Zahara Jolie-Pitt is NOT scheduled for surgery

I know that a frequently posted rumor all over the Internet over the past few days has been regarding Zahara Jolie-Pitt having hip surgery. This rumor is completely false.
Brad Pitt’s publicist Cindy Guagenti has officially denied the surgery buzz that is going around, saying this:
“It’s not true, and I told the magazine that printed it - but they chose to run it anyways.”
Zahara did apparently have rickets which is not uncommon with children who have had to deal with malnutrition, as she did as a baby before being adopted by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. However, despite this, there is no fact behind the talk of surgery at this time.
I just thought I’d throw that out there since people have been asking in comments and also emailing to find out what I know about the situation.
(Photo from an older entry of Brad Pitt and Zahara having a Daddy-Daughter day at the park; original photo source JJB.)
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20 opinions for Zahara Jolie-Pitt is NOT scheduled for surgery
tabby
Sep 16, 2007 at 7:44 pm
sherry thanks for letting us know the truth,i think these magazines should not write anything about brad and angie’s kids its not fare at all at list the parents we understand because they are celeb but the kids please God forbid live them alone, and especially such a big matter like surgery thats between the family not magazines,and after all brad and angie are so good, they wave to the paparrazi, they give interviews, they do the best they can, and remember when it comes to kids they are just like us they want to protect there kids best they can, and also they dont have to tell the world about there childrenmedical problem, please lets just enjoy there movies, and how they love each other,and also how they dress I think thats were we should stop at, not the kids thats up to them to share with us if they want to, brad and angie I hope you are ok and the kids, this is a very happy family and some of us we like happy families so dont spoil there happiness, brad and angie dont let anybody still your JOY
Neela
Sep 16, 2007 at 7:50 pm
thanks, sherry for the update! :)
how do these rumors get even started? seriously, those tabs are unscrupulous.
dapyro
Sep 16, 2007 at 8:07 pm
I know how they get started … The press room, they are talking about what to put in the next weeks magazines and they have nothing earth shattering so someone mentions a Joke or sly comment someone made about X Y or Z celebrity., They pay someone to say yes it true, or sometimes they do not and they have their stories. To many celebrities ignore the stories so they do not care if they are proved wrong later… Case in point the chechz child the Jolie- Pitts were supposedly to be adopting late last year.
Passerby
Sep 16, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Thanks Sherry for clearing everything up!
checkers
Sep 16, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Thank you Sherry!
Z, obviously have rickets and I think that it has gotten better as time passed. Angie once talked about this and I think with the help of therapy she has gotten better!! I’m glad to hear that it didn’t result or won’t result in a surgery, such pain for a little cutie pie!
R
Sep 16, 2007 at 9:51 pm
I don’t have children, so I know little to nothing about rickets…I had previously believed Zee was bowlegged…every time I’ve seen her walk, her knees turn totally outward…but now this explains it to me…I am sure she has had complications due to her malnutrition as an infant…but I hope this will either correct itself completely or they will try to fix this by leg braces or any other needs she will have…nothing worse than having a child scrutinized for something they can’t help…but I am sure Brad and Angelina will do everything they can to fix the problem for Zee’s health and well-being. Tabloids shouldn’t publish a story like this if the Brangelina camp had already denied the story. Another example of exploiting even a child to sell a magazine! Completely tasteless.
gbfan
Sep 16, 2007 at 10:26 pm
When I saw the magazine cover I thought the reason they ran the story was to get Zee’s stunningly beautiful face on the cover. She was at aj’s hip and was peering at the paps with this bewildered look that made her eyes look enormous. Simply stunning. She really over shadowed Aj’s similarly stunning face in that photo.
silent reader
Sep 17, 2007 at 4:59 am
if zahara has a hip problem.. she wouldnt be running like that in the pic…media.. always making crazy things.. innocent children are not spared!
dudu!
Sep 17, 2007 at 5:53 am
Thank god…she is a little cute healthy girl!
Thanx sherry for update!!!God bless jolie-pitt and their fans!
cheryl
Sep 17, 2007 at 7:44 am
checkers,
whee did you read the interiew with brad talking about angie’s pregnancy? i am so thrilled he is sharing his feelings about the true love of his life
(and ours) ha. it won’t stop the naysayers because it sells., but i love it.
Mandy
Sep 17, 2007 at 9:47 am
Honestly, Brad & Angelina should SUE the pants off the tabloid, and donate the money for more important issues, like UNHCR which she is devoted to.
cee
Sep 17, 2007 at 10:42 am
I am missing new photos of my favorite family but I can do without the tab photos with all the lies. Brad and Angie would probably love to sue them but then they would be getting down in the guttter with them. They are soooo much better than that.
BlessBrangelina
Sep 17, 2007 at 11:54 am
Thanks sooo much Sherry!
I have to agree with most here the kids should be spared this hatred by the tabloids. What lowlifes are these creatures that they will tell lies about children!??
Am amazed that people actually believed this story, specially after we just saw Zee running through the park with her Daddy!
Am always in a status of semi-hope that they would let go of their stance and sue that tabs. At least as it pertains to their family. I was just a disgusted with US weekly for putting Shiloh on the cover without her parents!
checkers
Sep 17, 2007 at 12:22 pm
cheryl, it as a recent interview,, i wil try to check my archives!!
ligaya
Sep 17, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Gracias, Sherry!
Too bad our libel laws aren’t as strict as Britain’s and the rest of Europe.
irma
Sep 17, 2007 at 4:26 pm
They need to leave the children alone. The tabloids are so heartless sometimes, they don’t care who they hurt. Brad & Ange, I think it’s time for you to have conference with the tabloids & the paparazzi. The kids are so innocent to be dragged into this tabloids trash.
Children First
Sep 17, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Hi Sherry,
Thanks for this thread. It has long been hotly debated, this situation with Zahara. Many made outlandish pronouncements about her health and what was to be done about it.
I know from experience that most children with this “condition” refered to as being “bow-legged”, with proper diet and exercise WILL outgrow it! It is obvious that zee’s legs are much straighter now than when she first began to walk. As someone said earlier, it is simply an excuse to profit on the coattails of B&A and now their children. It is pathetic and ought to be criminal!
I would like to share a new video from JJ’s site. It may perhaps lighten the mood if we focus on the good times:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nPSMZh5opI
checkers
Sep 17, 2007 at 9:16 pm
off topic, here is a link of Brad’s new interview with USA today, not the hottest pic of him..
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/09/17/brad-pitt-newsboy-cap/#comments
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Sep 18, 2007 at 2:48 am
[…] skinny wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptZahara did apparently have rickets which is not uncommon with children who have had to deal with malnutrition, as she did as a baby before being adopted by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. However, despite this, there is no fact behind the … […]
lori
Sep 30, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Zee did have rickets, one leg is curved, she has no problem walking or running. Doctors encourage to wait till children are around four years old before surgery if needed. I have read this in many journals. Zee looks like she is improving and I don’t think she will need surgery, certainly not hip surgery, she may need braces later on but she looks fine.
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