Over the last week, we’ve gone from “Brad Pitt has a new friend and she’s a beautiful MIT professor” to “Brad Pitt is getting flirty and friendly with a brilliant and gorgeous MIT professor” to this, “Brad Pitt is getting romantic with Neri Oxman.” The last time anyone checked, Neri Oxman was dating a billionaire hedge-fund guy. The last time anyone checked, Brad Pitt’s publicist usually shut down rumors which get out of hand. All of which leads me to believe that yes, Brad and his team are the ones pushing this narrative about Brad’s “romance” with Neri Oxman. Here’s the latest:
The secret’s out! Brad Pitt has a new woman in his life: Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Neri Oxman.
“Brad’s absolutely smitten by her,” a Pitt source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. “Their chemistry is off the charts.”
Since last fall, Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, 54, has been quietly dating the award-winning architectural designer, 42, after admiring a line of her 3D-printed chaise lounges at MIT, where she teaches media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts school’s Media Lab. Oxman is the first person to whom Pitt has been linked since his headline-making split from Angelina Jolie in September 2016.
“They got romantically involved almost right away,” the insider tells Us. “He’s been going to great length to make sure he’s not spotted by prying eyes.”
Still, that hasn’t stopped Pitt and Oxman from taking secret trips. “Brad and Neri have traveled together internationally on several occasions,” the source reveals, noting that the new couple went to the Design Indaba conference in South Africa in February. (The professor was a featured speaker at the event.)
Though a second Pitt source claims “this is solely a professional relationship [and] there’s nothing more to it as of now,” the first insider calls that story a cover-up: “They are very much a couple.” Page Six was first to report news of their romance.
Meanwhile, the actor-director and Jolie, 42, are still working out the details of their divorce settlement. A source told Us in February that the parents of Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 9, are trying to keep the case “private and they want things to be amicable.”
I’ve been thinking this whole time that Neri Oxman was going along with this PR campaign to raise her own profile, and because she was flattered. I’ve been thinking this whole time that Brad was using the Oxman story as a cover for something else. But now I’m not so sure. Maybe they really are seeing each other. It would explain some of the quietness from Brad since last fall, and it would explain the slow rollout. Oh, Professor Oxman: you could do so much better.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, WENN, Getty.
“after admiring a line of her 3D-printed chaise lounges at MIT”
😂😂. I’m quite certain we will never read this sentence again outside of the context of this story.
Lol, I was thinking as far as pickup lines go, that was probably a first!
ahahah this was my favorite part of the story.
Lolol, Mia girl, I’m rolling!
Sounds like a euphemism.
It’s age appropriate. I’m here for it.
Me too. Could she do better? Uh, maybe she likes him? He may not be perfect but he isn’t the devil for heaven’s sake.
@MostlyMegan
What timing Pitt, you roll out a new so called girlfriend right before it’s announced your estranged wife has been corroborating with none other than Queen Elizabeth.
Somehow this makes me feel sorry for Pitt, who knew he was this insecure??????
I think that he thinks he’s found his Amal Clooney 🙄
@Lorelei
Amal has really set the world on fire, especially since she’s yet to win even ONE case in court, or even be the lead attorney on any important case.
Brad can play the PR game all he wants, get tabs such as Page Six to write glowing articles about him and his new “Angie” (who doesn’t even resemble Angelina Jolie), while the real Angie is once again named the most Admired Woman in the World for the third consecutive year.
He and his PR team must indeed have an agreement with Page Sux where they will feed them BS nonsense as long as the facts about how Brad Pitt allegedly abused his children to the point of needing extensive therapy is never, ever mentioned.
Not sure he’s very good at relationships. Thought he was a serial monogamist, but it seems to be mainstream knowledge that he’s not faithful. I never thought he and Angelina were a fit and there seemed to be passion but no long lasting stability…ever. They had problems throughout their whole relationship. This women seems like more of a match, but I wouldn’t have a man like him. A man incapable of being true.
@savasana
I don’t get your post, no offense. I’ve been around a while. The only people who want to believe Pitt is a cheater are Aniston supporters, which is wild and nonsensical especially since even Aniston (and her loyal gfs) say he didn’t cheat. If all three are saying he didn’t cheat, why do you insist otherwise?
You were right the first time, I think he probably is known more as a ‘serial monogamist.’ But even that’s a ridiculous moniker. I think, 5 year and 7 year and a 12-13 yr relationship, for a man still in his early 50s, deserves more than a demeaning catch phrase designed to denigrate him.
As for ‘long lasting stability,’ they (B&A) were together 12-13 yrs, had a family, and did a lot of great things for the world, together. They were an inspiring humanitarian couple that seems to have raised great kids. No one can take that away from them. That length of time is a big chunk of one’s life, rather they are in or out of Hollywood.
It is also pr gold. If Depp pulled this, would it work? Nope, cos Brad always had great team saving his pretty boy face.
a decade-gap isn’t age appropriate , at any age, it’s to because the woman isn’t young that she stops to be younger.
He never did age appropriate.
A decade isn’t that big of a deal when you’re 42 and 54.
@tealily: yes it is. not matter the age the older one is ahead of a decade.
She is still youngish. He is full on middle-aged.
She is rising at the top of her career. he is downhill.
A decade is a lot
even smart ladies like an occasional sex idiot.
😆 so true
I LOVE YOU.
Really?? I realize he only has a 4 year degree, but to reduce him to ‘just another pretty face’ seems a stretch
He dropped out his senior year of college, so he does not have a degree.
No degree
He didn’t graduate from college he dropped out a few credits short.
Yeah. The slam was unnecessary. There are plenty of fools with degrees and plenty of smart people who are self-taught.
No it doesn’t…..he is shallow ….and has no substance. He comes across as dumb as a rock. He is a dude from the 90s….that’s hanging on. He doesn’t get that he’ll be sixty soon……and that no one cares. he is still in jr high mode trying to attach himself to a female that has traits that he is lacking but wishes he had. He hopes that by hanging out with artists that that will make him artsy. It’s all for show.
Ha ha ha! Truth!
OMG. Internet won.
Not surprising. He tends to jump in head fist and then morph his style to fit the woman he’s with. I wonder if he’ll get a permit this time. They are coming back . . .
