Brad Pitt & Marion Cotillard’s ‘Allied’ sex scenes were well-rehearsed, apparently

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Brad Pitt was in China yesterday to promote Allied. Which is interesting, because a few weeks ago, we were wondering if he was going to do any promotion at all. I sort of half-admire the way the studio has worked it out just to appease Brad: the trip to China didn’t involve any interviews. It was a “fan event” and Brad took selfies with happy fans and posed for photos and no one got him to say one word. So, all of the heavy lifting for actual WORDS has gone to Marion Cotillard, who was rumored to be Brad’s lover at one point (although she’s sort of denied it). Marion told Entertainment Tonight that Brad “is such a good man… Of course he’s an amazing actor. He’s such a good person that it’s really not difficult to get along with him.” She also said she didn’t expect to get along with him and she was pleasantly surprised that they had chemistry together. And check out what she said about their sex scenes:

At one point in the movie, the onscreen lovebirds get busy in the back of a car in the middle of a sandstorm. It may look steamy, but Cotillard said it took a lot of practice to make the scene look natural.

“We rehearse and had a very determined choreography, and then it allows you freedom. When you know exactly what your body will do, then you can act and you can be free to give the emotions and give the feelings because you won’t think, ‘What am I going to do next? Am I going to go on top of him?’ It’s an awkward situation,” she told reporters during an L.A. press conference Sunday, November 13. “We laughed because you need to get it out because this is so weird. And so you get this time of looking at each other and saying, ‘OK, this is so weird.’ And then we go into this and then I’m going on top of you and then we are going to kiss.”

The French actress, 41, helped her costar, 52, learn her native tongue since he speaks a bit of French in the film. “He had this commitment to do the best he could, which was really, really impressive, so I helped him by being very tough,” she said. “I was very honest with him. But at the same time, I really wanted to support him in this process that I went through, and I know how hard it is.”

[From Us Weekly]

As an old-school Brangeloonie (and now merely an Angeloonie), this made me uncomfortable. It feels like an awkward dance for Marion – who is probably five or six months pregnant – to describe her robotic sex scenes with a then-married Brad Pitt, all the while trying to convince people that they have an enormous amount of chemistry, but not too much chemistry because the baby is totally Guillaume Canet’s, right? I don’t know. Ugh.

Meanwhile, several days ago, The Sun dropped a story about how Brad totally has “dynamite tapes” of Angelina Jolie being a bad mother or something. I was surprised by how many outlets picked up this story, mostly because it sounds like the fever dreams of some crazy Angelina-hater.

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  1. Luffy says:

    If he had tapes I think the conversation would be a lot different than what it is.

    • Obrihye says:

      Something about the way he looks is grossing me out. What has he done to his face?

      • BonnieJean says:

        I think it is more what has he STOPPED doing to his face.

      • LAK says:

        He appears to have stopped botox and fillers or allowed them to dissolve and not refreshed plus he has lost about 20lbs = thinner, more lined appearance.

        He looks like an older version of his SE7EN character. Same hairstyle too.

        Also, i never noticed before that he has the same eyes as his father.

      • doofus says:

        as LAK and SaraR said, it’s very likely DE-bloat from quitting drinking, or at least not drinking so much.

        I said it last week…remember how so many of us posters said that he looked “bloated”, “puffy” etc over the past few years? sometimes it was more noticeable and people screamed “fillers!” but I really think all of his puffiness was alcohol.

        to add, I’d be he’s also not eating as much as he normally does – the “divorce diet” at work.

      • Sage says:

        @LAK
        He is giving mid 90s face. To complete the transition he needs to reunite with Goop. 🙂

      • LAK says:

        Sage: HA!!! 🙂

      • Kate says:

        He looks at lot better, I think. Looks like he has stopped all the Botox and fillers that were making him look creepy. Maybe less booze bloat as well.

    • SaraR. says:

      He stopped drinking and smoking weed for the past two months, because he had to. I never thought he had fillers or Botox, he was just puffy and gained some weight.

      • Shiba says:

        Think there was some coke bloat as well.
        He’s looked awful/unhealthy for a long while (and the puffiness was only in his face, not his body…)

  2. Xboxsucks says:

    She is beautiful but on most fo her interviews i read she sounded ignorant.

  3. Shambles says:

    But why is Marion’s hair doing the Donald Trump?

