Get Ready for Angelina Jolie at Cannes
Last year, Angelina Jolie stunned the crowds by walking the red carpet in that gorgeous yellow gown. This year she’ll be pregnant, but we all know how amazing she looks when she’s expecting and we can look forward to seeing her on the red carpet again.
That’s because this year she has not one but TWO movies coming to Cannes. Her animated film, Kung Fu Panda will be playing, where Angelina does the voice for a character named Master Tigress.
On top of that, Clint Eastwood’s film The Changeling will also be shown, in which Angelina plays a mother whose child is abducted and when he’s returned to her, she suspects it’s not really her son.
I can not WAIT to see her on the red carpet!
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83 opinions for Get Ready for Angelina Jolie at Cannes
Loren
Apr 23, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I will be glad to see her in full bloom on the red carpet. There will be wonderful pictures. Sherry you really do an amazing job with Angie and Brad news. Thanks so much.
Sophia
Apr 23, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Off topic:
ligaya, I do not feel happy about our ongoing “fight”. I didn´t intend to get you so angry, and if my comments cause this reaction in you, and in return my feelings get hurt and I feel insulted, then all this is not good. (I have never made a secret out of the fact that I am a Brad Pitt fan, and my interest in AJ is limited to the fact that she is his partner. That does not mean that I dislike her, but if she weren´t his partner I would never read anything about her; I come here for Brad Pitt news, which of course now include her. However, I do admire her humanitarian work and intelligence.)
So let´s just be friendly and for my part I don´t bear you any ill feelings.
Phoebe
Apr 23, 2008 at 3:44 pm
sorry, but she looked awful in the yellow dress. she looked anorexic and weak (for reasons we can all understand).
this year she will definetly look good. are you sure she goes though? its not good to fly in your last trimester.
sofia deliopoulos
Apr 23, 2008 at 3:55 pm
when are they supose to go to cannes?
irma
Apr 23, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Phoebe, I disagree with you, Angie in yellow gown at Cannes last year looks so stunning, the picture that Sherry put up didn’t do justice to her other pictures at Cannes. She was skinny that time, remember her mom died earlier of the year so she was still in mourning. I can’t wait for her & Brad to show up at Cannes with that big baby bump. People will be crazy just like last year. I am excited, it will be next month.
God bless.
fan
Apr 23, 2008 at 4:59 pm
sophia i’m curious about one thing, just curious,you said you have no interest in angie if she wasn’t with brad and you come to pittwatch to get news about brad, however you told ligaya to go to souliejolie,which is an angie site, the biggest by the way and read her interviews, which you must have.if you’re not a fan i’m curious why you would go to a website dedicated to her and read her interviews?
BlessBrangelina
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Oh Sherry that’s great news. I saw the confirmation from the press release of Cannes films. Changeling is in competition and KFP will show out of competition. It said she will be on the KFP press conference panel with the other actors.
**Phoebe I hope you were as concerned for Cate Blanchett who travelled through her 8th month. And returned to Australia to give birth…??12hour flight?!
Sherry
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:37 pm
As long as there are no complications in the pregnancy, it’s not really the doctors that stop you from flying. It’s actually the airlines because they don’t want to be liable for anything that may happen if a woman goes into labor in mid-air. Since Brad and Angelina have a private plane they wouldn’t be bound by airline rules like that. Also, since there was never any official statement, we don’t really know when she’s going to give birth. I traveled a 14-hour trip from Montreal to Halifax by car and then back again four days later in my final trimester and my lord that sucked for comfort but a flight wouldn’t be so bad.
lemon227
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I’m with everyone on this. I can’t wait to see them in France. Looking forward to seeing the great shots!!
sunny
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:16 pm
She lost weight with grief at that time but she was not weak. She still had the strenth of carrying her two children and doing her own stunt in Wanted. She does it without going to a gym nor hiring a personal trainer.
And her figure is regarded as quite normal here in my country Japan. Obese people tend to regard lean or thin people as sick or weak but they are wrong. (I’m talking a general thing and not a specific person here)
Obese is very rare here in Japan and young women look much thinner than Angie. Their average is about 100 pounds.
Carmen
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I’m sorry but she looked too thin and unhealthy when those shots were taken. I understand that she was going through a lot, but she still looked too thin. I’m surprised she had the strength that she did have. By the way Sunny, being 100 pounds for someone of her height of either 5 feet 7 or 8 is too skinny.
Loren
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I think the Governor of Alaska flew from DC where she was at a meeting to Alaska to deliver.
She went into labor (she said she would have preferred not to fly, but it was an improtant meeting) I am not sure if she flew the plane herself, but she delivered a baby boy when she got there. This is her fifth child.
angela
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:00 pm
wow. thanks sherry, that’s great news.
i can’t wait to see them together again. when is it by the way?
irma, i agree, she had a rough time when her mom passed away and yet she managed to look good on the red carpet with brad.
just reminiscing the last time (i hope it’s ok sherry):
http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=096mh9.jpg
sunny
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I think if someone wants to be friendly with others they should be careful with thier words.
Or they should be ready for oppotion if they showed their half-baked knowledge. What you threw may be back to you later.
