Angelina Jolie’s brother talks about Brad and the evolution of the Jolie-Pitt family
Angelina Jolie’s brother, James Haven, talked with Grazia Magazine recently about his sister, his nieces and nephews and the man who he says is a ‘totally committed father,’ Brad Pitt. James said:
Brad has changed my sister a lot. Brad is so strong for her; when she feels vulnerable, he has the most incredible strength. She says she couldn’t have adopted more children after Maddox without him. He has changed so much. He’s completely involved — he loves the children and is terrific with them.
And as far as how many kids Brad and Angie would like to have, James said:
There is no limit to the children she and Brad are adopting. It could be scores. I’ve never heard an end number in their conversations. Brad has told people he and Angelina want to have two more kids in 2007, their plans include another biological child.
Brad and Angelina currently have four children together, Maddox, 5 1/2, Zahara, 2, Shiloh, 10 months and newly adopted Pax 3 years.
Source: MSN
Thanks to CBB reader Maya.
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Tabloids have been reporting since Brad and Angie have gotten together,that Angelina is the one who wears the pants in the relationship andsome have even went as far as to say she is controlling. James sets therecord straight, he said:
All great leaders are controlling. But, I have neverseen any sign of tension between them. They make all their decisionstogether. It’s rubbish that she tries to control him. They have abalanced relationship; they each do their stuff. I’ve never seenmoments where one is nagging or controlling the other.
James closes the interview by giving his opinion on why he thinks Brad and Angelina work so well together. He said:
The great thing about Brad and Angelina is that they really get eachother’s sense of humor and make each other laugh a lot. They talk aboutpolitics a great deal and are very creative together with the projectsthey are working on. If it keeps going the way it’s going, they’ll betogether for life.
- Posted on Apr 5, 07 at 8:57AM
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April 5th, 2007 at 10:24 am
If the plan on having a biological child this year then she’s already pregnant.
April 5th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I just love James! He’s such a sweet big brother and looks exactly like Angie. Kudos to him for setting the record straight about all the rubbish that’s printed about the family. I look forward to seeing this family grow. I hope the next biological child is a boy.
April 5th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Aww that’s a sweet interview.
April 5th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
I do hope they have another biological child. I think it might help take the media pressure off of Shiloh.
April 5th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
I hope they have anther bio child, it would be nice for Shiloh because all the other kids are adopted. Might be nice for her to have someone to relate too.
April 5th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
that would be cool if she has another bio child or a adopted child either way is a great way to have a child. I think all the kids will fit right in either way.
April 6th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Well having another bio child now..it will make Shiloh less special. And thats the only thing she`s got going for her in this adoptive focused family. The thing that makes her a bit special, at least for her daddy is that she`s the only bio child and shes the baby. What happens if they have two more children in a year: Shiloh will no longer be the newest or smallest in age or the only bio child. She will just be one in the crowd.. I would love for her to have a bio sibling and new adopted sibling in a few years,but I think the child expanding family should stop for now, be happy and love the four children they`ve already got! Having children is not a collecting game,where the more kids the merrier family,it`s a lifelong responsibility. And Hollywood couples seldom last forever. When they after several years and maybe 10 kids break up, what will happen to the kids then? They`ll end up in a long and hurtfull custody battle..
April 6th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Tanya: How does having another biological child make Shiloh any less special? All children are special, whether they are adopted or biological. And just because they have adopted several times does not automatically mean they are focused on adoption to the exclusion of Shiloh.
And I’m not sure what your point is in saying that “Shiloh will just be one of the crowd.” Why exactly do you think that Shiloh should be singled out as the only biological child. Parents don’t love their children because that child is the youngest or the only girl or the only biolgical child. It’s possible to love all your kids the same, regardless of where they came from or what order they fall in the family.
I really wish people would use more sensitivity when discussing biological vs. adopted children. It doesn’t have to be an either/or thing and it doesn’t have to be a contest over who is more special.
April 7th, 2007 at 2:18 am
Well said, Grace!
April 7th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Well, what I`m saying is simply that Brad and Angelina need to slow down, and enjoy the kids they`ve got for a couple of years now, before adding another adopted or biological child to their brood. I don`t understand why they need a whole soccer team of children. Four kids would be more than enough kids to handle for most parents.
About Shiloh: I feel she`s often neglected by her mother. Angelina talk highly of adoption and adopt one child after another, but Shiloh is described as a “Blob” and it`s so much easier for her to love the adopted ones because they weren`t born so “Privileged”. It`s like Angie is running from painfull memories, thinking adopting kids are the only solution to heal her wounds.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:49 pm
Tanya: Angelina was not the one who referred to Shiloh as a “blob” that was the person doing the interview. And I notice that Gwen Stefani referred to her child the same way and there was no outcry over that. And she never said, “It’s easier to love the adopted ones because they weren’t born privelged.” Angelina and Brad have said repeatedly that they love all their kids equally.
“I don’t understand why they need a whole soccer team of children.” – Everyone has to find the number of children that work best for them. Just because it’s not the number that would work for you does not mean they can’t handle it. Some people are just better at handling a lot of kids than others.
April 8th, 2007 at 1:00 am
In the last few years I have been spending a lot of time on my computer business and for relief I have been reading about celebriies, especially Angelina and her life.I have watched this special woman evolve from a wild self interested person into a lady of grace and supreme generosity.We should all be inspired by what she does with her life.I have been humbled by what she and Brad Pitt do regarding charity work and adopting children.I don’t understand why anyone would think differently.
May 27th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
I know I’m late to this party, but Grace, you go girl! You wrote everything I was thinking after reading Tanya’s comment. Bless you for your wisdom!