    • swak says:

      To me, they went too far back on the head with the part and in the back part it was not in line with the rest of the part. Doesn’t help that they teased it to make it look more like a bouffant style.

    • eggy weggs says:

      Awful. Just awful. Combination of Trump hair and bad emo hair and Jackie O. No thanks.

    • emilybyrd says:

      what the hell, marion?! i guess a regular ol’ side part wasn’t enough for her! she’s so lovely, but she sure does have awful taste sometimes.

  4. swak says:

    How is it she had to teach him French? Didn’t they spend a lot of time in their home in Mireval (spelling?)?

    • SusanneToo says:

      In the ET interview she said his French was good, but that his Parisian accent was off. IIRC, in the same interview he said he understood French better than he spoke it.

      • swak says:

        Thanks. Maybe it’s just the way it was worded that made me wonder.

      • Jellybean says:

        Marion is a perfectionist and she would certainly help him with his regional French accent, I read a interview with James Grey where a native speaker had pointed out that her Polish accent was ever so slightly Germanic, to which she responded – well the character’s background notes said she came from xxxxxxxx which is near the border with Germany, so it should be.

  5. Frida says:

    I still think that baby is Brad’s. He may be a shitty dad and stoner/drunk, but for shit to hit the fan as hard and fast as it did, he had to have done something EPIC. Cue beautiful pregnant costar (who announced her pregnancy within a week of the Brangelina split). Too many coincidences.

    • Lorelai says:

      Or at the very least, that it COULD be his.

    • Jayna says:

      Her longtime partner is a big name in France, actor, director. He’s not going to put up with raising another man’s baby and is no dummy. He put out a beautiful statement about her and the silly rumors. They are both excited about this baby together and wrote strong statements. How sad people try to make it something tawdry.

    • kerfuffles says:

      My smutty senses are tingling on this one, too.

    • Jerry says:

      Brad didn’t have an affair with her. Brad’s a monogamous guy. The only time that an affair allegation stuck was with his wife, Angelina. Even if it were true, it’s not, but, if it were. He managed to not get another woman pregnant for 41 years, until Angelina and that is because they wanted to have biological children as well as adopted children.

      • Frida says:

        I highly doubt both he and Angie were monogamous. Their open marriage has supposedly been an open secret in Hollywood. But I think a pregnancy (or any public affair that would embarrass/hurt their careers) would cross the line.

      • almondmilk says:

        @Frida

        I need to comment on this because it’s absurd.

        Why do people need to demean their relationship.and what they meant to each other?

        I chalk it up to the bitterness and jealousy many still feel surrounding how they got together. Their willingness to believe and say anything to erase the last 12 years.

        How much sense does that make? Before they got together they managed to be monogamous, devoted and in love with their partners, but once the most beautiful man and woman come together they decide to be in an ‘open’ relationship?’ Lolol so Brad can swear feality to goop and aniston and Angie to Billy Bob and Johnny (even write it in blood) but with ‘Brad Pitt’ she’s gonna be all… ‘Do what you feel, be back before the midnight feeding of the twins!’ Brad’s gonna be like, knock yourself out with Liev Schreiber!

        Come on. Just stop. It’s soooo transparent. Lol

        They’re both known as monogamous devoted passionate people when they’re with the people they’re with. Angelina has talked about how her Dad’s infidelity to her Mom shaped her as a woman, she’s always been very devoted to her partners and Brad has always been a traditional guy as well. Give it a rest.

      • Frida says:

        @almondmilk There is nothing demeaning or wrong about open relationships. Many couples have healthy ones, especially Hollywood couples who are surrounded by beautiful people 24/7. Angie is bisexual and there have been rumors that Brad allows her to hook up with women and that she turns a blind eye to his randoms. Obviously I can’t prove any of that, but if they were in an open relationship, it would make sense that knocking up a costar would bring embarrassment and go against the terms of the relationship.

  6. SilverUnicorn says:

    Her explanation of the sex scenes came across as weird. Maybe it’s because she’s not a native speaker. I’m not one either and sometimes I start to say some sort of word salad and lose the thread midway, bwahaha
    I also think that rehearsing makes thing less sexier and spontaneous so they worked on that?
    LOL

    • perplexed says:

      I think it’s because she’s not a native speaker. Although if she were talking about anybody else, I don’t think her answer would come across as strange.

