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Brad Pitt in New Orleans

by Sherry on December 2nd, 2007

Brad Pitt in New Orleans

According to the NOLA blog, Brad Pitt is visiting New Orleans; on Monday at 11 am, Brad will launch his “Make It Right” project. The campaign aims to create over a hundred homes which will be affordable, sustainable, and ecological. At the moment, pink house-shaped pieces stand in the area where the real homes will soon stand.

Back in early November, Brad pledged $5 million and urged other to do the same.

Angelina Jolie in New Orleans

The article talks about a personal view from Ivory Porter Webb who spoke with Angelina Jolie who is in New Orleans with Brad. Webb told Angelina “again and again how appreciative she was for her and her husband’s continued interest in New Orleans”. Angelina invited her to a party that will be held on Monday night then met up with Brad.

They must be so happy, I know they make everywhere they go their home as much as possible but they’ve often said how much they love being at their home in New Orleans, so I bet they’re thrilled to be back.

Be sure to read the whole thing.

Meanwhile, don’t forget to watch Larry King Live on CNN on December 5th - Brad will be chatting with Larry King about the “Make It Right” project and why New Orleans and its residents is so important to him. You can also hit the Larry King website to email questions. I would urge you to please consider the types of questions Brad prefers to answer because those are the ones more likely to be read on the air and actually answered (and if you can get them to throw in reference to being a PittWatch reader, we’ll all know it was your question!).

(Source for article and photos)

(Thanks Diane!)

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  • Brad Pitt in New Orleans
    Dec 2, 2007 at 9:40 pm

    […] Original post by Pittwatch.com: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Gossip […]

  • b
    Dec 2, 2007 at 9:45 pm

    http://www.makeitrightnola.org/

  • lac
    Dec 2, 2007 at 10:57 pm

    Angelina looks so adorable with no makeup. She looks alot like her mother.

  • Kari
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:13 am

    Oh WOW, Angelina looks so beautiful. Angie and Brad both have the look of people who have a deep sense of empathy for the world. I know this is obvious, but I think that in these two casual, cell-phone? photographs, it really shows up even more.

  • Sophia
    Dec 3, 2007 at 4:12 am

    There´s a really interesting interview with AJ:
    http://www.backstage.com/bso/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003679575

  • Bruce Lidie
    Dec 3, 2007 at 6:55 am

    Brad keep up the good work!
    I am a father of seven, 24 to 5 we will be sending you money to help!
    best wishes for the holiday.

  • gena
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:13 am

    THANK YOU BRAD FOR SUCH A GOOD HEARTED HUMAN BEING. YOU AND ANGIE’S LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE ARE TRULY AMAZING. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER BUT I WILL TRY TO DONATE AS MUCH AS I CAN. I LOVE YOU BOTH.

  • irma
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:30 am

    What a good morning to start my day. I just watched The Today Show this morning & Brad Pitt was interviewed by Ann Curry, He even looks like he just woke up, it was live so he got up early to be on this site in NOLA. He is really into this project & asking some more people in the States to donate to help the Katrina victims. He is wearing his ring & his newsboy cap. I admire him & Angie for the unselfish endeavor & projects to help others. What a great pair. Brad mentioned that the most important thing for him is his family, he really loves his family, he is really a good family man.

  • irma
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:34 am

    By the way, the houses that they are going to build in NOLA are all very beautiful, the architects designed the houses with safety first because of the possibility of flooding the area again.
    I was watching the Today Show with my husband while eating breakfast & he said Brad Pitt can run in politics, he also admire Brad.God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.

  • cheryl
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:36 am

    thank you brad and angie. and a little off point but i want to thank and support mia farow and her efforts in darfur. Angie has called her insperational and a role model,and Mia has stated her admiration of the Angelina.

  • estrell
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:37 am

    Gradually, people will be accepting them as strong family oriented couple and all they want is to be accepted and respected who they are. No matter how the tabloids lies about them, they seems just ignore it and go on. They know who they are what is their purpose in life. So many who follow their work and know them closely and believe in them with respect and admiration are more than who doesn’t.

  • irma
    Dec 3, 2007 at 8:03 am

    Because of Brad & Angie people make noticed of the things mostly were ignored before, have you noticed lately, a lot of people of HW are following the footsteps of Brad & Angie supporting charities or doing charity works, even Hayden P. of Heroes ( I like her too). Brad & Angie you are the most admired & loved couple of HW. May God continue to bless you & your family. Got to go to work now. Thanks Sherry for the updates.

  • ligaya
    Dec 3, 2007 at 9:48 am

    Thanks Diane & Sherry for posting the article and link (with the great photos). Thanks also, Sophia - I read that article last night and it was full of stuff I’d never read before.

