Back in October, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited the Middle East. Specifically, Jordan and Syria. Part of the trip was for Angelina’s work with the UNHCR – she and Brad visited several Iraqi refugees living in Syria. For the other part, Brangelina visited Jordan to chill out with Queen Noor or Rania (or both), and to visit the Queens’ favorite projects, the SOS Children’s Villages. The basic gist of the SOS Children’s Village concept is that orphans – from every walk of life – all live together in one home, and help raise each other, with adult supervisors at every step. The program does a lot more too – they help with vocational training to the older kids, and teach the basics of organizing a home. Here is the donation page for the SOS-USA program.
Anyway, CB told me at the time that Angelina had visited an SOS Village before, but I couldn’t really remember. Now the Enquirer is reporting that Angelina has been visiting Jordan’s SOS Villages for many years – so much so that she has a “secret family” of children that she’s supporting:
Angelina Jolie has a secret family that she’s kept hidden for six years!
While her recent visit to an orphanage in the Middle East with Brad Pitt sparked speculation the couple planned to adopt another child, The ENQUIRER can reveal the Tomb Raider star has had a family in the region since 2003.
The 34-year-old actress has been paying to support seven orphans – three girls and four boys – at the SOS Children’s Village in Amman, Jordan.
“Angelina considers the orphans as her own family. She stays in touch with them and really cares about how they are doing,” said an insider. “That’s why she was so excited about taking Brad to see them. They both feel this is a way they can help so many more children.”
The children Angelina has taken under her wing live together in one house with a surrogate mother. Her contributions help pay for the children’s food, clothing, education and other expenses.
“On her visit, Angelina just wanted to play with the kids and have fun,” orphanage employee Aysha Shahin told a reporter.
“She spent time with the family and spoke with the mother, Fatima. Some of the teenagers had come back from university to see her and she was giving them advice about life and school.
“It was Brad’s first visit to the SOS Village and he was amazed by everything.”
The star couple already has six children – adopted sons Maddox, 8, from Cambodia, and Pax, 6, from Vietnam, adopted daughter Zahara, 4, from Ethiopia, and their own biological kids Shiloh, 3, and 16-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Angelina has said in the past that she hopes to adopt more kids with Brad, 45, although officials confirmed the SOS Village does not offer children for adoption. Angelina was first introduced to the facility by Jordan’s Queen Noor Al Hussein, who is an ambassador for the charity.
“Angelina will definitely support us by visiting again, by marketing us to other people and sponsoring a house which will pay the children’s expenses,” said Aysha.
“She IS a sweetheart, and one of our greatest supporters.”
[From The National Enquirer]
Well… that’s really cool. I’m not sure if Angelina has been supporting these kids for as long as the Enquirer claims, but I bet she’s been donating for at least the past three years or so. My guess is that Angelina simply donated to the organization for several years, then made a visit to Jordan and saw first-hand how the operation was going, and spent time with some kids that she decided to specifically sponsor.
Photos of Angelina and Brad on their recent visit to a Jordanian SOS Village, courtesy of SOS Children’s Villages International.
it’s nice of her, no doubt about it. but it’s kind of convenient that this is revealed now, when they both had a lot of negative press.
I love this story…I respect Angelina and the demons she’s conquered to be able to be the person she is now! It’s really uplifting.
They have had negative stories printed since they have been together. SO it being convient is WHATEVER. This trip was weeks ago. If the tab that printed that STUPID story of “Angelina Adopts without Brad” had done some basic research then that convient comment would not have needed to be made. Adoptions are not permitted in this Country.. but hey.. why let that stop a lie for being printed as fact..
Angelina has funded children and families all over the world. As well as various schools. so Yeah really convient when you have already been doing something before a particular story was printed. Plus since they are not married she has to “adopt without Brad . But I guess Brad/Angie have ESP.. They do things YEARS in advance of a lie that will be printed in a tab or a blog. Damn they are really smart. If only the rest of the world coule learn this talent.
I guess there are really no other celebs as facinating.. We have a Brad/Angie story almost everyday. People really need to move on after 5 years and leave these two alone for a bit.
So she supports several children in need, that isn’t odd or news to anyone, is it?
I like what Jolie does with the money provided by the sale of her children’s photos and the media attention that is focused on world issues and the faces affected by war and poverty. But then again there is that book and each time a negative story comes around there’s Jolie and Pitt with their “let’s hug the world tour” or photo ops with their children. Maybe if Jolie showed up at an American orphanage or donated a wack of cash to Harlem’s Children’s Zone it would show more compassion for her home country after all isn’t she American?
