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August 31, 2000 - Corey Haim was on eYada.com sharing the rumor he heard that when Guy Ritchie was complimenting Brad Pitt about how envious he and Madonna are about their happy marriage, Pitt responded that he and Jennifer would like to have a 'little bambino' like Guy and Madonna have.

August 29, 2000 - Brad Pitt knows enough about Jennifer to remember her toothbrush when quized, replying to a reporter "White and aquamarine, like her eyes." On the same toothbrush theme, he revealed "I used to have this dream where everyone was using my toothbrush and I'd come in and either someone I didn't know was in the process of using my toothbrush or someone I knew let someone use my toothbrush."

August 29, 2000 - During his weekly chat, E! Online's Ted Casablanca was asked about how Jennifer and "Fish Stick" (Ted's nickname for Gwyneth) get along, he replied "Yes, they've met. And just how do you think they feel about each other? Uh-huh. It's real Crystal and Alexis stuff going on there, but since that's about two generations too old for all you out there, let me just say they can't stand each other."

August 26, 2000 - More news on the panic Brad's screaming fans caused London police, as E! Online reports the police feared for both the fans and Brad. "There were kids getting crushed at the front." An officer told AP "I told Mr. Pitt that 'you owe it to them not to put them in danger." Reports also said the police threatened to arrest Pitt if he didn't go inside the theater to quell the surging crowd.

August 26, 2000 - The Survivor cast's BB read the #9 "Things I Learned on the 'Survivor' Island" on the Late Show Thursday, saying "After being in tropical sun for a few days, chicks begin thinking you're Brad Pitt."

August 26, 2000 - Brad Pitt supported striking SAG members by filming his Rolex commercial for a company that has agreed to the unions' terms by signing an interim agreement. His rep told The Hollywood reporter "Brad supports the union. He would not have done the job without an interim agreement.."

August 25, 2000 - Brad Pitt made some rather crude comments to the Sun during his trip to the UK to celebrate the opening of Snatch, saying of being married "It's fantastic. I love it. Being married means I can fart and eat ice cream in bed. Jen is brilliant. I'm really missing her." He said he enjoys London but cautioned speculation by saying "We are not going to buy any property here because our home is LA and we really love it there."

August 25, 2000 - Pagesix.com reports Brad Pitt is close to signing with the Coen brothers to be the solitary star in To the White Sea... The unusual part? Not one word of dialogue!

August 25, 2000 - We've added message boards to abstracts.net! It's still somewhat under construction but feel free to sign up and post here. Starting next month we'll have a $25 gift certificate at Amazon.com for post of the month!

August 24, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston didn't have a pre-nup before getting married, as a friend told Ted "This is how Brad is. You know, he didn't have a pre-nup before he was going to marry Gywneth, either."

August 23, 2000 - Both ET and Access Hollywood had footage of Brad's appearance at the Snatch premiere in London tonight, where we also learned Brad spent hours in makeup having temporary tatoos applied for his part.

August 23, 2000 - The UK's Sun reports Brad Pitt was mobbed by fans at the premiere of Snatch outside the Odeon cinema in London’s Leicester Square. 

August 22, 2000 - Star magazine reports Brad Pitt signed a $5 million - 1 year contract to be Rolex's worldwide spokesman. They also have a story about Gwyneth heartbroken about Brad getting married, as a insider told them "She is completely devastated, the realization that she's lost him forever has made her anguish far worse."

August 22, 2000 - The UK's Sunday People has a juicy story from one of Brad's ex-lovers, pop star Sinitta spoke out about Brad being a disappointment in the bedroom. [caution, this British rag isn't normally the most reliable out there.]

August 19, 2000 - Durring Brad's appearance at Clinton's farewell party in LA, he was photographed with Ali.

August 19, 2000 - Brad Pitt has signed on to play the lead in Joel and Ethan Coen's next film, To The White Sea, an epic adventure drama set during World War II. The film is scheduled to be in theaters Summer 2001.

August 19, 2000 - Brad is featured in another autographed picture auction on eBay. The photo (item #412644045) is signed by Brad and is bid at $24.95. The auction ends August 22nd.