      Before I read what she said and considered what she was actually saying (i.e the potential boringness of robotic rehearsal), I thought “Well yeah, that makes sense. Who wouldn’t want to choreograph with Brad Pitt?” And I don’t even like him that way that much. He’s never been my heartthrob favourite or anything and even I was like “well, yeah, I’d probably want to do that to.”

    • Jayna says:

      Every actor talks about sex scenes being choreographed. By getting that down pat, she can then focus on acting the emotion of the scene. I found nothing odd about it.

      • lucy2 says:

        I was going to say the same thing – they’re always choreographed and rehearsed. Many actors have talked about it.

    • Pandy says:

      I understood what she meant. She means that you can’t “act” the lusty emotional parts until you have the moves rehearsed first. Example, his hand on your waist, you cup the back of his head, then a 10 second soulful kiss, etc. Makes sense or you’d be filming the awkward moves most of us make with a new lover lol. I don’t believe her baby is his, that’s silly and insulting to her husband (no shrinking violet himself). But man, would love to see any tapes of St. Angie losing it lollllll.

  7. LAK says:

    It is no secret that sex scenes are choereographed as well as rehearsed for light and framing reasons.

    The actual shoot has several crew people standing around watching, so it’s as robotic and unsexy as she describes.

    The trick is to make it look natural for the cameras which is where your co-star chemistry comes in. If you hate your co-star, it’s alot harder to make the scene look natural.

    • tracking says:

      Yes, her description was perfectly consistent with this. There are pics of her partner visiting the set, think the baby is his.

      • Alleycat says:

        Agreed. Not sure why this would make anyone uncomfortable. Do people really think the sex scenes are spontaneous? This would be rehearsed, just like every other scene.

    • detritus says:

      It takes a very special type of person to be turned on with many cameras, random crew people and spotlights.
      Does it maybe get normal at some point? Like you get so used to people staring and looking at you, it’s just the new every day?

      • LAK says:

        Not really viv a vis specialness. People are human. Some actors are turned on because of proximity of their co-star who may have few clothing and or finding said co-star attractive in general. Or inexperience.

        The trick is to be professional about it and not make your co-star uncomfortable with your sexual response.

        With experience, you learn to control yourself in terms of your response.

      • detritus says:

        Thats very true. When it comes down to it, you’re still getting close to someone who, by almost all standards, is a beautiful person (if were talking Hollywood). Plus I would assume you are trying to cultivate chemistry, so you’d lean in to that feeling?

        I would imagine for guys its trickier since there is a much more visible reaction.

        Just makes me think it would be tough being a Hollywood spouse.

      • LAK says:

        There is a famous female movie star of the older generation aka 90s vintage who gets off on her male co-stars’ response to her.

        Not because she wants to do anything about it, just a boost to her ego.

      • detritus says:

        Oh yeah, I can see that too.

        It’s validation you are still hot shit. Which I think everyone, especially an ageing star, needs sometimes.

      • smcollins says:

        I remember reading an interview with Denzel Washington–this was years ago–and he talked about a sex scene he had to do in one of his movies. He said he told his co-star to not be offended if he had a physical response, but to also not be offended if he didn’t.

    • Angel says:

      They are well rehearsed for exactly the reason she mentions. When they are not thinking of the exact movements (because they have gone over them so many times) then they can focus on the acting.

  8. Adorable says:

    Brad looked fab @ last nights Premiere…does anyone know when Angelina’s movies coming out?The one she shot in Cambodia?..miss seeing her out & about

    • Sage says:

      The only photos we’ll see of Angelina will be paparazzi pics walking around with her kids. She has nothing scheduled movie wise..

      • Ana says:

        wrong. She has a movie to be released soon as a director and is in negotiations to star in at least two movies. Shoot like a Girl for Sony and Bride of Frankenstein for Universal.

  9. Brittney B. says:

    He’s lost so much weight…

  10. BonnieJean says:

    I saw some pics of him in China & he looks really good. He looks relieved & refreshed, if not a bit thin. I don’t think Marion’s baby is Brads. Marion is all class & Brad is not that stupid.

  11. Sage says:

    Eh, nothing wrong or weird with what she said. They rehearsed a sexy scene to make it look natural.

    I can’t wait to see the movie. Brad looked hot at the premier in China. HOT!!

