There have been claims the actress, 33, was left exhausted by a new diet and she was also seen with a cut knee on the set in New York earlier in the making of the film.

Sources close to the production expressed concern that she "could injure herself due to the weight loss" and called into question her insistence on personally performing action scenes.

However she does not appear to have been discouraged and seemed happy to throw herself about on the top of the lorry - secured by safety wires - in the latest shoot on Interstate 787 in Albany, New York State.

In the film, she plays an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, called Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian 'sleeper' spy and caught up in an alleged plot to assassinate the US president.

The role was originally going to be played by Tom Cruise, but the part was re-written as a woman to enable Jolie to take the role.

The film, which is being made by Columbia Pictures, is due to be released next year.

Jolie's husband Brad Pitt, 45, and their children have moved from Los Angeles to New York so they can be together during the production.

Resource: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5226947/Angelina-Jolie-in-high-speed-stunt.html

Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham and Anne Hathaway have joined hands to design jewellery for a celebrity auction.

The auction features celebrity memorabilia that will benefit the Prince’s Trust and other charities.

Other celebrities like Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Gervais have also designed jewellery or added autographs to the collection, which will be displayed at auction house Bonhams in New Bond Street in London.

After the display, the items will return to New York before being auctioned at Bonhams and Butterfields in L.A on May 28.

Half of the proceeds of the auction, which is being organized by L.A. based charity auction campaign Stars For A Cause, will go to charities chosen by the participating celebrities, reports The Telegraph.

The other half will go to the Prince’s Trust, which helps young people develop confidence, motivation and skills to find work. Other jewellery items include designs from Charlize Theron, Goldie Hawn and Miley Cyrus, while Sir Ben Kingsley has designed a pair of cuff-links. (ANI)

resource:http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com/angelina-jolie-victoria-beckham-and-anne-hathaway-to-design-jewelry-for-charity-2009051015625

The Grammy Awards went off despite the bruised and battered face of Rihanna and the Academy Awards made it through the Angelina and Jennifer showdown. First the serious stuff, police claim Rihanna was attacked by boyfriend Chris Brown and now some celebrity weeklies are now asking, "Was She Pregnant?" Battling Rihanna for cover girl status is the always reliable Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie battle that resulted in a showdown at the Oscars.

The Enquirer and Star Take on the Rihanna pregnant story. Us Weekly Magazine along with OK! take a look at the behind the scenes action with Brad Pitt, his ex wife Jennifer and his current lover Angelina. At one point during the Oscars show, Jolie and Pitt watched as Aniston presented with actor Jack Black, who just happens to be the guy that accidentally told the world that Angelina was pregnant with twins while they were promoting Kung fu Panda.
"The most tension filled moment of the 81st Annual Oscars had nothing to do with Sean versus Mickey or the potential Slumdog Millionaire sweep. Instead, what got onlookers seated in the mezzanine level to lean forward in their seats — and veteran entertainment press from backstage — was the sight of Jennifer Aniston finally facing Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, four years after their marriage ended." Us Weekly Magazine

Star's cover has a photo of chris an Rihanna with the "Was she pregnant?" question screaming as a headline from the magazine. they have this teases online for the cover story, "Rihanna consulted an ob-gyn at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after confiding to close friends that she suspected she was pregnant with Chris' baby."

resource:http://www.nationalledger.com/ledgerpop/article_272625136.shtml



ASIAN PERSUASION: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, dining at Katsuya in Brentwood, CA, just days before their ultraglamorous Oscar appearance. Pitt sipped on beer, and the couple munched on crispy rice with spicy tuna.

HEALTH KICK: Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, eating lunch at West Hollywood eatery, Comme Ça, where the affectionate duo had soup-and-salad combos.

HOLLYWOOD HANGIN': Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel, hanging at the Dakota at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with some pals before heading next door to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's show.

TWILIGHT TASTING: Ashley Green, Kellan Lutz and their manager Adam Seid, stopping into Koi Las Vegas for some happy hour drinks and appetizers.

