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July 29, 2006 - Famous baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt has been immortalized in wax, complete with figures of parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City. Watch reprots from CNN and CBSNews and check out pictures from PRPhotos, Abaca, FilmMagic, RexFeatures, GettyImages, and WireImage.

July 29, 2006 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Monday night, "It was so hot in Hollywood, today, Brad and Angelina adopted Ben and Jerry. Did you know that?"

July 29, 2006 - The frenzy was something to behold, as the tiny figure and her famous parents, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, struck a still pose for photographers yesterday. Shouts of "Smile," "Shiloh! Look over your shoulder!" and "Is she breast-fed?" filled the room at Madame Tussauds in Times Square.

July 29, 2006 - Madame Tussauds move to introduce Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and  Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt wax figures, but not the Jolie-Pitt family's adopted children, Maddox or Zahara, is receiving scorn. "It is ridiculous," one observer told The New York Post. "It is as if the two adopted children aren't really a part of the family because they are not biological." Pitt's publicist didn't return calls. A rep for the museum said via fax, "No requests were received for figures of Maddox or Zahara." Meanwhile, the museum will donate $1 to UNICEF from each "family photo" purchased by guests at the 42nd Street attraction who pose with the wax baby.

July 29, 2006 - Carson Daly joked during his Last Call monologue on July 27th: "Angelina Jolie, this is interesting. She just signed on to play the role of a tiger in an upcoming animed film, which is nice. In the movie, the tiger breaks up another tiger's marriage, and then adopts two hippos and a chimpanzee. A perfect part for her. She should nail that. Life, art. She was, like, 'Yeah, I can do this.' And then the other tiger falls for Vince Vaughn, perfect."

July 29, 2006 - Donald Trump wrote on The Trump Blog at TrumpUniversity.com his thoughts about tattoos. "The fact is I don't like tattoos," he writes. "I don't like seeing people destroying their bodies and I hate to see people putting people's names on their bodies only to have them removed at a later date when they break up a la Angelina Jolie who is not exactly one of my favorite women." Read more.

July 16, 2006 - The Sun reports Brad Pitt's mother Jane and dad Bill proudly splashed out on a pile of pink, frilly numbers for their grandchild Shiloh, but Jolie hated their taste and has rudely refused to dress her daughter in the outfits. "Ang knows her mind and knows how she wants her children to be dressed," a source said. "She doesn't like girlie, pink, frilly clothes. You can see that with her adopted daughter Zahara. She doesn't want her babies to be dressed like dolls. Ang said thanks for the dresses, but she won't put them on her. Though I don't think she has realized how much it has upset Brad's family."

July 16, 2006 - The New York Daily News reports Angelina Jolie's mom, Marcheline Bertrand, couldn't make it to Namibia for her daughter's birth because she was undergoing cancer treatment in Beverly Hills. But word is she met Shiloh Nouvel last week.

July 16, 2006 - Carson Daly joked during his 'Last Call' monologue on Wednesday night, "More good news from Angelina Jolie. I mean, what will this woman not do? She just announced that she's going to adopt another baby in need of a good, solid, safe home, which is nice, yeah. Well, she's not exactly sure when she's going to adopt 'cause she's got to wait for Britney Spears to have the baby, first. Let's be honest. That baby's gonna need help. And Angelina's gonna do it."

July 16, 2006 - Rumor has it Angelina Jolie has won the role in a movie about Daniel Pearl's life and death that was originally intended for Jennifer Aniston. 'Countdown' host Keith Olbermann talked to In Touch Weekly senior editor Tom O'Neil about it. Watch the segment, aired July 13th here.

July 16, 2006 - Law enforcement officials have arrested a suspect who allegedly swiped a bonanza of Brangelina family snaps taken in Namibia by the couple, Pitt's spokeswoman, Cindy Guagenti, confirmed to The New York Daily News.

July 16, 2006 - TMZ has learned the FBI and Massachusetts authorities raided a Westfield, Mass. home Tuesday night and seized photos of a baby shower held by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Carson Daly joked during his 'Last Call' monologue on Thursday night, "Brad Pitt and Billy Bob Thornton apparently are going to be starring in a movie together, which could be awkward because, of course, Billy Bob used to go out with Angelina Jolie. Remember that? Yeah, not really. Well, it was right before she dated Brad Pitt and after she dated her brother."

July 16, 2006 - Brad Pitt looked on with approval as acclaimed portrait artist Don Bachardy, 73, had flown all the way from Santa Monica to Namibia   determined to do justice to Angelina Jolie as he drew erotic sketches of her in the final days of pregnancy. "Angelina is big on documenting the high points of her life," a source close to the actress told The National Enquirer. Read more.

July 16, 2006 - People magazine's Senior Editor Galina Espinoza spoke with 'Extra' about their top five most powerful couples. Coming in the top slot were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. "Brad and Angelina have really set a new standard for what it means to be a humanitarian-minded couple," Espinoza said. "And I think people are really drawn to their love story and this new family that they've created." Read more and watch video here.

July 16, 2006 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are looking at a megabucks deal to star in a new Japanese ad. The couple are being asked to promote a new root beer, and the offer is $7 million, prompting keen interest in the project. Read more.

July 16, 2006 - Police raided a Massachusetts home for stolen photos of Angelina Jolie and Pitt Pitt's baby shower. Watch a report from WWLP here.

July 16, 2006 - TMZ.com is changing celebrity journalism, and managing director Harvey Levin visited Fox News Channel's 'The Big Story' to discuss the site. Levin discussed how Britney Spears is "like crack" to visitors of the site, how Jessica Simpson is still not getting as much attention as Britney, and the attention surrounding Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Watch the segment here.

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