Jolie and Pitt visit court

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s adoption of four-year-old Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt has been formally approved in a Los Angeles court.Jolie adopted Pax from an orphanage in Vietnam last year, after a Vietnamese judge approved the adoption.And on Wednesday a Los Angeles County Children’s Court judge approved and legally made Pax a member of Jolie and Pitt’s family.The Hollywood couple have two other adopted children – Cambodian Maddox, six, and two-year-old Ethiopian Zahara – and 20-month-old biological daughter Shiloh.There is also a report that claims Jolie and Pitt are planning to make their relationship legal by marrying.magazine claims they will wed in the Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, after agreeing on a $200 million pre-nuptial agreement.A source says, "They will ensure that the children won’t want for a single thing for the rest of their lives. But hopefully, they will have a happily married mom and dad."  

Judge wants lawyer to explain reasoning for request to move Spears …

LOS ANGELES: A federal judge wants an attorney who claims to represent Britney Spears to explain why he believes her conservatorship belongs in federal court.

Attorney Jon Eardley argues that the terms of the conservatorship, which occurs when a court determines someone cannot take care of themselves or their affairs, violate the pop star's civil rights.

Judge Philip Gutierrez on Tuesday ordered Eardley to explain by Feb. 29 why the federal court should intervene in a probate case. The order came after attorneys for Spears' father, James Spears, who was named her temporary conservator Feb. 1, argued in a motion that the conservatorship should remain in state court.

James Spears' team argued that a state Superior Court commissioner had previously found that the singer did not have the capacity to retain counsel, and that conservatorship matters do not fall under federal jurisdiction.

Jolie collapses on Iraq flight

Angelina Jolie sparked fears for her health after reportedly collapsing on a flight from Iraq to Los Angeles.The actress visited the war-torn country earlier this month as part of her role as a volunteer for the United Nations’ High Commission for Refugees.But Jolie, who is rumoured to be pregnant with twins, caused panic on her trip back to America after reportedly collapsing in her seat.According to US publication Life & Style the star was given oxygen and treated by medics before being given the all clear.A source tells the magazine: “She started to get swollen ankles and nosebleeds and started having leg cramps. She fainted in her seat.”The reports also claim Jolie was offered the chance to stop off and break the journey before continuing on to LA but she insisted on staying aboard the flight.

Spears' ex-manager must stay away

Sam Lutfi must not come within 250 yards (228 metres) of the singer until 17 March, US District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez said.

In papers requesting the order three weeks ago, Ms Spears’ mother Lynne claimed Mr Lutfi had drugged the star, cut her home phone and yelled at her.

Earlier this week, Ms Spears was denied access to her two young sons.

The singer has not seen her children since 3 January, when she became agitated and was taken to hospital at the end of a court-monitored visit with them.

Ms Spears, who recently spent six days in a psychiatric unit, has repeatedly asked the court to reinstate her visitation rights, but her requests were rejected.

Her father, James Spears, has been granted “temporary conservatorship” over his 26-year-old daughter’s life and her estate, thought to be worth $100m (?50.

Lutfi given Spears restraining order

Britney Spears’s manager Sam Lutfi has been issued with a restraining order, ordering him to stay at least 250 metres away from the singer at all times.Lutfi has also been banned from communicating with the popstar, according to court documents.Spears’s mother Lynne requested the restraining order three weeks ago, claiming that Lutfi had drugged her daughter, cut her home telephone line and was controlling her life.

At Last! Some Angelina Jolie News!

The last time I wrote about Angelina Jolie was when she traveled to Jordan to head after that to Iraq. That was a long time ago!So, what’s Angie been up to? I don’t really know, but in all cases, she was spotted with her son Maddox two days ago enjoying some alone time at the movies. Mother and son went to catch ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ at the Arclight cinemas in Sunset Boulevard in L.A.Maddox was in combat pants and a black t-shirt, while Angelina was hiding herself under a beige trench coat. She wore black ballet flats and a black handbag too.Later that night, she was spotted out with Brad Pitt … they went to a dinner date with Clint Eastwood and his wife Dina Ruiz.

