Do you see it? When I look at this photo I see Robert Redford, as he looked when he was around Brad’s age.

Stacey: I totally see it too!  Check out this picture too.  Didn’t Brad play Robert in A River Runs Through It?

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TIMEis reporting that Wyclef Jean is going to run for presidency in Haiti.

Why do entertainers think they’re cut out to be political figures? Most of them don’t have the educational or professional backgrounds that would qualify them for it, and pretty much the only things they’ve got are the money to campaign and the name recognition to pull it off. Sure they’re experienced and lying through their teeth (aka ‘acting’), paying off mistresses and hiding their love children, but I’d like to think it takes more than that to run a country.

In honor of this moment, lets look back on some of the other entertainers who think they’ve got what it takes to run for office (or at least were rumored to be):

• Brad Pitt – actor, father of 6, Mayor of New Orleans, Senator (who is pushing for the legalization of marijuana), and President of the United States of America
• Mary Carey – porn star, Governor of California
• Arnold Schwarzenegger – actor, barbarian, Governor of California
• Ben Affleck – actor, director, Congressman
• Alec Baldwin – actor, abusive father, President of the United States of America
• Wyclef Jean – musician, charity frauder, President of Haiti
• Jay-Z – musician, CEO of the ROC, Mayor of NYC
• Lil’ Kim – musician, Asian (?), Mayor of Hoboken, NJ

Stacey: My hubby and I were talking about this because, at first it seems a little absurd.  But maybe Wyclef will be good for Haiti.  From what I know of him, he seems like he is genuinely invested and cares about the people of Haiti and about making the world a better place.  Correct me if I am wrong, but there are a lot of accusations about the Haitian government being corrupt.  Since Wyclef is already rich/famous, maybe he will be able to operate the government in the best interest of the country rather than his own.  But maybe that’s just what I would like to believe.

But just for funsies, I have added a local celeb to the above list:

• Barb Higgins: local celebrity, local journalist, Mayor of Calgary

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Even though Javier Bardem just married Penelope Cruz, I think Penny better keep her eye on her hubby because it seems like he has the hots for someone else:

“No, no. I’m not Brad Pitt. I had the great opportunity to meet Brad a couple of times…what a beauty! He is beautiful and his physicality is so amazing to see. But the beauty really comes from different places—the way he talks, the way he’s interested in what you’re saying. And that body is like—wow! It’s amazing, no? He really made me feel very, like…I don’t know, like, I could fall in love with him! Like a teenager girl getting crazy and going [screams] like that. I met him only twice, but so nice, so…generous and very true to himself, and I don’t know him that well, but I would say it’s a good self. And that is when the beauty comes voom! And if you have a body besides that, then it’s like, f-ck!”

Brad and Javier sitting in a tree.  K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

Tanya: I’m not sure if I should give Javier props for being so comfortable with his masculinity that he can squeal like a schoolgirl over Brad Pitt, or if I should give him the side eye and question if he’s gayer than a double complete rainbow?

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt walked the red carpet for the LA premiere of Salt which opens this weekend.

I’m interested in seeing Salt. Probably not in the theatre, but I’ll get it from the library when they get it in. Hate on Angie all you want but I enjoy her movies.

Stacey: Surprisingly I want to see this too.  It does look good.  Not in theatres buts its a renter for sure. 

Is it just me or are these two b-o-r-i-n-g lately?

However, I will say, without that horrible beard, Brad looks, like, 10 years younger.  Reminds me that there still is some hot under there.

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You can tell it’s a slow news day when this is one of the most exciting things to come across my desk: Brad Pitt has finally shaved off his hobo-beard. Thanks Brad!!

Stacey: Gawd.  That thing had been on his face for so long I almost forgot that he was kind of good looking.  Thank goodness he finally gave it up!

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It’s so obvious! How on earth did we miss this headline when we were coming up with the scandals that would unfold with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie working together? According to the National Enquirer Angie is in love with Vanessa because she’s a French version of herself:

Angelina Jolie has the hots for Johnny Depp’s super sexy girlfriend, sources tell the Enquirer. Johnny’s longtime love Vanessa Paradis exploded in a fury when she learned that Johnny and Angelina would be filming the movie The Tourist together in Italy and France. Well aware of Angelina’s history with leading men, Vanessa was terrified that Angelina would set her sights on Johnny.