    My husband, Mom & I visited New Orleans for a couple of weeks in October (inspired by Angie, Brad’s & Wynton Marsalis’ urging). I wanted to visit Brad’s Globan Green project but didn’t have time. (We did see the Habitat for Humanity/MusiCares’ new musicians’ village.) We took a 4 hour Katrina tour throughout N.O., and our friends in Biloxi gave us a tour of their area.

    We’ve all seen the photos & videos & read reports. Still, there’s nothing like being there in person seeing blocks & blocks & miles of destruction. Every person we talked with - cabdrivers, housekeepers, shop & restaurant owners - had a moving story. Our Biloxi friends in their 80s clung with their 3 adult children & a pet dog for 9 hours while their house was destroyed.

    I liked reading the article’s comments. Immediately after Katrina, everyone felt for its victims. After 2 years, people have compassion fatigue or outright intolerance after being ground down by the recovery process. i don’t think it was stressed enough that it would take 10 or 12 years to complete the recovery.

    Now, some folks don’t appreciate Brad’s efforts, calling it useless (tell that to the families who’ll live there) or complaining because they think all the money/help/attention is going to the Lower 9th Ward instead of their own area. I was in the Lower 9th Ward - it definitely needs any help it can get.

  • ligaya
    Dec 3, 2007 at 9:51 am

    should have been:

    Our Biloxi friends in their 80s clung TO A TREE with their 3 adult children & a pet dog for 9 hours while their house was destroyed.

  • Brad Pitt Wants to "Make it Right" - FameCrawler
    Dec 3, 2007 at 11:45 am

    […] a pretty good reason.Kudos and luck to Pitt on this undertaking. Learn more.  Photo: Pitt Watch  + DIGG + DEL.ICIO.US + REDDIT Posted Dec 03 2007, 12:14 PM Filed under: Brad Pitt, Tom […]

  • tenika
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:08 pm

    I Like When Theyre In New Orleans They Look Like A Normal Family. Does Anyone Know How Theyre Going 2 Go About Distributing The Homes? I Mean How Do They Decide What Family Gets What Home?

  • Mary Ann
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:18 pm

    Ligaya, you are very well spoken and very intelligent, so I think you should come up with a good question for Brad on Larry King Live.

  • Melissa
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:21 pm

    There are fun limited edition tshirts on eBay with “Jolie Pitt 2008″ - urging them to run for the White House … wouldn’t that be AWESOME?!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230199307430&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling

  • Passerby
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    Snow day!!!!

    I’m happy and ecstatic. No school! Plus I got to watch Brad Pitt on the Today show! Yay.

    He did good in the interview. And the houses looked really kooL.

    @Tenika

    From the interview on the today Brad said the families get to pick the design of the house out of the many designs they have designed by world famous architectures.

  • tenika
    Dec 3, 2007 at 12:32 pm

    Thanx Passerby - I Had Class 2day And I Have A Final 2morrow So Im Jealous :)

  • Cook
    Dec 3, 2007 at 1:01 pm

    So good to see such a great actor, matured and caring, matched to another great actress of similar interest and life goals. Wish there are more like that…giving money to charity is one thing, taking underprivileged kids into your own home to cherish them as your own kids, and also devoting personal time to babysit such projects moving to fruition is most admirable.

  • ligaya
    Dec 3, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    Thanks, Mary Ann (curtseying). There are lots of us here who are great writers. The more of us email Q to Larry, the better chance we get of getting picked.

    I’m going to think of my question, maybe I’ll even ask a couple. One I’m playing with is: Brad, you said there will always be earthquakes (fires & droughts too) in San Francisco (& L.A.). Other places have tornadoes. All the coastal cities will be flooded from global warming.

    Why do you think people ask about rebuilding New Orleans. They don’t ask that of Miami, they didn’t ask that after any of the earthquakes & fires in San Francisco & L.A. Is it because, as Mayor Nagin termed it, New Orleans is a “chocolate city?”

  • janine
    Dec 3, 2007 at 3:15 pm

    J-P’s buy an island!

    http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/03/jolie-and-pitt-buy-their-own-island/

  • Passerby
    Dec 3, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    Just Jared has new pics of Brad and Angie and Mad at the Make it Right project. Check them out.

    http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2007&mon=12&evt=guard-jolie&pic=angelina-jolie-national-guard-04.jpg

    I like this pic best out of the twenty plus of them. =] Mother-son are so comfortable with each other. No tension!

  • janine
    Dec 3, 2007 at 3:46 pm

    more of Make It Right

    http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/12/03/pitt-gets-more-specific-on-green-building-in-new-orleans/

  • Sue
    Dec 3, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Hey everyone,

    If you are looking to buy Christmas presents for loved ones (while making a contribution), go to the following site: http://www.makeitrightnola.org/mir_SUB.php?section=merch&page=main.

