In Touch is obsessed with running Brad and Angelina “Separated!” covers and stories. I’ve lost count of how many they’ve done, but it’s getting pretty old. I’m covering this one because of the hilarious twist to the tired “Separated!” story – according to In Touch, their “separation” consists of occupying two different parts of the large chateau in the South of France. It’s like In Touch knows that they can’t declare them “Separated!” for real, so they just throw up a picture of the chateau, and draw in some arrows on the east wing and write “Brad” and put arrows on the west wing and write “Angelina”. Do you get it? They’re “Separated!” by a hallway!
Anyway, the main story is called “A House Divided”, which, outside of Tabloidville, is a reference to Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech two years before becoming president. In the speech, Lincoln was referencing scripture when he said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” He was talking about slavery, and the coming Civil War. In Touch throws this casual reference in relation to Brad and Angelina’s “constant bickering”.
The In Touch references Brad and Angelina’s recent outing to shop for gerbils of doom, and they smugly declare, “Gone are the days when Brad and Angelina could muster up smiles for the cameras.” Dude… how much do you smile when you’re shopping for gerbils of doom? Anyway, their family vacation has “backfired” because now they’re staying not in separate beds or even separate bedrooms… but “on opposite ends of the property.” The best part about this story is the discussion about how Brad and Angelina are putting on brave faces for the kids – they’re playing dress up games!
“With this arrangement, they get their own space,” the insider says, adding Brad is renovating his area to modernize it. While Angelina stays in a building behind the main house, “Brad stays in his private area and plays his guitar and watches DVDs there by himself.”
Brad used to be happy, gregarious and social, but Angelina’s constant nit-picking and insults appear to have destroyed his confidence. “She still calls the shots and deep down, Brad realizes there’s not much he can do to change that if he wants to stay with the children. So he pts up with it,” says the friend.
“Brad is actually really shy and has low self-esteem now – and he drinks before social events because he can’t cope without using booze as a crutch,” the insider reveals.
A friend adds that soon after returning to their French home, Brad had a local liquor store deliver cases of Heineken beer, as well as vodka, assorted mixers and various French and Italian red, white and rose wines.
“He never gets drunk in front of the kids, but when they are asleep or he is away from the house, he seems to indulge.”
While Brad might be a shell of his former self, his living arrangement with Angelina seems to be working out for their children. According to the insider, because they feel guilty about their crumbling relationship, the two are spoiling the kids with attention and activities.
They’ve been organizing theme days, where the nannies and the kids and either Brad or Angelina dress up as characters from books or movies, like James Bond or Harry Potter, says the insider.
“They had a wizard day with magic potion punch to drink, and they had to solve clues to go to wizard college. The kids have so much fun, they don’t even notice their parents’ separate lives.”
[From In Touch Weekly, print edition, September 14 2009]
I would pay a lot of money to see Brad Pitt dressed up like Harry Potter. I bet he would like really cute. Hell, I’d pay to see any of the Jolie-Pitt kids dressed up like Harry Potter. Especially Zahara, because I think she would rock the hell out of those glasses. My second favorite part of the story is the stuff about all of the liquor Brad ordered as soon as he got to France. It’s like he’s hosting a one-man kegger. Oh, Brad. Poor, shy, drunk Brad. Does anyone really buy this?
Brad and Angelina are shown at the Inglourious Basterds premiere on 8/11/09. Credit: WENN.com
Still loving the gerbils of doom. I’m waiting for the gerbils of doom to become a tabloid “source” or write a tell-all.
I could totally see her bony a$$ dressed up as professer mcGonagoll, Dead ringer except for the lips.
LOL @ the arrows pointing out brad and Angie inside their mansion.
James Bond?
1-8 yr olds are into James Bond?
Man, kids have gotten sophisticated.
I used to purchase In Touch to “read” during marathon cardio sessions. I say “read” because honestly it was the big colorful pictures and 3/4 page stories mostly consisting of gigantic headlines that kept me occupied. However, anytime they ran stories like these, especially on Brad + Angie I wouldn’t purchase. Whether the story is true or not I feel particularly vulture-like when I see these types of covers.
Now I just don’t buy the mag at all. I’m not delusional, I’m sure my 2.49 per week or lack there of, isn’t going to bankrupt anyone – it’s just a matter of principle.
I don’t mind fun/entertaining speculation on topics. Hey I love a good “Best/Worst Beach Body” article as much as the next gal. But here it’s like they’re just digging in and trying to manifest trouble through bad mojo.
Not cool.
LoL @ Really?
In Touch has EXLUSIVES????? WTF???
I taught they always copy-paste-recycle everything.
How truly adorable!
Beyonce side pic: She has a new Secret for a fab body??? Again???
what is it this time? the Master Cleanse, the Lemonade Diet, the Maple Syrup Diet or the Drink only Water Diet?
Not for nothing, but I try to slip ‘gerbilles of doom’ (said with the ubiquitous French accent) into my every day conversation. My goal is for at least twice a day.
Meh, at this story, what parent doesn’t play dress up with their kid, shame on us for not getting the sophisticated taste of the Jolie-Pitt offspring.