Pittwatch is a fan’s blog and not a regular gossip site. If someone critisizes Brad or Angie without knowing much it may cause argument among fans.
I read Brad’s ex wife is estranged from her mother who raised her as a single mother. Some Brad fans at gossip site blamed her. She blamed her for not inviting her wedding ceremony or judging her with what her mother told to the media without knowing what caused mother and daughter feud. It’s none of their or our business. Negaive comment is natural at gossip site but if someone critizes her at her hard-core fan’s blog it will cause a huge argument there.
I believe the same thing can be applied to Angie and her father’s case.
Matilda
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Getting deja vu for last year now! It will be so much fun to see Angelina on a red carpet again, especially as bump watch continues. Hopefully we’ll get a sense of how far along she is. Brad’s hair was so adorable last year as well - they looked really cute together.
Have to concur with BlessBrangelina and Sherry on the topic of flying in the final trimester. There’s really no medical reason not to, it’s mostly just set in place to prevent a scenario in which the mother happens to go into labour mid-flight. Since Brad and Angie have their own private jet, should she feel the need to they could make an unplanned landing somewhere, unlike regular folk on a commercial plane. They could even take a nurse along with them if they chose!
ligaya
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I’m so excited!!! I’ve been jumping up & down like a little girl on Christmas morning. I’ve been dancing like a crazed woman all around my house to the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited.” Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait…(fingers tapping).
ligaya
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:36 pm
OT: I should probably thank you, Sophia, for being the catalyst for unleashing 4 years worth of thoughts percolating in my brain, and then released like champagne gushing after the cork is removed - or like the levees breaking in New Orleans during Katrina.
Four years is a lot of tabs’ & blogs’ lies & abuse about Angelina. It’s really not about you personally, Sophia, it’s the content. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.”
Liz
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Sherry: This is the only fan site I visit, because of B & A of course, but also you! I love the friendly chattiness of your site and the positive outlook. I just got AJ’s book out of the library to read, because I just read Ishmael Beah’s memoir about being a boy soldier in Sierra Leone. I personally like the fact I can get both BP and AJ news here. Reading news about celebs who are building honorable lives doing good work is better than reading about the poor psychological meltdown of troubled people like we-know-who. Thanks!
Dapyro
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:01 pm
BTW on another point Angie placed 12 in the 100 sexist women in the FHM poll. I hate to do this usually but I was surprised to Jennifer Aniston was placed at 42.
I personally would not have had Lindsey Lohan at 16 but they even have Britney at 100 lol.
Here is the link and they picked a nice picture of Angie. Reminds me of sexy cat.
http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2008.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=156&p=45
cristine
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:21 pm
WOW! cant wait for cannes! our girl will be the most photograph/prettiest/sexiest pregnant woman in cannes film festival! God Bless Brangelina always and all the loyal fans on this site esp.ligaya irma and sherry!
Nma
Apr 24, 2008 at 2:23 am
Sophie, i dont really understand your msg, you may be right in your own sense but i totally disagree with you, you are a masgurade is diaguise, you cannot say you a fan of Brad and managing to read stuff about angie, its either you love them or your dislike them, its no harm as you are entittled to your say. if i were you, if you dont like Angie, then there is no need for you to be a Brad fan bicos secretly, you are still wishing that they disengage and this way you are not a true fan simple…..
sunny
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:32 am
Nma, we should not judge who is Brad’s true fan or who is not. Some fans use unfavorable words toward their idol’s love interest. May be because of jealousy or favoring someone else…..
but there may be many other reasons we don’t know. With different people with diferent ideas, fan blog gains liveliness and if there is a comment based on wrong perception we can correct it without attaking the writer. I’m new here but has been lurking for two years. Lately this place has more interesting and more insightful comments compared to the past. Thanks to Sherry and all regular people.
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:13 am
ok…i didn´t take any of Sophias comments as negative or agressive. she stated her opinion, she is free to do so. she didn´t say bad things about Angie. so i don´t see your problem.
why can´t you be a fan of Brad and not of Angie? i don´t think any of us has the right to judge others about their opinion. AND it seems that some of you can´t let go of Jen-gossip, although you say that this is no gossip site. there are people who do not idolise Angie as much as some of you. accept that, please.
@irma: i KNOW and i wrote that i can understand that Angie had a hard time then and i deeply felt for her. but nevertheless she looked awful. her weight was highly unhealthy. that she didn´t look good is MY opinion, nothing else.
@sunny: no she was not weak i said she “looked” weak, because of the weightloss. its shocking that this look is judged as normal today, because its not.
@all: i think Angie is one of the most beautiful women i the world, but IMO(!) she looked not good on those pics. you can disagree with me, its just my opinion.
@sherry: thanks for the info! now i know…i wasn´t sure if it was the docs decision to not let the pregnant women fly or the airlines.
the other brangie fan
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:41 am
I thougt Angie looked great in that yellow dress.
I think people who are new to the Angelina phenomenon, assume she will be an amazon of a woman like a Bridgette Nielsen. I think this is because Angie looks so fierce and fearless in action roles like the Lara Croft movies. But that is because she is a very good actress with obvious athletic abilities, and she has a stunning face.
