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January 31, 2005 - People magazine reports that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston may still be trying to work things out. They are still living together at their $13.5 million Beverly Hills mansion, and they are both still wearing their wedding rings. A source claims that Brad and Jen are currently dating in an effort to determine whether to patch things up or not. Another source said, "They're still friends. Both of them are in a good place after making this decision."

January 31, 2005 - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have said they will remain business partners on Plan B Entertainment following their shock split earlier this month. Read more.

January 31, 2005 - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were recently featured on the 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' feature 'If They Mated'. Check out the result here.

January 31, 2005 - Pat O'Brien wrote on the blog for 'The Insider' on January 10th: "As we try and separate fact from fiction in the BRAD & JEN breakup...I think most celebrities, including the ones who worked very close with them, were genuinely shocked at the late Friday afternoon news. I certainly was. I've known the two for the seven years they've been together and have always found them to be totally in love, thoughtful, caring partners who didn't care much for all this Red Carpet/Hollywood stuff, other than this is where they make their livings." Read more.

January 31, 2005 - 'The Insider' correspondent Marc Malkin reports that recent ads in Variety for The Night Before, a charity event on February 26 at the Beverly Hills Hotel benefiting the Motion Picture & Television Fund list Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston as co-hosts. Their names are the first on the list of bold-faced hosts. Will they come together for this worthwhile cause? Reps for both say they have no idea if the on-the-outs couple will be there.

January 31, 2005 - In Touch magazine has learned Angelina Jolie has called Brad Pitt twice at home since his split with Jennifer Aniston to ask how he is coping.

January 24, 2005 - Craig Ferguson joked during his Late Late Show monologue on Tuesday night, "There's a new modern translation of the Bible out. It's very modern, I think it goes too far. It starts out with 'Brad and Jennifer left the Garden of Eden.'"

January 24, 2005 - The New York Post reports Jennifer Aniston has moved out on Brad Pitt. Sources spotted the 'Friends' star last Wednesday night moving bags and boxes of her belongings into the Los Angeles home of her longtime hairstylist and confidant, Chris McMillan, while Pitt was in Tokyo promoting 'Ocean's Twelve'.

January 24, 2005 - Angelina Jolie is blasting those rumors that she was a third party in the breakup of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage. London Sunday Express reports Jolie said, "I've been painted as the Wicked Witch of the West and a marriage wrecker. But all I've ever been to Brad is a shoulder to cry on. Half the world believes we had an affair and I'm the one to blame for his split. But the truth is I was there to try to help him through his pain. He longs to be a father and he's been in emotional turmoil for a long time because that hasn't happened for him." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - Brad Pitt and George Clooney were videotaped coming back in from Japan on a private jet in Los Angeles. Watch it here.

January 24, 2005 - George Clooney has been reported as saying that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are in good spirits and on good terms. An insider told British magazine NEW, "George has been a rock to Brad. But he's been teasing him about how he's taken his place as Hollywood's oldest, most eligible bachelor. George has suggested to Brad that he should get away from the madness and go to Italy. He's worried about him." Read more.

January 24, 2005 - IStoleBrad.com is offering t-shirts in honor of Brad Pitt being single again. Check them out here.

January 24, 2005 - Jackie & Bender of KISS 106.1 FM have a audio clip promoting the "Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Relief Fund". Download and listen here.

January 24, 2005 - Star magazine has photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie looking intimate on the Italian set of their movie 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' in October after the cameras stopped rolling as the two strolled through the streets of Costiera Amalfi. Pitt's rep insists that the photo was snapped during rehearsal and that "it's been retouched - and pretty badly, because it looks like her hand is coming out of his stomach."

January 24, 2005 - The blood was so bad between Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman, the director of 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith,' that Jolie's co-star Brad Pitt pretty much directed Jolie in the film, according to British magazine OK! But the publication also dismisses the buzz that there was any hanky panky between Jolie and Pitt. "You can tell when people are messing around, and they weren't,” a source told OK! "If they had an affair, it was well-hidden. But Pitt took to directing Jolie because she and director Liman weren't getting along."

January 24, 2005 - Brad Pitt was videotaped dining at Orso and leaving on a Hellcat Twin Vee motorcycle. Watch it at Lulop.

January 17, 2005 - Kent Brownridge, who oversees Us Weekly, had opined regarding Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's breakup to a newspaper: "For a celebrity weekly, this is our tsunami." He told The New York Daily News a day later: "I used an inappropriate metaphor and I'm sorry that I in any way compared a monumental tragedy in human life to this. ... I wish I'd said that this was our equivalent of covering the presidential election. I didn't mean to offend anybody."

