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Mar 9
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Enquirer: “Brad & Angie’s Kids Turn Violent” = best cover ever

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I just sent this cover to CB with the subject heading “LMAO”. I mean… whoever does The Enquirer’s cover layout truly deserves an award. This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Let’s just take it point by point:

*Maddox looks likes he’s licking a button on his jacket. VIOLENT.

*Empress Zahara is going to cut a bitch, no doubt. Completely warranted.

*Pax wants ice cream. VIOLENT.

*Shiloh is such a little ham, and I even know where that photo is from – Angelina had taken the four older kids toy shopping, and Shiloh was wearing her Nutcracker jacket and brandishing a cardboard sword and making faces at the paparazzi. Obviously, VIOLENT.

* And then there’s the photo of Angelina, looking very much like the violent, mercurial matriarch who raises her children to first cut a bitch and ask questions later.

*Finally, there is POOR BRAD and the twins. Brad is “protecting” them, you see, from button-licking and ice cream and Empress Zahara’s world domination.

The Enquirer hasn’t released their story as of yet. But I can’t imagine it will outshine this magnificent cover.

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Enquirer cover courtesy of CoverAwards. Additional photos by Fame.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt

Written by Kaiser         96 Comments »
Feb 25
'11
Angelina Jolie designed a special diamond pendant for her lover, Brad Pitt

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As I read this Us Weekly piece, my expression must have changed from disgust to concern to outright pleasure. Angelina Jolie has designed a special love token for her bitch, Brad Pitt. Angelina’s bitch loves his diamonds, because Brad is some kind of fancy kept man who needs to be pampered, apparently. This is all according to Us Weekly’s source, who must be the manager of jeweler Robert Procop’s store, because this is just a paid advertisement for his jewels:

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but it seems Brad Pitt is awfully fond of them as well. Angelina Jolie, 35, commissioned London-based jewelery designer Robert Procop to create a diamond pendant for her beau, 47, engraved with a love message a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.

The actress has donned Procop’s designs on several red carpets and is even working with him to create her own jewelry line, The Style of Jolie.

The pair based the pendant — which is worth a six-figure sum — on Ancient Egyptian amulets that contained hidden messages.

As for the engraved missive, “The hidden message is lasered on,” Procop told UK’s Daily Mail. “I can’t tell you what it says, and you would need a microscope to read it!”

[From Us Weekly]

First: The Style of Jolie. LMAO. I really, REALLY hope that Angelina is in no way involved with that. She’s just can’t be. I can’t see her sitting there, saying to herself, “Damn, I’m really good at designing jewels for mah bitches, I need to do my own line so that EVERYONE can enjoy The Style of Jolie!!!”

Second: I want to figure out what the “hidden message” is. Here are my guesses:

1. “Property of Whiskey Bravo.”
2. “Angie’s Bitch.”
3. “Just a little bauble for my angel!”
4. “The Gerbils of Doom were wrong, six years and strong!”
5. “Lovingly Made By The Style of Jolie”
6. “Does this make me look fat?”
7. “Empress Zahara 4 Eva.”
8. “Leftie loosie, rightie tightie.”
9. “You can leave your hat on.”
10. “I can’t believe you wanted this.”
11. “Now you can burn that stupid goddamn pendant Jennifer gave you.”

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jewelry

Written by Kaiser         77 Comments »
Feb 24
'11
Is Brad Pitt moving his family to Manhattan?

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These are new photos of Brad Pitt at LAX yesterday. Still wearing a hat, which seems to be hiding his longer hair. Is Brad growing his hair out? Unknown. Anyway, Fame Pictures is trying to make a big thing about how Brad is probably flying to France to oversee even more renovations to the chateau. I don’t know if that’s really where he’s headed, though.

Meanwhile, OK! Magazine claims that Brad and Angelina are planning a move to New York, just in time for Jennifer Aniston’s move to New York. OK! is creating controversy because they think Brangelina will move uptown, while Aniston will move downtown, and “the city isn’t big enough for all of them.” It’s not all Bermuda Triangle stuff though – apparently, Brad and Angelina have finally decided to get married. Yeah, yawn:

It looks like Brad Pitt and Angelina may finally have wedding bells ringing in the near future – along with a new house in Manhattan to call their own!

