Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt wrote love letters to each other while apart last year

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I remember when I was watching the HBO miniseries John Adams for the first time, and I came to the sudden realization that, at a certain point, John Adams and his wife Abigail had been separated by thousands of miles for what was probably five or six years. Their only communication was through letters. No phone calls. No Skyping. No hopping a plane for a quick visit. It’s difficult to really wrap your head around it in our modern world, but that’s the way so many people lived not that long ago.

Anyway, I was reminded of that when I read this new Angelina Jolie interview. Last year, there was a much-discussed scheduling conflict in the Jolie-Pitt household and for the first time in their nine years together, they were working at the same time on different projects thousands of miles away from each other. Angelina was directing Unbroken in Australia while Brad worked on Fury in England. And so to stay connected, they wrote love letters to each other. Actual honest-to-God handwritten love letters.

Angelina Jolie has revealed to Australia’s TV WEEK magazine that she and husband Brad Pitt wrote each other love letters while filming on opposite sides of the world. While Jolie was directing her upcoming war drama Unbroken in Australia, Brad Pitt was filming his drama Fury in London.

“He was supportive from a distance and it was quite romantic in a way,” she says of their rare separation. “We decided to be of that time when we could imagine he was in the European theatre and I was in the Pacific theater and we wrote hand-written letters to each other that were very connecting for us, thinking of the people that were separated for months if not years at a time back then.”

Jolie, 39, also opens up about a special moment with Olympic athlete and World War II hero Louis Zamperini, upon whom her new movie is based. The star was able to meet 97-year-old Zamperini just before he died from pneumonia on July 2, to show him a rough cut of her film.

“I brought him the film on my laptop in the hospital and it was amazing seeing someone at the end of their life watching their life unfold again, at the same time their body was shutting down,” she says emotionally. “He wanted me to make the movie to show something hopeful about the strength of the human spirit that can pull us through. He reminded me to have my surgery in the year that I did and he reminded me to appreciate every day of my life.”

[From TV Week]

I just spent way too much time fantasizing about what Brad and Angelina wrote to each other. Do you think it was sexy stuff? Or lovey-dovey stuff? Did they catch each other up on their daily activities? I bet Brad writes some sexy stuff, but Angelina’s letters were probably more of the “Zahara says we need to adopt a kangaroo” variety. I used to date a guy who wrote me old-fashioned letters. Like, on a typewriter. Hey, it was the ‘90s. People used to do that “ironically” back then. His letters weren’t super-romantic, but I enjoyed the old-fashioned effort it took.

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  1. lisa2 says:

    OK.. my loonie heart went AWWWWW so hard.

    I love a letter. Something very special about. And I saw someone on another site say it was TMI.. I laughed out loud. She didn’t say what was in the letters, just that they wrote them. I doubt the letters were about the children. Only because I’m sure Brad called or as they said they skyped too. So he talked to the children and the kids did go to England to spend time with him.

    so in my Loonie mind the letters were just for the two of them. I find that very romantic. A good letter can be extremely hot. Like reading something sexy in a book.. the right words.. yeah..

    I love their love.. there I’m a loon..

    • Greata says:

      Totally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Lollipop says:

      Yes you are.

    • Emma - the JP Lover says:

      @Lisa2 …

      I’m right there with you.

      🙂

      🙂

    • Chris says:

      Me too Lisa2……I was delighted by this. They give you a bit of inspiration to put a little effort into a dull day and try to let some sunshine in….or something waffly along those lines. They charm the bejasus out of me.

    • akivasha says:

      +1000
      ‘I love their love.. there I’m a loon.. ” I must start using this 🙂

      • lisa2 says:

        Yes and how she said they wrote letters is for some the worst thing in the world. But tweeting about the sex of your baby or instagram about every moment of your life and your children is awww so sweet.

        Some people are such hypocrites when it come to JUST THIS COUPLE.
        .

      • FLORC says:

        Lisa2
        your comment has me lost. What are you talking about? Do Brad and Dame Angie instagram?

    • Lady Macbeth (Hiddles F.) says:

      Awww that letter thing is lovely. My husband and I used to do it before living together, although we had skype or phone etc etc but we also used to write a letter to each other once a week 🙂

      • FLORC says:

        That’s so sweet:)
        Sometimes when my husband is working in a more remote area or different hours skype and phones aren’t so easy. We both save those little love letters and love notes we’ve given eachother.:)

        While some other couples think it’s silly to write love letters I think it’s wonderful. And I enjoy those random stories of amazing love letters written by hand that pop up online from time to time. Romance isn’t dead.

    • Nicolette says:

      Count me in. I love letters too, and find it sad that no one seems to write them anymore. Everything now is a text or a tweet or whatever with abbreviations. A handwritten letter is just so much more personal and special. And a love letter *sigh* nothing beats that.

      Love them.