Architecture and design is the one thing he’s pretty consistently been interested in since the Paltrow days. If he’s found someone who is from that field it seems like he will not have to morph as much for this relationship as he has for the others.
That said, this lady could do so much better than Brad! it really seems like he saw how Amal helped Clooney’s profile and decided to get himself a smart, accomplished, non-actress himself. Good luck, Neri.
He is not an architect or designer. He is a narcissist. Also he is desperate.
@..: exactly: people are acting like a “hobby” gives you any legitimate knowledge to compete with actual specialists of their field.
Being interests doesn’t mean he’s proficient. I’ve seen some of his “designs” and they were pretty awful.
But will he dye his hair black and get a perm? That is the question!
Comment of the day, folks!
And my vote is yes, given his history.
If he’s sober, I wonder if he is a better person. He clearly does not have the formal education she has, so I question what he’s like to talk to but he has traveled the world.
Maybe she’s not an elitist who limits her acquaintances to only those who have an acceptable level of “formal education”? I guess it may come as a surprise to you, but there are people who don’t have doctorates and aren’t rich enough to travel the world who are intelligent and interesting conversationalists!
Agree, Starkiller. Also, I’m happy for him. Same way I’d be happy for Angelina if she moved on to someone that made her happy.
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Frank Lloyd Wright even Mark Z. didn’t finish college either, so that says nothing about anyone. AJ didn’t go to college. There are ways to become educated that are beyond a degree. So that is not a good indication of anyone’s intelligence.
I would think AJ would be happy he hasn’t chosen someone stupid who would be around their kids. Like I said they are okay with each other and not nearly as combative as they used to be. They love their kids and are doing what most HW couples can’t do, and AJ has been generous with visitation. I think they have done better than Garner and Affleck and the nonsense pap strolls. It would be nice if a friendship developed.
Actually @MagnoliaRose Angelina dropped out of NYU FYI. Another example of you speaking and not knowing facts about Angelina, please stop. And this post is another example of you pretending to have insider info when you have none.
If he’s sober why isn’t he working on repairing the relationship with his kids instead of being so worried about the slow rollout of his new girlfriend? This is really bugging me, he admitted to being a drunken mess, we know he assaulted one of his kids and yet his main priority seems to be getting the public to accept his new piece PR wise instead of healing his kids.
I don’t want to generalize but men get off the hook so easy in divorce cases like this. Angelina is left to bear the brunt of the work and help those poor kids while Brad is smoking his bong and screwing some new lady. It’s almost always the woman that gets the short end of the stick and it really just pisses me off that men can’t be bothered to care more. I can’t begin to imagine how much he hurt those kids and how hard it is for them.
He’s cancelled to me.
How do you know that he’s not doing both? He has people who’s job is literally to manage a PR rollout like this. Also, I hear that people are able to multitask.
for god’s sake, why are you taking this so personally? While I agree with you in general that men get away with a lot of crap compared to women, the rest of your comment is just conjecture. How do you know he isn’t working on repairing his relationship with his kids? You don’t. Is he supposed to stay single forever?
“we know he assaulted one of his kids.” Er no, we don’t.
“his main priority seems to be getting the public to accept his new piece…” And how do you know that? And also, “new piece”? Way to show respect to a woman.
“Brad is smoking his bong and screwing some new lady.” How do you know this, and how is it your business? How do you know Angie isn’t also screwing some man or, indeed, some new lady?
It is fine to gossip and bitch about celebs obviously, but some of y’all take it too far!
@Luisa: he and his people admitted to assaulting his son…
So True. You know what, which people i juat can’t stand at all, irresponsible or absentee parents. If you chose to have a child in your life then take care of child. This is the worst form of selfishness i can imagine. If you can’t love and care about your own children , how are you a decent person.
People aren’t perfect, they can mistakes. But after the incident, i have never seen him with his children. I mean if he can run his PR machine for this relationship, i can’t understand if he would hide his mending relationship with his kids, if he has any. That’s why i am good with Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. Atleast they are both honest and consistent about their want of children or lack thereof.
When he should be mending his relationship with his chidren and his drinking problem, he is busy dating and planning the supposed rollout. And to think he split with Jennifer Aniston to have kids,oh! The irony.
Since all detailed info about children is generally not public, I do have a problem with all the constant speculation about the Jolie-Pitt clan. Sure we have some information, but not enough to give a definitive take. Under most circumstances I would say speculate away, but since kids who didn’t decide to be celebrities are involved, I think we should let it go. Also, both parents aren’t really talking about it, so in this instance we should respect their wishes. I know this is celebitchy, but let’s take a break for kids especially about any kind of alleged abuse.
Now if you want to talk about this so called romance. I thought it was bunk yesterday, but now I think he might be trying to pull a Clooney which I was joking about yesterday. My question is why do these smart career women basically fall for the prom king?
@Luisa, everything I mentioned is what has been reported in people. Brad so lonely smoking his bong, doing art, listening to lonely music. Please if he had a good relationship with the kids it would be front page on people, again he is more focused on shifting the attention to the relationship rollout then he is on mending his relationship with his 6 kids.
Any decent parent would prioritize their kids before a new woman, this clearly just shows where his priorities lie. I would be different if he had spent the past year mending all the hurt he brought on the kids and started dating but it seems to me he’s just moved on to a new phase in his life and has abandoned his responsibilities as a father.
No, it wouldn’t Lela.
You are way off base on this one. Not every celebrity parades their kids like Garner and Affleck, and I will say AJ and BP adore those children. For real. It is one of the things I think that is often underreported about her. She does not want her kids to grow up like she did without a father and she has their best interests at heart and has allowed liberal visitation. They have always been able to keep their life under wraps, and this is no different.
You hardly see her with them unless she allows it.
The only side to be on is the one that calls for peace and health for everyone involved.
Well, to be fair he’s only 2 credits short of a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri after dropping out two weeks before graduation. Stupid he’s not and is more than “appropriate” for someone with an advanced degree — as opposed to a H.S. dropout with a criminal history.
I mean, Pitt has more schooling “completed” than Ashton Kutcher (who dropped out Freshman year) and people seem to think Kutcher is some tech genius.