A friend of the couple tells OK!: “Angelina has always love city living, and Brad wants to make her happy. So they looking to purchase a townhouse instead of an apartment. Right now, they want something with about 10 bedrooms. That’s two extra bedrooms compared to their last NYC apartment. They’re trying to find something that can accommodate everyone and toying with the idea of buying two townhouses and turning them into one big house – that way, they have more than enough room to extend their family.” Which, according to sources, is something they will do when they finally get married.

The friend also says: “New York is filled with good memories for them, really romantic ones. They loved their times at the Waldorf, and Angelina loves the antique shops and bookstores. They also love taking the kids to museums and Central Park.”

[From OK! Magazine, print edition]

Yeah, it’s crap. But if it’s true, then good for them, I guess. Good luck trying to wrangle six kids in the city.

One last thing – OK! Magazine has a side story that I find much more interesting. It’s all about how Brad is getting back into shape after developing something of a gut last year. According to sources, while Angelina was directing in Budapest, Brad was working out like crazy at a private gym. Lots of running and weight machines, etc. He has been looking thinner lately.

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Photos courtesy of Fame.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt

Written by Kaiser         55 Comments »
Feb 21
'11
Are Brad Pitt’s parents moving in with him to help raise the kids?

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Take this for what it is – a random report out of one of Britain’s tabloids, The Sun. The Sun claims that Brad Pitt’s parents, Jane and Bill, are planning on moving in with the Jolie-Pitts to help them raise their six kids. According to sources, Brad has arranged for his parents to move into a little cottage-like place on Brad and Angelina’s extensive French property. The idea behind the whole thing is that Brad is insisting that he and Angelina take some time off and just be in France for a while, for the kids. And Bill and Jane want to help, I guess, although I’m pretty sure that Bill and Jane have a pretty active life in Missouri already, so…?

THERE won’t be much chance for BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE to make any more nippers – his parents are moving in. The superstar couple are going to live in the South of France full-time – and Brad’s mum and dad, Jane and Bill Pitt, will be living there too.

Work has begun on a granny flat for them at the star couple’s £35million Chateau Miraval estate in Brignoles. The Pitt seniors will then move there from Springfield, Missouri, to help look after Brad and Ange’s six kids. Brad flew to the Chateau last week to oversee building work.

A source said: “The whole family is going to move there as soon as the renovations are done. At the moment they have six nannies – one for each of the kids – and the plan is to get rid of the helpers and rely on Bill and Jane. The annexe they will live in is an old building which used to be used as a dovecote. It’s big enough to have a sitting room, kitchen and a couple of bedrooms. It will make a lovely little cottage for them.”

As well as their daughter, SHILOH, four, and two-year-old twins KNOX and VIVIENNE, Brad and Ange have adopted sons MADDOX, nine, PAX, seven, and daughter ZAHARA, six.

The pair have always taken their brood with them as they jetted around the globe for work but all that is about to change now the kids are older. The source added: “They don’t want them dragged around the world any longer. Brad is traditional and wants them to put down roots and have friends and go to the same school, rather than constantly moving. The plan is both of them will do voiceover work in a recording studio in the chateau’s grounds. Other than that, they’ll pretty much retire from Hollywood for a while.”

Their pals JOHNNY DEPP, VANESSA PARADIS and their children LILY-ROSE and JACK live only 40 minutes away from the French bolt-hole. Johnny, who starred alongside Angelina in The Tourist, sold the idea of a simple French life to them while they filmed in Venice last year.

A source added: “Johnny said if they want a normal life they must leave LA. They all agree the time has come for them to focus on bringing up their family. They have plenty of money and they want to relax and enjoy it.”

They’ll be lucky with relationship kryptonite – the in-laws – there…

[From The Sun UK]

Well, it wouldn’t surprise me if Brad was overseeing renovations to that part of the chateau, because God knows the man loves his renovations. Maybe he even has his parents in mind for the little cottage-like thing. Or maybe that’s where Empress Zahara will plot her global domination. Every Empress needs her lair, and I would be more willing to buy that Brad was making renovations with Zahara in mind (he is her loyal minion). Unfortunately for this story, I don’t think Angelina and Brad are really taking nine months off any time soon – they both have a ton of films in various stages of preproduction.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jane Pitt

Written by Kaiser         84 Comments »
Feb 11
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Are Brad & Angelina firing off staffers because of money problems?