Which A-list muscle hunk was overheard gushing to his entourage about his upcoming wedding to his longtime love?

MARRIAGE MINGLING: Mark Wahlberg, talking with friends about his and Rhea Durham's upcoming nuptials while golfing in the Riviera Country Club’s Northern Trust Open Pro-Am in the Pacific Palisades, Calif.

CAFE SOCIETY: Jessica Biel, having lunch at Joey's Cafe in West Hollywood.

SWEET TOOTH: Audrina Patridge, dining with family members at Yellowtail Sushi Restaurant & Bar at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

A-LIST SPOTTING: Kate Winslet, dining at Blvd 16 in Westwood’s Hotel Palomar a day after Ben Affleck did the same.

DRAMA QUEEN: Selma Blair, at the Groundlings Theatre in L.A., checking out a performance by her beau Mikey Day.

BREAKFAST BUDS: Anderson Cooper, grabbing breakfast with a pal at celebcentric Toast in L.A.

TOURING COMPANY: Stand Up to Cancer ambassadors Ginnifer Goodwin, Luke Wilson and Greg Grunberg, cheering on racers during the Breakaway From Cancer portion of the Amgen's Tour of California in Pasadena, Calif.

FAMILY PHOTO OP: New Dancing With the Stars hottie Gilles Marini taking his son and godson to the Street Fighter IV launch party in L.A.

MULTITALENTED: Kate Bosworth, at the Andaz West Hollywood hotel's opening soiree, adding her own designs to the communal painting in the lobby.

BREAKFAST BOY: Brothers & Sisters cutie Dave Annable, eating the spinach scramble dish at Lulu’s Cafe in L.A.

source: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b101622_sightings_brads_beer_blast_with_angelina.html

Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight is happy that Kate Winslet has won the Best Actress Oscar.

Kate won the award for her portrayal of a Nazi guard in The Reader , beating Voight’s daughter Angelina Jolie.

“It’s wonderful. I voted for Angie and all the gals deserve to be winners... But Kate is a brilliant actress and she was brilliant in her performance,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

“Kate's a great person. She's got her feet on the ground... and it must have been very moving for the people of Britain too,” he added.

Apparently, Voight was not the only person who thought that Kate should win the award.

“It was Kate's night, as Angie had said actually - she said she thought it was gonna be Kate's night and it's wonderful to see,” he stated.

“Ange is a pro, she knows what's going on, she's been there before, she's gotten the award before. She's an experienced person and she knows that it can go any way. All of them have to be prepared... (even) Kate said she was practising to look dignified if she lost,” he added.

Resource: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/International_Stars/Jolies_father_glad_about_Kates_victory/articleshow/4187199.cms

Updated Sunday, April 26th 2009

Angelina Jolie, and her partner, Brad Pitt, are going to battle with a former bodyguard over a possible book he plans to write on working for the pair.

Burly bodyguard Mickey Brett has tangled with some tough customers, but none so tough as his former clients Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Once they entrusted their lives, and those of their children, to Brett. But now that they've learned he's been thinking about revealing their intimacies in a book, the star couple has come down on him with the fury of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."

Pitt and Jolie, who played married assassins in that movie, have recruited some of the most fearsome libel attorneys in the U.S. and the U.K. to

make sure Brett's lips stay zipped.

Recently we obtained a proposal for a memoir and a TV show, both offering Brett's first-person account of his years guarding the likes of Sandra Bullock,

Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sly Stallone and Richard Gere.

The main focus of the pitches, though, was Brangelina. Suffice it to say that Brett had fond memories of Jolie, whom he had been protecting since 2001, and less fond recollections of Pitt.

Seeking comment from them, we received a bracing phone call from Marty Singer, the couple's American litigator.

Singer alleged that Brett wasn't a reliable source. In fact, he was a "pathological liar." He said Brett's lies to U.S. Immigration officials here had led to his being barred from entering this country. Singer said that only recently did Pitt and Jolie discover that Brett, who'd claimed he was a British SAS commando, never even served in the military.

