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May 27, 2006 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports Brad Pitt's first role after Angelina Jolie delivers their new baby could reunite him with his 'Fight Club' co-star Edward Norton. The duo just may take the title roles in the HBO miniseries the two actors are producing -- based on Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage about famed American explorers Lewis and Clark.

May 27, 2006 - "The night of May 27, 2006 in Namibia, Africa, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed their daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. No further information is being given," publicist Cindy Guagenti said in a statement.

May 25, 2006 - Angelina Jolie has enlisted the royal help of Prince Charles to help promote awareness of the current crisis in Sudan. A friend of Jolie's told the Daily Express: "Angie has been in touch with the Prince several times by phone in the past year about the situation. He has shown great concern over what is going on and promised to do what he can. Charles knows how passionate she is about the issues that seem to have slipped the attention of most, having met her last year at a Un Children's Fund function. He was apparently very impressed by Angie's drive, her compassion for the less fortunate and her honest desire to do something about the problem."

May 25, 2006 - 'Extra' correspondent Mark McGrath caught up with David Spade for a Q&A and asked 'The Showbiz Show' host about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie being in Africa. "You know, I saw a picture of Africa, and I thought it was like a hut," he said. "And then it's the Four Seasons, and then they rented the whole thing. Is that really roughing it?" Read more and watch video here.

May 25, 2006 - Sources reveal to 'Extra' that Angelina Jolie is expected to give birth to Brad Pitt's child the first week of June. Read more.

May 25, 2006 - The Sun reports Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are working with local craftswomen in Namibia to gather a range of pottery, rugs and other household goods to launch at a big Paris art fair in September. And they've promised to pay every penny back to the community. "It combines their two passions," a source explained. "Brad's involved with design and Angelina is committed to humanitarian work. But they won't take any of the money themselves. It will just be their little way of lending a helping hand."

May 25, 2006 - The Mirror reports Namibian Governor Samuel Nuuyoma proudly announced they offered him the chance to think of a name for the baby over dinner soon after arriving in his district Erongo. He says: "When she goes to the hospital, as the father of the region, I will be informed and I will go there. I will announce the good news and I will be naming the baby."

May 25, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on May 12: "Fedex, UPS and FTD said they expect to be swamped with millions of Mother's Day gift deliveries this weekend. And that's just to Angelina Jolie's house."

May 25, 2006 - Brad Pitt went out for a bicyle ride in Langstrand, Namibia, with son Maddox Pitt-Jolie, 4, and daughter Zahara Pitt-Jolie, 16 months. Maddox, who wore a helmet, peddled a tricyle. Zahara, who did not, rode in a blue papoose strapped to Brad's back. Debra Smiley Holtzman, author of 'The Safe Baby', tells Us Weekly, "[Zahara] needs a helmet and closed-toe shoes. And I highly recommend toddlers ride in a child trailer pulled by a bike. It's more stable and secure."

May 25, 2006 - Nearly two months after Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived at Langstrand on the West Coast of Namibia, the mood has changed from welcoming excitement to tense anticipation, writes a paparazzi in Namibia in an exclusive diary written for TMZ.

May 9, 2006 - David Caplan of Star magazine and Barbara Corcoran discussed the hottest hotel hookups for Hollywood's rich and famous on Fox News Channel's 'Dayside', including favorite hangouts for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Jessica Simpson, and Kevin Federline. Watch the segment here.

May 9, 2006 - Celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and perhaps soon Jessica Simpson are following a growing number of single American women who have chosen to adopt. "We've had a steady stream of single women in all our programs, from international to African-Americans, adopting," said Sabra Larkin, director of communications for Spence-Chapin Services, an adoption agency in New York founded by a single woman, Clara Spence, in 1908. Read more.

May 9, 2006 - 'Dateline' correspondent Ann Curry writes in her blog at MSN.com: "Captivating. That's the word that best describes Angelina Jolie, or Angie as she is called by those who know her.  Up close she is even more beautiful, but not just because of the lines of her face." Read more.

May 1, 2006 - 'Today' host Ann Curry was invited to meet with Angelina Jolie and delivered the preview exclusively to 'Access Hollywood'. Video at accesshollywood.com has since been removed.

May 1, 2006 - Finally breaking her silence about her relationship with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie says the public's interest in the two of them causes her to "giggle."

May 1, 2006 - Angelina Jolie has been busy promoting the Global Campaign for Education, which aims to give 100 million poor children the chance to go to school. Angelina invited NBC's 'Today' show correspondent Ann Curry to Africa to highlight the pressing issue. "In a rare occasion, I'm really thanking the press," Angelina said. "Less than 2 percent of our funds are spent on education." Read more.

May 1, 2006 - Angelina Jolie talked with the 'Today' show's Ann Curry about a program near and dear to her heart -- providing education for children around the world -- and the upcoming birth of her child with Brad Pitt. Watch the segment at MSN.

May 1, 2006 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on April 27th: "A new report by the United Nations says that the first five years of a child's life are the most important for his future development, yeah. In other words, if Angelina Jolie doesn't adopt you by then, you're in trouble."

May 1, 2006 - The Sun reports Angelina Jolie's trip to Namibia could spawn a holiday boom if she gives birth there, according to African tourist chiefs. Hopelong Lipinge, Namibia's ambassador in America, said: "If she gives birth there, she will have done for our tourism sector what our tourism board budget cannot do in a year. Never before have we had so much publicity." Read more.

May 1, 2006 - Carson Daly joked during his 'Last Call' monologue on Friday night, "More famous baby news, Brad and Angelina will be having their baby in the African country of Namibia. It's supposed to be beautiful, yeah. Angelina apparently fell in love with the area a few years ago during her honeymoon with her brother. She thought, 'Well, this will be a nice place to have a kid one day. Just not with you, you're my brother, that's gross.'"

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