The SOS Children’s Villages are a really great organization. I have been sponsoring a child for the last several years there and at another foundation in Pakistan. But usually they don’t pick out the child to receive your money – it just goes into the pool to help all the kids. At least that’s how it works here…
…waiting to hear the other shoe drop.
There must be something negative about this. Like how Angelina is just doing this to control Brad or humiliate Aniston or anger President Obama.
I refuse to believe a word of it until I find out she had an affair with Queen Noor or somthing!!!
It is impossible to believe anything the National Enguirer has been printing because of all the sensational lies that they also print. Once in a while they get a true one but how can you trust them at all. I know Angeline is a good person and a great humanitarian. I do not need the National Enquirer telling me anything.
‘then again, there is that book’… oh please. there’s a friggin story about the mean, plotting, drug-addicted, violent, crazy jolie every fucking week. but they continue to live their lives the way they want .. and it drives people nuts.
now, that’s entertainment.
Sheesh, so she spends her money to help someone.That’s a good thing.
But of course she’s not spending it in the United States ,so that’s a bad thing.
I don’t think it would matter one way or the other. Damned if she does…damned if she doesn’t…
“We have a Brad/Angie story almost everyday. People really need to move on after 5 years and leave these two alone for a bit.”
Keep wishing. They are actors and they lead an extremely public life. They choose to give interviews, to have press take photos of them and their kids, go places where it’s either assured that there will be paparazzi or they are conveniently tipped off that Brangelina will be there.
They aren’t that different from Britney, albeit they’re better dressed and cleaner and much, much more philanthropic.
Chris Carter/”Leave Brangelina ALONE!”(/Chris Carter)
Back on topic, I doubt St. Angie is sponsoring only specific kids. Like Bina (I can’t read your name clearly, the dumb number is over it, sorry if I’m mis-naming you) said, generally money goes into a pool and it’s used however the organization needs it to for the sake of all the kids in the program.
While they’ve become a surprisingly accurate tab lately, they do tend to get a little hysterical where St. Angie and kids are concerned.
Emma Thompson has a whole village she sponsors in Uganda. Ricky Martin in India, Jessica Simpson in Mexico, Madonna in Malawi, and many other celebs.
This is just too convenient, but I doubt it will help her quell those accusations of leaking charity stories to tabloids to manipulate the press for her image. This is a case in point.
Gee, I wonder why Angelina’s skin looks like wet rubber.
I think it drives people nuts that they don’t really try to court the public’s affection. They may manipulate the media but they do it successfully (another reason for the insanity). They don’t Twitter, they don’t deny the accusations, they just do want they want.
And yeah, when isn’t there negative press about them?
Neelyo, they don’t court publicity? Really? And the W photo shoots? selling kids pictures to the press? Going to Namibia to have their first child? All those photo ops? Leaking stories to magazines? Put down that kool aid my dear. No one courts more publicity than these two. Even their calculated absences are for whetting the public appetite for their next appearance.
But I will admit that they have been successful at manipulating the media. For how long, I wonder. The public can’t be gullible forever. Ask Tiger Woods. You can tell that Bradley is so over it. Only the fear of the humiliation keeps him in this union. But one day, he will prefer humiliation to being the dumb half of Brangelina and the butt of jokes. His status in this union is humiliating anyway.
Ursula:
December 8th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I AM AGREE WITH YOU …
Thompson has a whole village she sponsors in Uganda. Ricky Martin in India, Jessica Simpson in Mexico, Madonna in Malawi, and many other celebs.
This is just too convenient, but I doubt it will help her quell those accusations of leaking charity stories to tabloids to manipulate the press for her image. This is a case in point.
How is this negative press? It’s really not… some of you loonies will only be satisfied if a piece actually ends with “God bless the Jolie-Pitts” right?
It’s not like it was a scoop for the National Enquirer to let us know that Angie is devoted to supporting those in need, particularly children. Next week they can run a story about how Tom Cruise is a doting father and how Brad Pitt is helping out in New Orleans. Maybe it’s a new era, where the NE prints obvious, well-known truths instead of wildly fantastic ‘stories’.
not interested on anythng that concerns her—good or bad
@lisa- That is not a very nice statement. It is not sick that she is helping people in another country. Arabs are not bad people, just as with any place else, our own country included, there are some bad people, doing bad things, but you do not define an entire race or ethnicity by a few rotten people.
Maybe I misunderstood your post.
@Lisa “She is an Arab Lover one sick woman”
That statement is really kind of offensive and totally unnecessary.
