Retraction: Angelina Jolie quotes were fabricated
Update 3:45 pm: Sarah’s note: We’ve been made aware that the quotes in Missy’s article below were completely fabricated by OK! magazine UK and Angelina never said any of it. She nursed Shiloh until some point in 2007 — she remarked in June that she had ‘just‘ finished breastfeeding.
Although we did mark the post as rumor as soon as we became aware that Monsters & Critics was not the original source, once we learned it was entirely false, we wanted to post a retraction. As you know, we always strive to present the correct information, and will amend any mistakes we do make. We apologize for any confusion.
Originally posted 1:50 pm: Angelina Jolie reportedly revealed recently that she nursed her daughter Shiloh for 3-months, and that she found the act of breastfeeding to be "hard" because of a demanding work schedule and because, she says,"I hate to sit still."
Idid it for about three months and that was it. I don’t sit stillwell. I ended up walking around a lot with her when I was doing it.
I was pregnant when (we) were preparing ‘A Mighty Heart’. I hadShiloh, then I breastfed, then I did the film. I was breastfeeding butI could only do so much. It’s hard. It was much harder than beingpregnant.
As for recommendations by the United Nations that women breastfeed for two years, Angelina apparently noted that "in Africa they don’t have many alternatives and the water is not safe so I guess it makes sense to breastfeed for two years."
Shiloh, 14-months, is Angelina’s child with partner Brad Pitt.
Source: BANG! Showbiz via Monsters and Critics
Feel free to chat with other commentators about your experience,but please no breast vs. bottle debates or judgmental comments. We willneed to end the post as we did yesterday if that occurs. Thanks.
Also, please keep in mind that this article originated at BANG!Showbiz, which is a known gossip site — they also published that JaimePressly/adoption interview last month — so take it with a grain ofsalt, please.
- Posted on Aug 11, 07 at 2:45PM
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August 11th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
I know I’m going to get blasted for this because this is such a pro breastfeeding website but I agree with her. I found it hard too and didn’t enjoy it at all. I breastfed for a little over 2 months and then switched to the bottle. I was able to continue bonding with my son and because I was happier, I think he was happier too. So go ahead folks let the comments flow! lol
August 11th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
I guess I’m lucky b/c I thought breastfeeding was much easier than being pregnant. I breastfed my daughter until she was 18 months and am currently breastfeeding my 1 year old son.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
for some reason that surprises me….
I would have thought that she would be b/f for much longer- but maybe that is also why she is so inerested in adoption- =)
I am the opposite i LOVE to sitdown and nurse!! it is the only break i get!
August 11th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
I agree with Angelina that breastfeeding is hard, but for me has been SO worth it! I nursed my first for 14 months (and she was, shall we say VORACIOUS- she took off skin in the first two weeks), and I am 10 months into nursing my son. Can’t imagine her schedule!
August 11th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Wow. I don’t think it sounds as if she knows a whole lot about breastfeeding, or about the health benefits for both mother and child.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
I say to each her own. I found it enjoyable with my daughters and not so great with my sons. I have no idea why. I really believe it is a joint effort. I can’t sit still very long either and the baby sling came out when my daughter was born. I found myself making dinner and all kinds of stuff thanks to that wonderful invention. But hey, again to each her own. I really hope people can lay off the “judgment” calls on Mrs. Jolie. After all she is human like the rest of us.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
I personally love breastfeeding – I nursed my older daughter for 16 months and am currently on month 7 with my younger daughter.
It is wonderful that Angelina breastfed for those first three months. I have no problems with women who at least TRY to breastfeed … if it doesn’t work or if you don’t like it, stop. But I think all mothers should at least give it a chance – Good for her!
August 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
I must be very lazy because I did most of my feeding laying down! I admit, I fed both of mine past age 2 and towards the end I found I was getting so used to thinking of them not as babies anymore that at times I did feel eager for them to finish so that I could get on with things, but at 3 months I was still looking at them as 12 week old babies and life stood still for a bit so we could do our thing.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
I think the great thing about breastfeeding is that it DOES force you to sit still and get the rest your body needs. I agree breastfeeding is hard but I truly feel the benefits to mom and baby far outweigh the negative aspects. Although for me there are no negatives. It’s too bad that Angelina did not feel the need to take that sit still time with her baby. I think she may not know what she missed out on.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
These super women who do a million things and seem to have it all sure surprise me. I can’t imagine at 3 months going to work and feeding getting in the way of that.
I feel Angelina is one of the lucky few who did not need to work at that stage and it’s sad so many women have to break away at that stage because they have to work and can’t afford not to.
I’m not pro or anti breastfeeding or anything. I just know women who would love to be able to give their baby each feed (breast OR bottle) and can’t because they have to be working. It surprises me when stopping to feed your infant is something that interferes with your day. Especially at 3 months.
