The Brangelina Covers: Are We Buying Into Hype Or Reading The Truth?
Posted on Wed Jan 27th, 2010 10:10am PDT By X17 Staff
With the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie split rumors popping up more aggressively than ever before, if you're a tabloid glossy, this is definitely the week to put Brangelina on the cover. But just how much truth is there to these stories? Are the mags simply printing what we want to read, or is there actual proof to back up the claims of Angie's sordid extramarital affairs and Jen taking Brad back? Or some combination of both?
Star reports that Brad reached out to Jennifer Aniston before the two met up at the Hope for Haiti Now benefit last Friday. "He knew she would console him, like she always did when they were together," a source tells the mag.
"[Jen's] never had a relationship live up to what they had, and now that things with Angie are finally ending, she’ll take him back," says to a friend. The day after the telethon, Jen reportedly called Brad up and admitted the spark was still there, and according to the source, he felt it too. “The moment he and Angie make it official that they’ve called it quits, she’s ready to try again.â€Â
First of all, we don't even KNOW for sure that Brad and Angie are splitting up - neither one of their reps have commented on it, and just because Brad was in the same building as his ex-wife doesn't mean that he's going to run back into her arms. While it seems like terminally single Jen would love to have her man back, doesn't it seem a bit premature to put them on the cover together? Then again, the Team Aniston army wants to see this...
So what other rumors are circulating this week? In addition to the Braniston reunion reports, In Touch Weekly claims that Brad has already introduced Jen to Zahara and Shiloh!
Back in March, Brad allegedly went to great lengths to arrange a secret meeting in NYC for Jen, himself, and his two daughters. According to an insider, Brad met Jen in Central Park, and while Zahara was sleeping in the car, Jen spent time with Shiloh and Brad. One of Jen's pals tells the mag that she was "moved to tears" after seeing Brad and Angie's little girl. “She said that all that had happened in their past seemed to melt away that day,†says the friend.
Us Weekly claims Angie pissed about how Brad cooks the eggs! The mag's reporting a source tells them Angelina's "exhausted and has been overwhelmed with the kids" and that "she'll yell at him when he makes the eggs too runny or burns something." Who thinks Brad's really doing the cooking anyway!
But seriously, who the heck's telling Us Weekly this stuff? Does Angelina have an assistant gone awry? Maybe one of their nannies needed some extra cash and decided to talk?
Furthermore, the mag's report says Brad calls Angelina a bitch behind her back. Now that, I believe!
OK! reports that it was George Clooney who helped initiate the reunion, as he was the one who got the former spouses to volunteer for the Hope For Haiti Now telethon. According to the mag, George knew they were bound to bump into each other, and with Angelina in NYC for a photo shoot, it seemed like the perfect place for them to reconnect.
Everyone loves a good story, but at this point doesn't it seem like the need to sell magazines trumps telling the truth? Even the more mainstream publications have moved into tabloid territory, publishing what they believe is their readers' fantasy - that Brad and Jen will get back together. What do you believe? And what percentage of it is factual?
What do YOU think will happen? Is a Braniston reunion in the cards?
Star reports that Brad reached out to Jennifer Aniston before the two met up at the Hope for Haiti Now benefit last Friday. "He knew she would console him, like she always did when they were together," a source tells the mag.
"[Jen's] never had a relationship live up to what they had, and now that things with Angie are finally ending, she’ll take him back," says to a friend. The day after the telethon, Jen reportedly called Brad up and admitted the spark was still there, and according to the source, he felt it too. “The moment he and Angie make it official that they’ve called it quits, she’s ready to try again.â€Â
First of all, we don't even KNOW for sure that Brad and Angie are splitting up - neither one of their reps have commented on it, and just because Brad was in the same building as his ex-wife doesn't mean that he's going to run back into her arms. While it seems like terminally single Jen would love to have her man back, doesn't it seem a bit premature to put them on the cover together? Then again, the Team Aniston army wants to see this...
So what other rumors are circulating this week? In addition to the Braniston reunion reports, In Touch Weekly claims that Brad has already introduced Jen to Zahara and Shiloh!
Back in March, Brad allegedly went to great lengths to arrange a secret meeting in NYC for Jen, himself, and his two daughters. According to an insider, Brad met Jen in Central Park, and while Zahara was sleeping in the car, Jen spent time with Shiloh and Brad. One of Jen's pals tells the mag that she was "moved to tears" after seeing Brad and Angie's little girl. “She said that all that had happened in their past seemed to melt away that day,†says the friend.
Us Weekly claims Angie pissed about how Brad cooks the eggs! The mag's reporting a source tells them Angelina's "exhausted and has been overwhelmed with the kids" and that "she'll yell at him when he makes the eggs too runny or burns something." Who thinks Brad's really doing the cooking anyway!
But seriously, who the heck's telling Us Weekly this stuff? Does Angelina have an assistant gone awry? Maybe one of their nannies needed some extra cash and decided to talk?
Furthermore, the mag's report says Brad calls Angelina a bitch behind her back. Now that, I believe!
OK! reports that it was George Clooney who helped initiate the reunion, as he was the one who got the former spouses to volunteer for the Hope For Haiti Now telethon. According to the mag, George knew they were bound to bump into each other, and with Angelina in NYC for a photo shoot, it seemed like the perfect place for them to reconnect.
Everyone loves a good story, but at this point doesn't it seem like the need to sell magazines trumps telling the truth? Even the more mainstream publications have moved into tabloid territory, publishing what they believe is their readers' fantasy - that Brad and Jen will get back together. What do you believe? And what percentage of it is factual?