More on the kids front … The adoption of Pax Thein has been finalized!Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s adoption of 4-year-old Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt was approved Wednesday by an L.A. County Children’s Court judge.

J.Lo Will Reportedly Get $4-$6 Million for Pics, but Ethicists Are …

If you could sell photos of your baby for $1 million, would you do it?

Jennifer Lopez, who hasn’t had a hit record or movie in several years, is close to selling her baby photos for $4-$6 million to People magazine, according to Advertising Age. People recently paid an estimated $1.5 million to B-list singer Christina Aguilera for exclusive shots of her new son, Max.

Lopez is just the latest in a long line of celebrities and the almost famous to sell the first photos of their babies to magazines and supermarket tabloids. From Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to Britney Spears to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden to Tori Spelling, more and more stars are making deals to control the inevitable media coverage of their children and put some cash in their pockets.

Exploitation?

But is it expected or exploitative for celebrity parents who face aggressive media coverage of their every move to peddle photos of their children to the highest bidder?

Some ethicists and child psychologists are disturbed by the practice, which treads the nexus of money, parenthood and fame.

“If your own parents are literally selling you out, where can one feel safe?” asks Dr. Bruce Weinstein, a syndicated ethics columnist. “What’s especially troubling is that the person who’s the subject of these photos isn’t able to give informed consent. I could image that person being really troubled by it.”

Weinstein isn’t swayed by the rationale offered by celebrities, that it’s a way for them to control the inevitable media maelstrom. “If you look at what happened with Britney Spears or Angelina Jolie, [selling the photos] didn’t quell the feeding frenzy. Whether People or OK gets first dibs, people still want to take photos of the child.”

And he isn’t impressed with the fact that some stars have contributed some of the baby bonanza to charity, such as Jolie and Pitt, who gave $2 million of a reported $4 million windfall to Global Action for Children and Doctors Without Borders.

Angelina Jolie is a wonderful woman: Mia Farrow

Legendary actress Mia Farrow is a huge admirer of Angelina Jolie for her work as an activist and as an actor. The 63-year-old actress, who is also a goodwill ambassador to UNICEF said that she loves the way Jolie balances her work and her life. “I have nothing but admiration for Angelina Jolie on all sorts of counts,” Usmagazine.com quoted Farrow as saying. “I love her work, and I love what she’s doing with her life.”I love when she was asked when she was going to get married and she said, ‘I’ll get married when everyone can marry’. I thought that was particularly eloquent.”By all counts, she’s just a wonderful woman,” she added. Jolie is also a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (ANI)

Jolie collapses on Iraq flight

Angelina Jolie sparked fears for her health after reportedly collapsing on a flight from Iraq to Los Angeles.

The actress visited the war-torn country earlier this month as part of her role as a volunteer for the United Nations’ High Commission for Refugees.

But Jolie, who is rumored to be pregnant with twins, caused panic on her trip back to America after reportedly collapsing in her seat.

According to Life & Style the star was given oxygen and treated by medics before being given the all clear.

A source tells the magazine, “She started to get swollen ankles and nosebleeds and started having leg cramps. She fainted in her seat.”

The reports also claim Jolie was offered the chance to stop off and break the journey before continuing on to L.A. but she insisted on staying aboard the flight.

 

50 Cent gives Clinton public 'respec'

US rapper 50 Cent has endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democrats’ presidential candidate, saying her rival Barack Obama would probably be killed because Americans were not ready for a black president.

In a brief in-car interview aired on Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, 50 Cent was asked by a British reporter who he would back in the primaries.

He gave his backing to New York Senator Clinton.

"I just think she could do a job. There’s nothing bad with Obama in my eyes either, I just think Hillary …