Singer noted that in 1993 Brett was questioned in the murder of British tycoon Donald Urquhart, though he was later released. In 2006, Brett was arrested for assaulting a restaurant owner in Namibia. The same year, in India, he was accused of choking a photographer and arrested for roughing up and making racial insults against some parents who were trying to pick

up their kids.

All told, Singer said, Brett had been convicted 11 times of various crimes.

Pitt and Jolie had repeatedly come to Brett's defense. But they apparently came to have doubts about his style of problem-solving.

As for his book and TV proposals, Singer said Brett was bound by a confidentiality agreement. According to Singer, Brett has now stated that he'd never signed off on the pitches and that many of the yarns attributed to him were fabricated by his ghost writer.

Brett's attorneys told us: "Our client disputes what has apparently been said by Mr. Singer, but is not in a position to comment further at this stage."

Brett's ghost writer, Robin McGibbon, insists that he did not embellish the bodyguard's stories.

"Mickey was definitely going to consider a book or TV deal if the offer was good enough," says McGibbon. But at this point, he said, "there's not going to be any book."

Resource: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/04/26/2009-04-26_angelina_jolie_brad_pitt_plan_attack_on_former_bodyguard_over_book.html

In the considerable wake of THE DARK KNIGHT, Batman casting was a big topic here last week; we received a couple hundred comments on what villains should and shouldn't be in the third Batman movie. If they can't make a Two-Face story stick, then I vote for Black Mask, a terrific, sinister bad guy who fits the current look and concept of Gotham City. He's not the biggest name in town, true, but then again, Ra's al Guhl? It didn't take long for the rumors to start flying about possible villains and possible casting choices. Here's one rumor that, much like Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, has that feeling of being too good to be true: Angelina Jolie as Catwoman.

For a number of reasons, I don't think we'll see Catwoman in a Christopher Nolan Batman movie and I don't buy that there's much to this rumor. To begin with, does Bruce Wayne need a love interest at this point? I mean, they had to make one up out of thin air for the first two movies; Rachel Dawes doesn't exist before these movies. And it's not like that storyline stole the show in either film. So I don't buy the love interest thing, particularly for the most isolated, poorly-adjusted Bruce Wayne in the movies. As a villain, Catwoman is OK. But It seems a fairly obvious choice, especially if the franchise will only be a trilogy. She's just not threatening enough to the rest of Gotham City as she is to Bruce Wayne. Plus, it's a lot heavier on the camp than anything we've seen in the new series of films. It just feels incongruent. Having said that, if you're going to get a Catwoman, you may as well see if Angelina Jolie is interested, and according to the rumor mill, into which IGN dipped its cup, she is. She's probably too big a name and too much of a tabloid attraction, given the fervor over TomKat with Batman Begins and the unending Heath Ledger stories this year. But physically, psychologically, and acting..ling...ly, Jolie is a natural fit: 5'8", looks amazing in a catsuit, seductive as hell, and she's the best female action movie star in the world. Plus, I'm a Julie Newmar guy when it comes to Catwoman, and Jolie could do that in her sleep. I wouldn't pick her because it's so obvious, but she could definitely take the character to places a Michelle Pfeiffer or a Halle Berry could not. Now last week, people were making all sorts of picks for the role, Angelina among them. But when I heard stuff like Alyssa Milano it kind of made me laugh, because she's less an actor and more a hockey groupie who's been on TV for years. If you're seriously thinking about Catwoman, and you examine the acting chops of the four villains to the point (and while you're at it, the monumental accomplishments of Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman), there aren't too many women who could fill that role as instinctively or as dangerously as Angelina Jolie. So, leaving out the Milanos and Cuthberts of the world for the sake of discussion, who's a better pick for Catwoman than Angelina Jolie?

source:http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2008/7/30/angelina-jolie-as-catwoman.html