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October 27, 2001 - Peoplenews.com reports Billy Bob Thornton has revealed he and Angelina plan on doing a romantic comedy together in the tradition of Disney's comedies of the 60's. Thornton said, "We're still working on it and we hope to be able to film it next year."

October 26, 2001 - Entertainment Weekly reports Tomb Raider producer Larry Gordon is having troubles with locations to shoot a sequel following the terror attacks on September 11. Gordon says, "I'm very concerned about the safety of the crew, of me and (production partner Lloyd Levin), and Angelina, and everyone else."

October 25, 2001 - The New York Post's Liz Smith talked to Billy Bob Thornton who reiterated the theme that he and Angelina are just "a boring old married couple."

October 23, 2001 - The London Telegraph reports Angelina Jolie is amongst several celebs including  Jack Nicholson and Catherine Zeta-Jones on Robert Kass' launch of his new Las Vegas restaurant sometime in December.

October 18, 2001 - Britney Spears topped Google's list of top celebrity image searches, with Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Kournikova, and Angelina Jolie trailing her, in order, on the top 5 list. For web searches, Mariah Carey was #4 on the list of Declining Queries for the month.

October 14, 2001 - Movieline's "Hollywood 100 Most" list includes Angelina Jolie as 'Most Likely to Show Off Her Ta-Tas On-Screen.'

October 12, 2001 - Thanks DietCherryCoke. Angelina Jolie answered questions from E! Online visitors.

October 10, 2001 - Billy Bob Thornton was on lats night with Jay Leno to talk about old TV shows, watching game shows, playing 'Password' with Angelina while having sex, and his movie Bandits. Angelina also came out at the end to sign Jay's bike that's being auctioned on ebay.

October 10, 2001 - The New York Post talked to Billy Bob Thornton where he revealed he and Angelina keep fit by jumping on a trampoline. Thornton says, "It's astounding how, at the end of 20 minutes, you're just exhausted. But it's fun. It's not like running on a treadmill, which is not fun."

October 9, 2001 - Thanks Funkyrella. The transcript to the Angelina Jolie interview is posted on CNN.com. Check it out here.

October 9, 2001 - Billy Bob Thornton talked to the Boston Herald, where he admits after the terror attacks, "What we've decided to do from now on, when she's doing a movie, I'll be with her and when I'm making a movie, she'll come stay with me because life's pretty precious."

October 7, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports on rumors that Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton plan to adopt an Afghan baby. A friend reviewed of their recent spotting at the L.A. office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, "A lawyer can usually handle that sort of paperwork. Adoption has been on their minds."

October 6, 2001 - For whatever reason, the Angelina Jolie interview on Larry King was never added to the CNN transcript archive.

October 6, 2001 - Billy Bob Thornton is opening up on the song Private Radio revealing, "You can be at the bottom of the barrel, you can be depressed and suicidal, and there's always hope. I've been through severe depression. The song Private Radio pretty much spells it out. It's designed to be a dark prayer to people, to let them know that symbolically everybody stands on a bridge looking down at the water now and then."

October 6, 2001 - Billy Bob wasn't on the Tonight Show this week as I reported, it appears his visit will take place this Tuesday, October 9. Doug Flutie will be the other guest.

October 6, 2001 - Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie were at the premiere of Bandits on Thursday in Westwood, California. Check out photos from the event here.

October 6, 2001 - Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie walking right into the crowd and greeted their fans despite tight security measures at the premiere of Bandits. Thornton told Access Hollywood, "I'm not afraid for us or myself or any of that. I'm more afraid for the people in the middle of it. We're very lucky and priviledged here in California. That this hasn't really affected us."

October 5, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie paid a whopping $40 for two cups of lemonade at a kids' stand on S. Roxbury Drive, in Beverly Hills. Turns out the kids were raising money for families of New York firefighters and police who lost their lives.

October 5, 2001 - Billy Bob is complaining to the London Express about the media having an obsession with he and Angelina's morbid behavior. Thornton says, "If Michelle Pfeiffer gave Mel Gibson a vial of blood to wear around his neck in a movie you’d think it was terribly romantic, everyone would cry and they’d win awards, but in real life if someone does that they’d be considered weird."

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