      • Janet says:

        My daughter-in-law and I were discussing this just the other day. Nobody writes letters any more. Nobody writes thank-you notes any more. It’s sad.

      • Kate2 says:

        Without commenting on Brad and Angie, I actually bought a Thank you card for my boyfriend today. He paid for a 3 1/2 day trip to Nantucket (just got back yesterday) for us and I wanted to show my gratitude for his generosity and remind him how appreciated he is.

    • Malak says:

      Add me to the loon list!

  2. Sue says:

    This sounds very romantic, but why do we need to know about it? I thought celebrities craved privacy….

    • lisa2 says:

      She was asked how they kept connected during that time. I don’t think she read the letters to the reporter or showed them. I don’t see this as being over the top.

    • BangersandMash says:

      I was thinking the same thing. But I suppose for a celebrity, it’s a form of currency they can use to get the ticket sales rising up. If they give us a piece of their private existence, we’ll be motivated to go and watch this film where the director (jolie) wrote long beautiful love letters during filming away from her man… I don’t know

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        @BangersandMash, who wrote: “But I suppose for a celebrity, it’s a form of currency they can use to get the ticket sales rising up. If they give us a piece of their private existence, we’ll be motivated to go and watch this film where the director (jolie) wrote long beautiful love letters during filming away from her man… I don’t know”

        I suppose … but isn’t it also possible she gave us a peek at their private existence because she and Brad are a couple who were apart for more than a week for the first time in their 9-year relationship? I honestly don’t see the difference in her saying ‘we kept in touch with phone calls and Skype sessions’ and we ‘wrote long letters to each other.’ Nor would a celebrity saying something like that motivate me to go see a film. The subject matter would motivate me and supporting a celebrity as a fan would motivate me, but learning something ‘romantic’ about them when those first two things were absent, would not.

      • MsMercury says:

        @BangersandMash I agree with you. All celebs use a form of PR (whether true or lies) to get us to see their films. It is different for each celeb. But you get the point. Brad and Angie fans don’t like to admit that they do it too.

      • Ennie says:

        Just reading the Unbroken book or any war film or book made me want to go see the film. One realizes how those pieces of paper were the only thing that could reunite a family back then… nice of them to try it.
        Today we are too caught up into the instantaneity of communication, young ones do not have any idea what it is to wait impatiently for the mail man, to see that little flag in the mailbox and see that there MIGHT be something for you in there… It was exciting!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      I thought the same thing. I like her, but sharing something like that would take the magic out of it for me. It’s private.

      • V4Real says:

        I’m just wondering if she used snail mail or emails.

        I can see the postal worker’s face as he says from Angelina Jolie to Brad Pitt, yeah right good one folks.

      • Lucy2 says:

        I agree. It’s very sweet and probably very special to them, but if it were me, it is something I would have kept private.

      • Ennie says:

        I do not think they would use their names precisely for that reason, what if they get lost or someone steals it? I think they used different names and sent the letters through paperwork being sent by special delivery or being carried by their children when exchanging them or even themselves, like when Brad went to Australia. They probably got all that figured out beforehand.

      • Faye says:

        Although I’m not a fan, I do admire Jolie for all the good work she does, and she and Pitt seem to have a very nice, stable family together. So good for them on that.

        However, it cracks me up when people say they don’t use their personal lives to promote their stuff. Every single time one of them is about to come out with something, we suddenly see more paparazzi pics, and there are interviews with special details like this one. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t throw shade on them for doing it, but don’t pretend this doesn’t happen and that it isn’t deliberate.

      • DMsux says:

        Hmm…some are really thinking too much….What about the public including us?? Most of the time there’s only a supply when there’s a demand. What about the so-called drug video recently??That long personal boring phonecall with her dad. Isn’t that video private?? Where’s her privacy? Many were prying into her private life in the 90s by nasty means.

        It’s the same scenario for all celebrities, when their movies are coming out, the public get to see them more, the media is always interested in this couple, all celebrities get paparazzi more and be in the limelight more if their films are coming out! The media/paparazzi knows the interests of the public, they definitely have sources and know the films schedule of all studios.

        Moreover it’s also the duty and responsibility for all actors to promote their movie. In doing so, you have to speak and handle the press, the reporters are definitely going to ask many questions including some questions involving the couple’s relationship at press conferences, both of them are A-listers and the public are so interested in them…….all their fault??