August 17, 2000 - US Magazine's Todd Gold was on Access Hollywood today talking about Brad and Jennifer on the set of Friends for the first day of the new season. The two were openly cuddling and kissing during the taping. He also reports that rumors the wedding ran out of food were flatly denied by the caterer, adding the two had plenty of leftovers to bring home.

August 17, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca also reports that Brad and Jen were spending their honeymoon at home.

August 16, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca is answering plenty of reader questions on the Brad and Jennifer wedding, saying "When Jen and Brad have gouged every last one of their fans à la Barbara Streisand. That photo-bidding is just as tacky as having your guests sign confidentiality agreements, don't you think?" he also says "My sources have consistently told me that Gywneth dumped Brad. I've never heard otherwise. And I believe it."

August 15, 2000 - As of yesterday, our Brad Pitt page made the Yahoo directory... thanks to the folks at Yahoo!

August 15, 2000 - The Enquirer's Mike Walker reports that Brad Pitt is ready to ditch Jennifer for the next four months filming Spy Game at far off locations like Vietnam, Berut, and Israel, while Jennifer will be back home with Friends.

August 15, 2000 - Pagesix.com's Paula Froelich commented on the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston wedding, saying "A friend of mine went and said it was amazing. On an empty lot next door to the house, the house where the tent was set up, they built a structure that held all these Calvin Klein sofas with cashmere throws on them. They said they wanted people to just be able to hang out like they did at their house. There were about 150 guests, tops, and everyone partied their ass off."

August 15, 2000 - Star Magazine reports that pregnancy was the talk of Jennifer and Brad's wedding, and that Aniston has already approached NBC about working a pregnancy into her Friend's character (Rachel) script. They report the two spent their 'honeymoon' at home locked away and not taking phone calls. A pal told the Star "Jen will make a great mom because she longs to shower a child with the love and understanding she feels she never got."

August 14, 2000 - Brad and Jennifer made their first post wedding appearance in Los Angeles on Saturday night as the showbiz wing of the Democratic Party bid farewell to the Clinton presidency. Pitt told a reporter "I had been pushing for elopement, but the ceremony turned out to be extraordinary. It was the greatest night of my life." He also praised the media saying "I'm grateful to the media for the way they stayed back and let us get married. Especially during that last hour leading up to it. There was no buzzing of helicopters. I was very surprised and very grateful."

August 12, 2000 - Brad is featured in another autographed picture auction on eBay. The photo (item #400751914) is signed by Brad and is bid at $9.50. The auction ends August 13th.

August 10, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports several British Tabloids have told him "The sky's the limit!" to obtain pictures of Jennifer and Brad making love, that he reports exist.

August 10, 2000 - Howard Stern commented today that he's seen the naked pictures of Jennifer Aniston that she's suing Celebrity Skin magazine over. He says Jennifer's breasts don't look natural and that he thinks' she's had implants, bad ones at that. He said that Brad Pitt is about 10 times better looking than Jennifer.

August 10, 2000 - Ted Also reports that The Mexican will feature several sex scenes with Brad and Julia Roberts, as an exec admits "There's a lot of sex between Brad and Julia in this movie."

August 9, 2000 - Gwyneth Paltrow is spilling her guts to Vanity Fair about how she felt being dumped by Brad, saying "It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed permanently in me. My heart sort of broke that day and it will never be the same." But she says she has no regrets, saying "...I would not change anything. Even the things I hate most about myself for what happened -- the darkest moment of it -- I wouldn't change. Because it has made me what I am."

August 9, 2000 - Entertaindom.com reports Jenn and Brad's secrecy of their relationship will help preserve their marriage, as sex therapist Denise Knowles divulged "It's very difficult when you have a couple that are in this position because it's a necessary part of their job to court the media. But their personal life is just that -- it's personal to them. I think they've every right to keep that private and the more private they can keep it, the more likely they are to be able to deal with any problems that come their way."

August 9, 2000 - Star magazine reports additional details from the wedding, as Cameron Diaz was told to leave her video camera behind by security, not to mention she "was loud and almost out of control. She was wearing red stilettos and got one caught in the grass and toppled over onto Jared Leto's shoulder." according to a witness. They also report Jennifer's father John didn't participate much in the reception, as a insider said he did take part in some Greek dancing, but the rest of the evening he "looked very alone and forlorn."

