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Pop Culture Roundup – January 31, 2010

As I sit here watching the Grammys, I thought I should blog about a few pop culture happenings that occurred this week. Actor Rip Torn had a bad week as he was arrested for entering a closed bank in Connecticut with a loaded revolver. Police in Salisbury, Conn., where Torn lives, said the actor was highly intoxicated when they arrived, responding to the alarm he set off. The 78 year old, who has recently appeared on NBC’s “30 Rock,” was being held on a $100,000 bond. Some might say it was a worse week for author J.D. Salinger, as he … Continue reading →

Forbes Celebrity 100 List for 2009

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Angelina Jolie seems to be everywhere and now she has bumped Oprah of all people out of the number one position on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Oh, don’t worry, Oprah still earns more than Angelina (who only earned $27 million last year compared to Oprah’s $257 million), but maybe getting to go home to Brad Pitt every night gave Angelina a bit of an edge. Okay, actually it was Angelina’s fame that put her on top, but then you have to give Brad and the children some credit for that. For landing in the number one position, Forbes says … Continue reading →

Brangelina Adopting from India and The Woz Gets a New Gig

Eight months after giving birth to twins Vivienne and Knox, Angelina Jolie is prepping to cradle a new baby. According to reports, the raven-haired beauty and her famous beau Brad Pitt are planning to expand their multinational brood by adopting a child from India. The pair is already parents to three adopted children – 7-year-old Maddox from Cambodia, 4-year-old Pax from Vietnam and 3-year-old Zahara from Ethiopia. Brangelina also have three biological children, 2-year-old daughter Shiloh, and infant twins, who turn one in July. British newspaper the Sunday Express claims Jolie recently revealed her secret plans to adopt from India … Continue reading →

Angelina Jolie “Creeped Out” by Mother of Octuplets

She is the celeb mom, who many believe Nadya Suleman is trying to emulate, but movie star Angelina Jolie says the California mother of octuplets freaks her out. According to news reports, Jolie’s exact words were, “totally creeped out.” That’s how Brad Pitt’s famous domestic partner reportedly feels about Suleman, the now-infamous mother of six who just gave birth to eight more children — all thanks to artificial insemination. I haven’t spoken to Jolie, but I would guess her remark has something to do with the fact that Suleman reportedly underwent plastic surgery to look more like her big screen … Continue reading →

Rich Parents Doing Away with Expensive Holiday Gifts

Did you hear the one about the billionaire parents who plan to give their family members homemade gifts only this holiday season? Actually, it’s no joke and you might have heard of the parents in question… their names are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Despite Jolie just earning the title of highest-paid woman in Hollywood, and Pitt raking in $20 million for starring in his new flick “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the parents of six little ones say they won’t be placing pricey presents under the Christmas tree this year. In a recent interview with Hello! Magazine, Pitt … Continue reading →

The Latest on Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston

Surprise, surprise, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston are in the news again. Brad was roughed up Monday at the premiere of his latest film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – by guards! As the paparazzi tried to take pics of Brad, the security guard grabbed and pushed a puzzled Brad. While it looked bad for Brad, the security guard said that he removed Brad from what could have turned into a “potentially dangerous situation.” Brad seemed to shrug the whole thing off, issuing a statement that said while the security guard was “more aggressive than usual,” it … Continue reading →

Super Stars, Super Givers

The twins were born and photographed. The cash was handed over and we’re now learning where all that dough is going. According to a statement issued by the Global Health Committee earlier this week, roughly $2 million of the $14 million Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made from selling snaps of their newborn twins will go to help fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia. As you might recall Ethiopia is the country where their 3-year-old daughter Zahara was born. Now children there will have a second chance at life thanks to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. Execs with the Global Health Committee … Continue reading →

Coming Soon to a Big Screen Near You… Maybe

The man who is being hailed as a “genius” for his work crafting the summer blockbuster “Wanted” (starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy) is not resting on his laurels. “Wanted” brought him box office glory and now Mark Millar wants to use his success to bring a boyhood dream to fruition. According to Millar, he is planning to pitch his version of the “Superman” franchise to Warner Bros. The husband and father says it has been his life long dream to make a Superman movie. In a recent interview with British reporters Millar revealed that he always wanted to reinvent … Continue reading →

Celebrities and Hurricane Gustav

While the major networks were watching Hurricane Gustav unleash its fury on Louisiana entertainment publications were keeping a close eye on celebrities watching what New Orleans mayor described as “the mother of all storms.” (Today Mayor Ray Nagin amended his description calling Gustav “the mother-in-law or the ugly sister of all storms.”) Which just goes to show that the media can spin practically any current events story into one that involves Hollywood’s biggest names. Yesterday I saw video of men working to board up Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s New Orleans home. The couple, which bought a home and lived … Continue reading →

Another Way Brangelina Can Profit from their Kids

And the rich just get richer… By now you know that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pimped out their kids… I mean sold the rights to their newborn twins’ first pictures for a record breaking $14 million. Of course, the couple donated the money from the photos to help impoverished children of the world live a better life, so the move was justified in their minds and their personal bank accounts are not heftier for doing so. Now, consider the latest report out of France (where Brangelina and crew have set up house), which claims that Pitt and Jolie have … Continue reading →