        One really think they can just attend a press conference and only answer questions related to the movie??? Definitely some reporters will be offended if they don’t get any scoop out of their mouth for headlines. It’s not surprising at all that she was asked by the Aussie media regarding how they connect with each other while they were filming thousand of miles apart last year. So she telling a true fact that they wrote hand-written letters to each other is so wrong??? It’s just a simple and truthful answer, maybe she should lie and make up some stories or beat around the bush and don’t say anything. lol

        Well It’s not unusual that the media always plant headlines that divert the focus away from the movie that the celebrities are promoting. It’s people who are reading this piece of news that are kicking a fuss out of it. What’s the big deal about them writing letters to each other??? Are they the only ones that does it?? Were the content known?? The letters were exhibited at the press conference???? Or because they are celebrities, so they are not suppose to say that they are just like other people that sent hand-written letters to each other?? So saying a fact only means she wants you to spend money and buy a movie ticket?? Who would buy a movie ticket just because of hand-written letters??? Definitely NOT me!! loh

        Tabloids made millions by being manipulative story-tellers directing the “relationships of celebrities”. What exactly is private?? Are the privacy of celebrities respected by the public and the media?? The line is so vague!! There’s only a supply when there’s a demand!! The public like us will only judge the celebrities but not ourselves. loh

        Off I go from here

      • Shazz says:

        I doubt there was any magic in it – they have an open relationship and I bet their assistants wrote the letters so they could talk about it and seem romantic.

      • V4Real says:

        Watch it Shazz you’re about to poke the bear.

      • Ennie says:

        Oh, my, some have a peep hole through their bedroom and know all the truth about them…

      • Shazz says:

        In an interview with a German women’s magazine, Das Neue Jolie says, “I doubt that fidelity is absolutely essential for a relationship. It’s worse to leave your partner and talk badly about him afterwards. “Neither Brad nor I have ever claimed that living together means to be chained together. We make sure that we never restrict each other.”

      • FLORC says:

        Shazz
        That extract is amazingly out of context and there’s a lot lost in translation. I speak German well and she’s not saying anything close to what you think she’s saying. It’s a much broader statement.
        And even that quote at face value could mean things other than monogamy.
        But you read what you want.You dont want their love to be real so that’s what you see and hold onto. All other info on the matter be damned.

    • Vesta says:

      I think this writing letters theme is connected to her World War II era film. I’m already hoping she gets an Oscar nomination for that movie!

      But aww, I just cant’ help myself from gushing. Their relationship is magical. Writing letters is amazing. I’m guessing those letters were a balanced mixture of hot stuff & lovely family stuff.
      And these pics…Angelina is perfect. sigh.

      • Rosalee says:

        Vesta, Vesta, Vesta…I am fortunate to know real life couples who are much more romantic then two people who pull out their seemingly perfect relationship to make interviews more interesting or passionate (see Will and Jada Smith) or walk their children for the cameras. It’s all smoke and mirrors, they know people such as your self drank the purple koolaid and will buy anything and everything that pop out of their mouths, Jolie/Pitt are a brand and they must sell the brand – after years of being together and parenting their 6 kids sure I’ll buy they love each other but we don’t get to see behind the curtain. We only see what they want us to see.
        Oscar..sure people who will vote, but not see the movie..(see 12 Years a Slave) as for your gushing get a life.

      • lisa2 says:

        @rosalee. you don’t have to be so snarky.

        Just because you don’t like that some people like them. They are on a gossip site and guess what so are you. And the same effort it took you to write something negative it took them to say something positive. Maybe you are the one that needs to “get a life”

        Maybe you obvious anger about this couple is something you should look into. Or maybe avoid news about them would help.

      • Belinda says:

        @Lisa2 I wasnt going to wade into the mess that always follows an AJ or JA post. However I found it strange that you would suggest that a negative comment against your favorite actress is indicative of a deficiency in the commenters life. See I thought it strange because I have see you post negatively on other stories. Stanning doesnt give you a pass for hypocrisy you know .

      • Ennie says:

        We all know “other” more romantic couples. Who cares, this is not a competition. We are gossiping about them.
        I think we do not need to belittle the JPs to make a point, but we all have opinions, and if yours is negative, do not expect others to agree either.

      • lisa2 says:

        @Belinda.. if you read that comment what that post said was exactly what you are accusing me of doing. So if you are going to come for me; fine. But read the entire comment first. And when someone says that gushing about a favorite celeb means that they can say to someone

        “as for your gushing get a life” how is that different from what I said.. and why did my comment bother you but the one I was commenting to didn’t.

        and I may make a comment on “Other” threads, like anyone else. But the problem of support or liking a celeb is always a problem when you are a JP fan.

      • FLORC says:

        Rosalee
        You might know those couples, but you don’t know this couple. And as another said this isn’t a competition. If nothing else these 2 appear to love eachother.
        The story sounds very sweet from a couple that has rumors swarm around them, but remain close and always look deeply in love.

    • bns says:

      Because she knew it would create a headline.

      Celebrities do not crave privacy no matter how much they say they do. They all live for the attention.