But Angie has always been thin with a slim frame. Whenever Angie made an appearance in 2006 -2007, there were those out there who found fault with her. But she looked great to me. Her face was thin because she had a baby and was breat-feeding her, while also making movies like AMH, while also grieving her mother’s death. Breast-feeding makes a woman thin -I think Angie breast-fed through the end of 2006, may be longer. But she never lost her strength. She has always had slender arms - I think they are attractive because Angie is very graceful in how she moves her arms and her body.
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 9:24 am
Lot of posters on this site now Sherry you must be doing something right. Not bad for a cunck. Some interesting conversation going on, I hope they are kept intelligent and informative. And remember there are people from all over the world are posting on this site and culture is so very vast on this plant that things said by one culture can be miss understood by another culture very easily. Hence the reason we still have wars. Lets not have any here.
Brad and AJ are always beautiful because it is not physical but internal beauty that shines.
But we can still comment on their cloths and style and I was not fond of the yellow dress.
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 9:30 am
hello girls!
i have a suggestion: if everybody here try to be less direct and try to shade the words, it’ll probably be better for the good atmosphere here.
some people say of angie she “looked like an anorexic”, she”is only brad’s partner”, she “was awful”: it’s your opinions, it’s your right to express them but you have to understand it can shock some other people here. you know, a lot of tabloid harassed angie last year with her weight and by respect for her, i think it’s not great to say she was awful!
i don’t want to direspect anybody here (i think too that angie was not at the top of her beauty at this moment, but i don”t say she “looked like an anorexic”!) i just think that those words break the good atmosphere here: don’t forget that you’re on a brangelina’fans site please! thank you
sherry: i don’t want to “take your place” with this comment, but i don’t feel good when i come here and see some “discussions” like these: nobody here should have to “defend” angie!!! i mean: it’s a fan’s site so everybody here should have to respect angie and to love her!
you know, i really adore some people here (sherry, mary-ann, irma, ligaya, isacutie , alayna, blessbrangelina, …) and i’m sad to see that some people come here and sow some troubles.
Lara
Apr 24, 2008 at 9:48 am
Now we are back to this endless discussion whether AJ is too skinny or not.
I agree completely that she is NOT to skinny.
She is generally very slim, so when she looses a few pounds as she did last year it shows very quickly.
I am completely aware that in our society we have to be careful with weight in the way that very young girls get the wrong idea about desirable weight when looking at pictures of so called super models.
On the other hand there are many naturally slim people. These people always get judged by others for being too thin. I am afraid those people are just wrong. Everybody has a natural body weight which is specific for the type and built of a person. As many people nowadays are overweight or obese, naturally slim people are perceived as too skinny.
A person with a height of 5 ft 7 and 100 or 104 pounds is very slim but normal.
I can say that from my personal experience as this is exactly my height and weight and I am over 35 and I have two children and I can eat whatever I like whithout gaining weight. I still fit in those jeans from 20 years ago. I am not telling this because I am proud of it, it’s just the way it is. It is just supposed to serve as an example that we all are different people with different weight types.
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:41 am
Hi mélodie!
i see your point and i apologise for my choice of words. i am a fan of Angie, too, but i do not idolise her that much as some do. i like her because she is so normal and not at all perfect. she is human. she has problems and does not hide them. i respect her and to not applaude everything she does is not being disrespectful towards her.
and i think none of you needs to defend Angie, because no one attacked her.
i don´t care what tabloids say, none of us should. i was very worried about her last year, because i have some experience in that area (malnutrition) and Angie really got unhealthy. i know the reasons, but it could have ended bad for Angie.
what makes me sad is that some people are getting nasty when they don´t like a statement about Angie, BUT repeatedly make nasty comments about another hollywoodstar (i think you know who i mean). you know…like giving snarky comments on place 42# of the FHM poll. this is not necessary and THIS is diesrespectful.
and maybe people should take other peoples opinions more easy and not interpret it the worst way possible.
thanks
Linda
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:10 am
I wonder if they will bring Maddox to the Kung Panda premier in Cannes or US
ligaya
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:36 am
Hee, Phoebe. Hard to keep up with you these day - no sooner than I read one of your posts and start typing an answer, than another one comes.
But since you’ve mentioned it at least twice in your posts, care to put your opinion that X has been treated nastily on PW to a truth test? I can’t remember PW devoting that much time to even mentioning - let alone dissing - X. So maybe you can come up with lots of examples to prove the “repeatedly” part of your statement? I think people have to be prepared to back up their opinions, or preface what they say with “IMO, I think, etc.” to make it clear they’re speaking only for themselves - especially if there are differences.
(The rest of my post is under moderation - the part where I quote a h8ters post as an example, even though I sanitized it.)
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:36 am
phoebe:
thank you. i don’t idealise angie, i like too the fact that she is just an human person, that she doesn’t look like an superficial woman and i don’t forget that nobody is perfect. a few months ago i said something who hurts some people here but now i’ve learned to shade my own words: i say what i think about, but i think over how to express that to the others.
what i want is that we keep a good atmosphere on this site, cause sherry makes a great job to bring the most pleasant environment. it’s simple: everybody say what he wants but try to do it moderately!