LOL @ Ursula cause now she knows what Brad Pitt think or wants and they say that Brangelina’s fans are loonies. I think the haters are more loonies than Brangelina’s fans
Brangelina is a business.
Their children, their foundations, their charity serve this business …
/le sigh.. Boring.. Whatever…
Another tax deductible “charitable” donation…
I’m glad someone benefits from the useless millions that pay that skank, but she’s still lame.
Yep Snowball, it’s Bina. You got it right 🙂
Constance, please explain to me how Angelina is a “skank”. I am puzzled.
And anyone who helps others for whatever reason is doing a good thing. And good things are a reward in themselves.
Ursula that is an interesting point. I wonder why we never hear of what the other celebrities do but we’re always hearing stories of angelina’s latest donation or whatever. I really had no idea about emma thompson, and ricky martin etc.
I praise angelina for giving all she gives. People critize her. Why dont they put their money where their mouth is. Idiots.
For all the negative people dissing yet again on Angelina I say you really need to love yourself. Some just seem so miserable they have to hate and be nasty to feel better about who they are. Isn’t there anything you can be happy about and not so judgemental on how a woman lives her life. Angelina and Brad will continue to help others all the while you bellyache how much you don’t like them. Same harping just a different day. Negative stories have been on a weekly basis by tabloids trying to stay in business at their familys expense. It simply isn’t true they only started giving due to this freaks book coming out, by the way is so tabloid rehash.
I understand why she is helping those ion other countries but i also understand the sentiment about there being children here in our own country who need the help too. Why can’t you help the children in your own country as well as those in other countries? because it looks bad. I don’t know why, but it would be nice to see a few celebs help out here, not just in relief efforts and such but support our orphanages and such.
I believe we should save our country before we try to save the rest of the world.
please bring on the hate.
Again we are ALL REPEATING ourselves… THE HATERS and THE FANS how about the haters live the JP treat without a ALREADY TOLD answer and let the fans appreciate their idols maybe next time that appear something about JA the JP fans can also retributed the gentility and then finally we all can MOVE the F… ON.
U people don’t get tired of saying the same OLD thing over and over and over…. AGAIN?
ARGGGhhh I used to like more this site and the comment’s before now u are all just repeating yourselves on this topic to the world coming to a end.
I like how people are commenting that Angelina dose nothing for American children.
Google,” Brad Angelina New Orleans”.
mattdakota,
I believe i pointed out that we’re not talking about in the wake of a tragedy such as katrina, which is where is involvement started, but in genral in parts of the country that are not facing and dealing with the aftermath or something horrendous.
I agree Brad does amazing work for the victims of katrina, but what about those in new york, montana south dakota, just because there wasn’t a wide spread disaster doesn’t mean those children don’t need the help from people who have the means to help.
Mattdakota then maybe you should write to the celebs you like and ask them help those areas.BTW The $ 1 million donation that they gave to the Children in Conflict org helps American and Iraqi children affected by conflict. Also the proceeds from the jewelry line go to Children in Conflict an org AJ co founded several years ago.
THE QUESTION IS NOT, LOVE OR NOT BRANGELINA. All the people, who express his opinon here, are not in sense. Many of them are in observation and analysis.
BRANGELINA IS NOT A COUPLE, BUT A COMPANY. the repeated pregnancies and adoptions, brad pitt’s fondation, angelina jolie’s missions for unicef serve a strategy of communication, a business.
BRANGELINA USE THE HUMAN MISERY IN ORDER TO GLAMORIZE THEIR IMAGES. It is horrible and hard to admit. But it’s the business reality.
Who really cares, she could do much more for many unfortunate children and people (for that matter) if she chose to, however, it still is all about her ego. I’m looking forward to her karma to come back and kick her where she deserves it most, and that most unattractive Brad Pitt too. Jennifer is better off without that loser. Hope she hooks up with John Mayer. if I were younger, He’d be my choice for sure.
regardless of any of the crap we read, this woman is making a difference. there are people out there that are far richer than her, that do nothing! ever!
What annoys me the most is that every post/cover story about Brangelina is too serious, no matter if it’s talking trash or if it’s a praise.
It seems that nobody can make fun of them, and there’s a lot of material to do it, IMHO.
Maybe it’s just because Brangelina take themselves too seriously, I don’t know. We should just be less severe in our own judgement and make fun of them like we do with every other celebrity. No matter if we are fans or haters.
People who do things out of the goodness of their hearts don’t negotiate photo-ops into the deal. Nor do they claim these purdy pictures inspire others to give, or raise awareness.