But Vanessa’s fears were WAY off base, says a close source. Angelina, who has admitted to being bisexual, is far more attracted to the flame-haired Vanessa than her beau.

“Angelina laughed when she read the reports about her supposedly having a crush on Johnny… she pointed out that while there’s no doubt he’s a good looking guy, there’s nothing especially exciting about him – and she thinks his girlfriend is way hotter. Ever since Angie first saw magazine photos of Vanessa, she has wanted to meet her.”

Aside from being a knockout and one of France’s sex symbols, 37-year-old Vanessa has one thing going for her that makes her irresistible to Angelina, say insiders. She’s French!

Angelina loves everything French. She speaks the language and is teaching it to her kids and she and Brad live part time in a $60 million chateau in the South of France.

“Angie loves Vanessa’s natural beauty, and has always talks about how lucky Johnny is to have landed her,” said another insider. “She sees a lot of herself in Vanessa – the irreverent, sultry sexiness that comes from someone who doesn’t have to try too hard.”

Another source reiterates: “Vanessa has absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of Angelina and Johnny… the fact is that if Angelina was unattached, which of course she’s not, she’d much prefer to be with a woman than a guy. Angie has always been attracted to girls and has made no secret about this. So Vanessa would be a far more likely choice for her than Johnny.”

Maybe Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt can all run off and live in a polygamous commune. No, there has to be someone left out. Brad will be left with the kids, turn to Jennifer Aniston for help, she’ll say “no” and finally no longer be the victim and the kids will be put to work in a traveling circus.

Stacey: Tanya, how did we not think of this?  Seriously, this was my favorite story from when I was away.  Of course Angie wants Vanessa!  Its so obvious!

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So we’ve seen pictures of Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Knox & Vivienne as the Jolie-Pitts set up base in Italy, but who is this kid? Most sites are reporting it as Knox, but if you look at the other pictures of Knox Jolie-Pitt that were taken of him yesterday, this kid is undeniably quite a bit bigger.

Who IS this kid?

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Stacey: Too funny.  Tanya and I posted literally minutes apart from one another on the exact same subject.

This is a head scratcher because it is for sure not Knox.  But I don’t think it is Shiloh either.  Unless they dyed her hair or something.  She is a thumb sucker.  But so are a lot of kids.  Hmmmmmmm.

I took the initiative of  compiling a couple photos to help in the analysis.

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Tanya: Does Brad have any nephews?

More pics of Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie out in Italy, this time with the twins (Knox & Vivienne) who look like little Shiloh #1 and little Shiloh #2. The family is pretty low key so it’s rare to see so many photos of them but they are in the process of moving which makes things a little more difficult. Angelina Jolie & Johnny Depp will soon start shooting The Tourist (and not sleeping together) which will filmed in Italy so the Jolie-Pitts are settling down (kinda) in Italy while they film.

I totally thought Angie’s closet was just full of black everything. The white is a refreshing change

Stacey: Ok, little Know is so so cute.  While Shiloh is cute she isn’t my favorite Jolie-Pitt spawn.  I think Knox may be in the running.  Its refreshing to see them though.  I was starting to think the family hated them because they were always being left behind for family outings.

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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt took Shiloh, Zhara, Maddox and Pax out for ice cream in Italy today.

Check out Shiloh’s monkey hat!!! Love it!

And is it just me or could Zahara pass as Angie’s biological daughter? They have the same face shape.

Stacey: Love the monkey hat!  So awesome!  And look at her pretty little face.  So cute!  And Angie WISHES Zahara was her biological daughter…Miss Z is too cool for school.

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(pics: Socialite Life, I’m Not Obsessed)

Here’s Brad Pitt and Maddox (who is in his New Orleans Saints jersey) headed to Miami to go watch the Superbowl. The Jolie-Pitts have a house in New Orleans so I guess that makes the Saints their home team.

Go Saints!

Update: Turns out Angie joined them too.

Stacey:Ahh yes, after all the break up rumors, they show up at the most watched television event of the year.  How convenient.  And now the Brangeloonies will be claiming that awesome and healing love of The Brange and Maddox helped the Saints to a Super Bowl Championship.

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