Brad Pitt ‘turns down $5m public appearance offer to spend time with kids’

November 19th, 2009 more images more imagesLONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt reportedly turned down $5 million for a public appearance to spend time with his children. The actor was due to attend the Grand Prix Ball at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates Oct 31, but failed to show up and it was later revealed he had joined partner Angelina Jolie and their six children on trick-or-treating for Halloween in Los Angeles, reports contactmusic.com.

November 18th, 2009 more images more images LONDON - Hollywood actor Brad Pitt says he will never be able to direct a movie because of his obsessive attention to details. "To be a director you have to be a real perfectionist.

November 13th, 2009 more images more images WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt has enrolled himself in wine-making classes, it has emerged. Along with their six kids, Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie have taken up residence in the sprawling Chateau Miraval estate in the south of France, reports Contactmusic.

September 13th, 2009 "We don't really know... but it doesn't really matter; those are Michael's kids, he raised those kids.

August 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt will voice the character of a superhero in a new animated movie Oobermind. "It's something [my kids] will enjoy and think dad is cool," Us magazine quoted him as telling Ann Curry On Tuesday's Today show.

August 18th, 2009 Hollywood actor BRAD PITT quit smoking pot once he became a father - because he wanted to be able to take care of his kids. The star became dad to Angelina Jolie's adopted son Maddox, seven, after they started dating, and the couple went on to take in two more children and have three biological kids of their own.

August 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt has revealed that he used to smoke pot, but kicked the habit when he became a father. During an interview with HBO's Bill Maher in which the host congratulated Pitt on his 'stoner role' in the 1993 film, 'True Romance,' Pitt admitted that he used to smoke pot.

August 6th, 2009 LONDON - Brad Pitt has revealed that he used to smoke cannabis when he was younger. The 45-year-old also admitted that as a child he feared becoming a "doughnut", and said he quit drugs as they made him "sheltered" from the world, reports The Sun.

August 3rd, 2009 LONDON - After devoting over two decades to his acting career, Hollywood star Brad Pitt says he wants to retire soon. Pitt feels he has "had his time" with acting and thinks he should leave the industry for the younger generation of actors, reports contactmusic.com.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie are considering to buy one of the most expensive properties in New York. "I heard they're ready to spend as much as $25 million," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The co-stars of Brad Pitt's new movie 'Inglourious Basterds' were disappointed as they didn't get to meet his kids. Samm Levine has revealed that the cast and crew of the movie really wanted Pitt to get all his kids to work, but he only introduced them to eldest son Maddox, report the China Daily.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brad Pitt told his 'Inglourious Basterds' co-star Eli Roth that he doesn't have time to take a shower. While shooting for the film, Pitt told Roth that he is so busy with six kids that he hardly gets time to take a bath, and often resorts to baby wipes.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie prefers to spend her time at home with her actor-husband Brad Pitt and six children rather than being hounded by paparazzi whenever she steps out. The Changeling star dreams of living in an "insulated world", contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie prefers to stay away from limelight and protect her family's privacy. The 'Changeling' actress hates the attention she attracts when she appears in public, so prefers to spend time at home.

May 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Jennifer Aniston's pals are begging her to cut ex-husband Brad Pitt out of her life so that she can find love again, according to reports. The 'Friends' star's friends are worried that if she doesn't distance herself from Pitt, she'll never get over him, reports Contactmusic.