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The National Enquirer has one of the more interesting “Brangelina Fighting Constantly, Empress Zahara Calls Her Attorneys” stories that I’ve seen in a while. Instead of making it about other women or exes or costars or tell-all books or bejeweled cardboard swords for Shiloh, or even gerbils of doom, The Enquirer claims that Brad and Angelina are fighting about something incredibly relatable: money. Now, Brad and Angelina are two of the highest paid stars in Hollywood, and even if they each do only one film a year, that’s more than most of us will see in a lifetime, times 20. But, apparently their lifestyle choices (chateaus, endless renovations, nannies, security, gerbils, etc) are an enormous cash-suck. Which… I’ll believe. I’ll also buy that Brad and Angelina might have let some of their staff go. What I don’t buy is that Brad is the one who thinks they should pinching pennies – between the two of them, Brad seems like the one who blows his millions of dollars on art and toys and endless, multi-continent home renovations. Here’s the Enquirer’s take:

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are fighting over money – and it has led to their most vicious blowup ever! Pals say things got so heated between the battling couple that Brad walked out on Angie, screaming “I can’t take anymore! You’re breaking us up!” before flying to France in a rage.

“Right now Brad and Angie’s love affair is hanging by a thread,” says an insider.

With mounting debts and crushing overheads to fund their lavish lifestyle, Brad is “demanding that they reduce household staff, scale back on travel, artwork, expensive wine, buying up the most buzzed about scripts and books in Hollywood, and rein in their charitable donations,” said the insider.

While their combined net worth is around $250 million, another source maintains, “they’re spending more than they’re bringing in.”

“Brad recently fired one of his most trusted employees as well as the children’s French tutor, telling them, ‘I can’t afford you anymore.’ It’s hard to believe two fo the biggest movie stars in the world need to pinch pennies, but they are facing some harsh financial realities just like millions of other families all across America.”

They allegedly travel with six nannies, three security guards, a private chef, and a small army of doctors, nurses and up until recently, tutors. They also maintain houses in Malibu, New Orleans, Missouri, Cambodia and the $60 million French chateau. And they’re building a ranch in Namibia!

They were considering adding a $40 million Italian villa, but “Brad nixed that, and he’s overseeing renovations on the French property to possibly prepare it for sale.”

An insider says World War III erupted when Brad told Angelina they would have to cut costs: “When Brad warned Angie about money, she called him selfish and petty.” She threw in Brad’s face his plans to go on a lavish VIP trip to Dallas for the SuperBowl. “he was livid about that…[and it became] the fight to end all fights.”

After the fight, Brad stormed out and flew to France, to their Chateau Miraval, which he’s threatening to sell. “Brad thinks he could sell the chateau for a big profit, which would help their cash flow.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition]

I should mention that in other tabloid coverage of Brad’s trip to Chateau Miraval, other sources described it as an act of love, that Brad is overseeing some renovations so that Angelina’s favorite home will be just perfect. Whatever – Brad’s a total property slut. He loves buying property and renovating it again and again through the years. It’s his hobby. And it’s an expensive and time-consuming hobby, but it makes him happy.

Anyway, I just thought the story was interesting because I often wonder how many people are full-time staffers of the Jolie-Pitt household, and how much all of it costs. Let’s just go with the basics: I think the J-Ps have a lot of security, and their bodyguard bills probably reach into the seven figures annually (IMO). They have… maybe four or five specialty tutors for the kids, but do they even work full-time? And then Angelina has one assistant that I know of, and Brad has… God knows. Plus, staff at every home, right? So, yeah, they’re employing a hell of a lot of people. Ridiculous.

One last thing – The Daily Beast sent us this explicit denial from Angelina’s representative in Washington (?). Apparently, the British papers were reporting that Angelina was trying to adopt a 4-year-old girl from Haiti. Angelina’s rep Adam Waldman tells The Daily Beast: “Earlier this week, the Daily Mirror U.K. and others reported that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in the process of adopting a child from Haiti…There is no truth to these rumors. Rather, Ms. Jolie is focused on enhancing the welfare and legal protection of children within Haiti. As such, she has been meeting with government of Haiti officials, Haitian legal experts and non-governmental organizations regarding a new initiative of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. The recently launched Jolie Legal Fellows Program will assist the justice system in Haiti to improve child protection.”

