|
Click Here to Login |
Register | Premium Upgrade | Blogs | Gallery | Arcade | FAQ | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read | Log in |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Birmingham, UK
Posts: 5,512
Local Time: 11:25 AM
|
Angelina Jolie adopts Ethiopian AIDS orphan
I find this pretty awesome. Maybe it's just me
__________________![]() from yahoo.com: Angelina Jolie adopts Ethiopian AIDS orphan LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Angelina Jolie is adopting a newborn Ethiopian girl orphaned by AIDS, People magazine reported on Tuesday. Jolie, who has toured the world as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' High Commissioner on Refugees, said the baby would be named Zahara Marley Jolie but would not reveal the child's age, height or weight, People said. The magazine had no further information on the baby's health but said she had been left an orphan by AIDS. Jolie, 30, told People that she and her son Maddox, 3, who she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage, were "very happy to have a new addition to our family." Arrangements for the adoption were expected to be completed Wednesday. "Angie's over the moon," a source close to the actress told People. "It's a dream come true. She's always wanted to extend her family." Jolie has been romantically linked with Brad Pitt, her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star, but the source denied they were planning a family. "Angelina's adopting as a single mother and she wants that emphasized," the source told People. The twice-divorced Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. After a trip to Ethiopia earlier this year, Jolie said of Maddox: "My son is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister." |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Paper Gods
Forum Administrator Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: a vampire in the limousine
Posts: 60,683
Local Time: 05:25 AM
|
say what you will about her past and present romantic relationships, but her charity work is more than commendable and this is pretty awesome of her to do.
__________________
__________________
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Blue Crack Addict
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: In a dimension known as the Twilight Zone...do de doo doo, do de doo doo...
Posts: 20,640
Local Time: 05:25 AM
|
That's cool
![]() ![]() Angela |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
FOB Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Freaked out in a Moonage Daydream, oh yeah!
Posts: 8,864
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
That's terrific. There's a lot to admire about this woman.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Jesus Online
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: a glass castle
Posts: 30,163
Local Time: 10:25 PM
|
Couldn't agree more Khan. Her relationships are not even worth our contemplation. But this is a great example of how strong and compassionate she must be.
__________________
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
New Yorker
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 2,948
Local Time: 04:25 AM
|
That's great!
Haha, there was some gossip blurb that she was pregnant by Brad Pitt and seen buying baby clothes. I wondered if she wasn't up to a good cause. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Blue Crack Addict
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 27,764
Local Time: 06:25 AM
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Band-aid Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Back in Buenos Aires
Posts: 4,281
Local Time: 06:25 AM
|
Impressive.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
The Fly
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Assuming the position
Posts: 259
Local Time: 11:25 AM
|
She did it to impress Brad.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
FOB Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: I'm never alone (I'm alone all the time)
Posts: 9,860
Local Time: 06:25 AM
|
good for her
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
ALL ACCESS Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: under the table and dreaming...
Posts: 7,233
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
She just gets more and more amazing as time goes on.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
Blue Crack Addict
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: At the altar of the dark star
Posts: 19,374
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
She doesn't need to impress anyone. That is really awesome that she adopted again though.
|
![]() |
![]() |
#13 | |
Blue Crack Addict
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house
Posts: 19,563
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
Quote:
![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Blue Crack Addict
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: basking in my post-concert glow still mesmerized by the orbit of his hips..Also Holding Bono Close as he requested.
Posts: 25,776
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
I think this is awesome.
![]() I have a lot of respect for her. I saw her a few months ago on C-SPAN talking to a panel in DC about her involvement with the UN. She has a big heart. another article from MSN: [q] Angelina Jolie Adopting Ethiopian Girl Jul 6, 7:28 AM EST Photo gallery: Angelina Jolie The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Angelina Jolie, who has been romantically linked with her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star Brad Pitt, is adopting an orphaned Ethiopian baby girl. Jolie visited the Horn of Africa nation last week to file her adoption request, accompanied by Pitt and her 3-year-old son, Maddox, whom she adopted in Cambodia, an official said Wednesday. "The paperwork has gone through. Miss Angelina's request was accepted last week," Hadosh Halefom, head of the country's state-run adoption agency, told The Associated Press. The child "is less than a year old," Hadosh said, refusing to elaborate. The actress filed her request through a private adoption agency. "If people's paperwork is in order, it can take only two days to finalize everything," Hadosh said. In a posting on People magazine's Web site, Jolie is quoted as saying the child's name is Zahara Marley Jolie and that she and Maddox are "very happy to have a new addition to our family." The twice-divorced Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. For months, rumors have been circulating about the extent of her off-screen relationship with Pitt. Photos published in the July 11 issue of People show Jolie standing near her Buckinghamshire, England, estate while Pitt rides a dirt bike with Maddox. Other photos show Pitt, Jolie and Maddox at Luton Airport outside London. Pitt and his wife, Jennifer Aniston, announced their separation in January, and Aniston filed for divorce in March, citing irreconcilable differences. Pitt, 41, has denied Jolie, 30, is the reason for the split and Jolie has said she's never had sex with Pitt. Hadosh said Jolie had met the 10 conditions for adopting a child from Ethiopia. "The two most important are economic capabilities and check with the police," Hadosh said. "Although she is a film star, she still has to meet the same requirements as everybody else." Ethiopia, a country of 70 million, has more than 5 million orphans, their parents lost to famine, disease, war and AIDS — a catastrophe the government has said is "tearing apart the social fabric" of the east African nation. Caring for the orphans costs $115 million a month in a country whose annual health budget is only $140 million. Because of that, Ethiopia has gone out of its way to make adoption easier. In 2003, a record 1,400 children were adopted from abroad, more than double the number in the previous year. The number of private adoption agencies in Addis Ababa, the capital, has doubled in the past year to 30. Ethiopia has strict laws to thwart dubious adoption agents and to ensure that the orphan really exists, that the paperwork is not fraudulent and that no AIDS-infected children are being passed off as healthy. Agencies charge fees of around $20,000 per child, a relatively inexpensive fee compared to many other countries.[/q] |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
The Fly
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 139
Local Time: 12:25 PM
|
very cool.
If more people did this... |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 | |
Halloweenhead
Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Cherry Lane
Posts: 40,819
Local Time: 07:25 AM
|
![]() Quote:
![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Black and White Town
Posts: 3,962
Local Time: 06:25 AM
|
That's really cool of her. God bless the little family.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
War Child
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: My life sucks
Posts: 933
Local Time: 11:25 AM
|
I admire her compassion and her ability to break up marriages.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
FOB Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posts: 8,657
Local Time: 08:25 AM
|
Congrats to the new mum and big brother. I wish them all the best.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
Rock n' Roll Doggie
FOB Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: LOST
Posts: 8,295
Local Time: 06:25 AM
|
I think she is a wonderful person..with a big heart ....I congrats to her for giving that unfortunate baby a home and a big brother!! We do not know what is REALLY going on in her personal life, only what the tabloids speculate and they mainly focus on the negitive so I take in everything they dish out
__________________![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|