      • BNA FAN says:

        Angelina is always open and honest that’s why she still catches flack for her wild early years. Angelina was asked how did they communicated while they were on opposite ends of the earth. Angelina replied they wrote handwritten letters, love letters. What’s wrong with her saying the truth? Angelina replied they kept in touch the old fashion way by writing back and forth to each other. Angelina and Brad filming WW11 movies and writing letters was the way solders communicated with their love ones at that period in history. I find this a beautiful love story.

      • Jessica says:

        @bns Aren’t you always complaining about what they do? This isn’t a new thing for you.

      • bns says:

        @Jessica

        LOL what? I’m not complaining and I hardly comment on Brad and Angelina…

      • FLORC says:

        bns
        Totally agree.
        Just like how Angie had a double mastectomy for attention. And how she began adopting all those orphans or children that couldn’t be cared for. And let us not forget all those hours and personal money going towards groundwork charity and UN work that only gets picked up on because of the actual press and not slummy tab reporters.

        Yea. We can see right through those thinly veiled PR attempts.

      • bns says:

        @FLORC

        Another day, another Angelina fan getting their panties in a knot.

      • Jessica says:

        Whenever I see you comment on an Angelina article it’s never positive.

      • bns says:

        @Jessica

        Well then you haven’t seen me comment very many times on Angelina because I actually like her.

      • FLORC says:

        bns
        Maybe i’m not understanding it correctly, but your pro angie comments are passive aggressive.

        And yea. Another day, another Angie post, another anti Jolie brigade looking for a flaw in the armor.

  3. SpookySpooks says:

    Yuck.

    • Lollipop says:

      Yeah, I think it’s quite yucky aswell. I guess I’m dead inside.

    • bns says:

      +1

      There’s nothing wrong with writing letters, but she sounds so pretentious here.

      • Rhiley says:

        I think the gesture is very sweet, but I kind of rolled my eyes at all the Pacific/European theater stuff.

      • Allie says:

        “We decided to be of that time…” Who talks like that? That just sounds pretentious as hell.

      • Ennie says:

        The “pacific/ European” theater is a way of speaking about the different places where WWII took place, I am not a native speaker of English and I had already heard about this history terms. It does not sound weird at all.
        B and A were working in their WWII films at opposite sides of the world, coincidentally, in those different scenarios. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_theater_of_World_War_II

      • Eve says:

        I agree with”YUCK”, more pretentious then sweet in my opinion, they try to sell their relationship like their love story is out of ‘The Notebook’ movie or something. We all know their sultry past and dysfunctional relationships.

      • Malak says:

        They are in a “pretend business” (movie-making), but I do believe they’re a real couple. I think neither would remain in a relationship that they don’t really want, that doesn’t make them happy.

    • Tanguerita says:

      Yuck indeed. (In a Chandler Bing’s voice): Could these two BE anymore pretentious?

    • Soulsister says:

      I write letters to my family and friends all of the time. Crikey if I knew that I was being pretentious I would have sent them an email instead. LOL

      I’m scratching my head here and wandering when the simple act of writing somebody a letter became something to be sneered at.

      • Lady Macbeth (Hiddles F.) says:

        +1

      • Ennie says:

        Nah, you’re safe, this kind of attitude is only directed towards Brad and Angelina. SMH

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Who doesn’t love getting a letter or really, anything, in the mail?

        It might sound silly but my mom periodically sends me random cards (usually with a cat on it) with newspaper clippings or magazine cut-outs of things she thinks I would like/find interesting. It makes my day!

        I didn’t find it pretentious but I don’t think their “image” is as carefully crafted as it some think it is. I think they genuinely love each other.

        I do wonder why she decided to share that information though.

      • Em says:

        Unbroken is premiering in a little over three months. This isn’t too early for promo. I don’t doubt she’s being sincere but this is all for promo purposes, it’s like that with every celeb and Brangelina is not an exception.

    • Soulsister says:

      @Allie – “We decided to be of that time…” Who talks like that? That just sounds pretentious as hell.
      ————————————————————————————————
      Damn you Angelina. How dare be able to string a sentence together. Who does this woman think that she is what with her letter writing, knowing how to read books and taking an active interest in events that are happening in the world.

      How dare she come across with this pretentious BS. Doesn’t she know that the only things that she should be interested in are her hair, skin treatments and taking her clothes off in her movies.

      Hopefully after reading this forum, Angelina will seeing the error of her pretentious ways.

      • Allie says:

        Lol. I wasn’t questioning AJ’s ability to string words together. I was laughing about the particular way she expressed herself in this instance. Sorry, but it does sound pretentious to my ears. I also wasn’t commenting on her interests, book reading, or letter writing. Like I said, I was just voicing my opinion on this particular quote.

      • Chris says:

        Calling a coherent speaker ‘pretentious’ is just inverted snobbery. Tsk and harrumph to *that*.

      • Malak says:

        Soulsister and Chris

        I totally agree.
        When it isn’t the usual shallow and vacuous HW stuff, it must be ‘pretentious.’

