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September 26, 2000 - Howard Stern was talking about Celebrity Sleuth magazine which featured pictures of male stars nude, including Brad Pitt, whom he said had a small penis. Robin Quivers added if she were a man and she had that small of a package she wouldn't be running around naked.

September 26, 2000 - Darren Aronofsky is admitting to having met Brad Pitt recently, but not to discuss Batman, but another project he was a fan of.

September 25, 2000 - After a questioner asked E! Online's Ted Casablanca about the whole "Jen" necklace in an online chat, Ted responded saying "Clearly, Brad likes to be bossed around a bit. Dog collars are next, if you ask me. But don't be fooled--I know a few gals who have gone down Brad Lane, and believe me, he knows how to drive."

September 25, 2000 - The Star reports that Brad Pitt is interested in buying a gay nightclub in Hollywood and he'd plan to open it as a private bar. The bar isn't for sale but Brad has promised double the highest offer.

September 23, 2000 - Derek Elley of Reuters is commenting on Brad's character in Snatch, saying "Though the largely London-set movie has three American faces (Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Benicio Del Toro), none of them dominate the action, with Pitt especially -- as a scruffy, bearded gypsy with an incomprehensible Irish accent -- melding seamlessly into the large ensemble cast." Elley says the Cockney dialogue and accents with "pose major problems for American audiences in many sectors when Screen Gems releases it in the first quarter of next year."

September 20, 2000 - Jeannette Walls reports that Cameron Crowe originally tapped Tom Cruise, then Brad Pitt, before finally ending up with unknown Billy Crudup to play the rock star in his film, Almost Famous. Crowe had great things to say about Crudup tough, saying "Billy is every bit as talented and charismatic as Tom and Brad."

September 17, 200 - Entertainment Weekly reveals that Screen Gems is looking to rename Guy Ritchie's Snatch, perhaps to Snatch'd or Snatched before it's released in the US. A source divulged "One thing we definitely won't be seeing, is the English campaign, which was "Snatch. Opening wide this fall."

September 14, 2000 - The New York Daily News reports that the Jen beads that Brad Pitt wore around his neck to the Emmy Awards Sunday were made by Jennifer herself.

September 14, 2000 - When George Clooney lost out to Brad Pitt in Thelma And Louise, he spent years being jealous of Brad Pitt for stealing a movie role from him, though he admitted after finally watching it on tape, "I sat there with my mouth open, saying, 'I would never have thought of doing things the way he did them.' Brad couldn't have been more perfect for the role."

September 13, 2000 - More pictures of Brad and Jen as they arrive at the Emmy Awards Sunday.

September 12, 2000 - The Enquirer reports that Brad refused to even read the script of a role Jennifer had hoped he would play as her love interest on Friends. Though the show's producers thought he'd never do it, Jen convinced them she'd talk him into it. She was wrong.

September 12, 2000 - Brad Pitt wore a necklace to the Emmy Awards Sunday with the words JEN printed on blocks.

September 11, 2000 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca responding to rumors of Jennifer being pregnant, "If you ask me, that's wishful thinking. I don't think she's pregnant yet, but word has it she wants to be. Wouldn't you want to be with child if you were married to Brad Pitt?"

September 11, 2000 - Cattel, a Las Vegas-based astrologer says the timing of Brad and Jennifer's wedding will lead to its early demise, saying "If they had waited until Aug. 1, the planets would have been better aligned." She says they'll only last two years.

September 9, 2000 - The New York Post's V. A. Musetto interviewed Brad's long ago ex Juliette Lewis, and she denied reports that she publicly declared her love for him even after they split saying "That never happened. I'm not that open. I'd never even say something like that."

September 9, 2000 - Brad is featured in another autographed picture auction on eBay. The photo (item #431899136) is signed by Brad and is bid at $9.99. The auction ends September 17th.

September 8, 2000 - The Daily News reports Brad Pitt's rumored plans for a Batman movie are unfounded as a handler told them "It's not on Brad's radar."

September 7, 2000 - The Sun reports that an insider who's heard the same rumors we've reported about Brad playing Batman as saying "With Brad in the lead role, Batman 5 would be a box-office smash."

September 5, 2000 - David Spade was on Howard Stern today talking about the Pitt-Aniston wedding he was lucky to attend. Spade admitted to begging the bartender for a drink before the wedding and that he got wasted pretty quick. David also didn't have anything bad to say about Brad despite Stern's attempts to get him to. He said he got invited because they share the same manager and he's seen them at various functions.

September 2, 2000 - Following the Batman theme, eBay has a picture of Brad wearing the bat shirt in addition to a Fight Club autographed picture. The photos (items #421363308 and #423393133) are unbid at $15 and $9.99 and end September 3rd and 8th respectively.

September 1, 2000 - From the message board, EW reports that Brad Pitt may be cast to play Batman, as she's met Director Darren Aronofsky about the part.

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