However those that go to Amnesty’s or Farrow’s site and view the non glamorous atrocities there or pics from peace core volunteers and journalists on the front line for months, are the ones likely to become politically active, human rights activists. Not the celeb-cooers who don’t use much critical thinking.
Lot’s of people give what they can, even if they don’t have much, but don’t expect credit for it. Some people have lived for years in deprivation, serving in the Peace Corp and lost their lives. Without photo-ops, for their trouble.
@Rita. Calm down mate.
Skank: A slang term in American English for a sexually permissive person
permissive: allowing freedom; esp., tolerant of behavior or practices disapproved of by others; indulgent; lenient
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Kaiser please monitor the post better. I only made one comment on this thread and that nasty troll who is posting all the crap has stolen my name. Those post are offensive and are not mine. My post is #3 and ONLY #3
Hey guys would you stop please, this woman is a media whore. SOS villages exist since ages and have so many sponsors and supporters. This is just another trick to get some more attention and bucks at dispense of the orphans. How disgusting! How many poor people give the half of their miserabls income to help the less fortunate and why do we not hear about them?!? They are my heroes, not this disgusting woman
Angelina is a beautiful soul.
Why is it necessary to always throw up the fact that they sold pics of their children as if they were the only celebs in the history of Hollywood to do so. They are in good company. I think selling the pics were the right thing. The obsession with them and their kids is just crazy. And we don’t see their kids much at all. So if they are “media whores” then they really need to work at it a bit more then a few time a year. We see Violet, Suri, Harlow, Kingston, Zuma, Honor, just to name a few more then we have seen the JP kids this year. Like them or not, the grip about selling pics can be made for any of the above celebs. But I will note most people who critize the JPs, don’t do the same regarding these celebs. Why is it different. The high price of the JP pics was based on Consumer demand. so if you are pissed about the pics and the parents, Stay off their threads and don’t buy mags with them on it.. But if everyone is honest.. that will not happen. Look at this thread.. more comments then many of the others combined.. I guess people are not as tired or sick of them as they claim.
Brad/Angie have great heart.. I like them both a great deal.. and am not trying to hide that fact.
The haters really baffle me. They claim that Brad and Angelina are mediawhores yet they are barely photographed. I’m not talking about tabloid/blog stories but actual new pictures. Since Halloween they’ve been photographed about 4 times and 3 of them were industry events. They didn’t even attend most of the redcarpets. Perhaps there were a couple of more pictures but 4-8 pictures in 6 weeks doesn’t scream “I live for media attention”. Especially considering other major celebrities are photographed that many times in a week. The media is the one who hype Brad and Angelina not themselves. They can’t do a thing without the media blowing it up 100 times than necessary. Going to dinner is literally breaking news. Shiloh losing a tooth made more headlines than most world events. Celebrities like Matt Damon bring photographers all of the time when they go on humanitarian trips. Yet many barely gets a blurb. Tabloids and blogs do long stories every time Brad and Angelina go on a trip or make a donation. Shouldn’t the media be blamed for not covering other celebrities and going overboard for Brad and Angelina?
Why in the world are these so-called “stars” so freaking important to the masses? Do most of these interested people, have No stinking life of their own? Also, just wondering…does anyone else find that “brangelina” and “tomcat” thing as stupid as I find it? Sooo sorry but these are just PEOPLE, like you and me. Only difference is, they have an over abundance of moolah. I just don’t get this fascination with these people…they burp, they fart, they poop just like ALL Real people.
Ohhh, NOW the Enquirer HAS to be telling the truth.
Because they were such a bastion of truth and morality before.
I think Ursula’s point kind of proves the opposite of what she’s saying.
It’s known that Emma Thompson sponsors people in Uganda. Ricky Martin in India, Jessica Simpson in Mexico, Madonna in Malawi etc.
Angelina has been sponsoring this orphanage in Jordan for years and yet this is the first time it’s leaked out.
You can hardly say she’s doing it for the publicity.
ANGELINA JOLIE’S GENEROSITY is interested, CALCULATED and serves only her interest and NARCISSISM.
who thinks otherwise is naive.
many fortune or famous personnalities give their time, their money for the needies and they not put themselves on stage every time they donate.
We have enough of all these PR, please stop it ! Truth or false is doesn’t matter, if it is a secret, why must them spill out now ?
Keep helping others
Hi, I love very much Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, I wish to speak with them. I have a question: why didn’t they go to Lebanon?
She is doing a great work