Thornton's a Dad Again
24 September 2004  imdb
Actor Billy Bob Thornton has become a father for the fourth time, after his girlfriend Connie Angland gave birth to a baby daughter. Baby Bella weighed six pounds one-and-a-half ounces and both Angland, 39, and her newborn girl are doing well, their publicist has confirmed. The baby is Angland's first, while five-times married Thornton, 49, already has two sons, William and Harry, with fourth wife Pietra Dawn Cherniak and a daughter, Amanda, with first wife Melissa Lee Gatlin. The couple have been together since meeting on the set of 2003 movie Bad Santa - following Thornton's split from fifth wife Angelina Jolie .   [  Back  ]

Farrell's Lucky Underwear
5 August 2004  imdb
Irish heart-throb Colin Farrell always wears his lucky underpants when he starts a new film - because they've never failed to bring him good fortune. The A Home at the End of the World star - who has been linked with leading ladies Angelina Jolie and Rosario Dawson - refuses to start work until he's donned the shamrock-design boxer shorts and has promised to keep up the tradition throughout his career. He explains, "My brother gave them to me. They're my lucky charm. If I don't have them, I won't come out of the trailer. They're starting to get a bit old now but I could never part with them."       [  Back  ]

Jolie's New Photographer Beau
9 July 2004  imdb
Angelina Jolie has reportedly found a new man in top photographer Michel Comte . The pair have been inseparable since meeting at the Cannes Film Festival in France last month, and the couple were recently spotted kissing and hugging at the Hotel Bel-Air in Beverly Hills. One onlooker says, "They were swimming and laughing together... and stole quick kisses."    [  Back  ]

Jolie Offered Cambodian Citizenship
7 July 2004  imdb
Tomb Raider beauty Angelina Jolie has been offered Cambodian citizenship by the country's prime minister - in honor of her tireless charity work for the nation. The Oscar-winning actress - who adopted Cambodian orphan Maddox in 2002 - is currently on a two-day trip in the Asian country, where she met Prime Minister Hun Sen . Of their talks, Jolie says, "He did mention giving me Cambodian citizenship, and I would be honored, I think. I would certainly be thrilled. So I'm sure I'll be moving forward to actually receiving that." While in Cambodia, Jolie is giving their community development organization $1.5 million to help an new environmental protection campaign. Prime Minister Sen's spokesperson confirms, "He welcomed her to become a Cambodian citizen."    [  Back  ]

Billy Bob Moves Ex In with Him and Pregnant Girlfriend
2 July 2004  imdb
Eccentric Billy Bob Thornton has reportedly invited his ex-wife and their two kids to live with him and his pregnant girlfriend in the sprawling Beverly Hills mansion he bought with Angelina Jolie . The Oscar winner's fourth wife Pietra has remained such close friends with Thornton that the two have often been reported to be back together. And now she's playing happy families with her ex and his girlfriend Connie Angland - while her home in Malibu, California, is being treated for rats. According to America's National Enquirer, Pietra and her sons had been living in hotel rooms in Santa Monica, California, before Thornton suggested they move in with him.    [  Back  ]

Angelina Jolie's Adoption Agent Admits Fraud
25 June 2004  imdb
A woman who helped actress Angelina Jolie adopt her Cambodian son Maddox has pleaded guilty to visa fraud and money laundering. Lauryn Galindo, 53, of Hawaii and her sister in Seattle, Washington, Lynn Devin, received fees of $10,000 or more to arrange adoptions by US residents of children described as orphans - even though many still had parents, according to the documents. Devin - who pleaded guilty in December, but has not yet been sentenced - and Galindo have agreed to surrender all property associated with the crimes, including a home in Hawaii. The sisters operated an agency called Seattle International Adoptions, which paired hundreds of children from Cambodia with adoptive parents from 1997 to 2001, when suspicious US immigration authorities halted adoptions from the impoverished south-east Asian country. The adoption ring - which paid poor women as little as $100 (£ 55) for their children, according to an attorney - received a total of $93,700 (£52,055) for the adoptions cited in the case. Galindo could face up to 20 years in prison at a sentencing hearing set for September. Prosecutors have said the investigation will not change the status of children adopted through the Seattle adoption agency. Jolie adopted Maddox last year after meeting him in an orphanage in November 2001.    [  Back  ]

Jolie Cancels Olympic Torch Relay Appearance
22 June 2004  imdb
UNICEF ambassador Angelina Jolie has been forced to cancel her participation in the Olympic torch relay - in order to re-shoot scenes for her latest movie. The Girl, Interrupted beauty was due to carry the flame through the Greek city of Athens a day ahead of the start of the games, which kick off on August 13. Angelina - who is mother to adopted Cambodian youngster Maddox - was to symbolically hold the torch on behalf of the world's refugees, with whom she has been working as part of her role at the United Nations High Commission For Refugees (UNHCR). But, in a statement, UNHCR said Jolie would be detained by director Doug Liman who is putting together extra scenes for thriller Mr And Mrs Smith, in which Angelina stars opposite Brad Pitt . The statement reads: "Ms. Jolie was requested to be available in the US from August 10 onwards in connection with the re-shooting of a series of movie scenes."    [  Back  ]

Knowles, Zeta-Jones & Jolie Make Forbes Rich List
15 June 2004  imdb
Beyonce Knowles , Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angelina Jolie are debutantes on the new Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 list, while Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have fallen out of the top 10 and off the annual survey. Jolie almost makes it into the top 10, with her $27 million fortune, while Knowles debuts at number 19 with $23 million and Zeta- Jones enters the list at number 56 with $18 million. J.Lo and Affleck, who were fifth and seventh on the 2003 list, fail to make this year's rundown. Meanwhile, Jim Carrey moves up five places to number 15, and is credited with being the highest paid actor on the list. The Forbes Celebrity 100 list is made up of the stars' personal fortunes and their public interest.         [  Back  ]

Jolie Builds "Rainbow Family"
10 June 2004  imdb
Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie is desperate to fulfill her dream of creating a multi-cultural family of adopted children. The busty actress recently went on a goodwill mission to Russia - where she met with adoption officials and visited orphaned Chechen refugees - to improve her chances of obtaining a Russian child. The gorgeous 29-year-old already has one adopted tot - Cambodian orphan Maddox, who became a member of her family in March 2002. A family friend tells website Pagesix.Com, "By the end of the year, if everything goes well, she will have a new baby. The adoption process is already under way. Angelina has always wanted a rainbow family, children from all countries."    [  Back  ]

Jolie's Battle with Film Director
20 May 2004  imdb
Angelina Jolie almost walked out of new movie Mr And Mrs Smith after a series of bitter bust ups with director Doug Liman . According to gossip columnist Roger Friedman , Jolie's onscreen husband Brad Pitt has had to act as mediator between the pair as they have "disagreed on just about everything he has asked her to do", according to onset sources. Jolie has reportedly come close to "meltdown" and the film's budget has spiraled out of control to over $100 million with a month of shooting left, as Liman struggles to keep a grip on production on the film, which is due for release later this year. An insider tells Friedman, "You can tell there's tension on set. Between the written word and what was shot would be three different things."     [  Back  ]

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