TresSugar

Do, Dump, or Marry? Brad Pitt

TresSugar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0700

Brad Pitt is an accomplished actor and a doting dad, and his humanitarian work has made him a potential politician. He's also pretty damn hot, although I'm not sure what I think about the goatee.

As for marriage material? Jennifer Aniston infamously declared that her ex-husband was missing a "sensitivity chip." And it seems marrying Brad might get you trapped in a tabloid-fueled love triangle for many years to come.

Luckily for those of you who haven't had enough of Brad over the years, there's much more to come. His new film Inglourious Basterds comes out this weekend and the commercials for it seem to be on repeat.

Say What? Brad Pitt For Mayor!

TresSugar — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0700

"I'm running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform. I don't have a chance."

- Brad Pitt joked on the Today show this morning about running for mayor of the Louisiana town where he has been leading on Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts. Some locals are wearing t-shirts decorated with the "Brad Pitt For Mayor" image seen above. Do you think Brad has a winning platform?

Source

Bradley and Renee Kiss in Spain, Brad and Angelina Glow, and Teens Pose Nude!

Molly — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:32 -0700

Today's PopSugar Rush features video of rumored couple Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger smooching in Spain, as well as scenes from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's entrance at last night's Inglourious Basterds premiere. Plus, video of Diane Kruger talking about what it was like to work with Brad again. A new survey shows that one in 10 teens pose naked, which isn't too surprising considering all the celebrity nude photo scandals! Plus, of course, new New Moon. Check it out now!

Say What? Brad Pitt Says True Love Comes Twice

TresSugar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:30:26 -0700

"Man, I resent people telling others how to live! It drives me mental! Just the other night, I heard this TV reverend say that Angie and I were setting a bad example because we were living out of wedlock, and people should not be duped by us! It made me laugh. What damn right does anyone have to tell someone else how to live if they're not hurting anyone? How many times do you think real love comes to someone in a lifetime? If you're lucky, maybe two or three."

- Brad Pitt, talking love and family in this weekend's issue of Parade.

Brad's got a point: are we really worried that people are making important decisions about their lives (and love lives) based blindly on what the Jolie-Pitts are doing? Interesting that he says real love comes maybe two or three times in a lifetime - do you agree?

Would You Vote For Brad Pitt?

CitizenSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:03:28 -0700

Brad Pitt made quite the appearance on Capitol Hill last week. He met with Nancy Pelosi and President Obama to discuss his Make It Right New Orleans housing project. Now rumors are inevitably flying that Brad might go further than meeting with public officials and run for public office himself.

For a while now Brad has shown an interest in public service, so his sincerity probably wouldn't be questioned. Perhaps as a politician he could act as a more effective high-profile vehicle for the causes he cares about. While he doesn't exactly have the specific training, he wouldn't be the first actor to seek public office. Plus, he has the right look.

Could you get used to seeing Brad Pitt on the Hill?

Source

Brad Pitt Has a Date With Nancy Pelosi

CitizenSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:26:23 -0800

Barack Obama isn't the only person with a housing plan. Brad Pitt is set to meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about his Make It Right Project. Brad will have Nancy's ear tomorrow afternoon, to share details of the project he launched in 2007 with the intention of building affordable and environmentally safe homes for residents of New Orleans' Ninth Ward who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina.

Brad's bringing the flashing camera's along; the headline making duo (Brad and Nancy, that is) will meet after and pose for some pictures in the Capitol Building. Are you happy politicians want to hear more about Brad's idea for New Orleans?

Source

Sarah Haskins on the Angelina Reaction Shot to Jen at the Oscars

GiggleSugar — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:00:00 -0800

OMG, OMG Jennifer Aniston was five feet - no, no less than ten feet - wait! - less than three feet away from Angelina and Brad at the Oscars! This is deserving of some straight up Grassy Knoll chartage, dude. Enter Sarah Haskins, mocker of dumb celebrity news.

Turn-On or Turn-Off: Guys With Accents

DearSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Thank goodness for TiVo! Just like many of you probably did, I raced home yesterday to catch Brad Pitt on Oprah. I wasn't digging his mustache per se, but my ears perked up when I heard him talk. When did he get that accent? I've always been a sucker for a man with a foreign accent, but Brad's southern drawl definitely piqued my interest. Are you with me on this one? Are men with accents a turn-on or a turn-off?

First of Brad Pitt's Make It Right Houses Done in New Orleans

CitizenSugar — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:33 -0700

Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the first homes built in by Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete. Touring the building site in the Lower 9th Ward with Angelina and kids in tow this week, one ecstatic grandmother gave Brad a huge hug. She said of her new electric yellow house, "Honey, this is like heaven on earth." She'll be moving into the house with five of her 22 grandkids later this month.

In all, 150 homes will be built on the site destroyed by the broken levees. Six of the homes are near completed and the happy grandma says, "I thank God for Brad Pitt. I gave him a big hug, and I told him how much I appreciate all that he's done for me and my family." The houses cost about $150,000, are built on property still owned by residents, and their monthly payments are based on income and subsidized by Make It Right.

View 5 Photos ›

To see more about the project, read more.

Brad's Make It Right project was sparked by his dismay that there was no clear plan to address the situation in the Katrina devastated Lower 9th Ward. Consumed by doubt that the area would ever be rebuilt, the residents of the Lower 9th met with Brad and discussed while the terrible crisis had exposed their vulnerability, it created an opportunity: to build something better than what had existed before. The Make It Right Project seeks to do just that.

Source

Myanmar Releases 9,002 Prisoners, Plus Democracy Activist

CitizenSugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:49 -0700

Still reeling from the effects of the cyclone this Spring, rats and all, Myanmar's junta has released 9,002 prisoners in a gesture they say is full of "loving kindness and goodwill," despite the fact that many doubt political prisoners will be in those numbers. One exception, Myanmar's longest serving political prisoner, Win Tin, who has been held since 1989. The 78-year-old spoke following his release from a friend's house saying, "I have to continue with my unfinished task of trying to achieve democracy in Myanmar."

Oddly, that very "democracy" seems to have sparked the release of the 9,002 prisoners as the junta, who have ruled uncontested since 1962, say they released them in order to take part in elections set for 2010 as part of their seven-step "roadmap to democracy." Skepticism on that roadmap, abounds, and that it's nothing but a charade set to cement the military's power.

That military power just earned the country a dubious honor, and a big donation from Brad Pitt. To see what they won, read more.

Myanmar has just claimed the penultimate spot on the new list of most corrupt countries, barely edging out Somalia (the bottom) and tying with Iraq. Transparency International released the new Global Corruption Report, showing that Myanmar has become even more corrupt than it was last year. The spokesperson for TI says it's not just bad behavior, corruption can be fatal, “In the poorest countries, corruption levels can mean the difference between life and death, when money for hospitals or clean water is in play.”

Understanding that need, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to the charity Human Rights Watch, earmarked for work in Myanmar and Zimbabwe. The executive director of HRW said, "Burma and Zimbabwe are two of the most repressive countries in the world and we need to increase international pressure on them to change. Brad and Angelina's investment in our work at this critical moment will allow intensified efforts by our researchers to expose the repression that these governments try to keep hidden and by our advocates to generate the global pressure needed to improve people's lives." Earlier this month, the couple gave $2 million to fund a children's home in Ethiopia.

Do you believe the release of the 9,002 prisoners is a step toward democracy?

Source