There’s a popular editorial about Brad and Angelina called “Brad, Angelina and the rise of ‘celebrity colonialism’” The author sites the harsh tactics of their thuggish security staff, and says that Brad and Angelina are occupying Africa to make themselves feel like patrons:

The author makes a decent point, but he overlooks the fact that people pay attention to everything celebrities do, and that most of them are shallow and self-absorbed. Most celebrities are content to serve as billboards for overpriced jeans and unattainable handbags. When Brad and Angelina go to Africa for a little peace and quiet they’re using their extreme fame in a genuine attempt to bring attention to problems on the continent. They need to fire their abusive security staff and stop being so aggressive with the paparrazi, but why bash them for trying to use their fame for a good cause?

Jennifer Aniston said she’s not interested in contributing to important causes like her ex-husband and his gorgeous fertile girlfriend. She doesn’t care to be criticized for bringing media attention to the world’s impoverished, and would rather get mocked for her lack of acting ability and poor personality:

Ok, she’s not interested in world affairs at all? Not just a little bit? I mean, we pay a lot of attention to celebrities because it’s easier than facing the fact that the US is killing innocent civilians in an illegal war, but we also catch the regular news too.

She said she’s not interested in world events and wants to focus on herself. Even if she was trying to make a joke, Aniston makes it seem as if she doesn’t care about anything but herself.

Her crappy movie, “The Break Up,” opens today. If it gets universally panned as expected, Aniston can say goodbye to her film career. Her maybe boyfriend, Vince Vaughn, will weather this storm but she won’t:

She has nothing indeed. Not even a little bit of curiousity about the world beyond her giant chin.

Here are some portraits of Aniston taken by Armando Gallo at a press conference for “The Break Up” on 5/19.
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The verdict is partially in and Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn’s new movie, “The Breakup,” is said to be terrible:

As for whether Aniston and Vaughn have broken up too, the verdict is still out. We reported that they seemed to be on the outs, at least according to Star Magazine, which said last week that Vince wanted time off from the relationship. US Weekly claimed to have an exclusive that they snuck off together after the LA premiere party, though.

Judging from the pictures at the Chicago premiere of “The Break Up” on Sunday, they still kept their distance. They were photographed together yesterday at the Cubs Reds game however, at which Vince threw the first pitch.

Aniston is said to have phoned Brad’s manager to wish Brad and Angelina best wishes after the birth of their baby this weekend. That’s rather weak considering she could have written a card or given a charitable donation in Shiloh’s honor.

We’ll just have to wait and see if these two last, but their relationship doesn’t seem strong and we doubt they’ll go the distance.

Some pictures [via].

Yesterday everyone pointed out that Aniston and Vaughn worked hard to keep their distance from each other at the premiere of their new romantic comedy, “The Break Up.” The title of the film may be doubly ironic for Aniston, because Star Magazine is reporting that Vaughn told Aniston he needed time off. That means it’s over:

Aniston also backtracked from earlier quotes that she wanted a family, saying she wanted one, uh, eventually. Oops.

Aniston doesn’t want a family right away because Vaughn isn’t into it - or her - at all.

It’s not all bad news for Aniston. Judging by her newfound look and smiling face at the premiere of “The Break Up,” it seems like being single again agrees with her. Vaughn isn’t fairing as well, and seems to be suffering from some kind of liver ailment.

Jennifer Aniston is said to have put Vince Vaughn on a special diet to increase their chances of conceiving a baby. Given Vaughn’s admission to Oprah that he doesn’t really want to have a baby with Aniston, this doesn’t sound likely:

This sounds totally untrue to us, and we would guess that Aniston and Vaughn are on the outs. They weren’t even photographed together at the premiere of “The Break Up,” and while they’ve said positive things about each other duing promotion for the film, Vaughn is unwililng to acknowledge their relationship publically.

Vaughn looks like he could use a healthier diet, though. At the premiere of “The Break Up” yesterday he looked pale, puffy-eyed and bloated.

Jennifer Aniston must be able to take an oft-repeated hint, because she attended the LA premiere of “The Break Up” wearing a color other than black. She chose a formfitting white and beige tube dress that looked gorgeous on her. Is this the start of Aniston’s comeback? Maybe, but it’s doubtful.

The NY Post repeats a report from Hollywood Elsewhere writer Jeffrey Wells, who says that “The Break Up” has not been well received in initial audience tests, and Aniston’s status as box office poison may soon be cemented. The Post say that Wells may be misinterpreting the data, but Wells says that Page Six threatened to reveal his source for the tracking numbers of the film, which is despicable.