He may have been close to graduation when young, but has had 40 years of daily drinking and/or smoking hash & pot since. He’s said so himself. I know people who live his addictions, sure they can function, mostly, but once upon a time they were smart, driven and motivated.
She sounds interesting and is very beautiful. Is he still involved in his kids’ lives?
Why wouldn’t he be? Just because he might be dating someone doesn’t mean his relationship & time with his children goes out the window. Not to say that’s what you were implying, but so many try to hang the “man who doesn’t really care about his children” label on him that it can get a little ridiculous.
Well considering his children are said to be currently getting settled in London and well he’s in L.A?? He hasn’t been seen publicly with them in 20 months (and no it has nothing to do with privacy) and he missed Pax’s birthday , which was also the same week he was at MIT in November. His whole family recently came down to visit & there were no signs of any of the kids being anywhere near SB with them, and those kids seem to live exclusively with Angelina. I could list 10 other examples. Again all conjecture , but we AJ fans have been paying attention and this is what we have concluded fairly or unfairly.
As for Neri, she’s a beautiful, smart and an accomplished lady. I’m not one of those fans that will spend time making inane stupid non existent comparisons or being nasty about her or pitting women against each other for no reason. I don’t like Pitt, but I refuse to spend the next hundred years being a Pitt hater, or pay him much attenion especially if it doesn’t pertain to Angelina or the kids directly . He like Angelina is allowed to move on with his life. I side eye him for being selfish, messy & obvious etc (private lol) but meh PR, he’s allowed.
No, I don’t think his new relationship with Neri/another woman is a problem re: his relationship with his kids. But I just wonder: we went from a very involved Brad photographed at least once a month with his children to nothing. Angelina filed in September 2016. He has not been seen once with any of his six children since then. Again, I am wondering what is going on.
Bottomline though, let’s keep it real…he’s a man who blew up his family, allegedly attacked his kid due to his longstanding addictions- child services and law enforcement were notified and he’s been in some kind of modified rehab and definitely family therapy probably trying to get clean and earn their trust back. There’s talk of everyone needing to heal.
So excuse me if this ploy to rehab (pardon pun) Pitt’s image is falling on deaf ears in my camp.
This is just one more thing that demonstrates the stark difference in the way men and women are treated. A woman, esp Angelina, would still be smoking on a burning stake a year later if she hsd done what Pitt is refuted to have done…let alone was planting pieces about this or that or this..date-mate. Women are complicit. The same ones bizarrely squeeing about professor lady who may or my not be seeing Pitt, would want Angelina placed under the jail. They already go in on her just for being firm on her drunk ex doing the rehab he promised to do.
We suck sometimes.
there is no reason to believe he isn’t involved though. we know that celebrities can keep a low profile when they want to. honestly, if he was seen with the kids all the time people would be saying he is parading the kids around for PR reasons. I’d rather not see celebrities’ kids in photos too much, and I’d rather not know about the kids at all. But maybe that’s just me.
Also (and this isn’t directed at you Kate), there is a lot of concern trolling whenever Brad is mentioned as being involved with another woman. Lot of hand wringing about how he is not prioritising his kids. This is ridiculous.
However, of course when people divorce the woman is often left with more of the parenting burden, that’s true generally speaking. But all this bitching about Brad possibly dating is just so weird.
@Luisa, it’s not about him being seen all the time with the kids, but come on in 20 months not one single sighting?? Like some have said we used to get pics all the time of Pitt and the kids. It’s little details, I’m a fan so I pay attention and see stories and pics that don’t make it here or mainstream gossip pages. Take the family holiday to Kenya and Namibia in June last year? Or the Tahoe vacation, or the fact that suddenly Angelina travels with the kids even for short visits when in the past she only travelled with some.
Apparently she even took them to London in February when she was only there a few days? Or last year when she attended a screening for her film in San Francisco & well one would think they’d be spending the night with Pitt, yet we got pictures of him out the same night. Again all conjecture, but well that’s what we do here & project of course.
I’m not saying he does not see his kids ever. I just think people are questioning how much time he spends with them and why after so long a man of Pitts wealth and means doesn’t SEEM to have equitable custody? And why no one is asking why that is & it often seems to me like excuses keep being made for him & he keeps getting passes. As for the dating, let’s not pretend that the reaction would have been you go girl if reports of Angelina dating had started in January 2017. But I wish some fans would let certain things go. Pitt will date and so will Angelina when’s she’s ready.
It’s true, Luisa, we don’t know. Since he lives just a mile away, and the kids reportedly are caravan-ed over a few times a week, why would there be any pics? I think he decided post-split their relationship would no longer be for public consumption, and that’s a good thing. Per the GQ interview, he seems to have taken responsibility for his failings, and to have committed to rebuilding his relationship with them, also a good thing. Until someone tells us differently, we have no reason to think they’re not spending time together. Just not in the public eye. Anything else is just mean-spirited speculation.
@Tracking, no one is being mean spirited. It’s rather obvious. So he’s never been seen anywhere with the kids by anyone? So he only sees them at his house and no where else and why is that? The privacy argument is nonsense and we all know that, private people don’t leak stories about caravaning their kids a few times a week etc. It’s just convenient. Again he missed Pax’s birthday, this is almost certainly true. How do you explain his kids supposedly relocating to London and him still being in L.A.? We have seen many many pics of Pitt not taken by paps out and about the last 20 months all over Instagram etc and none of them have been with his kids. So he doesn’t take them shopping, to a restaurant, the mall? Also is this the same GQ interview where he said many many things that he doesn’t seem to be living up to as we speak? Ie not working as much and taking on roles? It’s all excuses and if it wasn’t Brad Pitt people would be calling him out and asking the same questions. Now I’m entering mean spirited territory, so I shall step away.
Joy,
AJ’s fans pay attention to what they see but have no clue about what they don’t see. These two are all about their kids and what is best for them above everything else, but it is only one part of their lives. Why anyone thinks they haven’t moved forward since the split is not giving them credit. Perhaps they don’t feel the need to give detailed reports about children. She has physical custody but not sole, and they have shared.
Not everything is about a villain or is easy or out there for public consumption.
He doesn’t seem to be very involved, especially considering how much damage his own actions caused. It’s sad how some men just walk out of their kids lives when things don’t go as perfectly as they planned. Here’s hoping he’s not becoming one of them.