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Money

Written by Kaiser         100 Comments »
Feb 10
'11
Brad Pitt prefers his bitch in a boatneck

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Brad Pitt loves a good boatneck. Isn’t that interesting? I mean, it’s not as fascinating as, say, learning exactly what Brad says when he talks dirty to Angelina, but it’s a strange and unique enough preference that I’m intrigued. In an interview with the chief creative officer of BCBG, some Brangelina gossip came up. When Angelina came in for a fitting – this would have been in 2009, when Angelina wore this BCBG jewel-toned sack dress, which I believe is the last time Angelina wore the label – she had Brad make the final choice on her dress. This in and of itself is not shocking. Angelina has little to no style. I think if someone (Brad, her stylist) didn’t pick junk out for her, she would just wander around in black leather sacks (and awesome coats, her only consistently good style choice) forever and ever. So, Brad gets the final choice on a dress, and Brad likes his bitch in a boatneck:

Lubov Azria, chief creative officer of BCBGMaxAzriaGroup, shared this tidbit when asked to share one of her best moments in her long career in fashion.

“We were going to dress Angelina Jolie and we had a choice of three gowns with us. When we got there, she said she wanted Brad to pick,” she said. With other celebrities, “there’s usually a staff of 10 people who all have an opinion. He was very decisive. He’s an architect and likes geometric things. He chose the dress that everyone thought was backwards, and it was. He likes boatnecks — that’s all she wears.”

[From Styleist]

Angelina looks okay in boatnecks, but I prefer her when she’s popping some cleavage, at least for her red carpet looks. Angelina looks better in V-necks, in my opinion. If I was dressing her (please, please, let me, Angelina), I would put her in more v-necks. And jewel tones. And no more satin hammer pants and Dynasty gear and sleeve-gloves. If only…

Here are more photos of Angelina in the backwards, boatneck dress. Thanks to LaineyGossip for the story!

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Fashion

Written by Kaiser         103 Comments »
Feb 3
'11
Star Mag claims Knox & Vivienne Jolie-Pitt have Down Syndrome

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Empress Zahara is already on the phone with her attorneys, don’t worry. Star Magazine, acting on a nine-month-old National Enquirer story that was pretty much identical, claims in a round-about way that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s youngest children, twins Knox and Vivienne, have Down Syndrome. The proof? Well, there is none. According to Jezebel’s synposis, Star just points out there is “speculation” and an insider says that the twins “are taking longer to grasp things.” Oh, and while the family visited Brad’s family over New Year’s, random Missourians “wondered if there was something wrong with the twins. It just seemed like something was off.” A source also says that “An employee recently voiced concerns, and Angelina freaked out.”

So… instead of even pretending this is anything other than a horrible (and unoriginal) tabloid piece of crap, let’s talk about whether or not Angelina and Brad (and the Empress) should sue. I think they should – for once, send the message to the tabloids that all of this nasty speculation about the kids is beyond the realm of acceptability. Of course, Angelina and Brad didn’t sue when the Enquirer reported an identical story last year, nor did they sue when Life & Style ran repeated Shiloh-is-a-lesbian-because-she-wears-pants covers. Do they just think that if they ignore it, this too shall pass? Or do they figure that the public backlash against these tabloids will be enough? I don’t know, I honestly don’t. I do know that Fax Cannes “Mystery” Jolie-Pitt is dyslexic, though. And it’s nothing to be ashamed of.

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Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Knox Leon Jolie Pitt, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt

Written by Kaiser         159 Comments »
Jan 17
'11
Angelina Jolie at the Golden Globes: green Versace, bad hair & conspiracies

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Since we cannot NOT talk about them, let’s devote an entire post to Brangelina at the Globes, and all of the conspiracy theories around them. First off, the red carpet fashion. Angelina is wearing this rather gorgeous-but-matronly green sparkly Versace. It’s not one of her beloved sack dresses, at least it’s not full-on sack. It has some sack-y angles, though. Brad is wearing… who cares? It’s probably Tom Ford. Brad wears a lot of Ford. Back to Angelina – she was finally wearing a jewel tone! I’m so glad that Angelina’s stylist Jennifer Rabe finally read my rants. Angelina belongs in jewel tones. Also, was anyone else impressed with the hourglass figure the dress gave her? Angelina does not have an hourglass figure – she has boobs, yes, but she lacks a defined waist. I’m kind of thinking the Versace might have had some built-in padding on the hips to give the illusion of a waist. CONSPIRACY #1.