    • tracking says:

      Yeah, I have to say I’m actually a little surprised at how good he looks. My guess is their relationship had been tense and stressful for a long time, though they tried hard to make it work for the kids. Neither looked very good or healthy after their first few years together. Hope everyone ends up in a good place. (and since Pitt was cleared of child abuse charges and both have a history of failed relationships, I blame no one.)

      • MrsBPitt says:

        If they hadn’t been happy together for years, FFS WHY DID THEY GET MARRIED??? Maybe, they thought the paper would help them make their relationship work…personally, I think, their relationship has only gone downhill in the past year…

      • tracking says:

        Why are you yelling at me? She did not look like a very happy bride in the pics, seemed subdued. I think they did it primarily for the kids. Otherwise, why wait so long? It’s wonderful they were so committed to their family, but they always seemed like opposites who didn’t have that much warmth/glow/healthy appearance after the first few years. Just my opinion.

      • Paige says:

        After the first few years together. I disagree. I don’t think they would have last this long, if they became unhappy shortly after becoming a couple. Both Angelina and Brad seem like individuals that won’t stay in an unhappy relationship, even with kids. Their past relationships prove that. if you said in the last year or so I would agree. In the last year, Brad has been traveling alone to France for long periods, he didn’t spend Father’s Day with the family, and Angelina’s brother was seen traveling with Angelina and the kids a lot. I don’t remember seeing this 2 or 3 years ago.

      • MrsBPitt says:

        @tracking….Sorry, wasn’t yelling at you….was kind of yelling at Brad and Angie….Why would they get married if their relationship was already bad? Yeah, getting married always fixes everything……

      • almondmilk says:

        It’s hard for Brad to look really bad in my opinion. Guys got good genes. However i have noticed it looks like he’s lost a few pounds (that could be alcohol bloat that if he’s dried out would make him appear trimmer). And he also isn’t constantly warring shades which i thought he wore to hide his buzz or red eyes.

        All that means is that he may be getting treatment and cleaning up. Good for him, and good for Angelina for forcing his hand. If that’s what happened.

        For those that have followed them, they were in love and happy for a long time – also confirmed by others in Hollywood who knew them better than us. Sometimes our own demons ruin our good thing, in this case i think it was Brad and alcohol. Acquiring a habit doesn’t necessarily mean you’re despondent about your life it just means what you were able to handle and control when younger has spiraled out of control.

    • Lady D says:

      The Daily Mail described him as gaunt with pain etched across his face, in China.

    • Babs says:

      He looks like himself again. Hot indeed! Can’t wait to see Allied!

  12. L says:

    Meh. He looks too skinny and worn out. She’s very pretty though.

  13. Maya says:

    Oh come on – everyone knows that it was not cheating that split up Brangelina. It was Brad’s alcohol and weed issues.

    If he cheated and the baby is his then Angelina would have made a bigger deal out if it.

    He looks pretty good right now and I think it is due to his rehab.

    And is anyone surprised that a negative story about Angelina has picked up in the media? The media notoriously hate Angelina and strong women – bad Angelina sells. Glad Angelina has hired heavyweighters to fight back against the media.

    So wish that Brad would man up and release a statement confirming they broke up due to his alcohol issues.

    • LAK says:

      Why should he? Or she for that matter?

      They broke up. *They both contributed to it. Neither is a saint.

      They don’t owe us an explanation.

      *because it takes two.

      • lucy2 says:

        Fully agree neither has to make a statement. It’s their business, not ours.

        But I do wish one of them had spoken up when poor Marion got dragged through the mud, along with her partner and unborn child.

    • swak says:

      And you know this is the reason because? Yes, he has admitted to drinking and smoking weed but that does not mean he has a problem. There could be many reasons for the split.

    • Agapanthus says:

      I read somewhere (I think it was Lainey?) that AJ would never admit that the relationship ended due to cheating, because of ego and because they got together when Pitt was still married. I don’t suppose we will ever know the full truth.

      • Lorelai says:

        I think we’ll know as the baby starts to grow up. Those Pitt genes are *strong* and my guess is that there will be a fair number of pap shots of Marion’s baby as people try to figure this out…

      • Minxx says:

        Exactly my thought. I think they had trouble for a while and the reasons for their breakup are many but she’d never admit he left her for another woman. First, because she will never be the dumped one and second because she’d get no sympathy, given their history. That being said, I think that alcohol and/or weed/other drugs were only covering other problems, esp. incompatibility issues. I’m curious to see what Angelina does next.