January 17, 2005 - The Chicago Sun-Times says don't expect a messy divorce with charges, counter-charges and dishy comments to the press for Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. "This will make the Tom [Cruise] and Nicole [Kidman] divorce look like a huge catfight by comparison," a close friend of Pitt's said Sunday. Read more.

January 17, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports the breakup of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston is so big that People, Us Weekly and In Touch Weekly have all taken the unprecedented step of rushing out a second issue in less than a week to splash the split on their covers. Read more.

January 17, 2005 - MSNBC.com Jeannette Walls and attorney Raoul Felder talks with 'Today' host Ann Curry about celebrity and marriage in the wake of the Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston breakup. Watch it here.

January 17, 2005 - Janice Min from Us Weekly spoke with Lester Holt about the new photos of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt that were shot just days before they annouced their split. Check out the interview here.

January 17, 2005 - 'Entertainment Tonight' has footage of Brad Pitt and George Clooney as they arrived in Tokyo to promote 'Ocean's Twelve'. Watch a clip here.

January 17, 2005 - Brad Pitt was spotted looking like he had a few too many to drinks... or something else... hanging with Y-100 in Miami for the NCAA national championship game. Check out pictures here.

January 17, 2005 - Hundreds of fans converged at a Tokyo airport to see the arrival of Hollywood movie stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney, who flew in with a chartered flight. Watch video of the visit from Reuters.

January 17, 2005 - 'Extra' was on hand as Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon were crushed by a sea of screaming fans Wednesday night in Tokyo, at the Japanese premiere of 'Oceans 12'. Pitt was still sporting his wedding band. Read more and watch a video clip here.

January 17, 2005 - Ross the Intern hits the red carpet where he chumed it up with George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but gets shunned by Matt Damon. Watch the segment here.

January 17, 2005 - 'The Insider' was on hand for the Tokyo premiere of 'Ocean's Twelve' and got footage of Brad Pitt walking the red carpet. Watch it here.

January 17, 2005 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports that Brad Pitt has been taking secret singing lessons to appear in a remake of 1948 musical 'On The Town'. Brad revealed in London last month: "I want to expand my range and see if I can do a Richard Gere by appearing in a musical." 

January 17, 2005 - Brad Pitt was photographed arriving at the New Tokyo International Airport in Narita city late Wednesday (January 12). Pitt arrived along with fellow actor George Clooney to promote their latest movie 'Ocean's Twelve'. Check out pictures from RexFeatures, GettyImages, and Abaca.

January 17, 2005 - In an online chat with readers, USA Today Life columnist Whitney Matheson commented on Brad Pitt's split with Jennifer Aniston. "I was surprised for about 10 minutes, then the shock wore off," she said. "In interviews, they seeemed like such different people I wondered where their interests overlapped. Alas, I'm sure neither one of them will have trouble finding someone new."

January 17, 2005 - RTL Netherlands has a clip from their 'Boulevard' show profiling the stars of 'Ocean's Twelve' on a visit to Amsterdam, including Brad Pitt. Watch it here.

January 17, 2005 - Sky News reports that although Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have promised to remain on good terms after the break-up of their four-year-old marriage, some believe their good intentions are unlikely to hold up under the strain. "Lawyers are already giving them advice that is not in the other's best interest," a source revealed. "That's the way it goes in Hollywood. A major row is on the cards. It's only a matter of time." Read more.

January 17, 2005 - 'Entertainment Tonight' caught up with several celebs at the People's Choice Awards to get their reaction to the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston marriage split. Watch a video of Jessica Simpson and hubby Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees commenting on the situation here.

January 17, 2005 - The Daily Star reports that Angelina Jolie has categorically denied having an affair with her 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' co-star Angelina Jolie. "I did not shag Brad Pitt. No, absolutely not," they claim she said.

January 17, 2005 - FemaleFirst.co.uk reports that Angelina Jolie has accepted the fact that she might well be bringing up her adopted son, Maddox, on her own. "I've come to realize there's a very strong possibility I might be raising my children by myself, and I have great lovers and friends, but not that great love," she admitted. "And that's sad you know. But better that than hurt somebody or go through another divorce. Read more.

January 17, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports Angelina Jolie insists she did not break up Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. Not only that, she's telling pals she could barely keep a straight face filming the sex scenes in the upcoming 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'. "She used to laugh because Brad had to wear a special sock in bed, after he injured his Achilles tendon making 'Troy,'" a pal of the Jolie explained. Read more.

January 17, 2005 - The trailer to the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starring 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith' is online. The film is set for a June 10th release. Check it out at Apple.