Conspiracy #2: One of Ricky Gervais’s first jokes was to make fun of both Angelina and Johnny Depp for The Tourist, something about everything being three-dimensional these days, except for the characters of The Tourist. Then he quipped: “I haven’t even seen The Tourist…Who has?” So here’s the conspiracy: did Angelina just get a nomination so that she and Brad would show up? And what does it mean that Ricky was openly mocking her (and Depp)? Is it a signal that her career is DOOMED? Or that Ricky was simply joking and everyone needs to settle down?

Conspiracy #3: Angelina fixing Brad’s bow-tie in a cut-away before a commercial break. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Conspiracy #4: It takes about an hour into the show, but finally the constant cutaways to Brad and Angelina begin. During one cutaway, Angelina has pretty much draped herself onto Brad, nestling herself in his shoulder. In another cutaway, in the middle of a joke, Angelina looks vacant and like she can’t really see. Perhaps she needs glasses? Or perhaps she’s snorting heroin, of course. In another cutaway, as Matt Damon’s speech honoring Robert DeNiro begins, you could see Brad and Angelina both sneaking back to their seats. A quickie in the bathroom…? Another cutaway: Angelina reapplying her lip gloss. Another cutaway: Johnny Depp and Angelina engaged in conversation, Johnny doing most of the talking and smiling. I have no idea what any of this means.

Conspiracy #5: Angelina loses Best Comedic Actress. Johnny Depp loses Best Comedic Actor. The Tourist loses Best Comedy. To make matters worse, Megan “The Poor Man’s Angelina” Fox presents The Tourist’s best Picture clips. WTF?

Conspiracy #6: Angelina’s hair looks progressively worse as the night goes on, and it did not start in a great way. At one point, it looked like Brad had really done irreparable damage to her hair, probably when he grabbed a handful as he was nailing her in one of the bathrooms during a commercial break.

That’s all I’ve got.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Fashion, Golden Globes

Written by Kaiser         108 Comments »
Jan 14
'11
ITW: Empress Zahara demands Brangelina adopt a Namibian orphan girl

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What potentially could have been a great scoop for In Touch Weekly – if they’re telling the truth – quickly turned into another “Angelina is hungry for babies, Brad is exhausted and gives in to whatever crazy demand Angelina makes” story. In Touch claims that when Brad and Angelina were in Namibia for Christmas, they visited the Unesco Center orphanage. This I will buy. Even if they are looking to adopt, Brad and Angelina have a history of visiting orphanages and passing out toys. But then In Touch spins a story about how Angelina and Empress Zahara met a little Namibian orphan girl and the Empress was all “Mother, you need to adopt her. I demand it.” And Angelina was all “Okay, whatever you say, your highness.” And Brad was all “Angie, ANOTHER BABY?!!?” Maybe that’s not exactly what happened, but I like my version better.

During their recent trip to Namibia, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited the Unesco center orphanage. As they met with the children, Angelina and Zahara fell in love with a sweet 5-year-old girl.

“She was adorable,” an insider reveals, adding that Zahara bonded with her immediately, and told Angelina that she thought the girl would “fit right into their home.”

Angelina was so moved with Zahara’s bond with the girl, she presented Brad with her most impulsive plan yet – adopting a seventh child from Africa as soon as possible.

“The problem is that Brad is just about to go to New Orleans to begin a new movie and Angelina is starting post production on the film she directed. It seems like a really bad time to bring another child into the family.”

But while Brad suggested they postpone the paperwork until one of them is less busy, Angelina told him now’s the time.

“She knows the timing is bad, but she told Brad, ‘We need to bring home another child very soon.’”

Brad begged her to reconsider, but it looks like Angelina is about to get her way once again. Even though they are “overwhelmed” with their six kids, the insider says Angelina’s “heart melted” at Zahara’s request for a little sister who “looks like her… Angie says that Zahara has fantastic maternal instincts for a little 6-year-old girl.”

“Brad suggested they wait a year,” the insider reveals. He finds it difficult to keep up with all of their kids – “The twins are in their ‘terrible 2s’ and need a lot of attention.”

[From In Touch Weekly, print edition]

The story just kind of falls off after that, like In Touch is unsure of whether or not to claim that Angelina did in fact begin the paperwork to adopt. Now, I’ve said it many times before – I do think they’re adopt again. And hell, maybe they would even adopt from Namibia. I do tend to think they would do another African adoption if and when they adopt again. But I’ll say this – the fact that ITW spun this tale about Angelina “getting her way” and Brad being sad and letting Angelina do whatever she wants… well, it makes me doubt all of it. Whatever.

