Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie Tops Jennifer Aniston as Top-Earning Actress

Originally posted 07/01/2009 08:00PM

Angelina Jolie made $2 million more than Jennifer Aniston as the highest paid actress in Hollywood, according to Forbes.

Jolie earned $27 million from June 2008 to June 2009, lists Forbes, which polled industry insiders. The bulk of Jolie's earnings came from last year's action-flick Wanted, according to Forbes. Aniston earned $25 million, placing her second.

Meryl Streep, who won an Oscar for her performance in Doubt, placed third for earning $24 million, followed by Sarah Jessica Parker with $23 million and Cameron Diaz, who took home $20 million.

Good Deeds

Angelina Jolie Celebrates World Refugee Day

Originally posted 06/18/2009 02:40PM

Standing ovations underscored an emotional ceremony Thursday marking World Refugee Day – with some of them led by Angelina Jolie. The star, along with the rest of the audience, was visibly moved as they heard firsthand stories from refugees who have been relocated to the United States. They were also able to cheer, via Internet camera, along with students from a school in a Chad refugee camp.

Due to unexpected circumstances, some expected guests were not able to make the Washington, D.C., event. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had broken her elbow in an accident, while scheduled host Anderson Cooper suffered flight problems, leaving Ann Curry to fill in.

Jolie, obviously choked up with emotion, said of the refugees, "Most of all they are survivors ... They are the most impressive people I have ever met."

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Couples

Brad & Angelina: What About Those Rumors?

Originally posted 06/10/2009 03:10PM

After months of breathless tabloid reports about Brad Pitt's get-together with ex Jennifer Aniston, how he and Angelina Jolie have separate bedrooms – and how the pair fought constantly during the Cannes Film Festival – what is going on with Hollywood's golden couple?

PEOPLE not only reveals the answers in its latest cover story, on sale Friday, but also finds out what fanned the gossip in the first place.

While the pair have rarely been snapped out together in recent months, there have been sightings. On June 5, PEOPLE reports, Pitt showed up on the Long Island set of Angelina's thriller Salt for a belated celebration of Angelina's 34th birthday one day before. Brad "took one of the little birthday cakes and smushed it into her face," says an eyewitness. "It was really funny."

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Couples

Brad and Angelina Split Rumors 'Not True'

Originally posted 06/03/2009 07:50PM

Don't worry about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Hollywood's hottest couple is not splitting up, their rep tells PEOPLE.

Rumors of a breakup are "not true," says the rep.

Reports surfaced Wednesday that Pitt and Jolie, who are parents to six children, were planning to make a split "official." The reports stemmed from a story in the National Enquirer.

Just last month, the couple made a glamorous appearance together on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival where Pitt's new film, Inglourious Basterds, premiered. Jolie has also been filming her upcoming movie, Salt.

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Movie News

Brad Pitt Keeps Fresh with Baby Wipes, Reveals Costar

Originally posted 06/02/2009 11:00AM

While filming Quentin Tarantino's movie about World War II, Inglourious Basterds, superdad Brad Pitt offered up some unconventional hygiene tips for his sometimes smelly costars.

"He shared that when you're sweating and don't have time to take a shower, you just take a baby wipe and rub it under your armpits," Pitt's costar and pal Eli Roth told PEOPLE at Saturday's Spike TV Guys Choice 2009 in Los Angeles, set to air on the cable network June 21 at 10 p.m.

"After a scene, Brad had to get next to me for a close-up shot, and he said, 'Damn, you're ripe,' " recalls Roth, 37. "I said, 'I didn’t have time to shower.' He said, 'Baby wipes, man, baby wipes.' "

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