Angelina Jolie is pregnant

[Crankyshank]

I heard last week that she had called Jennifer to tell her. I guess she knew it would be in the press and she didn't want Jennifer to find out that way. (Karma not "in your face" was her motivation.)

They mentioned the same thing on the radio this morning. I think that's a pretty classy and thoughtful move on her part. I think Brad and Angelina have handled the press hounding them pretty well and imho Brad handled the divorce publicity much better than Jennifer did (there was no articles commenting on her "look")

As far as a kick in the gut to Jennifer, it didn't exactly take her long to get over Brad.

 

[MNmom2]

Why? They're divorced now aren't they?

Because of the way the whole situation has been handled from day 1 with Brad and Angelina. Sorry - they both just annoy me.

 

[FergieTCat]

I remember reading that Jennifer said she didn't want children right away, that she wanted to continue with her career. At that time (which was within a year of their divorce), Brad was saying he wanted to start a family.

So, really, it should come as no surprise to her that Brad is starting his own family. As far as having an affair while he was married, I have no comment.

 

[4cruisin]

They mentioned the same thing on the radio this morning. I think that's a pretty classy and thoughtful move on her part. I think Brad and Angelina have handled the press hounding them pretty well and imho Brad handled the divorce publicity much better than Jennifer did (there was no articles commenting on her "look")

As far as a kick in the gut to Jennifer, it didn't exactly take her long to get over Brad.

IMO, Angelina seems like a very loving and hands on mother. I do think she is a bit odd but by adopting 2 children from other countries, she is giving them lives they never would have been able to have. God Bless her for that. Also, I would think that she must really love Brad because in allowing him to adopt the 2 children, she knows he will be part of their lives forever. I wish both of them luck and hope that things work out for them. (I bet their bio child will be beautiful) As for Jennifer, she was the one that always seemed to be lashing out at Brad after the split while he took the high road. I hope that she finds peace and happiness too, if not with Vince Vaughn, with someone else.

 

[Towncrier]

Who's the father? Is she certain that it is Brad?

 

[Mimi Q]

 

[alliecats]

As for Jennifer, she was the one that always seemed to be lashing out at Brad after the split while he took the high road. I hope that she finds peace and happiness too, if not with Vince Vaughn, with someone else.

With all due respect, I disagree. Reporters asked Jennifer a lot more about how she was taking the split than they did Brad. They mostly asked Brad about Angelina. And how was he supposed to lash out at Jen? HE was the one who fell in love with someone else while married. OF COURSE he took the high road, he still wants a career and good public perception. What other road could he have taken in this situation? I thought Jennifer handled it with as much grace as she could have, given the situation.

How come so many are more critical of the way Jen acted in the press than of the way Brad acted in the MARRIAGE????

I wonder how many fans of this couple and of Angelina would be so admiring of, or so quick to defend, the woman their husband left THEM for, whether or not the other woman was a goodwill ambassador or adopted 10 kids. I know she's pretty, but come on.

That said, ready for this to be old news!!!

 

[Crankyshank]

There was no need for her to make the snarky Billy Idol comment to the press.
and we don't know how she acted in the marriage either. For all we know she could have been a neurotic vicious shrew. But we don't know because Brad decided to take the high road even when getting negative press.

 

[Nancy]

There was no need for her to make the snarky Billy Idol comment to the press.
and we don't know how she acted in the marriage either. For all we know she could have been a neurotic vicious shrew. But we don't know because Brad decided to take the high road even when getting negative press.

exactly. I don't know IF Brad and Jolie were fooling around while they were still togetherr, I only know they got serious after they split. If there was an attraction while still married, sometimes you just can't help falling for someone. AJ seems much more his type the JA. I like him much better now that he is not Jens pretty boy husband.

I also think it is very telling that Vince is the one who told Jen about Brad and Jolie supposedly getting together so she wouldn't see it in the papers...now they are an item too?????

 

[OhMari]

exactly. I don't know IF Brad and Jolie were fooling around while they were still togetherr, I only know they got serious after they split. If there was an attraction while still married, sometimes you just can't help falling for someone. AJ seems much more his type the JA. I like him much better now that he is not Jens pretty boy husband.

