Hollywood's 'It' couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly decided to tie the knot for the sake of their six children.
The children, a source says, have been wanting a wedding since they've been old enough to understand that their parents are not officially husband and wife, the OK! magazine reported.
"First it was Maddox, who has begged his parents to tie the knot for years. Lately, Shiloh and Zahara have been chiming in, and Pax thinks it would just be the coolest thing ever to be a ring bearer," a source sad.
The stars, dubbed as Brangelina, started dating each other in 2005, soon after Pitt's divorce from Jennifer Aniston. Pitt and Jolie fell in love while shooting for Mr & Mrs Smith.
In recent times, Pitt and Jolie have been plagued by break-up rumours. The couple raise a rainbow family of six children --Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivien.
In an October 2006 interview, Pitt, 45, had said that he and Jolie would marry when everyone in America is legally able to marry.
In what will become one of the biggest Hollywood splits of all time, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are calling it quits and have signed the papers on how to split their massive fortunes and children.
News outlets are reporting that Angelina and Brad started the breakup process in December when they visited a top divorce lawyer to begin working out how to split things up.
As of today, they will split their money equally and have shared custody of their six children. The kids however, will live with Jolie full time.
Since the couple is not married, the documents are reported to be more like a powerful prenuptial agreement - but for unmarried people.
There is no date penned yet on the documents, and it looks more like they are just getting everything ready for when they decide to officially split.
They have three adopted children - Maddox, 8, Pax, 6, and Zahara, 5, and three biological kids Shiloh, 3, and 17- month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Their joint fortune of about $350 million includes mansions in France, California and New Orleans.
Rumors have been circulating for months that the couple's relationship was doomed.
We suspect the $350 million is just the combined, joint income since the couple has been together - because we know Pitt is worth close to a billion dollars.
After keeping such a low profile since the birth of her new twins, Angelina Jolie is rushing back into the Hollywood spotlight.
Reports had surfaced recently that Jolie was suffering from a bad case of depression after her birth, but the A-list actress was seen in public for a screening of her latest movie "The Changeling".
Angelina is also the cover story feature in "W" Magazine's November issue, complete with a cover picture of her breastfeeding on of her children.
Jolie is photographed breastfeeding one of the new twins, either Knox Leon or Vivienne Marcheline, who covers Angelina's left breast with its tiny hand. Brad Pitt took the photos while the two were recovering at the Chateau Miraval in the French Riviera, and is only one of many taken by Pitt.
Pitt and Jolie have already received $14 million dollars for the first baby pictures, and we're sure "W" is also paying handsomely. Besides Shiloh and the twins, Pitt and Jolie also are parents to three adopted children: Maddox, 7, from Cambodia; Pax, 4, from Vietnam; Zahara, 3, from Ethiopia.
Angelina Jolie can be seen later this month in the crime drama "The Changeling", where a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.
Brad Pitt is currently being seen with George Clooney and Tilda Swinton in the comedy adventure "Burn After Reading", and has just completed work on the long anticipated fantasy "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" about a man who ages backwards.
Angelina Jolie was seen in public this week for the first time since media reports claim the actress is suffering from a bad case of postpartum depression.
Jolie was seen at a New York airport with Brad Pitt and their family of six, including the cute two-year-old Shiloh.
Jolie is getting ready for the premiere of her new movie "Changeling" next week, which will be her first public appearance since giving birth to Vivienne and Knox in July.
"Changeling" is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Jolie and John Malkovich, and is the story of what happens when a mother's prayer for her kidnapped son to return home go answered, though it doesn't take long for her to suspect the boy who comes back is not hers.
Brad Pitt, 44, spent most of last month at the Venice Italy and Toronto Film Festivals promoting his new films "Burn After Reading" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button". Angelina stayed away from the public and media, instead spending her time isolated at the Chateau Miraval in Provence, France.
Last week the family moved their flock to the Palais Parkschloss villa, south of Berlin Germany, while Pitt works on scenes for his latest film "Inglorious Bastards", written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Last month, news reports surfaced that Angelina was suffering from depression following the birth of her twins. A report in one magazine claims Angelina feels that Brad has things easy - he had the kids without the pain of birth, and he can just pick up and travel around the world whenever he wants to.
The unmarried partners family now consist of three adopted children and three biological children - Maddox, 7; Vietnamese Pax Thien, 4; Ethiopian Zahara, 3; Shiloh Nouvel, 2; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 10 weeks.
Even with already having six young children, Brad Pitt often speaks of his desire to have a 'sports team' sized family. Easy to say when you have hundreds of millions of dollars, and no womb.
Steven Spielberg is the latest power player and celebrity financial donor to rush to the fight against California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8.
Also known as the Marriage Protection Act, Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. If passed, it would overturn the court decision that made the state only the second in the country to legalize gay marriage.
In a statement to reporters, Spielberg said:
"By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has no place in California's constitution, or any other."
Last month, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated the same amount to the cause, and other celebrities have quietly donated funds behind the scenes. The Knights of Columbus, in support of the marriage ban, weighed in with a $1-million contribution in favor of Prop 8.