January 17, 2005 - Germany's Blitz has a clip profiling Brad Pitt's split with Jennifer Aniston, and reports putting Angelina Jolie behind the breakup. Watch it here.

January 17, 2005 - 'Saturday Night Live' Weekend Update included the following report. Tina Fey: "In entertainment news, if these two [photo of Brad and Jen] were tired of having sex with each other, what hope is there for the rest of us? [Laughter] Amy Poehler: On a similar note, I don't know if you had anything to do with this. You better watch yourself, Angelina Jolie, okay? [Laughter] You are too sexy to be trusted. You're a black widow spider, Jolie. Stay away from me and my husbands. And let me tell you something, all right? Don't think you're gonna come here with your long legs and your mohawk baby, and try to steal my fake news update TV wife, okay? 'Cause I will cut you. I will stab you in one of you very sexy tattoos. So watch it."

January 17, 2005 - Us Weekly profiled the role Angelina Jolie may have had in Brad Pitt's split with Jennifer Aniston. "Jen suspected there was something to [the rumors]," a source close to the couple revealed. "She's insecure. They fought about it." Another source added, "It caused a bigger crisis than Brad and Jen ever let on."

January 17, 2005 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports Donald Trump is holding forth on the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston marriage split. "There are plenty of rumors about why they split. Maybe Jennifer was jealous that Brad got too friendly with his costar, Angelina Jolie. Now I never really understood that one because I watched Angelina Jolie with Billy Bob Thornton and she was all over the guy. After you watch that, I mean, do people really dig her?  ... Jen and Brad, I wish you both well. And I really hope you have a very good prenuptial agreement."

January 17, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports Angelina Jolie, who has been voted the "sexiest woman alive" and admits she loves casual sex, is said to have gotten between Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston - if only in the hunky actor's mind. "You put the two hottest people on Earth together, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and that's going to add up to a lot of heat," Marc Malkin of 'The Insider' said. Read more.

January 10, 2005 - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were photographed on vacation in the Caribbean shortly before they announced their split. Check out pictures from ofuxico.

January 10, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had a few laughs over the holidays in Anguilla with Courteney Cox and David Arquette and the latter couple's 7-month-old daughter, Coco. The two couples rented two fully staffed villas, one costing $35,000 a week.

January 10, 2005 - The Early Show's entertainment contributor Jess Cagle talked to actor Brad Pitt about his role as Achilles in the epic 'Troy,' which was recently released on DVD. Watch the interview here.

January 10, 2005 - Access Hollywood has confirmed that Hollywood power couple Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt have officially separated after four and half years of marriage, according to People Magazine. In a joint statement released exlusively to the magazine, Pitt and Aniston said: "We would like to announce that after seven years together we have decided to formally separate. For those who follow these sorts of things, we would like to explain that our separation is not the result of any of the speculation reported by the tabloid media. This decision is the result of much thoughtful consideration. We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another. We ask in advance for your kindness and sensitivity in the coming months." Read more.

January 10, 2005 - The New York Daily News reports New Yorkers reacted to the Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston split last night like they'd lost a couple of good friends. "My God, no!" exclaimed Julia Tobie, 25, a barmaid at the Film Center Cafe on Ninth Ave. and 44th St. "I feel really sad. I had a lot of faith in them. I thought they would really last." Read more.

January 10, 2005 - News of the World reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who play a married couple in 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', carried on a passionate affair for a year. Jennifer Aniston found out about it when she listened in on a phone call and heard the two having phone sex, an anonymous source told the paper. "When she confronted Brad, ... he realized it was the end of the line for their marriage," the source said. Read more.

January 10, 2005 - Angelina Jolie "got under" Brad Pitt's skin while they shot a movie together last year, in a sexless but too-tight relationship that "bothered" Jennifer Aniston, pals tell The New York Daily News. Read more.

January 10, 2005 - If it's true that actress Jennifer Aniston chose to nurse her movie career instead of Brad Pitt's babies, then more power to her, New York City's stroller set says. "If you're not ready, you're not ready. You can't let anyone pressure you into it," Manhattan mom Liya Ali, 30, told The New York Daily News. Read more.

January 10, 2005 - Lulop.de has video of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie filming 'Mr. And Mrs. Smith'. Watch it here.

January 3, 2005 - Steppin' Out magazine caught up with Brad Pitt for a Q&A and asked how distraught he was about Jude Law recently taking over his title as People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive'.  "Ha! I was OK," Pitt responded. "I think that Matt Damon was most shaken by it because he campaigned hard. He put up a good fight. The kid really tried his best. I think that it was toughest on him, but if he sticks with it and keeps applying himself like he has been this year, I think that we'll see some greatness from him next year." Read more.

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