Daily News – Angelina Jolie has lived a life of contradictions. Now a goodwill ambassador and one of the world’s most celebrated actresses, she’s blessed with six beautiful children (and one Brad Pitt), but she was once also a heroin addict from a shattered home who went on to steal other women’s husbands. This — and so much more — according to the forthcoming bombshell tell-all about the actress, ‘Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography,’ by the master of such celebrity dirt-fests, Andrew Morton.
Leaked excerpts from the book are fueling so much hype that publisher St. Martin’s Press has moved up its release date from Aug. 3 to July 31, says USA Today.
Critics cite the lurid details of the 35-year-old star’s childhood as the most compelling morsels Morton throws his readers.
An affair Jolie’s famous father Jon Voight had with starlet Stacey Pickren when Jolie was only a few months old tore apart her family life and set her on a path of teenage rebellion, according to the book.
Her mother Marcheline Bertrand moved out of the posh Beverly Hills high-rise where baby Angelina lived with her dad and was taken care of by nannies. A bitter Bertrand rarely came to see her daughter during the first year of her life because Jolie reminded her too much of her philandering husband, Morton says.
“She separated herself from that child because she looked a lot like Jon,” he writes.
The author traces Jolie’s battle with heroin, cocaine and anorexia during her teens and early 20s, her bisexuality, the loss of her virginity at age 14 to a boy named Anton – whom her mother let move into their house – and her addictive romantic relationships with men and women.
He outlines her marriages to Jonny Lee Miller (whom, he says, she was cheating on with an old girlfriend and later with actor Timothy Hutton) and to Billy Bob Thornton (whom she clung to as she struggled to get clean). Just before she and Thornton tied the knot in Las Vegas in 2000, her mother checked her into the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA for three days.
“In her heightened state, struggling to stay off heroin and wrestling her addiction to Billy Bob, Angie went to pieces,” Morton says.
The 46-year-old Pitt, described as a “bit of a stoner” and “Mr. Mom,” is characterized by Morton as someone the ‘Salt’ actress had set her sights on long before she buried her claws into him on the set of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith.’
The actor “was one of the triumvirate of men – the other two were Johnny Depp and Willem Dafoe – whom Angie had watched and wondered about from afar,” says Morton.
And Pitt was equally enthralled. “The corn-fed boy was toast,” claims Morton. Jolie “came across as a strange exotic wanting to save the world’s underclass and yet fill her life with children.”
In spinning his version of Jolie’s relationship with Pitt, the actress is cast as the calculating, bewitching villain who denies any role in the collapse of his marriage. Before the Aniston-Pitt union unraveled, Morton recounts a meeting between the two queens of Hollywood.
E! Online –
Here’s the list:
Put ‘em all together and you’ve got, like, the sexiest woman in the history of the world. Pretty much. Ask anyone. But when you break down this badass A-list Earth Mother, which of Wanted woman Angelina Jolie’s features bests the rest? We ranked 9, and left No. 10 blank for you.
Here’s the list:
1. Lips: If she had only one body part, this would be it. Sadly, her maw’s at its finest and thickest when she’s unhappy, pouty, pissed or getting divorced.
2. Eyes: Commanding yet gentle, these warm green orbs seem to offer the rest of us an easy way in. Be warned, though: It’s a trap!
3. Trigger finger: Hey boys, watch out for that index digit. This lefty action hero hits her target with more flare and precision than Will, Bruce or even Uma.
4. Brain: She’s been called the smartest woman in Hollywood, and how can you argue with a box-office giant who also has a shot at being U.N. Secretary-General?
5. Left arm: Specifically the tattoo detailing the coordinates—latitude and longitude—of where Maddox, Pax, Shiloh and Zahara were born. Motherhood’s never been hotter.
6. Uterus: The most famous, hyped, buzzed-about and potentially profitable internal organ in all of Hollywood. And only Shiloh Jolie-Pitt—and whoever else is in there—knows what it’s really like.
7. Hips: Here, on the front left, you’ll easily find a thick black cross tattoo. This covers up an inked-while-drunk dragon, which we’ll call a sign of maturity. Well, kinda.
8. Breasts: They rarely steal the show—only when she’s way pregnant—but Taking Lives is worth renting for one little bedroom scene. (Tip: Pretend Ethan Hawke isn’t there.)
9. Forehead mole: Sometimes it’s exotic, sometimes it’s zitlike (as on a recent Entertainment Weekly cover). But Jolie herself has said, “I find flaws attractive.” So do we.
10. Heart [as chosen by E! Online readers]: She’s opened her home to—so far—three orphans from around the world. Most of us can’t say the same, and reader Xzavia is impressed: “She is sooo giving of herself.” And Lil argues that “she gives her heart in fighting for those that cannot.” As much as we like her legs, we have to agree.