    Also, if anyone missed Brad Pitt’s interview, you can watch it here: http://search.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=ae6a87bf-e8a5-4978-acb8-5e1fb4f55670

    Happy Holidays!

  • Maria
    Dec 3, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    Passerby thanks for the photo.
    But there’s something i don’t understand in what you wrote. Why the remake “no tension”?

  • Passerby
    Dec 3, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    @Maria
    Its cause alot of my friends say maddox doesn’t smile anymore, and therefore is not happy. Its stupid.

  • Mary Ann
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:08 pm

    Just went thru the 40 pictures and so happy to see them, it has been a while for all of us. I was amazed with a couple of things. Not once did I see the bodyguards around them and the other great thing was no one was really paying attention to Angelina. It was so nice for her be treated like a “normal person” with no crowds shoving and pushing to get to her. Now I really believe that they could be happy there and not have to hide all the time. Madd’s face has changed alot. More mature looking. Wish we could see the other children.

  • Lili May
    Dec 3, 2007 at 7:44 pm

    Hello Sherry and same goes to all the wonderful JP fans!
    Thank you Sophie for the link to the Backstage interview. It is, as usual, a great one. I think Angie is one of a handful of HW stars who give interesting interviews - she is articulate, honest and endlessly fascinating!
    Ligaya, I agree with Maryanne that you should email a question to Brad. The one you are playing with (re: Mayor Nagin’s comment) is a good one. Personally, I think Mayor Nagin may have a point there, but it would be interesting to know how Brad would answer it (if it gets picked up).
    As for Janine’s link about the island in Dubai, Brad’s publicist has already issued a denial. I was in Dubai on a business trip last February and I saw “The World” from the Skyview Cafe of the Burj-al-Arab (7-star hotel). At that time, there were reports in the local paper that Rod Stewart bought the “England” and David Beckham the “Spain” islands (at $25M+ each). Then there was a question ” Who would want to buy Africa, Brangelina?”. Maybe that’s where the rumors came from.

  • isacutie
    Dec 3, 2007 at 8:15 pm

    I do hope that the MIR foundation, and also Global Green and other projects that aim to help rebuild New Orleans, will be able to put up many many homes and help the city bounce back. I salute everyone who works on and support these and similar projects. There are still those out there who keeps insisting that Brad’s doing all this for the PR, and I feel sorry for them. Here is a good man, trying to make even just a small difference, and all they can do is find fault with him and Angie. Let’s just wish them more success. By the way, here’s a link to a very nice article http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-hollywood-deal/2007/12/03/brad-pitt-actually-is-doing-a-heck-of–a-job

  • 804
    Dec 3, 2007 at 8:28 pm

    Brad Pitt’s gift to New Orleans interview with
    A. Curry
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=3KrQcW2NJWI

  • 804
    Dec 3, 2007 at 8:29 pm

    Brad Pitt campaigns for New Orleans speech
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=BejP4sEaJow

  • ligaya
    Dec 3, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    Brad Pitt did a sit-down interview that will be aired tomorrow, Tuesday, night on ET/Entertainment Tonight. All the entertainment shows tonight showed clips from this morning’s coverage by Today. So the word is getting out!

    I emailed Larry King that “chocolate city” question as well as Tenika’s (I think) about how people would qualify to be chosen to live in the houses. I think I’ll also ask about what Brad thinks about federal money for Gulf Coast homeowners being diverted to the casinos & condos by the Republican governor in Mississippi.

  • ligaya
    Dec 3, 2007 at 9:17 pm

    Brad Pitt did a sit-down interview that will be aired tomorrow, Tuesday, night on ET/Entertainment Tonight. All the entertainment shows tonight showed clips from this morning’s coverage by Today. So the word is getting out!

    (The complete post - including Q for Brad - is under moderation.)

  • ducks35
    Dec 3, 2007 at 9:18 pm

    Did any of you notice those big black bags under both AJ and Brad Pitt’s eyes? I hope they don’t have colds or flu ,especially the children. I think these two people are now leading lives that I would love to point my grandchildren to and say “look at these role models . Try to act in the world as they do ,with love and concern for their fellow riders of this earth”.

  • ligaya
    Dec 4, 2007 at 12:05 am

    Tomorrow is the last day to vote for A Mighty Heart as Best Independent Movie, and Brad & George as Best Onscreen Match for the People’s Choice Awards (pcavoted.com).

    People’s Sexiest Man Alive (Matt Damon) issue:

    “If I were the sexiest man alive, I would call Brad Pitt just to laugh at him, hang up and continue laughing like a maniac.” - Jimmy Kimmel

  • ligaya
    Dec 4, 2007 at 12:06 am

    Tomorrow is the last day to vote for A Mighty Heart as Best Independent Movie, and Brad & George as Best Onscreen Match for the People’s Choice Awards (pcavote.com).