  4. GiGi says:

    I was just thinking about this the other day! I used to write love letters with my boyfriends when we were apart. I remember the excitement of getting a letter and having some little flower fall out of it when you opened it – and then email happened. In fact, I was dating one guy for about 4 years and when we started, no one had email so we wrote letters while we were apart and then in the middle of our relationship I got CC:Mail (LOL!) and he had access to a computer sometimes, too… and then we emailed. And by the time we broke up we had cell phones… a huge leap of technology happened within that relationship!

    My husband and I only corresponded over email! No love letters…

  5. Jen2 says:

    Sounds sweet and more intimate than e-mail, which they probably had to use for the children. Just saying they wrote letters is not giving away much. She did not go on and on about what was in them, that would have been oversharing. There are those that would have I am sure. I don’t think they like the whole social media thing with way too many details of their lives like so many others, no constant twitter or instagrams, which is nice. Oops, another little detail of their lives missed by the tabloid source under the bed!!

  6. neer says:

    Their relationship is so inspiring. They don’t allow modern technology to dictate how they express their love toward each other. I am certain, they also make use of faster, new means of communication BUT sometimes it’s nice to do the traditional way, that is writing letters or thru snail mail. It’s like there are still a lot of people who prefer to read novels thru printed publications instead of ebook. I think it is more romantic that way. I don’t know with others BUT IMO it makes some difference because writing letters traditionally (NOT typing) is spending much time & effort BUT the feeling is the same or more loving.

    • Vesta says:

      I agree. It’s the romantic gesture and making the effort. No wonder they are still together.

      Although these two suit each other perfectly anyway, I believe one has to make some effort in order to make things last!

  7. itsnotthatserious says:

    I love that they put in the work that it takes to keep their love fresh and after all these years they are still able to find new ways to do that. The tabloids and gossips did not see them lasting 6 months and yet on the eve of their ten year anniversary, it looks like the flame is burning just as brightly.

  8. Jenny12 says:

    If there’s such a thing as soulmates, I have to say, I think these two are. I love letters; wish my husband did.

  9. MrsBPitt says:

    The best Mothers Day gift I ever received from my husband, was a letter telling me all the things he and the kids appreciated about me and how much they loved me….I still have that letter 15 years later, and it can still bring tears to my eyes. Somehow its more personal in a written letter. I think it was very romantic of them to write to each other!

  10. Rhiley says:

    It is a very lovely, romantic gesture. I bet Brad has beautiful handwriting, but kind of bad spelling. Like, “Your such an amazing, talented beautiful woman. Your my lady, and I love you and our family alot. More than alot, really. Alot, alot, Baby. I love your toes, and your beautiful mouth. Your going to have to put up with me kissing every square inch of your gorgeous body when we see each other.”

    • Calcifer says:

      @ Rhiley Too funny! Funny, without being mean, I love that!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Once I broke up with a guy because he wrote me a letter and spelled “writing” with 2 ts – “writting.” He was very hot, but that made me realize something that had been lurking under the surface for months – this guy is dumb as a rock.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Ha ha ha…oh man, that is bad. I think you made the right call. Poor dude…

    • BNA FAN says:

      @Rhiley: I believe you are selling Brad Pitt short. Remember Brad dropped out of college two credits short if graduating. People who have worked with him say he’s a very smart man. Please do not judge the book by the cover. I believe you’re saying he’s too good looking to be smart? Or he’s not always articulate when speaking but that does not make him dumb, some people are just not always articulate when speaking to the press.

      • Rhiley says:

        I actually don’t think he is dumb. I think the work he does as a producer, and in New Orleans, shows that he has a lot of brains and passion. He is very good at having a vision and seeing that vision through. That takes focus (something I lack). But yeah, his interviews are sometimes kind of try hard because he comes across as sounding like he “crammed” for them, learned some new words and theories. He was on John Stewart promoting Money Ball and it was kind of uncomfortable to watch. But I love Brad. Benjamin Button is one of my favorite movies of all time. I have seen it multiple times because he is just so flawless in it. And I think he is a beautiful human being. He really has made a positive impact on the world. He is a very responsible person, and I respect that tremendously.

      • Josefa says:

        I really like Brad and I’m sure he’s a lot smarter than people may think, but eloquent he’s definitely not. My sister is like that, she sounds awfully stupid but when you actually get to know her you’re amazed by how brilliant she is. His intelligence, like my sister’s, just does not reside in his communication skills. And that’s okay. You can’t be good at everything.

  11. MsMercury says:

    I like them but I feel like she has a film coming out about WW2 and a Oscar campaign later on eh. But I will say the written word is is much more romantic than text. Good for them for keep it going on. 🙂

    • BNA FAN says:

      Ms Murcery, her film will not be out until December 25, Christmas day. I doubt Angelina speaking the truth when asked a question has anything to do with a Oviedo coming out Christmas Day.