She is pretty, but rather thirsty. An academic posing for racy modeling shots?? lol, but they are a fame hungry lot, as I know from experience.
If he has worked on repairing his relationship with his 6 children and they are okay with Brad going public then I am all for it.
But I don’t see this working long term purely because in my personal experience, academic people tend to look down on people without education and they might not accept Brad into their group.
And Brad, likes attention and yes people so let’s see how he will handle this.
PS: Angelina just got voted as the most admired woman 2018 by YouGov the independent surveyor who interviewed people in 35 countries. 3 years in a row so well done Angelina.
I’m sorry you had bad experiences with academics – please don’t think this is how all academics treat people. I’m an academic with a PhD and most of my PhD friends are married to people who don’t have nearly the same level of education and all is well. We really are normal people who just became a bit obsessed with researching and studying a topic until we exhausted it lol
Don’t worry – I have a Masters degree in International Relations from Oxford so I can be classified as academic as well.
I have just seen with my own eyes here in UK where my so called colleagues don’t treat less educated people nicely.
My parents weren’t educated and they have been looked down upon for decades. Which is iconic since my parents are two of the smartest people I have ever known.
But I have met some wonderful academics as well 😁
there’s loads of jerks out there! My grandmother, an immigrant with a grade 2 education, encouraged my mom to get her Masters at a time when she was one of two women in her Masters program. She may not have had much education but she was a wise and intelligent woman who understood the value of a good education for a young woman with alot of potential!
Some academics are really up their own butt, but most aren’t (I work at a university). Plus, Brad’s an interesting guy whose done a lot of interesting things and been a lot of interesting places. I’m sure he gets along fine with that crowd.
I dont know. He does not sound intelligent or very well spoken in interviews so I don’t see the appeal. He can be charming though especially in his acting.
Brad actually reminds me a lot of a guy in my PhD program. He was average intelligence but extremely charming and good-looking and the latter two qualities definitely opened a lot of doors for him that probably wouldn’t have been available if he was going on brains alone. This guy also had zero trouble getting dates or getting into relationships with super intelligent ladies, but they tended to peter out after a year or so…I’m guessing around the time the women started to see past the charming part and realize that he was not quite all that. Since grad school, he has kind of floundered professionally and romantically.
My guess is, if there’s anything to this relationship news, yes, Oxman is enjoying the boost to her profile and the attention from a guy who is very famous. I’d be willing to bet she’s got an image in her head of him from his peak Hot Brad years, when she would have been in her late teens/early twenties, and he so far hasn’t managed to do anything to blow that image away. So she’s seeing him through rosy glasses and enjoying the attention. Also, who knows what her dating style or relationship desires are? Maybe she’s just into a fling but doesn’t want to settle down, in which case Brad probably fits her bill perfectly.
I just don’t find him attractive. Not his looks, he’s obviously good looking. I don’t find his personality attractive. I never have. To each their own, and I would say she’s a catch.
I totally agree. Never minded him in movies but never for a moment found him attractive. Good looking, yes, but bland.
His PR is becoming more obvious by the day. The man is Teflon. 99% of press will never call out his shady behaviour. Instead they obsess over making Angelina the villian anyway they can. Seems a lot of media have always bought the nice guy side of him & will never call him out. If this was vice versa & Angelina did what he did, they would rip her to shreds, more than they already do. If his relationship with his kids was already strained before, wait till they meet his new girlfriend. Jennifer was right when she said “he’s missing a sensitivity chip”.
so it took you 13yrs to know that jen was right to call brad missing a sensitivity chip really?????? you didn’t feel her pain back then when she was smeared by brangelina but now is being done to jolie is not okay. stop with the hypocrisy.
what goes around comes around.
“Smeared by Brangelina”? If I remember correctly, the only negative comment Brad made about Aniston was that he was bored in his marriage. Angie has never made a single negative comment. The only time she ever referenced Aniston — after she was asked a direct question as to whether or not she would agree to a sit-down — was “That would be her decision, and I would welcome it.”
i think if he is happy being with someone then good luck to him. and good riddance to him as well. i think he is going the george clooney route but whatver. AJ deserves way better than him so glad she is rid of him as a husband
When you think about it, Pitt is the type that never stays single for a long time. He seems to get the thrill from chasing the IT girl. Paltrow was the famous Oscar girl, Aniston was the famous TV girl, Jolie was the famous bad girl, and Oxman was the genius profesor.
I think that Oxman could do so much better, but I also think Pitt could be totally charming and make whoever it is in his target of conquest wavering by making them feels like they are the most special and the only one matter in the whole world.
They’re probably dating already or if not, at least close enough to almost be in a relationship—hence his side is confident enough to released bits here and there about him and Oxman.
If I’m not mistaken, he once said that happines is overrated? He seems alive when he’s in the chasing mode but after he conquered whoever he was chasing, he seems to be restless again and his relationship would started to go downhill. I honestly think he needs to overcome his own demon first (he can’t remember a day since he got out of college when he wasn’t boozing or had a spliff or something?🤔) At least be content with his own life first before starting a relationship with someone new. JMO.
He has emotions problems
Gwyneth dumped him, not the other way around. She spoke highly of him. They weren’t married, but engaged.
Jen and Brad were together for seven years. Many marriages fall apart. He’s not an exception. Brad and Angelina were together for ten years. How is Angelina any different? Before Brad she left two marriages. She was committed to Brad. I do believe he loved her also. Six kids and traveling all the time and a man whose drinking problem escalated in the later years of his marriage caused the downfall of this relationship. But there are lots of people where relationships fall apart after ten years, in the celebrity world and in real life. Saying Brad makes women his target and only loves the chase and then is restless is like other people calling Angelina a maneater who went after other women’s men (Thornton and Pitt). Such extreme depictions of people is hyperbole.
No fan of either of them. But there’s a massive difference in their public images.The difference is that Angelina was pretty candid about her problems. Brad was always sold as the good guy, the perfect one.
Are we forgetting that GOOP cheated on him and that’s why HE dumped her?
She was heart broken when he dumped her and gave lots of interviews hinting that she had caused the relationship breakup.