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:38 am
I hope they take Maddox and Pax, I know I will be taking my son. It would be great to see the kids on the red carpet or at least the three older ones. I believe I read somewhere that Brad said Shiloh get freaked by crowds. Can you imagine Z on the red carpet in a pretty dress she would be such a show off it would be sooooo cute.
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:41 am
yeh ligaya, i think it’s important to say “personnaly, i think” or “it’s my opinion that…”
personnaly (lol), i think that X is a great person, brad loved her, she loved brad and like millions of couples in the world, they split!
but i think that X merites all our respect: she is a great woman, she didn’t do or say something wrong about brad or angie, she is just a simple woman, funny, pretty and happy!
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:43 am
At least if you guys are going to have a heated discussion, it is nice to see you using manners ie. I apologize, Thank-you……. Your mothers would be proud!
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:44 am
kim: yes it’ll be great to take the kids but maybe they are too young. and i think that if they take the three olders, stXpid people’ll say “they don’t take shiloh, she is excluded, they don’t like her, etc”
susan
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:45 am
The weight loss issue again? I guess I will never really understand either side of the argument. I remember this horrible debate last year on some sites and there appeared to be 3 categories of comments: 1) fans who overreacted to concerns for her health 2) those who tried to be as disrespectful as possible by calling Angie a number of names and 3) everyone else who got caught in the middle…
I thought this matter was all pretty clear- Angie herself admitted that she had lost too much weight following Shiloh’s birth and her mother’s death…it wasn’t some secret, taboo topic that nobody knew about…
Body image has become such an important topic in recent years…eating disorders are actually increasing (especially in men). This should be a serious conversation rather than a back and forth of criticisms…If you want to discuss the issue of body image maturely and really talk about the facts, then fine…but if someone wants to simply create chaos, then why bother?
I thought this topic was posted here so we could discuss this year’s Cannes Film Festival, not last year’s…so- to get back on topic, I am excited too about seeing Angie and Brad on the red carpet…has she been confirmed yet to appear? When I heard the news about the festival, I wasn’t sure whether the fam would make the trip over this time (depending on the pregnancy and Angie’s health)…but it will be great to see them if they can appear (and yes, that yellow dress was beautiful on her…always nice to see Angie in bright colors)
Sherry
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:49 am
For what it’s worth, I really like JA a lot. I loved her on Friends, I enjoyed her in a couple of movies, I think she’s incredibly pretty, and she does a lot of good things too. Also, I have to figure that if Brad was with her all that time, obviously there are a lot of great things about her or he wouldn’t have bothered. They just didn’t work out and that doesn’t make her bad.
I honestly think that the public spends more time thinking about the Jen-Brad-Angie triangle than any of them do. Years later people still talk about it but meanwhile Brad and Angelina have expanded their family, starred in films, done activist projects, Jen has moved on, done films, done her own charity work, and lived her life.
It makes me sad when people slam any of them. None of them set out to do anything bad to each other, life just happened and they’re all good people deserving of respect.
/soapbox :)
(Also thank you to everyone for working to reign in any frustration or anger and dealing with disagreements in an adult way. Way better than what I see on other sites, which is why I love writing here so much. GROUP HUG!)
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:56 am
before brad and jen broke, angie and jen were my favourites actresses. i’m really a great fan of angie, but it’s not a reason for me to dislike jen.
sherry: i think exactly the same thing about jen. and friends was the greatest serial of everytime! i can’t stop watch it!
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:59 am
Just went to the Kung Fu Panda site the trailer looks great can’t wait to take Jack (my son 7yrs). I also can’t wait till there is a tigress clip (AJ). If you want to check it out here
http://www.kungfupanda.com/
I think all four of BP and AJ’s kids will enjoy this movie whether at the movie theater or on DVD. Maybe they won’t think of their Mom as such a Dork (read somewhere that AJ said this).
Oh ya………….group hug!!!!
susan
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:59 am
Sherry- you’re wonderful :-) That was such a great response…you said it 100 times better than I could have…I have been thinking that same exact thing forever!! And yes, we should be proud of ourselves for attempting to maintain mature and respectful disagreements and debates…group hug is needed indeed :-)
ligaya
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I’d love, love, love to see Mad at the premiere (even more, the 4 of them - if they’re not freaked out). But I can already hear the tabs & 8ters - “they’re pimping their kids! (never heard that about Will Smith’s & Jada Pinkett’s kids),” “why aren’t they here - they’re depriving them of a thrilling occasion,” “those kids are too young & frightened to death by all the people & craziness,” “they’re putting the kids in danger,” “where’s Shiloh?,” “why only Maddox?”.
Can you think what other bs the tabs/8ters will come up with?
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Hi Ligaya!
examples are…”badbad Jen has never visited Bras Grandma” or a snarky comment about her being on 42# of FHM…every now and then someone makes a snarky remark about Jen out of the blue. i don´t understand it. Sherry has made this such an incredibly great site but some seem to think that making bad remarks about Jen is ok because its a Brad/Angie fansite. and there was no IMO behind it.
you got all mad because of Sophias post and she honestly didn´t say one bad word about Angie. i don´t understand that.
i already apologised to mélodie cause i think i really was to hard in my choice of words. but everyone has his opinion and we all have to accept that.