  12. hutter says:

    I fear that Brad’s love letters sound like his Chanel ad: nonsensical, pretentious waffling. “The world turns and we turn with it.”

  13. The Original G says:

    I love emailing and texting my husband. Love it.

  14. Kiddo says:

    I remember hearing this story last year or some other time.

  15. JonB says:

    Phony couple

  16. TheRealMaya says:

    That sounds so romantic especially coming from Angelina who has confessed in the past that she is not romantic. Well when you are in love you try everything to make your partner feel special. This couple knows what to do to make sure their love in growing and not fading – they are definitely soulmates.

    I love the fact that Angelina and Brad knows exactly what to say about their private lives and not spill everything. Here Angelina only said that they wrote letters to each other and left it at that – leaving the rest of world deciding what the letters could contain. That’s how you keep someone’s interest.

    PS: Beyonce should learn from Angelina and Brad how whether the media intrusion and hatred from people. Angelina and Brad has been subjected to vicious rumours for years and yet they never respond nor react to any of those. They don’t flare the fire and instead let it die without notice. And now people can see that they are in love, love their children, wonderful career and humanitarian work. They just get on with their lives they way they want to. In my opinion Beyonce should do the same and not constantly post pictures of her family to try and reply to the rumours.

    • Kim1 says:

      Beyonce has not responded to the breakup rumors.She has been posting IG pics of her family all year.Is she supposed to stop because there are rumors GMAB.
      As for AJ if anyone would read the interview she was asked how did you stay connected when he was filming Fury.The interviewer mentioned Skype or emails.She responded no they wrote letters to each other.
      I guess the next controversy will be about Brad putting the American flag on the roof as a message for Louis.Unbroken comes out in Dec 25 so everything she says or does until then is PR for her film.GMAB

      • TheRealMaya says:

        I agree with everything you have said But damn it Kim you made me google what GMAB stands for 🙁

  17. serena says:

    Really cute and romantic, made me go all ‘awww’!

  18. lower-case deb says:

    i like writing letters or postcards to friends and family. but nowadays they sometimes arrive long after i have come home. the alternative, FedExing a letter, just doesn’t have the same feel 🙂

    • The Original G says:

      Because of this I send MYSELF a postcard when I’m on vacation. I’m usually relaxed and have being away from it all has made me more contemplative and vowing to slow down and take better care of myself and others when I’m home.

      I send myself a message like that. “Remember that day when you sat in the town square together and ate snow cones and laughed?” I forget about it and a week or more after I came home, I get surprise at the mailbox. A note from the *other me.*

      • Jen2 says:

        I always send myself postcards from my favorite places with notes to myself and I get to keep the pretty stamps from all those gorgeous countries. When I went to Mt. Fuji in Japan, they have special stamps for that occasion. It was very cool. Others got them too, but I had to have one for rmyself

      • lower-case deb says:

        @The Original G, and @Jen2,
        what a good idea! i’ve never thought of it that way before.

        usually, the recipient of the late-arriving letter/postcard would sit me down and read it aloud to me with commentaries, especially my family (who lives with me, but sometimes my friend would phone me and give me their remarks that way).

        in my household, it began with my husband. my kids would just roll their eyes and tuck the letter like it’s an alien thing.

        but nowadays, they do too! i love writing mushy letters to my kids because they’ll roll their eyes and go “mooomm who writes that??!!!”

        and they’ll want to know about my childhood where we’ll have penfriends.
        they’d want to do it with their friends too, but until now they just find it absurd still. dunno why. it’s such a nice thing to do.

  19. mia says:

    How Goopy of you

  20. Artemis says:

    That’s sweet. Makes me thing of Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, they only communicate this way (thanks to Riley’s insistence). Very romantic.

  21. Kori says:

    My husband spent 2013 on a deployment and while he mostly used phones, Skype and email, there was the occasional letter too. Military members like receiving things in the mail and I like receiving letters and cards. 🙂 His first deployment was back in 1996 and it was mostly letters then–technology has really changed.

    But I’m so happy to hear that Louis Z got to see a rough copy of the film. I was sad to think he died before it came out– but at least he got to see what it will resemble eventually.

  22. Jessica says:

    It’s such a sweet and romantic gesture. I don’t understand all the snark on here over this. Everything doesn’t have to be a conspiracy theory. Brad and Angie are “damned if they do and damned if they don’t”. They are just living their lives with their six children, they don’t have to please anyone.

  23. Jane Q. Doe says:

    I like the idea of writing letters, you get a nice surprise in the mail (instead of just bills), and something tangible to hang on to. Old emails have been lost, but I still have letters from loved ones.
    But more importantly to me was that Louis did get to see at least a version of the movie. What an amazing life!

  24. Mingy says:

    This reminds me; I wrote a sweet little letter, and put it in my husband’s lunch bag, he didn’t even mention it! DICK.

