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Date Posted: 13:48:13 02/06/09 Fri
And on my birthday no less. Yeah, thanks a bunch Brad....*smirk*
Brangelina: The Beginning
There's No Denying It. Pitt and Jolie Have a Romantic Rendezvous in Africa
* May 09, 2005
By now, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are comfortable playing husband and wife—both in their upcoming action-romance Mr. and Mrs. Smith and in a '60s-era photo shoot for the June issue of W magazine. But on April 19, it was clear that the sexy stars were no longer just role-playing for the cameras: Strolling on Kenya's Diani Beach with Jolie's 3-year-old son Maddox, they enjoyed a family beach outing, with Pitt engaging Maddox in some shovel-and-bucket sand play while Mom looked on. Back at the luxury Alfajiri Villas where the trio were staying, "Brad and Angie looked very jovial," says an observer. "They walked together, laughed." Given how relaxed they seemed, says the source, "it would have been hard to convince someone that they were not husband and wife."
And so, after nearly a year of intense speculation—during which time the pair turned up in extravagantly romantic settings from Amalfi, Italy, where they shot scenes for Mr. and Mrs. Smith, to Palm Springs, Calif. After repeated steadfast denials of a romantic relationship—talk that reached a fever pitch in January, when Pitt and wife Jennifer Aniston announced their split, with Jolie singled out as the seductive Other Woman—this time around Pitt, 41, and Jolie, 29, are keeping notably mum. And yet as evidence of a romance mounts, a close source maintains that there was nothing improper going on before the actor's separation. "He didn't do anything while he was married," says the source. "He'll go to the grave saying that."
Of the intimate Pitt-Jolie African rendezvous, during which the pair shared a romantic $2,000-a-night oceanside villa and journeyed on a half-day safari at the Shimba Hills National Reserve in Kenya, "it is what it is," says the source.
What exactly is "it"? Although the same source says that the stars "are obviously friends," it seems unlikely that "just plain pals" would go to the trouble of meeting in a remote pocket of Kenyan coastline. Even more telling, protective mom Jolie—who has often spoken of her desire to keep the men in her life at a distance from Maddox lest he get attached to one—has clearly given Pitt the green light. Whether sharing downtime on the Smith set in L.A. last spring or cavorting in Kenya, Pitt and Maddox have forged an obvious bond. While shooting Smith, "Brad liked to play with [Maddox]," says an on-set source.
During the same shoot, several sources close to Pitt made it clear that the actor had fallen under Jolie's notorious spell. (She has been involved with several of her leading men, including ex-husbands Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.) "Angelina can turn on the charm, and there's not a guy in the world who wouldn't be fascinated with her," said a source at the time. With the rumors swirling last May, Jolie downplayed any real-life chemistry between herself and Pitt: "I end up in the paper with everyone I work with," she told PEOPLE.
What is undeniable, however, is the mutual admiration both stars have expressed for one another. Pitt "is a great actor, a great guy," Jolie told Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton in an episode taped in New York City on April 25. "He's one of those people...they seem very far away. But he's extremely down-to-earth. He's goofy. He's funny." On the Smith set, "he was always encouraging me to be dumber," she said. "He'd say, 'You know what would be funny? If you turn around and walk into that door.' And then I thought, 'Now I'm just being a complete idiot.' We had a lot of fun." On the topic of sex scenes in general-there's an especially steamy one in Smith—Jolie spoke with typical candor. "I can do a sex scene quite easily," she said. "You find something about that person and you enjoy it, and you're an adult. And if [your costar's] husband or wife is there, you make a point of showing some respect to them, showing them that they're the most important person."
Regardless of whether she extended that courtesy to Aniston (for more on Pitt's soon-to-be ex, see box), Jolie has clearly had a profound influence on Pitt, whose interest in Third World relief parallels Jolie's longtime work as a UN ambassador. Following his getaway with Jolie in Kenya, the actor jetted to Ethiopia and South Africa on back-to-back humanitarian missions (see box). During his Ethiopia visit, "he just mucked in with everybody else," says Francesca Stuer, Ethiopia director of Family Health International, a group that provides help to children with HIV/ AIDS. "I really got the impression that he likes the fact that few people know who he is in Ethiopia."
No such luck in most of the rest of the world, where news of Hollywood's newest supercouple—Brangelina, anyone?—is sure to keep Pitt and Jolie squarely in the white-hot glare of the spotlight. With Pitt continuing his humanitarian work in Africa—and preparing to shoot the drama Babel in Morocco with Cate Blanchett—and Jolie stateside for her Actors Studio appearance, the pair are maintaining their public silence for now. All that may change, however, when publicity gears up for the June release of Mr. and Mrs. Smith (see box)—and audiences can judge the Pitt-Jolie combustibility for themselves. "They have amazing chemistry onscreen," says a source who worked with them on Smith. "They are insanely hot people."