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:12 pm
hahaha sorry ligaya…missed your last post:
you always mention the h8ters or the tabloids, why not just igore them? why do you give them so much power over you?
and BTW another thing, last i promise, you call Jen “X”….some people could think that this is disrespectful, too? see my point?
Rita
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:12 pm
ligaya, for someone who quotes Dr. King and is all about trying to be positive, you certainly like to instigate negativity….why do you care what “they” will say about AJ & BP? Just leave it be…
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:16 pm
The Tabs would love it too if they went to premiere, I can hear them in my head now “so much to sell so little time” They would start off with “oh how cute” one week and then turn on them the next “brad and AJ using the kids for more publicity.” I use to visit the tab sites (never bought any mags except people) but I stopped going (pop in every once and a while) but I never read any of the comments there I get too mad and say stupid thing. So this being said I couldn’t care what anyone said I would just love to see the pic’s.
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thank you Sherry for your nice words……and mélodie you, too.
Jen and Angie are my two favorites, too and i hate it if people attack me just because i defend one of them.
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:20 pm
OK, enough I will come back in a couple day and hopefully you guys will be done talking, discussing, ganging up on each other. Hope I don’t miss anything good
Carroll Poppalardo
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Angelina really does look great in that picture. I’m sure she and Brad will look as good as always on this years red carpet. I really want to see her two new movies they look really great, and with Angelina in them I’m sure they will be. I hope we will get to see the whole family there in all their glory!
mélodie
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:48 pm
kim: i agree with you, i completly dislike this atmosphere, it’s not nice to attack personally some people.
ligaya
Apr 24, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hooboy. I didn’t want to have this sophie-phoebe-ligaya tit for tat interaction dominate PW to the exclusion of it’s main purpose of Jolie-Pitt fanhood. FOR THAT, I APOLOGIZE, PITTWATCHERS.
I’d already decided to space out over a few days my posts answering some of what I regard as untruths & misrepresentations in Phoebe/Sophie’s posts.
I’m sorry, Pittwatchers, I can accept different opinions, I can let minor lies go, but sometimes it’s a matter of principle with me to challenge & correct what I know to be significant lies. The day I feel I can’t do that on PW will be the day I’ll reluctably bid farewell, adios & adieu. It’s like the Martin Luther King, Jr. quote I’ve posted 3x in 3 days: “To ignore evil is to become an accomplice.”
OTO, I won’t go gently into the good night - so don’t celebrate prematurely, trolls & 8ters. :-)
I know strife is unpleasant - I’d rather avoid it myself. But I believe that sometimes disharmony is unavoidable when trying to get justice. If I’m supposed to ‘keep the peace’ while injustice & unfairness is going on, that’s a contradiction I can’t live with and be true to myself & my training in mental health.
kim
Apr 24, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Have you read AJ’s journels
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/help/opendoc.htm?tbl=HELP&id=439d4ee52
Phoebe
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:20 pm
ok last one i promise…..;)
i am sorry for the misunderstandings and the negative atmosphere, too. but its the same with me as with ligaya. if i see injustice and unfairness i can´t help but put my two cents in. IMO the way Sophia was attacked was not necessary, she said absolutely nothing bad. others on the other hand got offensive. and if i see people who can´t let go off speaking ill of Jen for no reason i get even more worked up. this Brangelina vs. Jen thing is tabloid nonsense and this site is way to good for people who take their info from tabloids. if you don´t like her thats fine, but respect this site and don´t speak ill about her (like it or not, its a Bradsite and Jen was a part of his life). you don´t like people talking ill about Brangelina, then don´t do it yourself!
IMO Brangelinas every move is followed, their life is watched by the press and they have zero privacy, because of these fans who can´t let go of the Brad/Jen/Angie-triangle. as long as these fans are h8ting, Brangelina (and Jen) will never have peace. and i mean Brangelina- AS WELL AS Jenh8ters! ( i am curious though to whom ligaya is referring to as h8ter on here;))
Brad, Angie and Jen have moved on, they´re adults and dealt with the situation. their fans should, too. and i even think that the three have no problem with each other.
since i am a fan of Angie and Jen i will defend both of them if i think they are attacked.
as for supposed “untruths” or “lies” i have difficulties seeing that. we all state our OPINION so how can opinions be true or untrue? no one spread lies about Brangelina (that i know of). and no one of us could possibly know the whole TRUTH about things that go on in Brangelinas life.
as for me i respect Sherry and her work way to much to be disrepectful and i never talked badly about any star.
Thanks so much Sherry! this site really is gorgeous and even if we have some difference in opinion we handle it like adults! thats what i love about PW! and sorry about the bad atmosphere again you all!
have a great weekend!
Phoebe
ligaya
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:47 pm
(((((((((((((Pittwatchers,JP Lovers)))))))))))
(In order not to monopolize the board, this will be my last post today – unless something REALLY outrageous that can’t wait for tomorrow comes up – don’t want to be swiftboated.)
This is one long post to tie up a few things, instead of several short posts.