  25. Hissyfit says:

    Cute!

    I do like writing letters and sending postcards rather than photo tagging on Facebook or instagram or email. It’s much more personal and you know they’ve put effort in it. Well, I collect stamps so I get overly excited if I received snail mails from my friends all over the world.

  26. helenk says:

    Love this- they are still so in love after so many years (& babies!!). How is this going to get people to go see her film? Maleficent has been out for weeks and had already made well over $700 million- she ANSWERS a question and it will make $100 million more?? The attacks on her & Brad are ridiculous- she should have said no comment so people would stop being so nasty. Of course if she said no comment, then she would have gotten trashed for that, too. BTW, Unbroken doesn’t come out until December.

  27. Eleonor says:

    Once I had a boyfriend with whom I exchanged letters.
    I loved it.
    We used to make little symbols on the envelope ( I was the moon and he was the sun ^_^ ) , sometimes we did send to each other small things like autumn leafs. It was quite romantic. I still have all his letters.
    Too bad he was such an a-hole.

  28. Mrs McCubbins says:

    I’ve worked in a hospital where people are dying of pneumonia, they’re pretty much comatose. The whole comment comes off as PR to me. Nothing wrong with it I guess but I just cant take these two as seriously as they take themselves. I dont get the hype.

    • TheRealMaya says:

      I am sorry but what has you having worked in a hospital with dying patients anything to do with this couple?

      Do you want people to praise you for having nursed others? Is that why you just have to mention? Please do enlighten me because I just simply don’t understand.

      • Mrs McCubbins says:

        Well if you really want to know versus trying to be rude it’s really quite amazing to me that he was able to watch a movie when dying of pneumonia. I’m not looking for praise or a pissing match. Did you even read the dialogue?

    • Ennie says:

      IT’S LIKE THAT QUOTE I READ ON FB, THAT SAID MORE OR LESS:
      People get upset when sentences don’t finish the way they sausage

      What does one thing have to do with the other????? LOL.

  29. LT says:

    I love this – particularly if they are both articulate. When we were dating (before email), my husband wrote me letters and faxed them to me. Men who can write are hugely attractive.

  30. Bobby says:

    What is she wearing in her left ear? A faux-gauge earring? Whaa?

    • FLORC says:

      Bobby
      Zoom in if you can. Her earring s a double triangle. 1 side gold and the other a blue stone.

  31. floretta50 says:

    The mail man should have stolen one. Just kidding, I don’t condone criminality. What would I pay to see what was in those letters, I don’t think those letters were about the kids. They had better lock those letters up at Fort Knox. For security reasons Angelina should have kept that information to herself the way the world is today, someone might attempt to steal them for money.

  32. BlueJay says:

    How many months will we have of this “We love each other so much” PR? Until Oscars I guess. Yes they are so in love and yes they need to remind us. Actually, she is much like Blake. They have always sold their movies by using their personal life. Whatever works I guess. Personally I like the way Scar Jo handles it better. Keep quite about your personal life it only sets you up to be laughed at.

    • DMsux says:

      Really?? Thought your so-called PR already went on for 9 years by the media ?? And you seem interested too?? Why visit this website and read celebrities gossips?? As if they know the questions that any particular reporter at a press conference will ask beforehand and they can always choose to lie or not replying . So the reporters of many many news outlets were commanded by MS Jolie to use sending handwritten letters to each others as headlines?? She is really maleficent, has the power to control the brains of the public to focus on that??

      Well, their personal life have always been used by the media and the public who are so interested in their personal life.

      scarlett johansson is also a A-lister couple with another male-costar?? The fact is the public and the media are not that interested in her personal life as compared to brangelina. But there are still a lot of publicity about her relationship!

      Really going……bye

    • Eve says:

      Totally agree BlueJay.

    • Altariel says:

      Yeah, but somehow that question just seemed too convenient…. they want to share that they were being part of that era and sent letters to each other, so how perfect a question was that, lol. Anyway, so what if it’s a set up or a spontaneous question…people still love to read about her, whether they like her or not.

  33. jammypants says:

    I love this woman.

  34. Ravendaughter says:

    They wrote letters-not e-mails. That is truly amazing in this day and age.

  35. Dara says:

    Ignoring for the moment whether I think mentioning the letters falls into the shameless PR cateogry- I think the whole exercise may have started out as nothing more than research for both of them. She was making a WWII movie in Australia, he was making a WWII movie in Europe. If you are trying to ‘be of that time’ – which, by the way, is their JOB when making a film – what better way to prepare than to trade letters like in ye olden days? I wonder if the romantic aspect of it seems to have caught Ange by surprise – she’s never struck me as the overly gushy, romantic sort to begin with.