O/T: Every time I see that pic of Angie in the black leather dress, the irony of her Megan Fox sexy face poses makes me laugh out loud!
I’m really starting to warm up to these two. Really, I’m not kidding. But I bet 10 dollars to a donut that if Clint would have asked Angelina to break him off a piece of that ass during the filming of Changeling she would have definitely without hesitation asked him, “Is one gonna be enough Honey?”
Brad and Angelina breakup stories must really sell for In Touch because they do the same story every week. They did the same thing in ’06 or ’07. Didn’t In Touch report several times that the kids were a mess because Brad and Angelina couldn’t hide their bad relationship? Shiloh throws things at Angelina and Maddox attacks Brad. Now the kids don’t even notice anything is wrong?
It’s sad the tabloids attack them so much. It just feeds into the paranoia Brad has about talking about his family and Angie. They are Hollywood, so they may break up one day, but it seems pretty clear to me that right now they are together and both very present in their children’s lives.
I’m surprised how little Brad and Angie are criticized however, for leading such unstable lives for their children’s sake. There was a whole article about how Ted Kennedy’s childhood was so unstable because his parent’s need to travel trumped his need for stability. He attended 11 different schools in 5 years… Kinda like the Jolie-Pitt kids… Do they even go to school???
Brad is a wastet fat man!
Get away from angelina, or do not survive!
suche
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, she was so arrogant all the years!!!!!
It’s a known fact that four people who work for In Touch mag favorers Jen. I just find it really sad that week after week they say the same thing over and over. Thirty years from now they could split and In Touch would declare they said it first. In Touch is filing for bankruptcy, yes I said it first.
Angie is an admitted Heroin addict, and as any physician will tell you, once addicted to Heroin, forever an addict. Perhaps controlled by taking methadone? Who knows, just supposition, however, with all the gossip mags posting that Brad is an out of control drunk, and that Z nearly chocked on an icecube while he was drunk and in charge, and now Quentin devulging Brad’s Hash habit….these parents should be investigated by Children’s Services … oh that’s right! They never stay in one place long enough! Clever! School? Who needs schooling, Angie never graduated HS and Brad dropped out of college for his mister archetect lover…yea….good family …keep telling yourself the public knows nothing, so anything you want to post is real…uh huh….geesh
Brad is the stupidest celebrity in Hollywood!
^^^ If he leaves Angie?
Say what you will, but we all know he’s still ‘grotto-worthy’!
It will be sad for the kids if they split, but the signs don’t look good. About a year before he split from JA, he made a comment about feeling a midlife crisis coming on ..then lo and behold.
If he does walk, I don’t see him “going back” to anyone. That’s a closed chapter. I can see him dating younger, accomplished actresses who like to have a good time. No more kids.
I feel dirty for saying it, I can see him with someone like Diane Krueger.
Brad & Angelina are posers. They have been separated since the beginning of this charade.
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I am more interested in where the heck are the twins. haven’t seen any pictures of them since that big photo shoot when they were born.
@eternalcanadian: I’ve been wondering about that as well. They were so open with their other kids why the sudden change?
they have a problem.
The twins have a problem. So that they can not handle. Because only love perfection!
You have selected Pax because he is perfect. You have to show his certificate of health. Brangelina did not want a sick or disabled child.
They are racists!
In Touch has been singing this old, tired tune for the longest, they need to make a new record. They only play to the insane and delusional Jenretards.
How many times can a couple breakup? Brad and Angie have broken up about 200 times according to the tabloids?
The truth is Brad and Angelina are very happy together. The tabloids seem to go overboard trying to make us think otherwise.
Twins were seen at Japan airport in Jan. Shiloh was only photographed by paps 4-5 in the first year primarily walking around NOLA.
@toe – it’s the Adderall and horse steroids diet. Don’t you read Celebitchy? lol
I do. I actually believe they are going to live separated lives.
Another way to look at this is just that: take their ‘facts’ and another spin can easily be created. My parents have been happily married for many years. And, in our house not only do each have offices but they are at opposite ends of a very large house. Angie and Brad could easily have such offices where they conduct business.
The same type of spin can be used to interpret the alcohol order. The adults in that house are not teetotalers. That being said, they know how long they intend their stay to be, the type of drinks most likely to be imbibed and the difficulty of procuring some things they like. Given such a situation, it makes sense to place one order for their entire stay. Think about it, if they had regular alcohol deliveries, this mag would put the EXACT same spin on this.
The thing with the twins is a bit different. These 2 are both very media savy and easily manipulate the press. (play their game???) For whatever reason, nefarious or not, the twins are not seen in public. Awhile ago many tabloids and websites of all levels of credibility had stories mentioning the lack of visibility of the twins. When more reputable organzations flew with these stories, within days the entire clan was seen arriving in Japan. Front and center for this planned photo op were the twins. When the fever pitch rises again, the twins will be seen once more.
why should they have the twins out and about. it’s their decision. geez let em parent the way they wish. and as for their impending breakup, whatevs.