Rita (welcome, I think you’re new? but then, my memory’s going), I didn’t understand who you meant by “they?” To answer your comment about my “instigating” negativity, what do you think the MLK, Jr. quote means? Dr. King believed in nonviolence – but that didn’t mean that he & his followers just sat in church praying. They instigated much negativity & inconvenience for racist whites in the south. Other quotations: Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ..He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. ..History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
Phoebe, what do you suggest “X” be called? I picked up “X” from the board. I assumed it was a respectful way to refer to her when it was unavoidable, not name her on a JP board since we generally don’t talk about her at all. At least it’s not derogatory like “Man***ton” which I’ve seen on other boards. As for ignoring h8ters & tabs I would if people didn’t believe their lies – but some do, so I feel compelled to call out (some) of the biggest liars. Please see Dr. King’s quotations above: especially “appalling silence of the good people” and “He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”
Maybe I was too subtle and not clear enough, or I organized my words badly. My post in the “Grandma Russell” thread: Maybe I was wrong, but I thought the comment just above mine was another indirect, passive-aggressive dig at Brad & Angelina. My post pointed out that B&J were just as deserving of criticism as B&A: ***IF*** the news report was accurate (UNKNOWN), ***IF*** we had a right to judge others (NO), ***IF*** we knew the facts (NO). So you see, I was actually defending X.
The tabs **do** have power over me. I’m handing over my money voluntarily by subscribing. If only I could figure out how to get the tabs for free. It started out innocently enough. I fell in love with Maddox in 2001 & picked up magazines with his pics. Then in 2005, picked out all the Angelina ones. Then I noticed the universal, horrible coverage she was getting and decided to do an informal study/comparison (People, Star, Us Weekly, In Touch, Life & Style, OK!, Hello!). Mass communications was my minor in college so this was right up my alley. (Once I’m done, I recycle the mags at my neighborhood convalescent home.)
In turn, ***I*** *USE* the tabs against themselves: proof of their malicious prejudice, avarice & vicious lies, proof of the same ‘stories/exclusives’ recycled & used over & over again, how a lie in one is embellished in the next one and so on, and on. My archive is handy when I need to research what someone says & to inform my posts. I also have a great art project – all covers in chronological order making one large picture, with all the patterns made by all the tabs with the same stories in the same week, then repeated later, and later yet.
But I agree in general about not supporting these bottomfeeders with our dollars.
fan
Apr 24, 2008 at 5:39 pm
well since angie is the mother of brad’s children of course she deserves the upmost respect-can’t wait for cannes.
Kay
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:17 pm
To quote Dr. King in this forum and use his words and his exemplary life as comparisons to the actions of the paps and tabloids completely diminishes the powerful message Dr. King sent with his life and philosophy. You cannot for one instance believe that the “evils” suffered by minorities in this country equates just one iota with the “evils” you believe “h8ters” on a blog are doing onto who…you? celebrities?
This blog is about a couple, a family that most of us here admire. I agree with Rita, don’t instigate negativity by asking the rest of us to guess what gossip the tabloids may or may not make up about this family. Who cares what the tabloids say! AJ & BP don’t…the way they live their life clearly shows that they are above that. And I for one admire them immensely for living their life in such a way.
And as a lot of people have said - we are in fact entitled to our opinions, and most of us give those with respect.
sunny
Apr 24, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Ligaya, Brad’s former people are all irrelevant to me. Besides I don’t know them except Paltrow’s several movies. I think I understand your frustration toward media.Sensationalism is what sells copies and they will continue to make sensational stories.
I had been worried about Angie and wondered why she does not hire a media-savy publist.
She didn’t need a publist before but after 2005 I thought she needed a good one. But I stopped worrying over tabloid’s story after reading her interview with Anne Curry. She said there was nothing to plead against media and she would only focus on what is important to her. I decided to follow her and now don’t pay any attention to the tabloids. I don’t read nor click their site whatever positive story they have.
People believe these two have zero privacy but we only catch a glimpse of their life and it should be. She and Brad didn’t use his mother at A Mighty Heart NY premiere while his mother was happily with them. They could demonstrate to media that Angie and Jane are that close but they didn’t. I thought they decided to keep their private life away from public comsumption as possible.
In spite of tabloid’s consistant negative stories Angie is now the biggest actress in the world according to Lionsgate vice chairman and I agree with him. Some US media are harsh toward her but the global media treats her very kindly.
Movie studios hired her in their important projects like Changeling or Atlas Shrugged and she is a second highly demanding actress.
And her family, her philanthropy and her career are more and more glorying these days. All are expanding and she has gained a lot of respect.
She is not only nice and good but quite great.
Whining is not in Angie’s dictionary.
She is doing what she want to do in her life.
She has numberless people who love her.
Then there is no reason I whine.
Matilda
Apr 24, 2008 at 8:08 pm
It never occurred to me that little Madd might make the trip out onto the red carpet for Kung Fu Panda but you might actually be onto something there, Kim!
How can we forget that cute little 4-year-old boy in Angie’s arms at the Venice premiere of Shark Tale? It would be so much fun to see some of the kids at another premiere, smiling for the cameras in a situation where they actually know they’re going to be photographed. Maddox and Pax are probably at just the right age to love seeing Kung Fu Panda. I remember Angie’s comments when Maddox first saw Shark Tale - how he couldn’t understand how mommy had become a fish, LOL.
