Angelina’s brother, James Haven, has a custom California license plate that pays tribute to his first biological niece. It reads “Shhiloh” and features a plate holder from the “Saddleback Church,” with the saying “You Matter to God.” Shiloh has the biblical meaning of “the peaceful one,” or the Messiah, so the plate holder may have a double meaning, and/or Angelina’s brother could be religious. (There has also been speculation that the 18 month-old is named after her place of conception.)

James Haven, Angelina’s older brother, is very devoted to his niece. On Thanksgiving Day, the actor was seen driving an SUV with the license plate “Shhiloh” in Beverly Hills. Of course, he’s the uncle of Angelina and Brad’s 18-month-old daughter, Shiloh. James was loading up his car with freshly baked pies and other goodies, says a witness.

[From In Touch weekly, print edition, December 10, 2007]

That’s cute and all, but isn’t it a somewhat stupid idea to get a custom license plate when you’re the brother of someone as famous as Angelina? It seems like James Haven should carefully protect his anonymity, but maybe it’s more important to him that he be recognized. He gives an interview about his sister just about every month, so he’s keen to capitalize on their relationship as much as possible. I was going to say something snarky about how it’s a good thing that Shiloh has blonde hair and looks just like her dad, but that’s just cruel to speculate about. A little public kissing between siblings doesn’t equal incest no matter how much we bring it up, and that’s old news. He’s just a proud uncle – and an out of work actor.

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