Wells explains the film’s tracking numbers, which help predict a film’s box office potential:

That’s not really news about Aniston, considering that all of her movies have sucked and she’s pretty much disliked by everyone. If only she could keep her mouth shut. She blabbed to Britians’ Mirror that there are couples who should break up. She also said even more crap about Brad and Angelina:

That’s perfectly natural and understandable, and people would care if they hadn’t heard it from Aniston over and over again. How surprising that Aniston doesn’t have a successful film career. People must not like sour grapes - go figure!

Here she is at the LA premiere of “The Break Up” last night. Her poses looked forced and awkward on the red carpet, but at least she changed her look. It seems like it’s too late for poor Aniston, though.

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The American Family Institute honored the famous Arquette family yesterday. Family attending included Courtney Cox-Arquette, David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, and Alexis Arquette. Friends at the even included Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Roseanne Barr, Paul Reubens, Laura Dern, Florence Henderson, and Mickey Rooney.

Alexis Arquette is a transvestite with the full support of her family. It is rumored that Courtney Cox was against a planned reality show featuring her cross-dressing brother-in-law’s planned gender reassignment surgery. She refused to appear in the series, and Alexis has decided not to film the show:

It sounds like Rosanna didn’t want the show to go forward, either.

Here are pictures from the event yesterday.

In an appearance on today’s “Oprah,” Vince Vaughn sort of acknowledged his relationship with co-star Jennifer Aniston when questioned directly, but he gave the old “Jen’s my friend” response earlier in the interview:

Even though they’re hounded by the press and there’s a lot of controversy over Pitt leaving Aniston for Angelina Jolie, you think Vaughn could come up with a better way to handle it than to act like he’s just buddies with his live-in girlfriend. He told David Letterman about a week ago that “I’m not saying we are or aren’t a couple. I think she’s great, but I just don’t discuss whether we are.”

That’s weird and most celebrities at least acknowledge their significant other without getting into too much detail. It’s strange that Vaughn is referring to Aniston like a friend’s sister or someone he just happens to know, and it doesn’t make their relationship seem too secure.

When Oprah asked Vince if he considered having children with Aniston, he didn’t jump back into his “just friends” mantra and seemed to acknowledge that he’s with her. He said there’s no way he’s having kids with her, though:

It doesn’t sound like VInce wants to stay in his relationship. Any guy his age who wants kids but doesn’t want them with their girlfriend - just doesn’t want to be with their girlfriend.

Aniston is said to have asked Vince to give up a role that would have required him to film abroad for three months, suggesting that she’s just as clingy and whiny as everyone thinks she is.

Aniston is also said to be devastated by the artsy pictures of Brad and Angelina on the beach in Namibia that came out a couple weeks ago. She was nearly in tears and said that Brad never looked that happy with her. It’s just a matter of time before Vince wises up, too.

Here is Vince on Oprah. Thanks to marthaz on the JJB board for pointing these out.

Update: Video segment of Vince on Oprah:

The Mirror claims to have an exclusive today that Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn have bought a mansion in a Chicago suburb, but we read about it several days ago at Bricks and Stones.

The Mirror reports:

Bricks and Stones even had these lovely interior photos of their new home.

Now that Jen and Vince have officially shacked up, maybe she’ll be more secure about their relationship. She supposedly asked him to call off a movie project that would have him filming in England for three months, because she didn’t want to be alone.

Jennifer Aniston has said that she’s quit smoking. She hasn’t done it for her health or for the sake of our ailing planet, no, she’s quitting smoking so that she can sing in a god-awful musical:

She probably figrues that since she can only do one character and all her movies suck, she may as well try to jazz it up with a change of genre. It may work for her, and it should provide hilarious fodder to mock her with for years to come.

In a show titled “Tall Tales and Legends,” Oprah took a call from Jennifer Aniston to clear up the rumor that Oprah will host Aniston and Vince Vaughn’s wedding on her Chicago estate.

Aniston also said that she’s no longer house hunting in Chicago, saying, “No, I’m good, actually. I’ve got my house.” She must have hired someone to kill off those pesky rabbits.

Oprah then revealed the true purpose of the show when she denied that she and her long-time boyfriend, Stedman Graham, are having relationship trouble.

Here are pictures from Aniston and Vaughn’s movie, “The Breakup,” which is due for release on June 2nd. [via] and [via]