      • YepIsaidit says:

        If people paid attention as closely as some fans did Brangelina never spend that much time together towards the end. I really don’t think she would care if he had a mistress on the side- in fact I’m sure she knew he did. He traveled to London or wherever at least once a month even when they seemed solid.

        I think she was all about the kids and the image of being “Brangelina” because it was good for both of them. I think it was fake in the beginning and the end… It was always about the kids and raising kids.

        Angelina even once admitted that they were not as romantic as some thought they were.

        Even if he didn’t have a permanent mistress- he was a heavy drinking during Fury and no way was he faithful.

        She was probably like just be a decent dad and do whatever you want on the side or whatever.

      • mayamae says:

        Marion’s son Marcel has the coloring of a Pitt child, and I wouldn’t be surprised if her second did, too. Which is absolutely no proof of the child being Pitt’s. I absolutely despise paternity speculation of a baby who is claimed by both its parents. I want no part of the pap pics dogging this poor baby and labelling it the cause of the Brangelina split. It is tacky and mean spirited.

    • Sage says:

      Though I do think alcohol was the main issue, he does not have to admit anything. He’s going to come out of this divorce perfectly fine. I don’t think his career or reputation will suffer. Angelina is a different story as she has received all the negative press. It will be interesting to see how she digs herself out of this situation.

    • GoOnGirl says:

      Maya: That is something Brad will never do. Admit he made a mistake? Admit the marriage is dissolving over something he did? Girl, pigs will fly before that happens. And Brad manning up? Puhleeze. He can’t even bother to defend Angie’s good name when his “friends” say derogatory things about her. Cause we all know Brad walks on water.

    • Jerry says:

      Why should he release anything? Brad’s never released statements giving reasons for any of his break ups because it’s no one’s business. Both he and Angelina asked for privacy during this time and he’s giving them all privacy, as he’s always done.

    • YepIsaidit says:

      I agree. We know he doesn’t bother protecting Angelina even during the years of her being dragged for his last divorce but..

      This is a serious situation that involves his children, you have stories about Angelina being terrible but more importantly stories about his son Maddox. He owes it to his son to be more of a man but that’s not Brad Pitt. He’s weak!!

  14. Candies says:

    Them two are truly good looking costars lols..Nothing she said is far off than most think about brad or sex scenes…hope the movie is good as it sound.
    …and to those why this has to be about divorce topic?

  15. Sera says:

    Miss Angelina so much. Want to be sure she is okay and is smiling as much as Brad. Hope she does something that allows her fans to celebrate her before next year when FTKMF comes out.

  16. Ana says:

    He once said that he didnt want to make sex scenes with co-stars because of his love for Jolie. I guess in February the love was gone.

    kaiser you saying that you are an Angeloonie just make my day.

    • Minxx says:

      Or because of her jealousy? It’s not about love, it’s about trust. Most married actors have to act in some kind of sex scene now and then and it’s no big deal, it’s their job.

      • Ana says:

        It was said by a friend of him saying he didnt wanted to do ex scenes because of the love he felt for Jolie. Pitt is a liar LOL

      • BonnieJean says:

        I agree, Minxx

      • YepIsaidit says:

        That was a lie. He did scenes with Cate Blanchet in Button movie and some other movie as well.

        Angelina is the one who has never had a sex scene with any man since being with Brad.

    • Paige says:

      When did Brad ever say that? Brad had several love scenes with Cate Blanchett in the TCOBB, Angelina did love scenes while in a relationship with Billy Bob and so did Brad when was married to Jennifer. So I don’t think it would be any different when Brad and Angelina were a couple. They’re actors.

    • Jerry says:

      He’s done two movies in the almost 12 years that they’ve been together that were romantic. Two films. He’s done a good job of avoiding them. Angelina has had more scenes with men than Brad has, that are somewhat in that vein. Wanted, she made out with James M., Salt with the man that played her husband and The Tourist with Depp. She’s also done nude scenes in her movies, which Brad hasn’t done. I’ll reserve final judgement on that last part until after I see Allied.

