Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, in their first public appearance since daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt was born May 27 in Namibia, said on Wednesday that they have no immediate plans to wed. "There is nothing in the air.
The focus is the kids, and we are obviously extremely committed to the children and as parents together," Jolie said at a news conference for local journalists at a hotel in the coastal town of Swakopmund. "So that kind of says it for us, and to have a ceremony on top of it is nothing."
Pitt kicked off the press conference by thanking the Namibian government for giving Shiloh a Namibian passport. "We are grateful to receive it," he said, adding that he was sure "Shiloh will also be grateful one day.
Jolie said that she and Pitt had wanted to find a place where they could spend some special time with their kids, Maddox, 4, and Zahara, 1. "We both had traveled to Africa and loved this part of the world." The couple said they'd come to Namibia specifically for the birth of their child.
"People were shocked that we chose to come here, and they thought we were putting our child's life in danger," said Jolie. "But we did our homework about Namibia.
We want to tell the world how magnificent this country and the people are." Added Pitt, "We had top-notch medical care. We could not have received better medical care even in America."
The couple, who celebrated Shiloh's birth by donating $315,000 to state hospitals and a local school and community center, said they planned to give even more, and are working with Namibia's first lady, Penexupifo Pohamba, to decide whom future donations will benefit. Candidates include widows and San tribesmen (once called Bushmen).
Maddox, they said, had befriended some San children when the family traveled to Namibia's eastern border. He was very fond of his new friends, they said, even though they couldn't understand each other.
"Your country is so diverse and so special," said Pitt. "Namibia is Africa's best kept secret – that is, until we came here!" Pitt said the family planned to leave in a few days so that he could begin filming Ocean's Thirteen.But Jolie promised that Namibia hadn't seen the last of them.
"Thank you so much for this time we could spend in your country, and sorry for the chaos," she said. "We really enjoyed it, and we will be back. We are so proud that our daughter was born here."
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Charlie Must Keep Away from Denise
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards have extended the restraining order that requires Sheen to stay away from Richards and their two daughters, the Associated Press reports.
Neither actor was present in the Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday when their lawyers agreed to extend the order, which Richards won in April, through June 28.
Sheen, 40, must stay at least 300 yards from Richards, 35, and their daughters Sam, 2, and Lola, 1, except for supervised visits with the children.
On April 21, Richards filed paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court that claimed Sheen had threatened to kill her.
In the 17-page filing, Richards also detailed Sheen's alleged abuse of prescription medication, violent mood swings, compulsive gambling and use of pornography.
In a statement issued by her rep that day, Richards said, "I am disappointed that the situation has deteriorated to the point that it has become necessary to seek the assistance of the court.
However, my primary concern is and always has been the welfare of the children and this action today was taken to ensure their safety as well as mine."
In a statement of his own, Sheen called the allegations "a most obvious immature and transparent smear campaign designed to hurt, embarrass and ultimately extort me."
Richards originally filed for divorce in March 2005, when she was six months pregnant with Lola. The pair appeared to briefly reconcile after Lola's birth in June, but on Jan. 4, they requested that their divorce proceed with a private arbitrator.
Last month they agreed to a temporary child-custody arrangement, with Sheen allowed weekly supervised visits with Sam and Lola, and appeared to be trying to settle their divorce amicably. "(We) hope to resolve this matter outside of the public forum and will both continue to make every effort in this regard," they said in a joint statement.
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Loretta Lynn Breaks Shoulder
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn broke her shoulder in a fall at her Hurricane Mills, Tenn., home on Sunday, her rep said Wednesday.
Lynn, 71, is scheduled to have shoulder replacement surgery Thursday at a Nashville hospital and then head home to recuperate, the Associated Press reports. The injury forced to Lynn to cancel nine summer concerts in June and July, all of which will be rescheduled, according to the singer's Web site.
Lynn emerged on the country-music scene in 1961 with her first single, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl." She had a string of hits through the years, including "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)," "Fist City" and the autobiographical single, "Coal Miner's Daughter" (also the title of her best-selling autobiography and Oscar-winning biopic starring Sissy Spacek).
Lynn recently released the album Van Lear Rose, produced by the White Stripes' Jack White. Last year, she was forced to cancel a pair of concerts in Oklahoma and Texas due to a back injury.
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