Brad & Jen had problems long before he met Angelina. He lived in a hotel for a while during one of their bigger spats. He was always interested in architecture, design, environment, etc. & wanted kids. Jen liked partying with pals & playing hard on beach vacays. She didn’t want kids & that became an issue – remember her guest spot on SNL, ore-split?
@Jess, isn’t it funny that it’s women that rip Jennifer Aniston apart and carry on about why Brad left her, because she’s so shallow and boring. If Brad was painted as the good guy in leaving that relationship, it was by women and particularly a lot of women on here. And women painted him as so amazing while with Angie, and now that it’s over, the uber Angelina fans, feel this need to turn Brad into a dumb, shallow, violent man, instead of a good person who is flawed and made a mistake and has an addiction problem. I don’t find Brad to be the most fascinating man on the planet, but those that reduce him down to the adjectives I gave above act like silly fan girls of Angelina, needing to make him a himbo.
Such silliness.
@LAK, you’re right. I should have said it ended because she cheated, not because he was bored of their relationship and moved on, as the OP tried to imply he does with every woman.
@Jayna, just like Jen Anniston’s fans were convinced Edgy Justin walked on water when he was married to her but now that they are over, he is an just edgy poseur.
@Jayna :
Regardless they separated because he/she cheated, I’m trying to pointed out that in each and every past relationships he had, there seems to be a problem that might also have to do with his issues, too. Yes. Relationship ended most of the time because there’s a problem from BOTH sides.
As I said, Pitt could be passionate when pursuing someone and tend to get serious very quick. He married Aniston not long after dating. For Jolie, although it took them longer before they got married, they adopted and got kids together. With Paltrow, she said the relationship ended because she was young and not ready for marriage (I guess that’s why she’s fooling around that time and Pitt dumped her before jumped to Aniston?)
I still think in my opinion, he needs to be content with his own life first before starting a relationship with someone new. Work his issues, and slowly getting to know someone new before finally having a relationship with that person. No need to rush because we all know he always gets serious so quick but later on finding out that’s not the relationship that he wanted.
With Aniston, he said he wasn’t living an interesting life and his marriage to Aniston had something to do with it. That he was trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn’t. “I started to get sick of myself sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out, being pathetic,” he said in an interview.
With Jolie, he can’t remember a day since he got out of college when he wasn’t boozing or had a spliff or something.
I don’t think he is dumb, no way he can survive that long in Hollywood if he’s not smart. BUT, he sure has an issues for years that seems to be rooted deep inside of him. Since he said happiness is overrated, IMO he’s not content with his own life. He keeps on searching to find someone to make him feel “alive/happy” and when he doesn’t feel that feeling anymore, he would be back to his addiction. He needs to overcome his issues first before bringing a new person in his life. Again, this is my opinion.
Would be great if Brad was reading your comments, especially the part about solving his own troubles first before bringing a new person into his life. That is generally true, and the reason why so many relationships fail at some point. I think he’s a good guy, just not very mature in this respect.
@Siri : Yes, that’s what I’ve been trying to said. I didn’t understand why some people twisted my words as if he only loves the part where he’s chasing them. Or that he’s the shallow-dumb-bad guy. No one is perfect. Not Jolie, not Aniston, not Paltrow, not Pitt and not even the Queen of England. Relationships fail moslty because problem from both side. But since it’s an article about Pitt and Oxman, I’m only discussing my opinion about his new relationship.
Maybe I should explained it better. English is not my first language so perhaps people got the wrong impression from my post.
He gets the thrill from chasing them. We all do that too when we’re trying to pursued/be pursued by our love target (or maybe I should switch the words to love interest since it’s making some people thought that I am attacking Pitt. Seriously, I’ve been called Aniston hater, Jolie hater but now someone called me an uber fans/silly Jolie fans just for sharing my thoughts. Ahhhh…the curse of the triangle where you have to be either Jolie’s fans, Aniston’s fans or Pitt’s fans or their hater😏 It’s why I’m mostly just lurking around the site now😑)
I am in no way said he did not love the women in his past relationship. He loved them at that time.
Problem was, he always so passionately pursuing his new relationship, that he didn’t slow down to get to know that person better and got serious so quickly. We would got lots of their pictures, stories, and gossip of them in the media whenever he’s with a new love interest, as if he wanted to proudly showed the world of his new relationship. It’s understandable. BUT, we should also remember he could be under the radar if he wanted to.
Later on, when the rossy colour of a new relationship started to wore off, troubles came, and he found out that’s not the relationship he wanted—he would go back to his addiction as an escape. And honestly, it’s not helping to solved any kind of problem. Just look at his failed relationship with Aniston and Jolie. (Paltrow not included because they only got engaged and Paltrow said she’s not ready to be serious so quick)
That’s why in my opinion he needs to overcome his issues first before bringing someone new in his life, because otherwise it would be the same recipe as his previous relationships.
@Jayna
I agree.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if she publicly shut this speculation down? “Yes, Brad and I had a professional meeting and then he bored me to death. Angelina is more my speed.”
Oh gawd yes! She and Ang would be a great couple!
That would be brilliant!
This is what I don’t get. Why would Angelina be more her speed? She’s less educated than Brad. She’s interested in humanitarian causes but that’s far different than interest in architecture much less the knowledge needed to discuss Neri’s Field of expertise. It doesn’t it seem to be a field of interest to Angelina. If Neri was a humanitarian or politician working in that field I could see where Angie would be a better match since that is her primary interest but in this case Neri seems more aligned to Brad’a Interests.
Or is this just an idea that somehow Angie is a more intelligent person than brad? Personally I think they each can be interesting and interested in their individual passions in which case Neri would seem to have a closer tie to Brad’s passions.
Rep denied to gossipcop they said rep not sources, a story from Hollywoodlife but not the Daily Mail article or the US Weekly article.
Interesting tweet from Neri Oxman if you believe the US Weekly article that she went to South Africa with Brad Pitt in February:
The kindness of taxi drivers makes me cry; That, and airports, and saying goodbye.
https://twitter.com/NeriOxman/status/964543750730059777
And intriguingly at the same time this story broke she started up on Instagram. I’ve got a feeling she wants / loves the limelight
https://www.instagram.com/nerioxman/
THIS. I believe she is going along with this PR rollout to raise her own profile (and rehab his image). The thirst is real.