BlessBrangelina
Apr 24, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Well I also think this has gone on long enough, people. It is to be accepted that some people like all three in this eternal triangle. We do need to be careful of how we express our opinions so not upset others, that’s agreed.
However to say that Ligaya or Dapyro have been disrespectful but Sophia and Phoebe have not is a little far fetched. Dapyro was negative about Lindsay and Britney, I did not see how X’s comment was negative, to me it sounded like she should have been higher.
Sophia and Phoebe however stated that it was a FACT that Angie had mental problems. That’s “quoting tabloids” as well as a man who was never in her life long enough to know any different. It amazes me Phoebe that you never defend Angie when she is attacked/denigrated, instead you concur. But someone expresses a surprise about X’s place on a list (+/-)and you jump to defense…You ARE a fan of BOTH right???
The thing with Angie’s weight you acknowledged the reasons, and it’s not the first time, BUT you made it sound like it was something she could have stopped happening but didn’t. The Just do this, as well forgetting that she was slight to begin with! That’s why people corrected you!
If you are going to preach then be consistant for both sides!
angela
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:05 pm
umm… group hug? :)
Dapyro
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:19 pm
BlessBrangelina You are exactly right. I was shocked that Jennifer was so far down. She is still doing movies and is seen out an about so I didn’t get it. What I meant when I had to do that was mention Jennifer as it usually causes tension with people but that list in one aspect was nice but some of the numbers surprised me. Jennifer is a beautiful woman as is Angela and I hate the she is better than so and so arguments.
Anegla I will hug up everyone.
Matilda
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:48 am
D’oh, I meant to say 3-year-old boy in the last post, not 4-year-old. Silly me :)
Angie has always stirred a lot of emotion in people, and this is one of the things I love about her. I feel that she is a very real and honest person, and everyone seems to *react* to that in some way, whether it’s by falling madly in love with her (like Brad!) or recoilling from her in distaste (like many others). It’s no surprise that discussions can sometimes get heated. Kudos to all those that have made such a good effort to keep it respectful. It’s one of the best things about this board.
ligaya
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:28 am
(((((((((((((Pittwatchers,JP Lovers)))))))))))
Those are hugs, right?
There’s a very nice letter in the latest People’s Mail Bag (World’s Richest Kids edition) on Celebrity Couples: “While I understand that celebrities work hard for their cash, I find it obscene what they spend their money on: million dollar cars, $100,000 weekend long birthday parties, shopping sprees and mansions - the list is endless. BRAVO TO BRAD & ANGELINA FOR DONATING THEIR TIME AS WELL AS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CHARITABLE ORGANBIZATIONS. THEY ARE WHAT’S RIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD.” Sandra Schillfarth, Nottingham, MD
ligaya
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:31 am
(((((((((((((Pittwatchers,JP Lovers)))))))))))
Those are hugs, right?
There’s a very nice letter in the latest People’s Mail Bag (World’s Richest Kids edition) on Celebrity Couples: “BRAVO TO BRAD & ANGELINA FOR DONATING THEIR TIME AS WELL AS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CHARITABLE ORGANBIZATIONS. THEY ARE WHAT’S RIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD.” Sandra Schillfarth, Nottingham, MD
ligaya
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:41 am
My post about a nice letter about the JPs in the latest People magazine is under moderation. ;-)
Forgot a couple of things: There’s a Summer Preview Section with Wanted.
And I think I may have given the mistaken impression that People is a tabloid - absolutely not. The only thing that makes it similar to a tab is the coverage of celebrities. People also covers non-celebrities and important issues. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, People uses reliable sources and proven journalistic methods, fact-checking, and retracts anything false that may have escaped their filters.
ligaya
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:53 am
I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this before: I was in Cannes once – in 2005. Unfortunately Angelina wasn’t there, fortunately the film festival wasn’t either (horrendous crowds, already sky-high prices quintupled). Hubby even took a pic of me on the famous stairs leading up to the Palais. That was the summer we treated my mom to a Mediterranean cruise for a combined birthday/xmas/Mother’s Day present – a once in a lifetime thing because of the expense, but worth every penny & fabulous. We also stopped in Venice and the film festival was happening, but it was too crazy to get into it.
It sure is beautiful there. If I win the lottery, I’d go to the festival.
the other brangie fan
Apr 25, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Matilda
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:48 am
D’oh, I meant to say 3-year-old boy in the last post, not 4-year-old. Silly me :)
Angie has always stirred a lot of emotion in people, and this is one of the things I love about her. I feel that she is a very real and honest person, and everyone seems to *react* to that in some way, whether it’s by falling madly in love with her (like Brad!) or recoilling from her in distaste (like many others).
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Most people see the good things Angie does. She is beautiful inside and out. Most objective, rational human beings admire her and like her for her good deeds. There is nothing to recoil from - unless someone has a problem with multi-racial families, or adoptions from outside the US. Angie has done wonderful things with her life. What she did in her teen years and early 20’s is far less than many, many, many others. So again I don’t know what anyone who is rational would recoil from.
isacutie
Apr 25, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Wow, if there’s two movies she’ll be promoting in Cannes, then I guess that means we see B&A quite a bit in the red carpet. That’s something to look forward to.
