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In Pitt, she may have found the ideal partner. The product of a close-knit Springfield, Mo., clan, he has talked of wanting a family for years. Back when Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were newlyweds in 2001, he even joked of having "a little commune" of at least seven children.
That dream failed to materialize, so Pitt focused on his role as devoted uncle to the kids of siblings Doug and Julie. "He's their personal play gym. They climb all over him," Doug told the Springfield News-Leader last year. Added Julie: "He hates to have his hair brushed, but he lets those girls brush his hair and put makeup on him and nail polish on his fingernails and toenails. He is crazy mad about them." (Not surprisingly, Pitt's family responded enthusiastically to the adoption news. "We're thrilled, of course," says Doug, who said he was not surprised, "just happy for bro.")
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