    If Brad had been playing a clown in a circus movie would we all be rolling our eyes at their shameless self-promotion if he went to clown college for research and Angie had offered makeup tips over evening cocktails? Or is it the sentimental, lovey-dovey tone that some object to?

    btw – in this era of email and texting, I’ve discovered that hand writing a letter is a bitch to do if you don’t do it regularly. I wrote a short note a few days ago and after searching high and low for suitable paper, pen and envelope, my hand started cramping after writing two sentences. Typing up the thing would have been so much faster/easier, but far less personal.

  36. Dagmarunger says:

    They used snail mail, by post. In another article she mentioned this. It was in keeping with the times of the WW2, “we could imagine he was in the European theatre and I was in the Pacific theatre”.
    Also more romantic to have a real letter to read and save for your children to read when you are gone!

  37. Francis says:

    I love how into each other they are. They just are a romantic couple. Love Brad and Angelina.

    I’m sure C.Handler and J.Anniston are going off the rails.

    • Lena says:

      Actually, they make me want to puke! Such obvious PR pretentiousness. She is on her Oscar pimping warpath and we will be subjected to their fake “lovey dovey” bull crap from now until December 25th. She knows exactly what she’s doing and you all are gullible to fall for their carefully crafted image.

  38. Abby says:

    Ok, they’re really starting to sell me on their relationship. Slowly… becoming…a brangeloonie.

  39. Triple Cardinal says:

    Funny how this thread reminds me of Nicole Kidman’s announcement that Keith Urban writes her a love letter every single day that they’re separated.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2557177/Nicole-Kidman-reveals-Keith-Urban-leaves-love-letter-night-apart.html

    Interesting how this info was released just ahead of Valentine’s Day…but I digress.

    Back on point: would I sound too cynical if I mention that Jolie and Kidman now share the same manager?

    • TC says:

      Or maybe it’s just as simple as two couples making an effort to keep their romance alive. Brad Pitt writing romantic letters is nothing new. He did this with his ex in the early years of their courtship. He would leave romantic letters for her to find when he was away filming, or either he would hide letters in her suitcase when she was away filming. I remember Aniston gushing about it donkey years ago either on Letterman or Leno.

      And considering that Nicole and Keith spend much more time apart than Brad and Angie (Nicole makes more movies a year than Angie and Keith’s not always with her because of his demanding schedule), they too clearly make an effort to keep their relationship fresh. Time apart can be a beast if you allow it and I’m sure receiving a romantic letter from your husband or wife can really fortify you.

      What amazes me is the automatic suspicion and doubt in this story. It can’t be believed to be real so then it’s some sort of PR game. I guess it’s a generational thing. This is the age of texting, Twitter and Facebook, not actually taking the time to sit down and write a personal letter to a loved one. I’m much older and can understand the significance and meaning of Brad and Angie’s (and Nicole and Keith’s) letter-writing behavior. So it doesn’t sound suspicious to me.

      When I was away at university in my first year, I used to write letters to my mom all the time about how much she meant to me and how much her love and guidance has nurtured me. I found them years later when I was home on a visit and she told me they were the most wonderful things she ever received from me. It made me feel so good that I took the time to do it and to acknowledge and appreciate her in that way.

      So I totally get it. The simple act of writing a letter can really make a difference to those close to you. Unfortunately, letter-writing is a dying art-form, especially for this generation. But it’s good to know there are those helping to keep it alive.

  40. Altariel says:

    Yes, she has a lot to be appreciative of in her life.

  41. Moonlampje says:

    Hi all,

    I’m moon, a long time lurker and just decided to throw in my 2 cents on this topic. Haven’t read through all the comments but need to get this off my chest :D. Letter writing isn’t dead at all!!! There are loads of website/facebook groups dedicated to “snailmail” and people who love to do that.

    I personally write with people in American Prison, but can understand that not everyone is cut out for that. But, if you do like to send and receive letters, there are loads of options out there.
    Anyways, just my 2 cents.

    Greetz from The Netherlands.

    • mayamae says:

      Hi Moon. Why are you drawn to American prisoners versus those in your country? I’m sure we have one hundred times more here, so maybe there’s better variety? I don’t have a problem with writing/receiving letters, I just dislike my handwriting.

      • Moonlampje says:

        Writing to prisoners over here is almost impossible. Besides I wouldn’t want to have one appearing on my doorstep, lol. Also, dutch prison is camp cupcake compared to most american prisons. The reason I chose to write american prisoners was to do something good that isn’t accepted by society, to brighten peoples days and to improve my english skills.

  42. Meme says:

    It never ceases to amaze me How JP fans get so worked up when they see a less than fawning comment and feel the need to trash that commenter.

  43. Janet says:

    The New York Times ran a feature story yesterday on Brad Pitt’s new movie. Looks interesting.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/movies/fury-starring-brad-pitt-a-raw-look-at-warfare.html?_r=0