  • ligaya
    Dec 4, 2007 at 12:07 am

    Tomorrow is the last day to vote for A Mighty Heart as Best Independent Movie, and Brad & George as Best Onscreen Match for the People’s Choice Awards.

  • ligaya
    Dec 4, 2007 at 12:08 am

    Goshdarn it, 3 tiny posts under moderation. All I was trying to do was tell people that tomorrow is the last day to vote.

  • 804
    Dec 4, 2007 at 12:35 am

    Found another interview- ET interview of Brad. They’ll air this segment tomorrow night, I think.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nkJHziAuYfI

  • Lucy
    Dec 4, 2007 at 1:07 am

    I saw the Today Show too this morning and JJ has some photos of Angie and Maddox where Brad made his speech about NOLA project. Thanks Sherry. You rock!

  • connie
    Dec 4, 2007 at 6:20 am

    From USA today:
    http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-12-03-Pitt_N.htm

  • Lou
    Dec 4, 2007 at 8:13 am

    I am glad that so many of the American and international press have picked up this story because it is very easy for people to forget.

  • Molly
    Dec 4, 2007 at 10:20 am

    To the posters who provided all those wonderful links, thank you!

    It’s so touching to see how content and effusive Brad can be when talking about worthwhile things that are so dear to him. I was really hoping that the strong wind would blow his cap off and reveal his gorgeous hair but no such luck!

    A big thank you to Sherry for all her fab write-ups. Love your style and how you always inject a positive tone throughout. I’m sure your daughter had a rocking good time during her big day. Organizing a young child’s party is no small feat by any stretch of the imagination! The logistics involved and the supervising can be nightmarish. Hope you didn’t vow never again because come next year, you’ll relent because the memories are so worth it.

  • Jeff
    Dec 4, 2007 at 3:47 pm

    http://flix55.com/watch/utqwCgywwhi
    this is his speech in new orleans uncut. why is he so cool?

  • meme
    Dec 4, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    just FYI,
    JustJared has some beautiful pictures of Angie and Madd in New Orleans (they’re different from the one’s this morning) and there’s even one with Brad, Angie and Madd together. they’re super cute.
    i especially love this one. i wonder where Madd got the string from.
    http://justjared.buzznet.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2007&mon=12&evt=jolie-nose&pic=angelina-maddox-rub-noses-01.jpg

  • meme
    Dec 4, 2007 at 4:56 pm

    as well, thanks to Sophia for the interview.
    it’s one of the rare interviews that doesn’t ask too much personal stuff and focuses more on the movie/persons’s career. A great interview!

  • Darlyn
    Dec 5, 2007 at 5:52 am

    Hi Brad and Angelina! I too could use some help, to build a green A-frame so I can give my mobile home away to a good family.Mississippi was hit pretty hard up here,and then we opened up the houses left and took in our Louisiana family. I’m a Mother Earth magazine follower,but meeting skepticism here in Picayune. I have some good recycled material for the building, and would love to surprise this more than deserving family. Would anyone else like to join the project??

  • Liz
    Dec 9, 2007 at 1:14 pm

    I’m so overwhelm about the news/media in regards to Pitt family. I always include them in my prayers. Jolie-Pitt have such a big heart. I miss the interview however, thanks for all info from this site. Gosh miss the updated pictures of the children. Regards to all Jolie-Pitt fans.

  • ligaya
    Dec 10, 2007 at 11:36 pm

    Reminder: Brad on Larry King Pt. 2, again Tuesday night, 12/11/07.

  • estrell
    Dec 11, 2007 at 8:02 am

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH LIGAYA. I am so impress with your didication.

  • Ana
    Dec 12, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    I LOVE BRAD, JOLIE AND KIDS….

  • Daniel
    Dec 20, 2007 at 2:27 pm

    Well my hat comes off to Mr. Pitt he will go down in history for his efforts. I spent 3 months in the area with the Red Cross and hated to leave.I was recently layed off from my job and would love to return.Helping others is in my blood , if anyone knows of help needed please contact me.If Mr.Pitt could use a good worker,contact me.I do have a roof over my head,so iam thank full.GOD BLESS US ALL , EVERYONE.

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  • Jessica
    May 15, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    I have a question and I hope someone can help me out! (It’s a little silly).

    During Brad Pitt’s interview with Larry King in New Orleans, right before or after a commercial break, their was a small quote from Angelina about their relationship. I am trying to find out what she said or a clip because she stated it so beautifully! Do I sound crazy? Does anyone have any idea what I am refering too?

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