news archives

March 30, 2000 - Brad Pitt talked to The New York Daily News at Sunday's Vanity Fair party and joked about his imposter, saying "Hey, a guy's got to take his shot He may get some free drinks out of it." Later, he met a near lookalike actor Brad Rowe, who's been in cancelled series Wasteland and the movie Body Shots. When he saw the man on the bars video cameras, he thought the goateed man was himself from last year!

March 29, 2000 - ET interviewed Regis Philbin tonight where it was told he and Brad talked it up after the Oscars Sunday and he hinted that Brad may be interested in being on the Celebrity week of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Though it sounded more like he was kidding.

March 28, 2000 - The New York Daily News reports that Brad and Jennifer kept a distance from Brad's ex Gwyneth Paltrow at Sunday's after Oscar Vanity Fair party.

March 26, 2000 - A rare and recently autographed photo of the reclusive Brad Pitt is up for bids on eBay. The auction, which ends April 4, has yet to be bid on despite its reasonable opening bid of $19.00. Not exactly the neatest signature we've seen, perhaps Brad is bucking for a doctor!

March 25, 2000 - Commenting on Brad's offer to present in this year's Oscars, the event organizer, Fini Zanuck tells AP "He did call us and tell us that he'd like to be in the show. We just thought that was wonderful, a wonderful gesture, and we're thrilled by it."

March 25, 2000 - Brad's Legend of the Fall outfit is up for sale this week on eBay, though the opening bid of a hefty $1,200 hasn't drawn any takers yet. The auction closes on the 30th and is offerred by TVclothes.com.

March 24, 2000 - Brad Pitt's mom keeps hearing about drinking and womanizing by Brad in Springfield, but it turns out there's someone inpersonating him in his hometown who looks just like him, according to today's eYada.com broadcast.

March 22, 2000 - Access Hollywood today is reporting that Brad Pitt and Robert Redford may be teaming up as CIA agents in a new movie to be titled Spy Games.

March 17, 2000 - Access Hollywood tonight ran a story on ex Page Six editor Genie Macintosh and she admits one of her A list of Hollywood enemies included Brad Pitt, who is said to have a disdain for tabloids [editor's note: yeah Brad, but what about us innocent folk who just report what the tabloids write, you still like us, right?]

March 13, 2000 - Movie offers keep coming Brad's way as he is in talks to star in an Alan Ladd Jr.-produced adaptation of the Pat Conroy bestseller Beach Music for Paramount. He also has an offer to star in The Bourne Identity, an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum book.

February 29, 2000 - More news on the Jennifer Aniston vs. Britney feud... Apparently Britney has more than a crush, her best friend and cousin Laura Lynne Covington told the Enquirer "Britney is obsessed with Brad. I mean, she is really obsessed." Another source close to Brit says "Britney tells everyone who will listen that she wants Brad - - and it's not just a crush. She's seriously making a play to steal him away from Jennifer." [hmm... sounds like a plot Celebrity Death Match will be salivating over!]

February 28, 2000 - An addition to news from the Dees Sleaze archives from February 17, in which he's saying that Jennifer Aniston has been seen wearing an engagement ring courtesy of Brad.

February 27, 2000 - Jennifer Aniston apparently is pissed at Britney Spears who is said to keep a picture of Brad Pitt by her bedside which she kisses every night, this coming from Dees Sleaze which aired February 22nd.

February 18, 2000 - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston attended the American Film Institute 28th lifetime achievement award honoring Harrison Ford. It looks like Brad has grown his hair out quite a bit. He didn't have much to say to Access Hollywood reporters though.

February 18, 2000 - Brad Pitt initially didn't want to have any part in this years Oscar awards presentations but apparently has changed his mind according to Rush & Malloy. His publicist says he changed his mind because his friends which include Catherine Keener and Tom Cruise were nominated this year. Part of Pitt's reluctance to show may have something to do with the fact that he was snubbed for Fight Club

February 16, 2000 - In a story that censors will be sure to grab hold of, a French court convicted two men for killing a woman by knife and the failed plan to mail the woman's severed head to an ex-girlfriend of one of the accused to scare her. The defendants said the sick plot was inspired by the movie Seven, which starred Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

February 11, 2000 - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston will be attending the premier of Hanging Up which stars Lisa Kudrow amongst others. The premier will be held at Mann Bruin, 948 Broxton Ave., Westwood on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.

February 10, 2000 - AdOutlet.com reports in its recent survey that Brad Pitt won as the top celebrity male that put women in the mood for love, beating out George Clooney and Dylan McDermott.

February 7, 2000 - eyada.com is reporting that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have purchased a ranch in Austin, Texas. This occurring amidst several reports that the two were on shaky ground.

February 2, 2000 - Variety is reporting that Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt may be coupled in J.H. Wyman's The Mexican. Pitt had earlier walked away from the project but may be tempted back now that a powerful co-star like Roberts may be up to the task.

February 1, 2000 - Brad Pitt loses out to Harrison ford in 1999's Sally Beauty Supply's Best Tressed Celebrity Survey as surveyed by 1000 Americans 18+.

January 27, 2000 - Daily Variety is reporting that Brad Pitt may sign up to star in the 1960 Rat Pack remake of Ocean's Eleven, which already sports George Clooney on its scheduled cast.

January 11, 2000 - Brad Pitt's girlfriend Jennifer Aniston wins Mr. Blackwell's list as one of Hollywood's worst dressed. Blackwell exclaims "a fashion bore and a snore...Here's the fashion buzz: Brad Pitt looks better in a dress than she does!".

January 10, 2000 - Melissa Etheridge shoots down any rumors that Brad Pitt may be the mystery specimen donor for her lesbian lover Julie Cypher's artificially inseminated pregnancy and father to her child. The real father? David Crosby.

November 15, 1999 - The ruling in the case of Athena Marie Rolando for violating her probation after the conviction of stalking Brad Pitt has been postponed. The woman claims she didn't have the money to attend the court ordered counseling sessions.