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March 30, 2007 - The New York Daily News reports rumors persist in the Bahamas that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will wed on the beach where Jolie recently scattered her mother's ashes.

March 30, 2007 - 'Extra' caught a glimpse of Angelina Jolie and the newest member of the Jolie-Pitt clan, 3-year-old son Pax. They were spotted boarding a Gulf Stream jet in Vietnam and headed back to the U.S. Watch a report here.

March 30, 2007 - Already emotionally vulnerable, after the death of their mother in January, Angelina Jolie now eats little and already seems to be losing her famous curves. Her brother James Haven says she is determined to place her faith in the lives of the children - and who knows how many more there will be - she is gathering around her. "Angie has become very thin because she's grieving," he admitted to the Daily Mail. "It's even difficult for her to eat. I keep saying to her, 'Don't forget to eat'. But you know she doesn't pay much attention to food anyway and she's been going through a process of grief like me. She has not wanted to eat, nor has she been able to." Read more.

March 30, 2007 - Pax Thien Jolie's biological mother is reportedly an unmarried, long-time heroin addict who gave up her baby for adoption two days after he was born, according to the boy's grandparents. Read more.

March 30, 2007 - Report: Birth mother of Angelina Jolie's new son may want him back! Could she succeed? Fox News Channel's Megan Kendall discussed the report with defense attorneys Jonna Spilbor and Jill Davis. Watch the segment here.

March 30, 2007 - 'Extra' got the shots of a super-thin Angelina Jolie leaving Vietnam with Baby Pax, and the photos even have her brother James Haven concerned. Watch the segment here.

March 30, 2007 - U.S. sources dismiss the News of the World's suggestion that Angelina Jolie's adoption could be contested because the papers were signed by Pax's grandparents, not his mother. "The adoption was completely legal," an insider tells The New York Daily News.

March 30, 2007 - Life & Style reports that on March 19th, as Angelina Jolie prepared to fly her newly adopted son, Pax, home from Vietnam, she received terrifying news: Her security team had learned of a plot to kidnap the 3-year-old once he and his famous mom returned to the United States. Reda more.

March 20, 2007 - Richard Reid spoke with Nine's 'Today' entertainment correspondent Richard Wilkins about reports Britney Spears is continuing her downwards spiral with news of an alleged bulimia admission, Lindsay Lohan has a crush on Jude Law, and Angelina Jolie cut short a visit to an unnamed country due to a kidnapping plot. Watch the segment, aired Tuesday (March 13), at MSN.com.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie is adopting and Britney Spears has a new man. 'Scarborough Country' host Joe Scarborough got all the Hollyweird buzz from In Touch magazine's Kim Serafin and E!'s Ted Casablanca. Watch the segment, aired Thursday (March 15), at MSN.com.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie allegedly she was lucky to escape an abduction plot outside the United States. Jolie told the British tabloid News of the World, "It was in a small village. I won't say where, or with whom, but some gangsters planned to kidnap me and extort a massive ransom." Read more.

March 20, 2007 - Faced with the burden of carrying so many children while traveling the world for humanitarian reasons, Angelina Jolie commissioned a designer to create a stylish transport to fit her unique needs. Check out The Angelina Jolie Hands-Free Multiple Baby Carrier at GalleryOfTheAbsurd.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and their family visited Brad's house in Santa Barbara and enjoyed a little ATV fun on the beach. Check out pictures from X17.

March 20, 2007 - 'Scarborough Country' host Joe Scarborough spoke with Star Magazine's David Caplan and ManiaTV.com's Lisa Gastineau about Angelina Jolie's humantarian boost. Watch the segment, aired Monday (March 12) at MSN.

March 20, 2007 - David Letterman joked during his Late Show monologue on March 12th: "It was so warm today, that Angelina Jolie adopted Ben & Jerry."

March 20, 2007 - RTL Boulevard profiled the good deeds of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Watch the segment here.

March 20, 2007 - The Associated Press reports Angelina Jolie arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, in the company of her son Maddox, to adopt a boy from Vietnam. Read more.

March 20, 2007 - Before leaving with her new son, Pax Thien Jolie, Angelina left a message in the orphanage visitor's book. "Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my son," she wrote. "He has been with you for years. I'm sure he will miss your beautiful caring staff as much as you will miss him." Read more.

March 20, 2007 - TV cameras caught actress Angelina Jolie visiting an orphanage in southern Vietnam, where officials say she is adopting a 3-year-old boy. Watch footage from CBSNews.

March 20, 2007 - People magazine reports Angelina Jolie's newly adopted 3-year-old son Pax Thien Jolie started crying when the actress knelt down to speak to him at the welcoming ceremony at Tam Binh Orphanage in Ho Chi Minh on March 15th. Read more.

March 20, 2007 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on March 16th, "Angelina Jolie is in the news, yep. Angelina Jolie officially adopted a Vietnamese orphan yesterday. And she has named him Pax Thien. Yeah. Jolie says that Pax Thien is Vietnamese for 'Number 32'. She got a lot of kids."

March 20, 2007 - Jimmy Kimmel joked during his 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' monologue on Wednesday night, "Angelina Jolie arrived in Vietnam last night to pick up her newly adopted child. This is why I always adopt Chinese. Vietnam does not deliver... It's a 3-year-old boy that she and Brad Pitt are going to raise. He was abandoned at the hospital as an infant, and Angelina says she fell in love with him the minute she saw Jennifer Anniston playing with him."

