First Hurricane Katrina, then the crayfish shortage, now UsWeekly confirms that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have indeed moved their family to New Orleans.
Not to worry, though, they won't be in any of those 'icky' partially-recovered disaster zones. According to my favorite weekly read:
"While Pitt works (he’s filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button locally), sources say Jolie, 31, plans on being a low-key mom in the $3.5 million, six-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath mansion the pair recently purchased (their fourth house) in the French Quarter.
'She’s interested in befriending normal moms so she can do things with the kids,' says a Jolie source."
Get ready to make those mint juleps neat, Southern ladies. And don't forget to mention the activism, NEVER forget the activism:
"The couple also hope to raise awareness for the region, which was
devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Says the source, 'They think it is
important to be there right now.'"
Besides his day job of being a movie star, Pitt is also in town to oversee (?) construction on 20 environmentally friendly houses through the Global Green USA's Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans.
I say, think of the two stars as insurance, Big Easy...because Jolie will use those giant lips to suction any levee shut before the wall breaks and harms any forlorn adoption prospect.
(Below: Photo of Brangelina at Falling Water, a 'surprise' for his birthday since he 'is such an architecture buff...to which I say: Get out of my state. And also, I told you there was no need to get so bundled up!)
Alright, they are ridiculously silly, but I have to give them credit for actually doing something useful in the world. I mean, what has Jennifer Aniston done for anyone lately? Even if Brad's only opening up his wallet to support his architecture *hobby*, it seems like a worthy cause that he's supporting and bringing awareness to. I haven't figured out the adoption thing, but whatever. I dunno- like Brad, green architecture as a social activism project seems a lot more appealing to me than some feed the world campaign. I'm standing up for Brangelina.
Posted by: Half Pint | Thursday, 25 January 2007 at 10:46 PM
that pic is totally creepy!!!!
Posted by: brother brando | Thursday, 25 January 2007 at 09:29 PM
Hahahahahaa. I love any mention of Brad the Architect. Keep them comig.
Also, the French Quarter wasn't touched by Katrina.
Posted by: General Disarray | Thursday, 25 January 2007 at 09:40 AM