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Posted in Adoptions, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt

Written by Kaiser         73 Comments »
Jan 13
'11
Angelina Jolie sponsors a legal fellowship for SOS Children’s Village graduate

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Angelina Jolie has been working with the international SOS Children’s Village program for years – I think she personally sponsors one of the villages in Jordan, maybe? I’m too lazy to look it up, but I know she’s done a lot of work with the organization, and the program is very proud to have Angelina as one of their sponsors. Well, it looks like Angelina and Brad have done more than simply donate to and visit SOS Children’s Villages around the world – they also set up a fellowship for potential law school graduates who have grown up in a Village. SOS Children’s Villages just sent us this press release announcing the first Jolie Legal Fellow, Nathalie Nozile, a Haitian who is a recent graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Law. Nozile grew up in a Village. Amazing.

Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2011): SOS Children’s Villages, a global organization dedicated to providing family-based services for children without parental care, today announced that Nathalie Nozile, an alumna of the SOS Children’s Villages in Santo, Haiti, has been selected as the first Jolie Legal Fellow. Ms. Nozile was selected after graduating from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law this past spring. The Jolie Legal Fellowship, created and funded by the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, supports the Government of Haiti’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the Haitian judicial system in the challenging post-earthquake environment. Jolie Legal Fellows are attorneys who will concentrate on the protection of Haiti’s most vulnerable children in the judicial system, by serving as special assistants to key Government of Haiti officials. Ms. Nozile leaves for Haiti later this month to begin her work.

“I am thrilled that Nathalie Nozile will be our first legal fellow in Haiti – where the need to enhance child protection is so great,” said Angelina Jolie. “Nathalie has a heartfelt commitment to improve conditions in her homeland, and brings to her work the unique perspective of growing up in an SOS Village. There, she learned firsthand the importance to a childhood of a stable and nurturing environment. Now, as a promising attorney, she will draw on her personal experience as she returns to help strengthen the Haitian judicial system. Nathalie will be working to help ensure equal access to justice and the protection of children’s rights in Haiti.”

Dr. Heather Paul, CEO of SOS Children’s Villages – USA, added: “The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has been a long time supporter of SOS Children’s Villages worldwide. Nathalie is an excellent example of SOS youths who are educated and imbued with a sense of responsibility to give back to their community and their country. We are so proud that a former SOS child will work within the Haitian judicial system with an eye to protecting those who are most vulnerable. Nathalie’s devotion to her country and demonstrated willingness to support its justice system echoes Ms. Jolie’s long-term commitment to ensuring legal equality and protecting the rights of children in Haiti and across the globe.”

Ms. Nozile, who made it a priority to volunteer in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake in the SOS Office of Emergency Programs, expressed her gratitude for this opportunity: “It is a great privilege and honor to become the first Jolie Legal Fellow. I made a decision to obtain a law degree long ago so that I could return to Haiti to serve my country, now in such a critical state. I hope my commitment will inspire more young professionals to return to Haiti, because Haiti needs us all.”

Ms. Jolie concluded: “Nathalie Nozile is a force…just wait and see. She will be doing many great things. She represents the best of Haiti. She is an extraordinary example. I am proud to know her and extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work with her.”

SOS Children’s Villages has had a presence in Haiti for over 30 years. In its Children’s Villages in Santo and Cap Haitien, SOS is raising nearly 700 children who would otherwise be without parental care. Its Santo school, located near Port-au-Prince, now educates over 900 children who attend classes in two shifts. SOS is also providing emergency food supplies to 14,000 Haitians daily and will begin construction of a third Haitian Children’s Village in Les Cayes later in 2011.

About SOS Children’s Villages: For 60 years, SOS Children’s Villages has been providing family-based care for children without parental care and social services for families at risk. Through their Children’s Villages, Family Strengthening Programs, and other initiatives, SOS impacts the lives of over 1 million people each year. In 2009, SOS Children’s Villages received the Save the World Award. SOS has also received numerous honors including the Mother Teresa Gold Medal, the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, and the Vietnam Friendship Medal. For more information about SOS Children’s Villages, visit www.sos-usa.org.

[From SOS Children’s Village press release]

That really is awesome that a fellowship was set up through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation so that this extraordinary young woman could return home and help her countrymen. I’m getting a little misty. Gah! It must be dusty in here.

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Header photo courtesy of Chris Polk/Getty Images and SOS Children’s Village. Additional photos of Jolie during UNHCR activities, courtesy of WENN.

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