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UsMag – The Queen of Hollywood is indeed going to play the Queen of the Nile!Angelina Jolie has signed on to play Cleopatra in a film adaptation of an upcoming new historical biography, a rep for the book’s publisher Little, Brown confirms to UsMagazine.com.On Thursday, it was reported that film producer Scott Rudin had acquired the rights to author Stacy Schiff’s Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life with the 35-year old Jolie in mind for the title role.Michael Pietsch, publisher of Little, Brown (which will release Schiff’s book this November) tells Us:”Angelina Jolie radiates grace and power, exactly the qualities that Stacy Schiff finds in her biography of the most intriguing ruler who ever lived.”No word on who might play Cleopatra’s legendary love Mark Anthony. (When Elizabeth Taylor played the ruler in a 1963 epic, her real-life paramour Richard Burton played the Roman politician.)
UsMag – They’re the proud parents of children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam, but pal Wyclef Jean hopes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s next adoption is from his homeland.
“Brad and Angie, please! Please adopt a child from Haiti!” Jean pleaded to Usmagazine.com at the Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest in New York City on Saturday. It isn’t out of the realm of possibility, as Jolie told CNN she was open to the idea while visiting the country in February. “I’m always open to children around the world. We’re that kind of family. Brad and I talk about that,” Jolie said. “But that’s not what we’re focusing on at this time, by any means.”
Since the devastating earthquakes occurred in Haiti earlier this year, Jean says both Pitt and Jolie have contributed to his relief efforts. “I have so many celebrity friends who have really supported this cause and who continue to support this cause,” he says. “Our job is to help those little kids, to give them a chance. If we give them a chance they’ll have a better tomorrow.” This isn’t the first time Jean has offered parenting advice to the Jolie-Pitts. Back in April, he told Us he’d spoken with Jolie while the two were visiting Haiti.
Celebrity spotters keen to snag a few autographs while on Greek island holidays might like to jet over to Santorini, as Hollywood hotshots Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appear to be enjoying themselves on this very isle. According to the Greek Reporter, this is not the first time that Jolie has spent time in the area, having filmed part of the first Tomb Raider movie there, although this trip saw her bring her brood of kids along, as well as her long-term partner.Local people said the couple found things to do in Santorini, such as going on walks through the town’s streets, watching the sun go down on the beach and taking peeks at the volcano.
“They were very simple and discreet, trying to stay away from possible paparazzi,” one resident remarked. This follows a report in the Daily Star that Peter Andre booked flights to Cyprus to see his family, who were flying to the country from Australia
Naughty But Nice – Everyone knows Angelina Jolie is an incredibly busy woman, but too busy to meet President Obama? Yep, rather than celebrate at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend, Angie’s pal tells me she’d rather be doing something to help others as opposed to mingling at fancy, lavish parties. Applause all around, but this is the President of the United States we’re talking about! Details on Angie’s big ditch.
Angelina Jolie Refuses to Meet the President?
While it seemed that most of Hollywood and Washington mingled together this weekend at the White House Correspondents Dinner headlined by President Obama, sources tell me that the world’s biggest movie starlet, Angelina Jolie, once again passed on attending.
“Angelina is always invited by several media outlets to sit at their table, but she always refuses,” a friend of the actress told me. “Angie is filming in Europe at the moment, but that isn’t the reason she didn’t attend. She didn’t go because on her weekends off she would rather spend her time helping those who really need it rather than sitting, drinking champagne and laughing at bad jokes in a fancy DC ballroom.”Jolie, who is a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ambassador, recently traveled to Bosnia with partner Brad Pitt to meet with those displaced by the Bosnian war that ended 15 years ago.”Angie doesn’t judge other celebrities for wanting to rub shoulders with President Obama,” who she slammed in an open letter for Newsweek.com. “It’s just she is just someone who thinks your actions are more important than words,” reports a close friend.Point taken, Angelina. But aren’t we all allowed one night off to laugh?
Cool Pics – A beautiful Angelina Jolie gets a little help as she boards a gondalez in Venice on the set of her new film, The Tourist. Click on the photo for more pics.
ANGELINA AND BRAD STEP OUT! The glamorous couple took a stroll on the city streets of Venice….
People – Six is still enough for the Jolie-Pitts.A source close to Angelina Jolie calls a new report claiming the actress is three-months pregnant with her seventh child “totally false.” A rep for the actress also denies the pregnancy reports.Right now, it’s all about quality time between the Jolie-Pitt kids and their grandparents. Brad’s parents are staying with the family in Venice, while Angelina continues to shoot The Tourist with Johnny Depp.On Tuesday, Knox, 1½, took his daily balcony break, this time with Brad’s mom, Jane, to watch the boats in the canal. Two days before, he stepped out with his grandpa, William.
Just Jared – Three generations of Pitts!
William Pitt, the father of Brad Pitt, babysits his grandson Knox Leon, from their family’s apartment balcony on Sunday afternoon (April 11) in Venice, Italy. The grandfather-grandson pair checked out the gorgeous views with grandma Jane Pitt (pictured below). How cute is Knox with his hoodie and lil blankie?! Mama Angelina Jolie has been busy shooting her upcoming movie The Tourist with Johnny Depp.