      • Ana says:

        jerry go see the movies again. She gave a kiss to james in Wanted another one in Depp in the Tourist and the scene where she is kissing her husband in Salt was in the trailer but not in the movie. None of them were sex scenes. And yes Brad was naked in Troy.

  17. Paisley says:

    The previews are suspenseful. They certainly make me want to see the movie. I don’t believe the “tapes” story.

  18. yiha says:

    I still think AJ wanted out of this marriage for whatever reason. Maybe she doesn’t love him anymore but if she regrets it one day, she has to live with it/it’s her own fault.

  19. Minxx says:

    Brad doesn’t owe us anything, why should he make a statement about the demise of his marriage? It’s personal.
    That being said, Brad looks better than I’ve seen him in years. Marion looks beautiful and I think the baby is Canet’s, given her strong -worded statement about it. Still, Canet was in California on the days of her premiere and other events and didn’t attend any, she was always accompanied by her friends. I find it odd, considering she’s making a big effort to push her movies (she also promotes Xavier Dolan’s latest production) while pregnant with his baby.

    • Paige says:

      Being pregnant doesn’t stop you from doing your job. It seems like she isn’t close to her due date, so she should be fine. And being in a relationship doesn’t mean your partner has to come to every premiere.

  20. gaston says:

    Divorce looks good on him.

    • Carmen says:

      You think? He looks gaunt and his eyes are sad. It’s not fatigue. He looks really sad.

      • PennyLane says:

        Yes, Brad’s eyes are sad but given the situation, it’s understandable – also, in several photos it looks like the pupil of his left eye is permanently enlarged? Has it always been that way? I can’t remember seeing it before.

      • pwal says:

        He has a dark orange, I-shaped discoloration in one of his eyes. Knox has the same thing.

  21. AJ says:

    I saw the trailer for this over the weekend for the first time, and all of the Nazi imagery creeped me out.

  22. Shoegirl says:

    I think it’s kinda embarrassing that they only managed to stay married for 2 years.

    • Jayna says:

      Especially considering they did a huge magazine spread if the wedding, cover and all.

    • YepIsaidit says:

      It would be worse if she stayed with him during his Dcfs investigation. It would’ve looked bad for her then too because they probably would’ve taken the kids from her too.

  23. Mikeyangel says:

    He looks sad. His eyes look sad to me even when he is smiling. Definitely lost a lot of weight. I don’t think he cheated. This doesn’t look the way he and Angie looked when promoting MAMS. I am sad for the entire Jolie-Pitt family. Sending them all loving and healing thoughts. My family had similar type events. Divorce when a teen, DV, parents needed to divorce but still sad and hard all around.

  24. Frosty says:

    He certainly looks much better – beer bloat is gone.

  25. Moon says:

    It’s standard to choreograph and rehearse sex scenes. Camera angles, lighting etc. And trust me it’s not fun having everyone on set stare at you while you make out

  26. Candies says:

    He doesn’t look sad to me . Filed ,rings are out so time to start moving on …time to stop the mopping around and time to stop trying to prove the same thing over and over…learn and move on imo I know I’m a bit of straight forward sometimes but..

  27. Ari says:

    He speaks TONS of french in By the Sea so wtf is she prattling on about lol and Angie is part french puhleeze that she taught him anything lol

  28. Jo says:

    What does it say about us as a society that this man who brought, FBI And family services into the lives of his children. Is walking away fine from the mess and we’re talking about how his career is going to absolutely fine.

    But the woman who jumped and protected her kids, filled for divorce, and show that she is capable of protecting her kids to family services, because let’s be honest because of the adopted kids family services probably came down on them hard. We’re here discussing if her career would be alright.

    In lieu of trump, I’m sick and tired of men getting away with pretty much anything. While we women are judged and tried for their mistakes.

    • SaraR. says:

      Thank you for writing this. It says a lot about us as women also. Can you just imagine if situation was reversed and Angelina was the one that was investigated and then was seen promoting the movie in China while her children were back with other parent? She would be crusified!
      Wait, she is crusified ANYHOW!!

    • Adorable says:

      Oh my Gosh I Totally Agree!!!!!!!But I also think it has to do with looks(Pr)..If this were say Charlie sheen there would still be “an outrage”..but because it’s “pretty boy”Brad who by most account is a good Dad it’s hard to put those two together…But my goodness I Agree With you!