Their Beachside Getaway
On April 19 Brad Pitt landed in Kenya for a holiday with Angelina Jolie and her 3-year-old son Maddox. They strolled on a beach and retreated inside the heavily guarded walls of the luxurious Alfajiri Villas (pictured) on the Indian Ocean. During their stay the pair shared a four-bedroom villa and enjoyed a safari at a neighboring wildlife reserve. At the resort "they wanted absolute privacy," says a worker. Adds another source inside the hotel: "They acted as if they had known each other a long time."
The Movie That Started It All
MR. AND MRS. SMITH
Though a Pitt source insists that no romance happened between the actor and Jolie before his divorce, the costars became close on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a summer action-thriller in which they play dueling—and married—assassins. The stars did a photo shoot as a JFK-era married couple for W, but don't expect them to promote their romance along with the film. Nobody wants another Gigli. At a recent Vegas convention, they stood far apart, and a Fox rep says the extent of their participation at the press junket in early June is still undetermined. However, Pitt and Jolie will attend the film's L.A. premiere, slated for June 7, and a Mexico City premiere June 8. A global publicity tour will follow. And the summers hottest romance may have only just begun.
THE ALFAJIRI VILLAS April 19-22
WHERE Diani Beach in Kenya
COST $2,000 per night
LUXURY TOUCHES The resort's crown jewel is the four-bedroom Cliff Villa, where Pitt and Jolie bunked during their stay. With its own private pool, floor-to-ceiling glass walls and a 270-degree view of the Indian Ocean, the villa offers "complete exclusivity," says frequent guest Will Jones, the owner of a British travel agency. Fresh seafood is brought in daily—Pitt and Jolie dined in the privacy of their villa—and the attentive service includes a personal butler. Says Jones: "The food is superb, and [the villas] are exceptionally comfortable."
THE LOOK Ivory floors and a collection of African and Eastern artifacts decorate the Cliff Villa.
MADDOX-FRIENDLY? Yes. The resort boasts that it is "ideal for families where even the youngest children are accustomed to ultimate comforts," and room rates include two nannies on call 24 hours a day.
Don't Say a Word
Since rumors began flying last year, Pitt and Jolie have insisted reports of a romance are greatly exaggerated.
"...we would like to explain that our separation is not the result of any of the speculation reported by the tabloid media...." —Pitt. in a joint statement with Aniston
"This particular story is completely untrue." —Pitt's publicist on a report that he and Jolie spent a romantic weekend in Palm Springs
"I end up in the paper with everyone I work with. In fact, I'm just with my kid." —Jolie. to People. May 2004
"I wouldn't sleep with a married man.... I have enough lovers. I don't need Brad." —Jolie, to Allure. November 2004
Meanwhile: Jen
Though she frowned (left) at L.A. paparazzi on April 24 after news broke of her soon-to-be ex-husband's African rendezvous, people around Jennifer Aniston say she's doing fine. After all, rumors of a Pitt-Jolie dalliance aren't a new issue for her. Before Pitt and Aniston's separation, "Jennifer knew that Angelina got under his skin, and it bothered her," a source told PEOPLE in January. In recent days Aniston has surrounded herself with close friends, including her longtime hairstylist Chris McMillan and Courteney Cox Arquette. Still living in the Beverly Hills mansion she shared with Pitt, Aniston has been back at work filming a few final shots with costar Mark Ruffalo for the comedy Rumor Has It; in June she'll start shooting a romantic comedy costarring Vince Vaughn: The Break Up. While her ex seems to be moving on, is Aniston back in the dating pool? Says her rep: "Jennifer has not even considered dating."
BRAD'S AFRICAN TOUR April 22-26
After his visit to Kenya, Pitt stayed on the continent as a celebrity ambassador for DATA, Bono's campaign to promote AIDS awareness and economic reform in Africa. On April 23 the actor—trailed by TV cameras—met with care workers and locals affiliated with Family Health International in Ethiopia. At one stop, "a group of children had gathered, and they all started dancing and singing, and Brad just joined in," says FHI's Ethiopia director Francesca Stuer. A few days later, during a visit to the Ithuteng Trust school in Soweto, South Africa, Pitt again joined in a group dance. Says Jackey Maarohanye, founding director of the program: "He was smiling all the way."
ANGELINA HITS N.Y.C. April 25-26
A radiant Jolie signed autographs outside the taping of her appearance on Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio (right); the next day, she and Maddox hopped aboard a hansom cab for a springtime jaunt through the city. Also on display: Jolie's newest tattoo, an Arabic word that translates as "the energy." on her arm.
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On FF they have a picture of them as a family with Maddox and Zahara and it is unbelievable how much the two of them have aged. It is under the same heading a what is titled here if you want to see it.
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