Brangelina Speaks to Namibia

LOOK, EVEN SELECT NAMIBIAN JOURNALISTS like to get autographs! At a press conference with the first lady of Namibia, Angelina Jolie, at left, and Brad Pitt thanked the nation in southwest Africa for respecting their privacy and keeping the paparazzi away from them while Jolie was pregnant. Reuters reports on the press conference, where only select Namibian journalists were welcome:

Asked if they planned to marry soon, the couple gave no answer but said that for now Pitt would focus on work while Jolie looked after Shiloh and adopted children Maddox and Zahara.

Now the world can get back to normal (right?). We're all just waiting for the moment when the Brangelina baby will summon all the warring factions of the world to the peace table. She shall be the glue that unites this fractious world.
» "Jolie, Pitt Thank Namibia for Protecting Their Privacy" [Reuters]

» LISTEN UP, TOM: Once the Jolie-Pitt clan leaves Namibia, many people will forget about the nation, which is a shame because of all of its natural beauty. But the media spotlight's departure would make it a perfect place for a less beloved star to hide -- perhaps Tom Cruise? Making Tom and his "cootie factor" take a hiatus, possibly for a year, is a notion Kim Masters discusses today over at Slate.

Apparently Cruise does not grasp the cootie factor and has no plans to take a break. And [one prominent] agent says it would be very hard for his reps, at this delicate moment, to explain the situation to him. "He's in a zone that he's never been in and it's their job to make sure he feels the positive light," he says. Another source close to the star agrees. "You've got to be very careful in conversations with him," he says. "Tom is not ever going to face facts."

But where can a force as kinetic as Tom truly hide?
» "The Cootie Factor" [Slate]

» AN ANCHOR READS: If you like your celebrities at easy reach, we've got an out-of-towner today who's gracing Arlington with his piercing gaze and premature gray hair (and he'll actually be perilously close to the Express Arlington bureau). If you didn't catch it in today's Top Stops, CNN's Anderson Cooper will be talking about his new book at the Olsson's in Arlington. We bet it'll be mobbed. Here's what happened at yesterday's book signing in New York, where about 600 people showed up. C'mon Washington, let's make the Arlington County fire marshal come in to declare it a hazard. [Gawker]

With contributions from Donn M. Fresard

Posted By Michael Grass at 4:13 PM on June 7, 2006 Tagged in Free Ride

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