March 20, 2007 - Splash has the first picture of the latest addition to the Pitt-Jolie family, a Vietnamese boy who has been named Pax Thien Jolie. Check out pictures here.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie was spotted with newly adopted son Pax Thien in Vietnam. Check out pictures from X17.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie left behind a message of gratitude at the Tam Binh orphanage in Vietnam where she adopted her three-year-old son Pax Thien Jolie. The note reads: "Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my son. He has been with you for years. I'm sure he will miss your beautiful caring staff as much as you will miss him." Check it out here.

March 20, 2007 - Angelina Jolie told a Vietnam newspaper on Friday that she is going to take some time to focus on her growing family and new son, Pax Thien Jolie. "I will stay at home to help Pax adjust to his new life," Jolie told the Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper. "I have four children and caring for them is the most important thing for me at the moment. I'm very proud and happy to be their mother." Read more.

March 20, 2007 - As she waited for officials to give her new son a U.S. passport so the two of them can travel to America, Angelina Jolie kept a low profile on Saturday in Vietnam, where photographers saw her arrive by car to her hotel in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Us Weekly is breaking news about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's reported new adoption: it's a boy! "Angelina has filed paperwork to adopt a 4-year-old boy from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam," dished Us magazine's Caroline Schaffer. "He's healthy, very good looking, and he's actually going to be one year younger than her son, Maddox." Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Us Weekly reports Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's adoption a 4-year-old son from Vietnam may allow the boy to be at the couple's New Orleans mansion sooner than you think. The adoption procedure takes no more than four months, says Nguyen Cong Khanh, the deputy head of the country's International Adoption Department. Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Sources tell Us Weekly that Jennifer Aniston isn't batting an eye over the announcement by her ex-hubby Brad Pitt and his current girlfriend Angelina Jolie that they are adopting for a third time. "She doesn't care what Brad and Angelina do anymore. She has moved on," a source close the actress revealed.

March 11, 2007 - As Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie prepare to adopt a Vietnamese child, Jolie jetted off to the African nation of Chad on February 25th to visit with Sudanese refugees. "She wants to galvanize action to end the horrors these people are living through," International Crisis Group's John Prendergast tells Us Weekly. Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Angelina Jolie visits Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. The actress is attempting to bring more attention to the crisis in Darfur. Watch footage from CBSNews.

March 11, 2007 - Star magazine reports Brad Pitt decided to send ex-wife Jennifer Aniston a card for her 38th birthday on February 11th. And not only that   he signed it "with love, Brad." "It was an affectionate gesture on his part, and he sees no reason not to reach out and extend an olive branch," a source tells Star. And then he casually mentioned it to Angelina in passing. An already sad Jolie "hit the roof!" the source says. "Brad saw nothing wrong with his behavior. He said, 'You should never burn bridges,' and reminded her that he and Jen may have no future together, but they could still be friends." But, says the source, right now, given the loss of her mom, "Angelina is unsteady and none of this went down well." Read more.

March 11, 2007 - As Us Weekly first reported, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in the process of adopting a child from Vietnam. "Yes, they have started the procedure to adopt a child in Vietnam," Vu Duc Long, director of Vietnam's International Adoption Agency, confirmed to the mag. Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Star magazine reports Angelina Jolie has applied to adopt a toddler from Vietnam, but her lover Brad Pitt isn't listed on the forms. Vu Duc Long, the Director of International Child Adoption at Vietnam's Ministry of Justice, said: "Ms. Jolie applied on Wednesday to adopt a boy through an international child adoption organization based in Vietnam. She has asked to adopt a boy and the adoption will be in Ms. Jolie's name as we understand she is not formally married to Mr. Pitt." Read more.

March 11, 2007 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on March 2nd: "Angelina Jolie made an announcement. Angelina Jolie announced she is now adopting a Vietnamese baby. Yeah. When reached for comment, Jolie said, 'Only three more countries to go.'"

March 11, 2007 - Jimmy Kimmel joked during his monologue the other night, "(Angelina Jolie) adopted her first child in Cambodia, her second in Ethiopia, gave birth to her third in Nambia, and now from Vietnam. She's working her way down the alphabet. Stay cool, Yemen. She's coming."

March 11, 2007 - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reunited in New Orleans after spending a little time in different parts of the world. The couple went to a bakery with their children Shiloh and Zahara. Check out a picture from Splash.

March 11, 2007 - Mention Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie now and she talks happily of their life together, showering him with praise and love. "He's great, and a really dedicated father," says the 31-year-old actress, whose new film 'The Good Shepherd' is now out in the UK. "I'm very fortunate to have him in my life. We take turns working and we both love being with our kids - it's something we're enjoying very much." Read more from TheMirror.

March 11, 2007 - Contrary to other, recent reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were planning on adopting a Vietnamese child from the Tam Binh orphanage in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, a spokesman for the orphanage tells Star magazine, "Brad and Angelina have not been back to our orphanage since their visit in November. I'd only wish that they were adopting from us! There are many orphanages in Vietnam that they could adopt from, but it certainly is not us."

March 11, 2007 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on February 26th: "Actress Angelina Jolie is in the news. Angelina Jolie is joining the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations. That's right. In a related story, Kofi Annan will be playing the part of Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider 3'."

March 11, 2007 - During the second day of her trip to the Chad, Angelina Jolie went to a primary school and listened to Sudanese children's concerns and hopes of one day returning to their homes in Darfur. A source tells Us Weekly, "The room was filled with laughter as she and the children took turns drawing for each other."

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