I just read on her twitter- she loves to pull out intelligent lines that sound philosophical. Very ambitious, but overreaching. My feeling is she wouldn’t mind at all to become more high-profile via a man like Brad. I see another Amal in the making. I just can’t see Pitt being interested in the long run; she might irritate him at some point. Deep down, he’s a guy who prefers simple pleasures.
Definitely think another Amal here. Wouldn’t start an Instagram this week,if she wasn’t enjoying all the talk.
She speaks that way to everyone.She is very affectionate and over the top in her expressions. I don’t think this has anything to do with Pitt.
I don’t know, international Romaric dates usually aren’t to work conferences. They aren’t going away to South Africa for a vacation or to Paris or to the beaches of Australia. The entire write up is non specific insinuations. I mean I’ve been seeing my neighbor lately too but that’s because his work schedule changed and he arrives at the same time.
Meeting someone at the job and then working together does not a romance make. Did US mag check with her boyfriend to see if they are still together? I’m with Kaiser that this is a smoke screen for his new lady who I’m sure would not be considered appropriate. My guess is a model in her mid 20’s.
Is that for sure her Instagram though? It’s beyond thirsty and into embarrassing territory if it is. Like geez girl, chill a little…
That’s not her Instagram. There is no way she started an Instagram account right after the story broke and posted a bunch of photos that were already on the internet when you googled her name.
@Mostyn
US Lies Weekly never has told a grain of truth. I wonder how this Oxman’s relationship with her billionaire boyfriend is holding up to all this gossip.
She uses her name as a hashtag. She obviously wants to be searched and found.
She wants to be seen, and is posing quite a bit in most pics.
That instagram looks fake or like an impersonator account to me.
Are they, aren’t they? Robsten.
Gosh, she’s so beautiful.
She really is! I think personality, enthusiasm, and all the rest play a part too, of course.
Whatever they are, or aren’t doing, if they are happy together good for them. No one says long-term or marriage maybe just diversion, distraction, attraction, and lust! Have fun while it lasts, I say!
She reminds me of Helena Bonham Carter, though it could be the hair.
To me HBC and Rachel Weisz merged.
oh yeah good call.
@tracking : Yes! With a bit of Julia Ormond in the mix. Oxman is a beauty, for sure.
Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie are the most admired man and woman in the world, our new 35-country study finds. Barack and Michelle Obama are second in each category, while Jackie Chan and Oprah Winfrey come third.
What’s that got to do with this story? lol…..
@Rayan
It makes the Oxman woman look really pathetic and Brad Pitt look desperate.
That’s why you even know this woman’s name….
Actually went on YouTube just to hear what she sounds like(as strange as that may sound),conclusion i got is that she’s a gorgeous,smart,classy woman who I’m sorry can do way waaaaaaay better than Brad Pitt.That said his rep denied a romance so who knows.
When did the rep deny the romance?
Yesterday via Gossip cop
I still don’t believe this. I doubt he will publicly date before the divorce is final. This is PR
I don’t think he’ll wait until the divorce is final. He did not with Anniston/Jolie.
He won’t wait. Pitt is known to be messy when it comes to things like this.
There is such a difference in the Pitt/Aniston divorce and the Pitt/Jolie divorce though, that I don’t think the first one is a good barometer for the second.
First marriage, he didn’t wait for the separation to start a new relationship and he didn’t wait for the finalized divorce to impregnate his new partner. Add to that that their divorce wasn’t contentious. I’m not saying it was rainbows and unicorns but the separation followed by the divorce was a quick turnover. I don’t think that there was a lot of in fighting over money and property.
With Pitt and Jolie, the main difference is the six little humans caught in the middle. I believe that they have shown the custody issue to be a highly contentious one, whether one believes it should be or not. It follows that Pitt has far more to lose by behaving as he did in his first separation and divorce. Could you imagine if Neri, or anyone, turned up pregnant before this thing is finalized?!! There are already accusations of poor parenting by Pitt based on lack of photographic evidence tho the contrary.
Further, Jolie and Pitt may be having a hard time agreeing on a financial settlement. I know many regular folks just split certain costs and take care of others on their own. With this situation though, Pitt is the higher earner and likely to continue in that vein as an actor or producer. Jolie makes bank too but has spent her time invested in passion projects an d with the kids, which had to be emotionally, if not financially satisfying. As an aging actress, I don’t know her future as far as in front of the camera outside of Mal2 which will prob be a blockbuster. No insult meant too anyone but we are talking about Hollywood and we know the issue aging actresses, particularly the ones known for great beauty, face. Not everyone can be Meryl Streep and the competition is fierce assuming Jolie even wants tho go back to that business.
That’s my realistic take for the day. I still don’t think Pitt or , especially his lawyers, are on board with a new relationship roll out until the dissolution of his marriage and custody issues are more formally completed, as in papers filed. Maybe, though v this means they are getting close to that. I hope for all especially the kids, that that is the case. Also cause the Bread dating saga and whether it exists is getting old real fast. So what Anyway, a date does not a commitment make!
@Tulip, while I don’t necessarily disagree with your assessment, I don’t think finances are an issue. Angelina is independent to a fault, I’ve never understood the concern trolling about her finances (not from you). But in the past she’s said, she saves a third, lives off a third and donates a third of her income to charity , granted that was years ago and with more kids/ expenses and less acting I’m sure things changed. But she still maintained that at the beginning of every year she and Pitt would sit down and figure out their finances, how much they needed to make that year and how/ where it was spent.
I just don’t see her asking for or accepting any money from Pitt, she didn’t in the divorce filing. And whatever happens, Pitt is obligated to pay for half or whatever percentage for the kids anyway and Angelina the rest. The comments she made about being her family’s breadwinner were very telling to me. Plus considering how she grew up and the situation with Marcheline and Voight where child support was concerned, I don’t see her putting herself in a situation where she’d have never constantly thought ahead with finances, she’s a planner & she’s always said very responsible with her money.
As for her career, it seems to me she plans on being very smart with the roles she takes on (if she takes any of course, I don’t think acting is a priority). Mal made a lot of money and other than her fee, I’m sure her backend was hefty too, so chances are she negotiated something similar this time round. She has another film with Disney, Ivan I won’t speculate about earnings there. So I don’t think finances are an issue, it doesn’t mean Pitt won’t make a settlement offer, but it doesn’t mean she’d accept one either.