This amendment could have an impact on celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, who recently married her lesbian partner Portia De Rossi, and George Takei, Star Treks Sulu, who also married his long time gay boyfriend. Other openly gay celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have announced they would like to marry by Christmas.
"Burn After Reading" star Brad Pitt has donated $100K to help defeat a California ballot proposal targeted at abolishing the right to gay marriage. California recently made it possible for gay couples to wed, and the rush to the altar has been amazing.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are now married. Star Trek's George Teki has hitched the knot, and Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have announced they will be married by the end of the year.
"No one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn't harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8".
Pitt's generous gift is the largest to date by a Hollywood celebrity for a campaign against Prop 8.
During a 2006 press interview, Pitt told reporters that he and Angelina Jolie would not marry until all couples had the same rights.
"Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able."
Brad and Angelina have grabbed their fair share of attention for the adoption of several children, and for Jolie's artificial insemination resulting in their recent twins while not being married.
The intense interest comes at a time when more and more celebrities are feeling comfortable about being gay in public. Our just released top 10 list of openly gay male celebrities has received more traffic then any story we've ever written. People feel strongly that the Government should stay out of it and allow gay couples to get married and share the same rights as everyone else.
Political strategist Chad Griffin, who is helping coordinate efforts in the entertainment industry to defeat the controversial initiative, said he is hopeful that Brad Pitt's donation will prompt others to get involved, and said that Democratic billionaire Ron Burkle has agreed to host a large fundraiser at his home in October to rally Hollywood against Proposition 8.
Brad Pitt can currently be seen in the recently released thriller "Burn After Reading", starring alongside George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich and Tilda Swinton.
Hot off the heels of his latest film "Burn After Reading", starring Pitt, George Clooney and Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt is switching gears in anticipation of his next film due in theaters December 25.
"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" is an odd movie that will make you cry and scratch your head. The film stars Pitt, Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett, and was directed by David Fincher of "Se7en" fame.
Pitt's character tells people, "I was born under unusual circumstances", and nothing could be further from the truth. The main plot of the film tells the story of a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie features Benjamin Button, played by Brad Pitt, as and old man who physically ages backward. He is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby, and then finally vanishes from the earth.
At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman (Cate Blanchett), and must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions. The movie and soundtrack are eerie, setting the stage for what could be a strange film to be released on Christmas Day.
But it is a gripping film, and well worth the trip to the theater to see it. We suspect the award buzz will start the day it is released.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney are in Venice Italy this week for the Venice Film Festival, but more importantly they are showing off their latest film project "Burn After Reading".
The comedy was directed by the infamous Coen brothers and is due in U.S. theaters in September. The film, which premiered Wednesday at the Film Festival, is a story about dumb criminals and idiots - and what happens when their worlds intersect.
Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand play two unlucky gym employees who get into big trouble when the journal of an unsuccessful CIA agent, John Malkovich, falls into their hands, and they attempt to sell them as classified national intelligence secrets. George Clooney portrays an always-sick, big spender having a romantic fling with the CIA agent's unhappy wife, played by Tilda Swinton.
"Burn Without Reading" is set within a spy story for no other reason than "we hadn't done one before," Joel Coen told reporters at the festival.
If you have ever seen a Coen brother's movie you already have an idea of what to expect with "Burn After reading". It is sure to make you laugh, and may be the highlight of the late summer doldrums that plague us each year with sophomoric humor after the big epics like "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones" are just a faded memory.
Brad Pitt will also be seen this Christmas in the fantasy mystery film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", also starring Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swanson, a film that tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
George Clooney is currently filming "The Fantastic Mr. Fox", due in November 2009, and also stars Cate Blanchett. The film is an animated family adventure comedy about angry farmers who get tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox and look to get rid of their opponent and his family. _ Updated
New father of twins Brad Pitt is at the Toronto Film Festival this week to promote his latest film - the Coen brother's comedy thriller movie, "Burn After Reading", starring Pitt and George Clooney.
While rubbing elbows with the worlds rich and famous, Pitt took some time to tell reporters about his new life with twin babies and partner Angelina Jolie.
Brad talked about the new additions to the family, saying that eight-week-old twins Knox and Vivienne are great.
"Everyone is healthy," said Pitt. "No sleep though. Sleep is something you long for, but it's fine. We'll get it."
Despite the lack of sleep, "Burn After Reading" costar Tilda Swinton told Pitt not to worry. As a mother of twins herself, 11-year-old daughter Honor Byrne and son Xavier Byrne, she tells him: "It gets easier."
Brad has six children with partner Angelina Jolie - Maddox, 7, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, Shiloh, 2, Knox and Vivienne.
In addition to "Burn After Reading", Pitt has just complete the David Fincher directed mystery fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", starring alongside Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett. The film is due in theaters December 25.
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the movie features Benjamin Button, played by Brad Pitt, as a man who is born an old man and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby, and then finally vanishes from the earth. At age 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman, Blanchett, and must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions. _
Hollywood's 'It' couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly decided to tie the knot for the sake of their six children.