I also think it is very telling that Vince is the one who told Jen about Brad and Jolie supposedly getting together so she wouldn't see it in the papers...now they are an item too?????

Vince is stupid to be Jen's rebounder.

 

[4cruisin]

In all honesty, if I was in Jennifer's place, I don't know how I would have reacted since none of us have all the inside information of their marriage/split. However, I think the approach of Jennifer telling reporters/interviewers a simple "My personal life is just that...personal and I will not answers questions regarding personal issues" would have served her much better than crying to everyone that would listen. A response like that would have been more appropriate and professional that slamming Brad for his hairstyle. I'm sure she is hurt and embarassed but what did she gain by not taking the high road? She probably would have garnered more sympathy by being more stoic and private.

Ya know, sometimes life takes people in different directions. It seems that Brad and Jennifer had 2 very different roads they wanted to travel and unfortunately, it seems that Angelina was traveling the same road as Brad at the same time. I stand by my previous post that I think they make a great couple and wish them well.

At least it's knocking TomKat out of the top of the press for now.

 

[Beth76]

At least it's knocking TomKat out of the top of the press for now.

I would soooooo rather hear about AJ/BP than TK.

 

[azgal81]

Finally they confirm it. This rumor has been swirling around for months now. I guess they had to since she is starting to show.

 

[alliecats]

So the comment Jen is getting slammed for is the Billy Idol thing? Pretty tame for a woman in her situation. Much nicer than things I have heard from many, many people in tricky divorce situations like this one. The only other negative comment I heard from her was the sensitivity chip thing. Again, tame. Brad allowed the press to say that it was because Jen didn't want kids for MONTHS before he stepped up and said that was crap. He also engineered that magazine photo shoot with him & Angelina as an unhappily married couple, timing sucked there. Yeah, it coincided with the Smiths but it also coincided with their very public split. I have to agree on the sensitivity thing.

I still think everyone who is so quick to stone Jen would have handled themselves no better in her situation. I don't get all the self-righteousness.

Media was reporting a fling between Pitt & Jolie all during the filming of Mr & Mrs Smith--whether it was true or not--something was causing all that smoke. Billy Bob was engaged to Laura Dern when he and Jolie eloped. So that wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Galahad]

Angelina Jolie is pregnant

I read just last week that they think they know what causes that now.

 

[Crankyshank]

Who's stoning her? What self righteousness? If anything the posts on this board are more of the "Angelina is a husband stealing wanton hussy" vein. I know I'm personally tired of seeing it since we don't know what went on.
I wouldn't be so quick to paint J.A. as the innocent victim unless you knew with certainty what the inner workings of the marriage were. There are two people in a marriage afterall - I'm sure they both contributed something to its demise.

 

[4cruisin]

.[/QUOTE]
If anything the posts on this board are more of the "Angelina is a husband stealing wanton hussy" vein. I know I'm personally tired of seeing it since we don't know what went on.
I wouldn't be so quick to paint J.A. as the innocent victim unless you knew with certainty what the inner workings of the marriage were. There are two people in a marriage afterall - I'm sure they both contributed something to its demise.[/QUOTE]

 

[alliecats]

There are many, many threads that have been posted on this board about this whole thing, and Jen has been criticized, and there has been a lot of self-righteousness--not just in this thread but for months. I have seen that more than the hussy type thing, because let's face it, Angie has done a lot for the world and people are going to give her a pass for a lot of stuff because of that. We don't know the story, so people seem to be giving her the benefit of the doubt because she seems like a good person.

The stuff that bothers me is the being quick to assign blame to Jen (when as you said, NO ONE knows the whole story), threads in which people have said over and over how Jen is not that pretty, (with many posts written by women, which is crappy of us to do to one another), stuff about how she didn't want kids (implying it's her fault), when both Brad & Jen have denied it, etc. People expecting someone who got left in a very public situation, whose ex then carried on a very public romance (denials aside, we all saw the pics) before the divorce was even final, to be a saint and never comment on it or show hurt. When I seriously doubt the people who are quick to say this would be able to do the same.

I am not painting Jen as an innocent victim. It does take 2 to make or break a marriage. I am just tired of her getting bashed so much for stuff that I don't think is called for. It's a sucky situation. At least Brad & Angelina are happy and hopefully Jen is, too.