But like you, I think custody remains the sticking point & whatever the fallout has been from that incident, the last few years of the relationship and what’s happened since & what’s been said and done or not said and done. Angelina said she didn’t necessarily trust her own mother (not in those words) and we know how close they were, so I think a lot of trust needs to be rebuilt where the kids are concerned. Having said that, IMO this divorce is close to being finalised, I always thought they’d try settle things before Angelina and the kids moved to London & well that’s happened it seems. So time will tell.
@Joy,
Thanks for the reply. I enjoyed your commentary. I don’t necessarily disagree about the financial situation that they are making not including the kids. That said, her lawyers may well be counselling her too ask for and accept some sort of financial settlement. They could legit argue that Jolie’s film career during what would probably have been her highest earnings years were diminished by pregnancy and childbirth , at least, on two occasions. I don’t know what their set up was for the adopted children and if it effected one or both equally. Also, I don’t think accepting what is legally and morally yours shows less independence , just financial savvy on your own and children’s behalf.
Also, there may have been a situation where Pitt, somewhat of a traditionalist I think, paid for the majority of the families needs as far as vacations, travel, housing and miscellaneous things. I could be wrong and, please, correct me if that is the case. My point being if Jolie’s money was “her” money before while Pitt’s was the familial fund then there could be an instance that Jolie may not want to have to re-align her spending, saving, charities to cover new everyday but exorbitant family related costs. I’m obviously just speculating but it does make some sense. I don’t think Jolie has been particularly driven by money especially when it was just her and Maddox. Even after Pitt, I don’t think it was a major concern for her. I think that is common among the very wealthy though because they always have plenty of it and she was and is wealthy.
As far as child maintenance, I am at a loss. I know some former spouses get exorbitant monthly amounts so the children live in a way that is commiserate at both households. Otherwise, is there just a formula for computing child support even for the super wealthy, which both Pitt and Jolie are? Also, could that be tied to earning potential versus ongoing work? Like I think most believe Gabriel Aubry could and should work more rather than getting more financial support from Halle Berry. Seriously, I have no idea.
Anyway, this is interesting to me outside of the whole Pitt Jolie saga. I’m curious about other wealthy people and their now. Oh well, internet deep while for another time.
@Tulip, I typed out a whole response and it disappeared. But thank you too, it’s nice having a conversation with someone thoughtful even if we disagree.😊
First she married a composer who has a history of being unable to meet the deadlines for his commissioned work. (How he keeps getting commissions is beyond me!) Now she’s with an alcoholic who is going through a divorce and has six kids. With Angelina Jolie.
רוצי נרי, כמה שיותר מהר
That’s Hebrew for “Run, Neri, as fast as you can!”
…a composer who also serially cheated on his first wife. Wondering what happened with Oxman/Golijov.
She is age appropriate and very beautiful and very non hollywood. I am into it. I feel like this has all been a planned roll out. Everyday we find out a little bit more. A “papped” picture is coming soon.
All these references to a “slow roll-out” make it sound like something sinister is happening when all the information and timeline seem pretty straightforward and natural to me. Break-up, work on yourself, feel better, start dating then maybe click with someone special.
I mean this in a non-snarky way but I really hope he found the time for “taking care of his relationship with his children” in this timeline.
Of course. Me too. And I should add IF any of this is even true or did Pitt just stand next to a pretty woman in a photo and the tabloids are off to the races manufacturing stories.
I’m still not believing it until we see more photos. I find it very hard to believe they’ve traveled as a couple and no one has snapped a pic.
I’m still leaning towards image rehab via implied relationship with accomplished woman.
BINGO! WE have a winner. This is image rehab. We’ll see
I got from another site, US weekly made up the story, Brad did spend 2 days only in MIT not one week as they write because he fell madly in love with her immediately. He was in New Jersey visiting his friend Pollaro Nov 30 and was back in LA on Dec 2, watched Chris Rock show, there is a photo, and was sighted again Dec 3 in LA. Also his friend Pollaro visited him in LA Feb 23 when Oxman had the speaking engagement in South Africa, so they could not be together.
US Weekly doesn’t have any source on this story. All of it is made up. The original leak came from Page Six and all the tabs has been claiming exclusives since then. They know nothing. Except Gossip Cop says there’s no truth to the story, but Pitt will let it roll because its good for his image
Co…stanza!
Nothing ever looks good about a guy who serially uses women to promote his image…..and a guy who lost custody of all six of his kids.
There’s a lot to be said about a man who can’t be with a woman his own age. Even in his mid to late twenties he dated a teenager, a sixteen year old. He got famous young ….for his looks….and in the nineties when the movies weren’t so good. And he’s always tried to glom onto a woman who could advance his career and image. And they have to be at least a decade younger.
And he pretends to be an architect and an artist. Even at this point if he became those things…it would still be posing. He’s just doing it for shallow reasons. It’s really weird to see him put himself out there like this. It’s just so…….obvious.
Okay give the dude a little credit here. If he became an architect now, I’d be seriously impressed. Props to anyone who can not only overcome addiction, but successfully take such huge steps to better themselves. I don’t think a lot of people would consider him a poser if he went through the effort to get a degree in architect or journalism or whatever captures his interest.
Or whatever captures his interest……..
Lol. He is pushing sixty. Typical Brad to try to go be in college again.
He also has six kids who he hasn’t been seen with for almost two years.
And sadly he thinks if he dates a 40 year old….that it will make him forty….
Dude needs to grow up and just go away for a while. It’s getting hard to watch. So awkward for him to just not get it.
well summarized! never thought it that way but man that’s real.
I am calling no fair. I was so there for the Tiffany haddish affair and now Brad is f-cking that up.
Hahaha! I would live for that. lol
Why did Brad file an extension in the divorce?
Because they still haven’t reached an agreement on the terms of either the custody or financial agreement, or both. In a nutshell, they needed more time.
HE didn’t—contrary to posters persisting in wording it that way. The privacy seal was simply extended since the divorce/negotiations aren’t final yet. What was private will remain private- no change, no story.