August 9, 2000 - MSNBC reports the 'real truth' about Gwyneth being invited to the wedding and declining, as a friend of Pitt's is saying "Brad really, really hates Gwyneth. For a long time after they split, he forbid her name to be spoken around him and he wouldn’t even touch anything that she had touched." The insider added "It is inconceivable that [Brad] invited [Gwyneth to his wedding] and all this nonsense that he still cares for her is also untrue."

August 7, 2000 - The big wedding is covered extensively in this week's Enquirer, as they report Jennifer Aniston nearly backed out of the wedding after being driven to tears. This is when Brad got the whole idea about banana milkshakes and pepperoni pizza, as Jennifer was put at ease when Brad sent the promisary letter as later it became part of their vows. Jennifer was escorted down the aisle by her father, but as we reported, mother wasn't invited. Jenn's maid of honor was Andrea Bendewald (Suddenly Susan) while Brad's best man was his brother Doug.

August 6, 2000 - entertaindom.com reports that 12-year-old Frank Sinatra impersonator Dakota Horvath performed at Brad Pitt's wedding. Horvath said of the opportunity, "It was cool. I got a call and flew to LA last week. I performed two songs for them, 'The Way You Look Tonight' and 'I've Got You Under My Skin.' They seemed really happy with everything. It was a great experience. I've never sung in front of celebrities before."

August 5, 2000 - Billed by the seller themselves as Brad Pitt's ugliest picture (no he's not picking), eBay is running an auction for this picture. The photo (item #398568870) is signed by Brad and is unbid at $29.99. The auction ends August 8th.

August 3, 2000 - The New York Daily News reports that Brad and Jennifer got matching blond highlights in their hair for their wedding, and for their vows Jennifer vowed to make Brad his banana milk shakes while Brad vowed to pay for half of the thermostat. Later in the day, Howard Stern referred to these items as 'gay.'

August 3, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston recently had a role of film developed of the two having sex. Pitt's rep called the report "totally uncalled-for and appalling." Ted also reports the two participated in an improv class in Studio City, as the two are friends with the instructor.

August 2, 2000 - Pagesix.com reports diva actress Sarah Michelle Gellar on arrival to the Cambridge, Mass. set of Harvard Man where she met up with boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. "I missed the Pitt/Aniston wedding for this?"

August 1, 2000 - Jay Leno pondered on the Tonight Show "So who do these two fantasize about when they are sleeping together, each other?" He later joked about the fireworks show they had saying the paparazzi were screaming "incoming!"

August 1, 2000 - The New York Daily News reports that Brad Pitt will sports a bad haircut, a false bridge to his nose (for a more rugged look) and 10 large tattoos (one is of the Madonna) for his 10 minute on screen stint in Snatch.

August 1, 2000 - Interesting side note on those who attended the wedding, as the code word to get in was "pianist." The "pi" for "Pitt" and the "anist" for "Aniston."

August 1, 2000 - Mexican co-star Julia Roberts did not attend the wedding, leading many to speculate on her rumored trouble with boyfriend Benjamin Bratt as well as her habit of falling for film co-stars made it clear she shouldn't show for the event.

August 1, 2000 - entertaindom.com reports Brad and Jennifer are looking for a home in Montecito, just outside of Santa Barbara. They reportedly have a budget for a $10 million house.

August 1, 2000 - The National Enquirer reports that Jennifer Aniston only agreed to marry Brad after he exclaimed "I love you, I want to marry you. It's now or never, darling." Aniston reportedly had tried to delay the marriage a few more months but came around after pressure from Brad. The grandness of the wedding was courtesy of Aniston though, as she told Brad she was going to have "the biggest, splashiest wedding Hollywood's ever seen."

August 1, 2000 - Star Magazine reports that Gwenyth Paltrow met with Jennifer Aniston at a party earlier in the summer to give her a blessing for the two getting married, saying "I know you are planning to get married. Good luck to you both. There are no hard feelings." We're told Brad did invite Paltrow but she didn't attend.

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