    • pwal says:

      Err… given that dude never got into trouble during his time in the spotlight, except for the perceived offense of moving on ‘too quickly’ for some people’s tastes, and his screw-up on the plane… yeah, he deserves some slack.

      Just because Angelina slowed her appearances onscreen in favor of being a director, humanitarian, etc. shouldn’t be used as yet another contrived excuse to dump on Brad because he’s in a better position, career-wise.

      And as many pointed out, Angelina has physical custody. He doesn’t have a monitoring device/GPS on him and he is working, not going down a water slide.

      • Paige says:

        I don’t think that was the point Jo is making. Brad or Angelina’s work ethic has nothing to with DCFS investigating the family and particularly Brad for eight weeks.

        And I agree with her statement.

    • noillusion says:

      This is Brad Pitt, he always falls on his feet 😉 Angelina has been blamed for years for the failure of HIS previous marriage so no wonder she is the villain again. Look at his smile, I don’t see any fatigue there, he’s been in the game for a long time, he knows that people will soon forget about the DCFS investigation (most already did) and will only remember that Angie ‘the witch’ was trying to deny him his rights. It doesn’t matter that she was forced to take the kids away because of his actions. There won’t be any statement about the incident from Brad, not now, not ever. He would have to admit he has acted out on the plane and that’s not happening. He cares too much about his image, always had.

  29. molly says:

    @Jo Well said! agree 100%.

  30. Mew says:

    I remember the stories back when he started with Jolie how he was then trying to learn French, for her. And gossip said Jolie was annoyed because he was so bad at it.

  31. YepIsaidit says:

    I think any relationship between these two is wishful thinking for people who hate Jolie.

    Marion has said Brad was very uncomfortable during a lot of scenes and I think you can see it in the trailers and clips. I know he’s going to get amazing reviews because he always does but he is absolutely terrible in the trailers.

    As for him cheating I doubt Angelina cared especially at the end. A source for her said she didn’t leave him for cheating, not that he didn’t cheat. That’s just not the reason she filed. It was for her kids.

  32. Tig says:

    Yeah, was a bit surprised by the header-all sex scenes are choreographed. Nothing particularly scandalous there. What’s that great quote from long ago actor- ” You apologize in advance for anything that does or does NOT happen”- thought that was pretty funny.
    I liked the trailer I saw, so will prob check it out.

  33. manta says:

    Regarding the alleged affair and rumors about the paternity of her child she used the following expression: “inventions aberrantes” . So no, she didn’t “sort of ” deny it , she firmly said it was false.

  34. sandy says:

    Considering what brad have been through (regardless who’s at fault) it’s sad for the entire family, separation is his new normal, like Angelina, they deserve their privacy to heal, they don’t owe us anything, we will never truly know everything that took place between them, nor should we, rooting for the both of them.

  35. Friendof says:

    I would assume leaving hollywood was at the core of their issues. Living in London didn’t apparently suit Brad. And the other issue probably is the kids. They don’t go to school or anywhere where they have to interact with non-hand picked acquaintances. I assume Brad wanted something simple like staying in one place long enough for the kids to get into some school. Seems angelina thought that sounded good years ago, but the reality of doing it, now so much. If they joint custody, Brad will get them to his parents home a lot more often. Don’t know how Angelina moves to London at least not with the kids. They will be in school. We will all see as they sort it out. Angelina was one of the most sad and subdued brides I’ve ever seen. She said in early interviews that she would not marry again. She knew she didn’t want to. Brad has a traditional family. They wanted to see all those kids with married parents. But, now they can figure it out and go on their way.

    • Zut alors! says:

      “I assume Brad wanted something simple like staying in one place long enough for the kids to get into some school.”

      So, per your theory, Brad was/is going to give up acting? Or may be he was/is going to be shooting all his movies in LA going forward? The family has spent more time on location for his movie shoots than hers. What makes you think Angelina was keeping the children from their grandparents? Isn’t she one who took on fewer acting jobs?

      Can we, for once and all, drop this claim that she is hellbent on moving to London come hell or high water?! That is a trumped up accusation that has no basis in fact.

      • Friendof says:

        Nope he won’t quit acting. Someone has to pay the bills. The kids have lots of Pitt family. I’m sure they’d like to see them. They can stay with his family while he films. As for London. Time will tell.

