of babies, I can almost imagine the exhaustion a mother of twins must go through to raise their kids.  Nevertheless, whenever I meet couples taking their twins on a leisure trip, I can’t help but marvel at such gorgeous creations — imagine having twice the giggles,  twice the cuteness, and two pairs of identical puppy eyes ogling you. One thing that makes me wonder though, is where they get those matching get-up or those wonderful twin strollers.  These are items that you will not find in regular stores.  Is there such a thing as a store for everything you need for twins?

Apparently, an online store that carries a vast array of products is all you need to find gadgets for twins.  At Wize.com, you will find the top strollers for twins, ranked according to customer reviews.  When you have a specific product in mind, the website will show you the top 10 brands for the product together with the stores offering them and their prices.  And since the reviews are based on customer experience, these are reliable and credible opinions.  The best brand according to customers under twin stollers is Mountain Buggy Urban Double.  I was amazed at the details of the reviews on the product page plus the detailed description of the product itself.  Now, that’s what I call empowering the consumer with relevant information.

And this is only one of over hundreds of products that Wize provides its visitors.  You can view the site’s expansive range of product categories in just one page to get the best brand on an item you wish to purchase.  Wize.com is the place where you can definitely request for the web’s best.

It’s official — Brangelina are having twins.   According to the sexy actress,  the sonogram revealed that they will have daughters and are unlikely to be identical.  The couple are currently staying in France for the Cannes Film Festival where Jolie’s movies Kung Fu Panda and Clint Eastwood’s The Changeling are in the competition.  Jolie co-voices an animated character in Dreamwork’s Panda together with Dustin Hoffman and Jack Black.  They are currently staying in the private mansion of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and will likely stay there until she gives birth.

During an interview, when she was told that taking care of twins was a hefty task, she  looked excited, exclaiming that they haven’t even hired a baby nurse yet.  Brad joined in and chided that they will have it the other way around and have 2 adults instead with six kids.  The couple hasn’t picked any names yet.  But judging from the names of other kids — Maddox, Zahar, Pax, and Shiloh — it will be something to look forward to.  Even with the actress’ tummy almost about to pop, she remains gorgeous and captivating.

Other than their film assignments, the couple had been busy with various Third World causes.  They have been responsible for over $8 million in donations, which included an orphanage in Cambodia.  It appears that these various endeavors have made the couple stronger with both finding fulfillment in their life through the causes that has already benefited so many children in poor countries.  Despite most people’s skepticism towards their partnership and their donations, I am rooting for them.  Regardless of whatever drives them towards their objective, the help they have extended to so many people is undeniable and cannot be ignored.

With the upcoming release of Beowulf, movie enthusiasts can’t wait to see this  computer animated epic.  Unlike other computer animated films, Beowulf utilized animation over existing film footage to create a stunning computer animated film that resulted in characters looking so much like their actor counterparts.  The film stars Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie, and Ray Winstone as Beowulf.  The screenplay is a collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary adapted from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem of the same title.  The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Angelina Jolie’s voice and image represents Grendel’s evil seductive mother, the Queen of Darkness.  With Jolie’s reputation for being daring and undaunted, it is surprising that  the actress admits to feeling shy after seeing her computer image naked except for gold paint covering her entire body and a lizard tail.  Although she had a lot of fun with the movie, she was amazed to see the final footages and felt exposed.  Despite the initial inhibition, she loves the end result and absolutely adores her tail.

I’m dying to see the movie.  The film will be released in the US on November 16.  I hope every second of Beowulf is just as exciting as the trailer.