Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Pitt Are Not Adopting Another Child From Cambodia
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- Published on Saturday, 16 January 2016 15:23
- Written by Inquisitr
A month cannot go by without a rumor about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt doing the rounds. Whether it’s an impending divorce, or yet another child adoption, these rumors crop up on a regular basis.The latest rumor was reportedly published by RadarOnline, saying that with all the time spent in Cambodia filming Angelina Jolie’s latest film, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, the famous couple were planning on adopting yet another Cambodian child.Jolie Pitt’s latest directorial is based on the memoir of Loung Ung, an author and human rights activist during the brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s. Brad and Angelina also recently attended the Cambodia International Film Festival, where Jolie Pitt led an honorary committee.Anyway, the rumor of the couple adopting yet another Cambodian child even hit the more mainstream media.Brad and Angelina’s oldest son Maddox, 14, was born in Cambodia and was adopted by the couple. However, the rumor that Brad Pitt and Angelina were considering adopting another child from Cambodia was shot down by none other than the Cambodian government itself. Reportedly, they saw the news on Facebook and immediately responded, saying the rumor was false.Sao Samphois, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Social Affairs Inter-Country Adoption Admistration told The Phnom Penh Post, “I saw [the news] on Facebook, but actually it’s just a rumor.”
Samphois continued by saying they had not been in contact with Angelina Jolie Pitt while she was filming in Cambodia and went on to stress there is currently no agreement in place for adoptions between the U.S. and Cambodia and, in fact, there hasn’t been since 2001, over various trafficking concerns. Even if they wanted to, Brangelina could not currently adopt another Cambodian child.Reportedly, despite the fact Brad Pitt did tell the Telegraph recently they had actually planned on having 12 children, it looks like it will remain with just six for now, namely Maddox, 14, Pax, 12, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9 and 7-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. Brad did admit in the interview he really enjoys having the Jolie Pitt brood around him. “Everyone talks about the joy of having kids — blah, blah, blah. But I never knew how much I could love something until I looked in the faces of my children. … [There’s] a lot of love, a lot of fighting, a lot of refereeing. A lot of teeth-brushing and spilling.”Brad and Angelina travel frequently and these travels include taking the adopted children to their birth countries, as Angelina feels it is important for them to learn about their original homes.
“We travel often to Asia, Africa, Europe, where they were born. The boys know they’re from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.”Angelina did add that she wants them to be just as interested in the history of their sisters’ countries and their parents’ home country.Talking traveling, the whole family spent some vacation time over the Christmas holidays, traveling around Vietnam and Thailand and generally having fun, but as reported on the Inquisitr, Pax, 12, who was adopted from that country, had an unfortunate accident and broke his leg while jet skiing in Phuket.Despite all the fun they are having, it seems for now the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt family will remain at a total of eight.
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Angelina Jolie's daughters Shiloh and Zahara follow in her charitable footsteps by donating clothes and bonding with disadvantaged Cambodian children
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- Published on Thursday, 14 January 2016 05:02
- Written by Daily Mail
Angelina Jolie's daughters Shiloh and Zahara are following in her charitable footsteps by sponsoring a family of Cambodian slum children.The Hollywood star's eldest daughters may live in the lap of luxury but have formed a bond with some of the poorest children while in South East Asia as their mother makes her latest movie, First They Killed my Father.Leida Shoun, 16, who has twelve brothers and sisters, initially approached Shiloh, nine, and Zahara, 10, when they and father Brad Pitt stopped for ice cream in the town of Siem Reap, and they were so moved by her family's plight they are now sponsoring them.On separate occasions the two girls took the kids out and treated them to new sets of clothes totalling $200 – a small fortune in a country where a T-shirt costs less than a dollar - trips to a games arcade and two brand new bikes.Speaking with the permission of her father, Mansaret, 40, Leida told us: 'We only had one bicycle for the entire family and it was old, so for us this is an amazing gift.'Shiloh and Zahara and their family are very good people. We have known them for a while, they sponsor us.'I play with Shiloh or Zahara, they meet us in Siem Reap town and we all play together.'They take us to the arcade in the Angkor Centre, they are all very nice people. I like it when we play ball.'Leida and her siblings - aged between 23 and 16 months - live in a small tin shack in the slum district of Mundal Bai in Siem Reap with their mother and father.Although they live in the shadow of the temples at World Heritage site Angkor Wat, the family are ignored by the thousands of tourists from around the world who stream in each day.Trash is strewn across the clandestine dirt road, which has no house numbers and beer adverts can be seen hanging from shops while a number of 'Karaoke' bars – Cambodian shorthand for brothels – line the bottom end of the street.Water is provided by a small hand pump and the family also collect rainwater in a stone tub outside their four-room house to wash in.