August 11th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
I can see how Angelina gave up, when I first started breastfeeding I really didn’t like it because I thought it was going to take up so much of my time, and like Angelina I couldn’t sit still for too long, but after the first 3 months you get used to it. My son is 7 months now and I’m still breast feeding and undecided whether or not I want to make the switch. I almost feel as if I would be lost without out it. I sure know my son is benefiting from it..he’s a porker lol!! I too lay down when I breastfeed…. much more comfortable!!!
August 11th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
whether she found breastfeeding difficult or not is her business… some people enjoy it – others do not… but i don’t think the UN recommendations are solely for african nations – and i am not sure why she said that.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Angelina never said that! That’s one of made up stuff from tabloids — they even make up interviews know.
She just stop breastfeeding a couple of months ago, she told that on her real interviews — when she was promoting “A Mighty Heart”.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
I am surprised she stopped so soon, because she (or her brother) made such a big deal about how her weight loss was connected to her stopping breastfeeding—-but she didn’t get really skinny until Shiloh was about a year old. Hmmm.
Oh well. I think it’s great she did it as long as she did. I had a tough time breastfeeding and it wasn’t really easy for me until around month 3 or 4. I had a lot of…um…chapping until that time and went through a bunch of Lansinoh tubes, so I understand it’s not for everybody. I ended up nursing for a year and would have gone longer if my pihrana baby didn’t tear me apart so badly.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Meghan, I’m going to take a wild guess and say Angelina referenced Africa because the reporter probably asked her about Africa? We have to remember we are only getting selected quotes and not the full interview. Again that’s my guess only.
How a woman feeds her children is a personal choice and what works for one does not work for another. Also it’s a woman’s personal decision as to when and if she goes back to work.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
I wish this site would stop posting stuff from the tabs, they ALWAYS make up stuff…. Out of her own mouth at the press conference for AMH in June this is what she said…
“This year, I lost my mom. I’ve gone through a lot. I have four kids. I just finished breast-feeding. It’s been hard to get my nutrition back on track and learn about my body after birth. I am doing the best I can. etc”
Which means she breastfed Shiloh for almost a year.
Sarah’s note: Missy did not know it was from a tabloid when she wrote it. I added the rumor addendum and the disclaimer, and will add the link to our post from that remark in June as well.
If anyone knows what tabloid this originated from, please let us know as BANG! showbiz does not source their articles (perhaps because they make them up!).
About posting rumors on CBB, I hear you, I would prefer not to have them on the site at all myself, but readers mentioned on the survey that they do like reading them if they’re clearly marked, so we try to always make sure to do that on the rare occasional that we do post a rumor. Occasionally something (like this post) will slip through, but we will amend it ASAP.
Hope that helps.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
CBB I think the quote is a fake, it’s from OK magazine UK, they have in the past made up quotes, infact some years ago they had an interview where she spoke about a Russian child she adopted(that adoption never happened). Furthermore in her recent interviews about her weight she said she only JUST finished breastfeeding, if she stopped in august of 2006 it would not make sense for her to say she just finished breastfeeding in june 2007, and how weird that she’s talking about AMH then suddenly shares her views on how hard it was to breastfeed?
August 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
If she really said that, yes I can understand why.
When I breastfed my twins, I didn’t like how long it seemed to take. I had stitches from tearing during the birth and any prolonged sitting was incredibly painful. I tried nursing lying down as suggested by an LC and because I didn’t want to nurse one, then the other, I tried both at once as she suggested, but found it pretty impossible. This on top of the fact that my son liked to fall asleep at the breast and I had to spend most of the time nudging him awake. It was very time-consuming for me and anything but relaxing.
When we switched to bottles, everyone was much more content and Daddy got lots more chances to feed them, too.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
I usually stay out of the breat feeding posts because they get so heated but I’m going to jump in here and credit Angelina for doing it for the three months she did even though she found it difficult. She could have easily decided to rely solely on the bottle (not that there’s anything wrong with that–her womb, her baby, her breast, her decision). It was best for Shiloh and she did it dispite her own discomfort for as long as she could. I don’t see a thing wrong with that.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
I heard that she breastfed for longer than that! Regardless, I did not breastfeed either of my children and I guess you don’t miss what you never had. It does seem like it is harder for some and easier for others. For me, it would probably be something I would have to get used to. I am not one to just whip my boob out in public so I would probably want bottles too. I do not work, so preparing bottles and pumping would be just as time consuming as breastfeeding would be. I think what I would probably do if I got PG again would be to try breastfeeding and if I could do it comfortably and liked it I would continue. If I did not like it, I would pump into bottles for as long as possible. I am and always have been a very organized person and making bottles for my kids was never all that difficult or time consuming so I wouldn’t mind. I bonded just fine with both my children and I think you can do that whether you choose breast or bottle. I love Angelina and her openness and honesty.
August 11th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
I just realized this is now marked as a rumor from a tab so it just lost all credibility for me. The tabs are still batting zero when it comes to Angelina and her family so chances are this counts as another miss.