      • Paige says:

        @friendof
        The Jolie Pitt kids have visited their grandparents and other relatives plenty of times over the years. Pics are on the internet to prove it. I’ve seen family vacation pics. I don’t understand why people think Brad’s side of the family doesn’t see their kids, when they do. And Brad does work way more than Angelina so if the kids are going stay in one place and make friends, he won’t be able to take them on locations with him like they’ve done in the past. A lot will change when they share custody. They surely won’t be able to travel as much. And that London story doesn’t have any merit. It was started in a tabloid because Angelina will be a guest lecturer next year and she does charity work in the U.k. That doesn’t mean she has plans to move there.

      • Zut alors! says:

        Your logic escapes me.

  36. virginfangirl says:

    I think he looks better than he has in years. Looks like he lost weight, and that showed in his face.

  37. Shannon says:

    I don’t understand the sudden dislike of Brad. It’s quite confusing. He was cleared of all abuse claims that were made against him. Baffling that he’s hated so much now. What’s to hate about the man?? I think he looks better and happier than he’s looked in years. I’m happy for him. Truly.

    • pwal says:

      Some are pissed that he never defended Angelina… they say. He denied that Angelina was the reason behind his first divorce, but it was’t enough for some. Nevermind that, maybe,Angelina toldhim not to, like when TMZ asked him about Octomom when they were going into a restaurant. Brad got a little testy and Angelina discouraged him from saying anything else.

      Plus, many want to disavow the concept of not acknowledging/responding snuffs out the story.

      • Shannon says:

        By why defend her when she’s the one making claims of abuse against him? Claims that were investigated and proven to be false. He’s kept quiet during all of this and I think is admirable. Not many would be able to if someone was lying about them.

  38. Icanbameangrrl says:

    I would bang the sadness right out of his eyes. He looks damn fine !!

  39. Jeanette says:

    Banging and impregnating your coworker still does not make him a bad dad. In anger however, it will make you question everything he ever did and pick it apart relating to being a husband and a dad. Even though at some point for the sake of the kids you have to separate the two. Been there done that. Punished him at every chance I got. It seemed he wasnt too interested in being a father so much as he was making babies so I was able to leave him behind without a second glance. I feel for Angie if this the case, its like a death in the family. However I think people would crucify her for being human if it ever came out.

    • Shannon says:

      Who did he bang and impregnate? Marion? Do people actually believe that? I think she was already pregnant when they started shooting the film. That’s reaching.

  40. alexsco23 says:

    ” she’s sort of denied it”…pff ridiculous, she totally denied it in her french message

    • Shannon says:

      You seem desperate to create a cheating story when there is none at all. The woman was already pregnant when she worked with Brad. So he was banging her then? And the kid is his? How does that work?? Keep dreaming.

  41. Bitchy: crap for other kids and insulting gift-givers? says:

    Dynamite tapes of Jolie?
    Perhaps some of Brad’s friends / staff did have the sensible idea to switch on the camera phone now and then in Jolie’s presence.

  42. Shelley says:

    Brad is geting his pre-Angelina good looks back. Alleluia.

  43. nudiedoula says:

    i read the Sun piece. have to say, I know someone who worked for them. she was everything the tabloids claimed: she didn’t discipline them, and she let them do whatever they wanted. she is hard on her staff and expects them to control the kids when she herself won’t help in any way with control. but I can’t fault her, seeing the way she grew up and the type of household she was living in. she was a nightmare of insecurity, which I don’t understand. she’s bright, beautiful and though I don’t see her as a talented actress, she’s a great humanitarian who cares about the world. in short, she’s a flawed human being with severe problems, just like the rest of us. so…yeah. I wouldn’t doubt he has dirt on her. I just hope he doesn’t use it. I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I asked my friend about him several times before any of this even hit, and she said that she and the rest of staffers she’d ever spoken to just raved about his maturity and his calm sense of control. He’s done weed for years. Angelina never had a problem with it, and she’s been fall-down-drunk as often as he has. In my opinion, they’re both done with each other, they have been for quite a while, and while he wants to cut his losses and move on, she really wants to spurn him. My ex-husband is the same way. I really want to be friends with him and let bygones be bygones, but he takes every opportunity to try and hurt me through our babies and doesn’t see that it’s them and himself that he’s hurting the most. I’m just hoping that with time he’ll come around.