However, they feel they are lucky because they have a television, powered by a battery.Leida says her father doesn't work because he's old and 'too sick.'The aid money they receive helps pay for rice, other food and clothes – although the large family are still among the poorest.Leida added: 'We get money for rice, clothes and shoes. It has made a big difference to our lives, we get by now we are sponsored – living is easier for us.'Leida and her brother Ploy, eight, are the only two in the family who speak any English and on the day we met them they proudly brandished bags with the clothes they had been bought by Shiloh and her minder at the local Angkor Trade Centre.Shopkeeper Keo Sokhen said the Jolie-Pitt clan spent $30 on clothes for the kids in her store, adding: 'The young girl paid the money. They also bought things in other shops too. The Cambodian children were very good, very well behaved, and very excited to have new clothes.They are some of the poorest, who do not have a lot of education or much of a start in life.'Forty-year-old Angelina's charitable interests are well documented and she has done a great deal of work for refugees, people displaced by war and others as a UN Special Envoy in countries around the world.She recently told Vogue magazine how Shiloh had already started taking an interest in her humanitarian efforts when accompanying her on a field visit, saying: 'When she was sitting on the floor with her UN cap writing her notes as she was talking to someone, I was flashing on myself fifteen years ago and thinking, I know that moment.'Leida's family came from the countryside to Siem Reap four years ago with the hope of work. Her oldest sister, Pia, lives and works with her husband in Thailand and helps send a little money back to her family.
The children hope to remain friends with Shiloh and Zahara and hope their famous mother even comes to visit them.Leida added: 'I would love for Shiloh, Zahara and Angelina to all come here and visit our home. We would give them tea and show them around our neighbourhood. It is a good place to live, but there are so many people here and they are all so poor. We are lucky.'Leida dropped out of school two years ago because it was costing too much and she needed to help her family.However, she hopes to one day go back into education and become a doctor, adding: 'I want to help other people, and be good. It takes a long time to learn to be a doctor, but that's not a problem for me, I really want to do it.'While Leida isn't receiving any education, Ploy attends a local school, which is free, set up by the New Hope Foundation charity, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people in their area.She said: 'My brother goes to the New Hope school, it is free and he walks there every day. I have to pay to go to government school, but we cannot pay it.'Ron Carter from the New Hope Foundation said the charity, based in the area, are in the process of building a new school which will meet government standards to go alongside their existing free school – and when their new premises are complete they will teach a Khmer approved syllabus, and also be free.He explained: 'Between 50 to 60 per cent of children in Cambodia never finish primary school. For most children to go they have to pay. Families in poor areas can't afford to eat, let alone send their kids to school.'We're building a Khmer education school here, so that will hopefully change things for this part of town - but there's still got a long way to go.'
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Angelina Jolie 'Secretly Adopting' A Seventh Child? Cambodian Boy Is From A 'Dirt-Poor Family,' According To Report
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- Published on Tuesday, 12 January 2016 05:09
- Written by Star pulse
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have their hands full with six children, and if a new report is to be believed they are in the process of adding a seventh to their brood. The couple is "secretly adopting" a little boy from Cambodia, according to Radar Online.A source revealed: "This was all staged like some secret military operation. Angie didn't want Brad to get wind of what she was doing because she knew he'd throw a fit!"Jolie is currently directing "First They Killed My Father" in the Southeast Asian nation, where she met a baby boy named Allouy Shoun, who is reportedly living with 12 siblings "from a dirt-poor family living in the slums of Siem Reap." The kids range in age from 16 months to 23 years old and live with their parents. Their father, who is only 40, is "too sick" to work.Brad and Angelina's daughters Shiloh, 9, and Zahara, 10, "closely bonded" with the Shoun children, prompting Jolie to consider adopting Allouy (whose age hasn't been disclosed).The source added: "Angie has pledged to pay more than $1 million to help support the family and to adopt baby Allouy."Radar claims the Jolie-Pitt clan met the Shoun family after Leida Shoun, 16, approached the family during an ice cream outing. The Hollywood stars have reportedly been generous with the Shouns, giving them $200 in clothing, new bicycles, and treating them to a trip to the arcade.