Actually @LadyT you’re wrong. A stipulation for an extension for Judge Ouderkirk’s appointment was drafted by his lawyer Spiegal, and signed by Samantha Klein or Wasser AJ’s lawyers, Spiegel and Angelina on the 20th of December 2017 , his mandate was set to end on the 31st of December. Pitt signed the documents on the 30th of Jan 2018. I know this because I downloaded the documents & read them, it had nothing to do with extending the privacy seal as you put it. And like tracking said it was done because they needed more time for whatever reason.
They both agreed to an extension since things weren’t settled. Brad’s lawyer wrote it up. Big distinction /s Or are you suggesting Angie wanted to drag this all out publicly? And only Brad wanted it to remain private.
I was merely correcting you with facts and actually there is a distinction in what you said and what is, unless it’s your wording I’m responding to incorrectly? Yes Wyatt was incorrect, it was an S&O agreed upon by both parties that negotiations remain in the hands of the private judge by extending his mandate for a further 12 months (even though I believe things have been finalsed or close to it). I’m not suggesting anything btw, I’m not sure how you reached the conclusion I was suggesting what you think I was suggesting?
stunning and brilliant woman
If this new love interest is true then their divorce is very close to be finalized. Next couple of weeks. tmz is waiting on the doorstep of the courthouse as we speak. So far it’s a proven fact that BP is messy when it comes to divorcing his wives and starting a new relationship.
TMZ is going to have a long wait, Pitt said he needed at least the end of January 2019.
Not if the cat is now out of bag. He may want to speed up the process.
What I don’t get is why the leak to Page Six? It’s not good to bring in a new girlfriend while the divorce is still ongoing. It would hurt his case for joint custody. Cause some confusion to the kids. The court won’t look favorable on that.
Do you remember when he filed for the extension? Just curious if it’s before or after he met his new love interest. The timeline will be interesting to see if he’s gonna speed up with finalizing the divorce.
People magazine just sort of confirms he is dating and still insist they are just friends but flying frequently to the East Coast.
Friends with benefits eh. He is indeed waiting for the divorce to be finalized before he officially introduce her to the public.
This is a major shade from the source if he is dating her
“It took him a long time to date, but he is now,” says the insider. “There hasn’t been any talk about a special someone, though.”
If I read these Brad Pitt threads without knowing anything about him, I would think he were a minor celebrity who became famous thanks to Angelina. That is a huge rewriting of history.
Brad raised the profile of the women he’s been together and made them a global name because he is the major star. That list includes Angelina. Yes she was a famous actress and was working on rehabilitating her image, but it was Brad who made her the huge name she is now.
I loved them together, they were the ultimate couple. I still wish they could get back together, especially since they have kids. But on the other hand. Six kids so close in age. Both working, travelling. Both with huge egos (as most celebrities do). A passionate relationship, which means love and fights were probably both very intense… Yeah, I can see how it led to the end of their marriage.
I’ve never understood the dumb Brad argument. I have watched only a few of his interviews and I found him humble, smart, articulate and funny. I’d read his interview with Marlon James and he was impressive, enough to have Marlon James gush about him. His projects, both in acting and producing are beyond impressive. He is still looking great. It may be hard for huge fans of Angelina to accept, but he is one of the biggest catches in the world. As is Angelina.
Neri Oxman is an incredibly beautiful, smart and accomplished woman. They have common interests. Brad Pitt can’t find a woman from Hollywood who can properly replace Angelina. I find it exciting that he chose a star from a totally different field. Good for gossip.
Strange, Primo, I didn’t see Brad Pitt’s name on the Most Admired Men in the World list.
I sincerely doubt his fame, or lack thereof, pushed Angie to number ONE for three consecutive years. That was ALL Angie.
Nor will you see his name on that list. You are right…… He always gains from the women he’s with. He needs one… he seems to have no identity without one. Or not an identity he’d be willing to show the public.
I agree with primo. He definitely raised her profile
Disagree @ Pimo. They brought each other up to be the IT couple in the industry for over a decade or so. He became more world known due to tagging along with AJ on her humanitarian trips and with her help, got motivated to get involved with MIR. Btw, it had been dissolved and was being sued last I heard. His fame might have helped her opening more doors for some of her personal projects that otherwise wouldn’t be made. The biggest drawback for being with him? A constant feature on the weekly tabs with all the crazy and nasty stories about her. And don’t forget the never ending love triangle b.s.
He’s just trying to work his imaginary female fan base by associating himself with someone he thinks women will like. He has no male friends….and no men young or old respect him…or aspire to be like him….the young men and women don’t like him….he’s really got no one. The soccer moms ditched this dude lonnnnnnnng ago. He’s just not a very wholesome person….or a role model of any kind. I mean ….dude used to wear lipgloss, fake tanner and highlights.
He went from one extreme of being photographed everywhere with his kids to now only seeing them out of public eye, behind closed doors, on total lock-down. I find that very strange. He had no issues being seen with the Cornell kids after the death of their father. So, why not his kids?
He doesn’t have to pose in magazines or pap walk with them, but he can take one kid to a baseball game or breakfast or shopping for school supplies. I wonder if he is still fighting to get them into public/private school or on a regular grounded routine.
Since Angelina is working, the kids should be with him, no?
Yeah, I think he only has visitation and not joint custody.
It seems all write-ups are praising this woman as smart, beautiful, intelligent and is an upgrade for Brad. Geez, Angie is “ the most admired woman in the world”, she is like in the same level as Bill Gates, Barack Obama, the Queen of England and the Pope. She is not only one of the highest paid Actress in HW,an acclaimed Director, scriptwriter, producer and is UNHCR Special envoy. She has contributed much to the world with her humanitarian efforts. On top of that, she is a Dame. Compared to this Professor, who I am not sure what she had achieved already and contributed to the world in architecture or science, except those impractical exhibits and chairs. I mean, how could that be an upgrade for Brad, she is only an associate professor and manages a lab paid for by sony corp. I dont think she invented something really revolutionary. She even augments her income by doing speaking engagements that is being sold to public for like usd 12 like the one in Utah. No wonder, she is not denying the news, she also wants to be famous so that more people will buy tickets to her speaking engagements. Does her billionaire’s money not enough to support her? And how about Brad’s money?