If I remember correctly, somewhere in other PW posts, someone said, let’s agree to disagree. I think we all agree that not all of us will always have the same opinion about Angie and Brad and the rest of the family. But the nice thing about this website is that Sherry has allowed posters to say what they want. Granted some of the posts can make be upsetting to some, and rightly so perhaps, but somehow the site has managed to let the discussions go on fairly well.
Still, it is a sad to read through the posts and see that things are getting a bit heated (although I gotta admit, I think I’ve been part of one before). So, like BlessBrangelina said, let’s just be careful of how we express our opinions so as to avoid offending others. I know that will not always be possible, but let’s try.
Also, please please, as for quite a few of us, English is not our first language, so sometimes, the way we put down the words might come out a bit differently from what we mean to say, and maybe come out a bit harsh. When that happens, sorry.
BTW, Kim, thanks for the link to Angie’s UNHCR journals.
Sorry for the ramble. Peace to all!
ligaya
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:40 am
Isacutie, you have a good point about people for whom English is a Second Language - I’m one myself. Actually, English is my third language - Waray & Tagalog are my native languages, unless you count Chabakano too, then English would be my fourth language.
So, I’ll take your suggestion and read posts even more carefully with that in mind.
ligaya
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:45 am
Sherry, do you have guidelines abouts posts & interaction on PW? If you do, what are they?
Sherry
Apr 26, 2008 at 8:52 am
I don’t have any formal policy, but as long as things remain a debate I don’t mind. If things start getting nasty then I would have to put a stop to it.
ligaya
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:35 am
Sherry, (I’m not seeking backup or validation here), just your honest opinion. Do you think the debate between me & sophie/phoebe/rita/whoever crossed the line?
Is it fair to assume that since you didn’t stop the debate, it was within bounds?
Mary Ann
Apr 26, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Holy cow, for once in a lifetime I am speechless. I have said for a long time that Pittwatch is great and now I know I am right. All of the above discussions were amazing. But at least here we all try very hard to be respectful. It is amazing that this power couple gets some many thoughts and comments about them. At least here we do keep a civil tongue about us. I agree with the group hug idea. So to all my friends here, feel my big hug.
isacutie
Apr 26, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Thanks Ligaya, from the first time I visited this site and saw your comments, I thought you might be Fil-Am because of your name (which I think is nice as it it means happiness/joy).
ligaya
Apr 27, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Isacutie, I love my name because of its meaning & think it’s a good omen. I was named for my Tita Ligaya. I was born in my dad’s hometown of Guiuan, Samar, lived in my mom’s hometown of Tacloban, Leyte & in Cavite City, Luzon where my dad was stationed in the U.S. Navy. For all intents & purposes, I might as well be Fil-Am because I’ved in the U.S. for 44 years - almost half a century!
Sherry
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Whether it crossed any lines or boundaries would depend on the people involved and how they felt. Personally, I would just be happy if it could rest now and we could all move on to new topics! :)
isacutie
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Ligaya, I haven’t have the chance to visit either Samar or Leyte, but I have wanted to for some time. Hopefully, my job will one day lead me to these places. Anyway, I hope you didn’t mind my earlier comment. One of the reasons why I like this site is the fact that there seems quite a bit of Pinays/Fil-Ams that visit here.
Phoebe
Apr 28, 2008 at 7:06 am
BlessBrangelina:
i never defend Angie because she is never attacked on here - its that simple! lol
group hug and out!
ligaya
Apr 28, 2008 at 7:17 am
Isacutie, no offense taken. ;-) I know, we’re everywhere! Just goes to show we’ve got great taste. :-)
ligaya
Apr 28, 2008 at 11:28 am
Sunny, this is so strange. I got a pittwatch alert from you dated today that is dated April 24 on the thread. Any idea how that happened?
And I don’t whine - I say what I think. If that’s unacceptable to you, so be it. I’ve found that those who can’t argue their points on the merits quickly rely on being negative & rude.
Now, I’ll respect Sherry’s wishes and move on. ;-)
Phoebe
Apr 28, 2008 at 2:29 pm
btw…sorry, Dapyro!
i misunderstood your post and thanks for clearing this up!
sunny
Apr 28, 2008 at 5:01 pm
ligaya, my comment dated April 24th had been modelated for four days. But that didn’t bother me. I like talking about Angie and Brad’s projecs ( philanthorophy, movie) than talking about their ex people. They belong to the past and irrelevant to the present and the future of Jolie-Pitts.
Have you read boxofficemojo’s interview with Lionsgate vice chairman ? Atlas Shrugged will be highly possibly made into a film which I doubted.
Brad will not be in this film but Plan B is working with Baldwins and Angie’s manager’s company.
ligaya
Apr 29, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Even Charlie Brown said he was depressed. :-) Check out this Peanuts comic strip originally published April 23, 1961:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/archive/peanuts-20080427.html
Brad and Angelina hit France
Apr 29, 2008 at 2:35 pm
[…] It’s being speculated that the Jolie-Pitt family will essentially stay in France for the duration of her pregnancy (though not necessarily this particular Villa, and depending on work schedules such as the Venice Film Festival) , which will be convenient since they won’t be far from the Cannes Film Festival where Angelina has Wanted and Kung Fu Panda opening. […]
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