Leida was given permission by her father Mansaret to speak with Radar. She explained: "We only had one bicycle for the entire family and it was old. So for us this is an amazing gift. Shiloh and Zahara and their family are very good, very nice people!"She added, "We have known them for a while. They sponsor us. I play with Shiloh or Zahara. They meet us in Siem Reap town. They take us to the arcade in the Angkor Centre. I like it when we play ball."It's hard to believe this rumor is true. Back in September Radar reported that the couple was adopting a Syrian orphan.The A-list stars have six children: Maddox, 14, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, Pax, 12, Knox, 6, and Vivienne, 6. What do you think -- should the couple adopt another child?
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Jet-Skiing, Swimming & Mini-Golf: Inside Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Pitt's Family Vacation in Thailand with the Kids
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- Published on Thursday, 31 March 2016 04:17
- Written by People
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt spent their holiday week traveling around Thailand as a family with their six children in tow – and it was quite the action-packed vacation.With activities ranging from jet-skiing to swimming in the ocean to mini-golfing, they took full advantage of their time off together."The older kids went jet-skiing, and were very active. The family rented a yacht and the kids spent the day jumping off it," a source tells PEOPLE. "They spent hours swimming in the warm ocean. They played mini-golf and went shopping a few times as well.""There were plenty of activities for them all to enjoy," adds the source.Even when Pax, 12, injured his right leg early into the vacation, he didn't let it break his holiday spirit. He walked around on crutches for the rest of the week but still "looked very happy," the source says.Although the couple spent the majority of their time enjoying the various activities with the children, Jolie Pitt made sure to take some time to herself."Angelina also spent some Zen time alone," says the source. "She visited the resort spa and also a Hindu temple." It was much deserved downtime for the actress, as she's spent the past few weeks hard at work filming her next directorial effort, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia.The family left Thailand on Jan. 1 to return to Cambodia, where they have been living while production on the film is underway."They all looked tanned, happy and very relaxed," the source says.
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Angelina Jolie's son Pax is helped aboard private plane beside doting dad Brad Pitt after injuring himself on luxury Thailand holiday
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- Published on Saturday, 02 January 2016 11:42
- Written by Daily mail
Though their holiday is thought to have been marred by son Pax's reported jet ski accident, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie left Thailand smiling on Friday.Having spent New Year in what was reported to be $18,000-a-night luxury, the father-of-six looked rejuvenated as he boarded the private plane, presumably headed for home.Like a gentleman, Brad let wife Angelina lead the way with eldest son Pax, 12, sandwiched in between them both in a protective manner.The pre-teen is thought to have injured his right leg while he was on a jet-ski this week though he seemed to walk up the steps without his crutches on Friday as they were held out in front of him.His father guided him up but still seemed to be have that chilled holiday vibe about him, looking relaxed in a sunhat and open white shirt.Brad's air was matched by 40-year-old Angelina and she floated up the steps in a flowing cream-coloured cover-up; effortlessly chic as always. The moviestars and their six children Maddox, 14, Pax, 12, Zahara, 10, Shiloh, nine, and seven-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne were staying in a luxury villa during their New Year's getaway. It's known that the couple chose a palatial 10-bedroom pad at the Amanpuri beach resort in Phuket, with plenty of facilities to keep them busy.According to the New York Post's Page Six: 'The whole family is staying in a two-floor, mammoth spread' that comes with a staff of eight servants, private gym and a pool surrounded by minipagodas.' And Us Weekly reports that the family have seen 'swimming in the sea off a luxury yacht, as well as playing minigolf, shopping at a mall and visiting a local Hindu temple where their mom prayed'.There was some drama on the idyllic family getaway when Pax injured his leg in a reported jet-skiing accident, but did not break the limb.The Jolie-Pitts have been spending a great deal of time in Asia recently, where Angelina is shooting 'First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia', about the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.The actress also wrote the Netflix film, which is an adaptation of Loung Ung's memoir about her escape from the notorious 'killing fields.'And Cambodian-born Maddox is also helping his mother on set as a production assistant.Just before Christmas, Angelina and Brad enjoyed a romantic break in Vietnam, which is also where son Pax was born.The couple laughed and smiled as they visited scenic Halong Bay on December 23. The couple, who has been together since 2005 took a private boat ride to the bay, where they got into the small canoe and explored caves in the area. The pair were most recently seen in box office bomb By The Sea, which Angelina also wrote and directed.The film, which reunited the couple for the first time since Mr & Mrs Smith, cost $10 million but made only around $500,000 at the US box office.Brad also stars in financial crisis film The Big Short, which is released in the US on December 11.
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