August 11th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
CBB, please stop posting articles/info that you can’t verify. I expect, and I would imagine most of your readers, more from this site and that is what sets it apart from other sites.
I personally, chose this site because it is ethical if that changes you will loose me as a reader.
August 11th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I had a feeling this was a lie because Angie seemed like she nursed Shiloh for a lot longer.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
PLEASE be more diligent about posting and labeling rumors–you’ve let some doozies slip through recently. I like this site b/c it’s not all gossip/rumor/negative stuff.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Sometimes I am jealous of people that decided not to breast feed and don’t apologize or feel guilty for it. But, I also feel a little sorry for them that they never know what they missed out on. I did both (but exclusively BF until 4 months), so I feel like I know the pluses and minuses of both. I loved the bonding of BFing, but there were times when I really didn’t want someone attached to my boob. I am not one of those who LOVED BFing, but I made it 11 months!!
August 11th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
I could not breast feed my son as his mouth muscles were not developed enough. I thank God for the ‘preemie’ nipples that the boy used exclusively until he was a year old and finally had the development. I do wish I had run into some of you ladies when I would feed him at the mall (he is now 12 with a variety of health issue) I got so tired of being labeled a ‘bad Mom’ by strangers who had no idea of the circumstances were.
Each Mom and baby needs to do what is best for them and everyone else should stay out of it.
I feel awful sorry for Ms Jolie. Seems to me she is darned if she do and darned if she does not. People are willing to believe the worst of her simply because she is rich/famous.
August 11th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
What are the tabloids and the blogs going to do when they don’t have Angelina to lie about any more. You have every Dick, Tom and Harry judging what is best for this young woman.
There was a time you could read an article and accept it without questioning or hear the news on the TV and believe that it is accurate, but these days lies and rumours are being presented as facts, and you have those without a discerning mind who are ready to jump all over this young woman, and they wonder why her fans are so defensive and protective of her.
I have had enough of the new media, just what relevance does Angelina Jolie breastfeeding Shiloh have today. AMH was promoted in May/June where she clearly stated the reasons why she has lost weigh, I don’t see all these blogs putting up those reasons in response to all the wailing that she is skinny, like if she was skinny yesterday then the next day she will become fat.
If there is a concerted effort to see if she is bashed enough, maybe she can be broken down, it is not going to happen.
For those of you who are perfect mothers, breastfed your babies for three years, good for you and your family, now you have achieved something over Angelina even though she never gave the interview and she breastfed her baby a lot longer than that.
CBB usually stay away from this sort of made up interviews, I wonder why this kind of news and why now.
August 12th, 2007 at 12:33 am
you can bond using a bottle too
August 12th, 2007 at 1:33 am
sheesh, OK! is even more full of crap than I thought it is. I applaud CBB for being one of the few (if not the only) blogs that care about accuracy.
August 12th, 2007 at 2:40 am
What happened to the “Brad and Angelina take Shiloh and Zahara to the museum” post? I can’t find it.
August 12th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Even if this rumour was true and she only did it for 3 months it doesn’t make her any less of a mother. So what is the big deal and why would it be anyone else’s business. Who cares how long she was breastfeeding.
August 12th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
It doesnt sound like something Angelina would say to the media anyway
August 13th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Does it really matter if she breastfeed for 3 months, a year or not at all?? Its a personal decision and really no ones business..
August 13th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
It is her business no matter how long she or anyone does it for. Who cares anyway. I don’t understand why all the b/f mom’s get so offended by someone who choses to stop early or not do it all. It’s not your child so it’s none of your business! Sorry, just my soapbox, everyone gets so wrapped up in what others chose to do with their OWN children!
October 14th, 2007 at 11:29 am
CBB the quote never said “just” I have read that quote several times on different sites on even on television and all it said was “I finished breast feeding”. I am not saying that you all doctored the quote but that it not how it was originally said, so the quote from OK magazine might be correct. No one knows how long Angelina breast fed Shiloh and we don’t know if the OK interview was fake or not because we did not interview her. Also if it were incorrect I think we might have heard from Angelina denouncing the quote.
February 28th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I know this is an old post and I never bothered to respond when it was first posted but it has always bothered me that the Angelina quote about her losing weight was misquoted or tampered with. I am not saying it was the CBB crew, it could have been from the source that you’ll got it from but here is what she said:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042903,00.html
She said I finished not “just” finished breastfeeding. No one knows how long she breastfed Shiloh. It could very well have been 3 months like the quote said. What I don’t like is the the initial “oh what a bad mother” and then the ” ok, she’s fine she did it for more than a year. It’s as if breast feeding for less than a year makes you an unfit mother.
I hope the staff at CBB does not think I am criticizing them or their site I love this site, but I think you guys need to check up on your sources. Remember your sources were the ones who verified that Shiloh was boy and we all know how that turned out. I hope this gets posted and that there are no hard feelings.