Buried at the bottom of a long article about the birth of Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt in the latest issue of Hello! Magazine is a story I’ve yet to hear about some of Brad and Angelina’s very tangible charity work. A hospital spokesperson told Hello! that Brad had hundreds of toys delivered for sick children at Lenval hospital on the French Riveria where Angelina gave birth. What’s more is that he visited the kids himself when he was there. This is the first I’ve heard of this story and it seems like the Jolie-Pitts didn’t make an announcement because it hasn’t hit the US press yet, not even People, which is reporting every detail of the birth, has this story.
The famously philanthropic couple, who have given millions to charity through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation, have also been characteristically generous with the hospital. Brad “ordered hundreds of toys for the sick children here and has visited the wards to speak to the younger patients,” said a clinic spokesperson.
The spokesperson added, “They have charmed everyone who works here. It has been delightful having them to stay and we shall all be very sorry to see them go.”
[From Hello! Magazine, print edition, July 28, 2008]
Of course they knew the news was going to get out but they didn’t go bragging about it, and Brad himself went and visited the kids there. He didn’t have to do that at all and he was probably touched by the young patients he met and wanted to do something nice for them.
Bauer-Griffin has new faraway photos of Brad and Angelina and some of the kids playing in the background. It looks like Brad’s mom is there along with his brother and what could be his brother’s son. The comments are pretty negative about the photos and encourage the paparazzi to let the Jolie-Pitts have their peace after the birth of their fifth and sixth child. They also report that Brad and Angelina are planning a cruise in Greece on Paul Allen’s yacht and that they were supposed to be leaving yesterday.
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