InTouch is losing its touch!! They are on the verge of bankruptcy and are using stories about Angelina and Brad to sell magazines!! It’s that simple.
To answer the question “does anybody really buy this?” The answer is YES, there are people who believe everything written in the tabloids. The people who believe this stuff are stupid!!! There, I said it!!
I have to say, at least this week Brad is in an opposite wing of the house since last week he had been thrown out of the bedroom and sent to the couch!! He’s moving up!!
Sorry, but I think these celebrities are the sources for their own scandals. This back and forth keeps the public interested. If every story was about how happy they were people would lose interest.
Who knows what is really going on. All I know is that Brad is not nearly as hot as he used to be. The goatee, the socks and sandals with shorts, the haggard face, WTF dude. You get paid to look good. Certainly not making all of those millions because of talent. Get back in shape or go away.
Geez, Charity, shallow much? Brad has been doing interesting work as an actor with Burn after Reading, Button, Basterds, etc. But, all you care about are his looks; he has to “get back into shape or leave”? Guess what–Celebitchy also has a look-good-or-go-away policy. So, submit your pic and we’ll decide if you can stay or not. haha
#22/23 is just precious. Go back to your PR desk. You’ve done your work for the day.
Talk about a pr circle jerk. If magazines with paid PR say it’s so, then it must be so, and then other publicists can reference the first publicists from the pit of the echo chamber.
Every time a planted PR comment appears, it makes the “celebrity” look worse, and the allegations about them true.
Now this article seems true as the trolls are getting all defensive about it. Besides, there are details of this story that match up with what anyone with two eyes can see for them self.
@34 agreed. Pitt is old and fugly!!!
@35 Is somebody’s meal ticket threatened? The readers of this blog aren’t professing to be good looking or making bazillions exploiting their looks. If criticism offends you, don’t read the blog. If Pitt is offended, he should get into another line of work. Can’t have it both ways.
Meanwhile, if readers could have Pitt’s grotesquely privileged lifestyle, they’d be more than willing to submit their pics and take the bad with the good like grown ups.
If they were going to flaunt the twins then a good time would have been after some tabloid claimed they were ill or for their 1st bday in July in People magazine or for the opening of Brad’s movie to gain excellent PR. Why miss all these great opportunities?. As for the twins in the Japanese airport they had no choice. All non commercial passengers have to go thru customs they are no exceptions or VIP entrance for celebs except for Japanese royalty.That’s why we saw Tom Cruise and his family at the same terminal.We never see the JP’s at airports unless they are on a commercial flight , private flights have a separate area.
Pathetic? What an appropriate name. You obviously haven’t been paying attention to movies lately. Pitt hasn’t been doing work as the dreamboat actor. He’s been playing more character-oriented roles. So, ppl judging him on his past roles/looks are only proving that they are ignorant and shallow.
@Kim- Hahaha! 1billion plus her movies made in 2008? Where oh where did you get that totally incorrect figure?
Firestarter, my source is boxofficemojo Kung Fu Panda, Wanted and Changeling the three movies that she was in that were released in 2008.KFP has grossed 632 million worlwide, Wanted 341 million worlwide and Changeling 112 million worlwide. AJ is an international star.Have a lovely weekend, dear.
Oh and IB has grossed over 154 million in 15 days worlwide, 83 million domestic. BTW it took Valkyrie 83 days to gross 83 million domestically and it is 45 minutes shorter therefore more showings than IB. Congrats to QT,ast and crew.
These lying tabloids should be run out of business. People act like they are just harmless rags and they definitely are not harmless. Many, many of the people who buy these mags actually believe they are reading true stories. I know people who truly despise Brad and Angelina both because of ridiculous stories they have read in these magazines. They refuse to go to their movies because of B & A’s supposed horrible behavior they’ve read about. I’ve heard people in the grocery stores just get rabid about it.
So these mags actually do harm to peoples careers and livelihood. I really don’t understand how they get by with making up total lies and are not sued for slander and libel. Actors should bond together and run them out of business.
NOW Jennifer is laffin her silly butt off
The children do go to school. They have tutors. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a lot better than most kids in this country who are home schooled by mothers that have no knowledge and no business teaching. At least the tutors have teaching degrees.
I’m of the opinion that Brad and Angelina’s relationship is just fine. They seem happy. When Brad and Jennifer broke up, it was quite obvious it was going to happen. I haven’t seen anything like that as of yet, so, for now, I don’t believe the break up rumors.
As for the kids traveling around constantly, I’m sure when they reach adulthood, some of them will relish their nomadic childhood and some will complain about it. That seems to be the case with all children that lead this lifestyle. Some kids love it, others don’t. I had a stable childhood and hated it. I’d have much rather had the JP lifestyle of travel and adventure. It just depends on the child’s personality and preferences. Unfortunately, when you’re part of a family, you have to do stuff that you hate but your siblings love and vice versa. Such is life.
Please LEAVE them alone! …… For the children’s sake, leave them alone.
Jen needs to move on and I mean really move on! There’s a good possibility that she is the one behind all these sad rumors. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…… right Jen???? Thought so!
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