Brad Pitt ~ a Satisfied Man!

Brad Pitt Explains Being a Satisfied Man

 

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt may appear to be on top of the world, but he insists that happiness is "overrated."

"I put much more emphasis on being a satisfied man," the actor, 47, tells Parade magazine in a revealing interview that will be published Sunday. "I'm satisfied with making true choices and finding the woman I love, Angie, and building a family that I love so much."

Pitt describes his partner, Angelina Jolie, as "such a great mom," and says starting a family with her was "one of the greatest, smartest things I ever did."

"A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss," he adds. "That's the trade-off."

Things weren't always so blissful, though. In the early days of his fame, Pitt struggled to deal with all of the attention he was getting, he tells Parade.

"I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony," he admits. "I started to get sick of myself sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It started feeling pathetic. It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself."

In addition, the actor says, his marriage to Jennifer Aniston wasn't the golden love story it appeared to be.

"I think that my marriage had something to do with it," he said. "Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't."

After some reports on Thursday interpreted Pitt's remarks to be critical of Aniston, Pitt issued the following statement: "It grieves me that this was interpreted this way. Jen is an incredibly giving, loving and hilarious woman who remains my friend. It is an important relationship I value greatly. The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, but that I was becoming dull to myself – and that, I am responsible for."

Now, as tabloids continue to clamor over the fact that Pitt and Jolie have yet to officially tie the knot, it's clear that their relationship has given Pitt the life he was searching for – and more.

"I'm so happy to have her," Pitt says.

Demi Moore, 48, Tweets Topless Picture

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Forty-eight and fabulous!
Demi Moore is no longer a twenty-something starlet, but the mom of three still has one incredibly hot body, and she's not afraid to show it off!

On Friday, Moore tweeted a topless photo of herself. In the shot, Ashton Kutcher's wife wears black-framed glasses as she stands in the bathroom, naked from the waist up, and snaps a shot of her back in the mirror. She included the caption: "Remember... you've got your own back."

Last year the actress told Harper's Bazaar she embraced getting older and the physical changes that come along with it. "I feel better in my skin, 100 percent," she said. "That's the tradeoff. You have greater effects of gravity, but the better sense of yourself you have is something I wouldn't trade."

Ashton Kutcher Gets Naked for Ellen DeGeneres

 

Ashton Kutcher and Ellen DeGeneres

Ashton Kutcher can't seem to keep his clothes on.

First the actor stripped down for a Two and a Half Men billboard –and now he's getting naked on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In a segment taped for the Sept. 12 season premiere of the talk show, Kutcher addresses the ad for the sitcom, which features equally underdressed costars Jon Cryer and Angus Jones, along with the tagline, "All will be revealed."

"It's getting a lot of attention. So I just figured I’m going to do everything nude from now on," he tells DeGeneres and then drops his robe.

"I don’t know if that’s a good idea. Really?" the host responds.

"Yeah. Whatever I’m doing I’m just going to do it nude," Kutcher jokes. "Let's do this.

But to those who may be offended, worry not: Kutcher maintains his modesty thanks to computer pixilation.

 

Jane Goodall and Angelina in New Film

Jane Goodall Teams Up with Angelina Jolie in New Film

 

Angelina Jolie and Jane Goodall

Famed chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall will soon be appearing onscreen with one of her most famous friends: Angelina Jolie.

Jane's Journey, a cinematic biography about Goodall, 77, chronicles her worldwide travels, personal footage from her childhood, and her charity work with Jolie.

"I was delighted when she told me she would be excited to be a part of the film," Goodall tells PEOPLE of Jolie, who meets with Goodall in the film inside her home to work on a sustainability project. "Sometimes, caught up in the moment, people promise to give their support but don't, or can't come through. That was not true with Angelina."

On Sept. 27, Jane's Journey will make its national debut in select theaters, along with a special live appearance by Goodall herself, in which she'll answers viewer questions.

The event will also features appearances by other famous friends of Goodall, including Pierce Brosnan and Dave Matthews.

Gene and Shannon Tweeds Wedding Invitation! Finally!

Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed's Wedding Invitation

Thursday September 01, 2011 08:00 PM EDT

 

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed's wedding invite

We've had the royal wedding. Now get ready for the wedding for rock royalty.

KISS bassist Gene Simmons, 61, and his decades-long girlfriend Shannon Tweed, 54, have overcome their recent differences and decided to finally tie the knot on Oct. 1 in Beverly Hills.

The early evening nuptials – as shown on the two-part invite – will take place at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. The invite requests "classy cocktail attire" even though "we know some Rockstar attire will be worn."

 

Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed's wedding invite

Courtesy Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed

Mel Gibson Settlement, She looses out!!

Mel Gibson Settlement
HUGE Loss for Oksana

The settlement struck between Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva is nothing less than a financial fiasco for a woman who wanted untold millions of dollars from her famous ex. 

TMZ obtained a copy of the original 2010 settlement worth $15 million that Oksana disavowed. At the time, Oksana said she would not go through with the settlement because she felt Mel was a danger to their daughter Lucia and believed Mel should not have unsupervised contact with the child.

In reality, sources connected to the case tell TMZ, the real reason Oksana walked away from the settlement is because she was advised she could get a lot more than $15 million because of the alleged physical abuse she claims she suffered at the hands of Mel.

Now, in a shocking twist of fate, rather than getting $15 million, Oksana is only getting $750k! On top of that, she was concerned about Mel having unsupervised visitation ... Mel is actually getting MORE unsupervised visitation based on the agreement that was just struck.

The fact is, under the 2010 agreement, Mel would NOT have gotten 50/50 custody until Lucia turns 3 years old. Under the current agreement, he gets 50/50 custody immediately.

Short story ... she should have taken door #1.

Rihanna's Crappy Mansion

Rihanna Sues
I Got Duped Into Buying
a Crappy Mansion

When you drop $6.9 million on a Beverly Hills mansion ... you expect a quality place -- but Rihanna claims all she got was a leaky piece of crap ... and she's blaming the woman she bought the home from for allegedly lying to her. 

Rihanna just filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming she bought a 2-story home in Bev Hills in 2009 for $6.9 mil ... after the seller claimed she was not aware of any major defects with the property.

But Rihanna claims the woman was lying -- and knew about all sorts of problems with the home ... including numerous waterproofing defects, evidence of water intrusion and other construction defects.

According to the docs, Rihanna's home was hit by a "moderate rainstorm" in January 2010 ... but because of the defects, water leaked into multiple rooms ... causing some serious damage.

Rihanna claims she got screwed -- because "the actual value of the property at the time of purchase, taking into consideration the extensive construction defects ... was millions of dollars less" than the price she paid for it.

Rihanna is now suing the former owner ... along with the inspector, the real estate agents involved with the sale, and engineers who worked on the house.