Celebrity Gossip
March 20th, 2007 FIRST LOOK: Angelina Jolie & Pax Thien Jolie on the cover of HELLO!

As just reported, here is the exclusive Hello! magazine cover of new mom Angelina Jolie and Pax Thien Jolie. This issue will provide an “intimate glimpse of Angelina as she arrived in Vietnam to pick up her new adopted son Pax Thien last week.”

Here are some highlights from Angelina’s intimate interview with Hello!:

    On her son’s kindness: “He is a very serious, very sweet little boy.”
    On Pax coping with his new life “You can imagine what courage it takes to be in all new surroundings with new people and a new language. He is very strong.”

And according to a Hello! press release, there will be “breathtaking spread features [of] young Pax playing and napping with his new siblings.” We can look forward to a great photo spread of Angelina, Pax, Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh!

March 19th, 2007 Angelina Jolie Carries Son Pax

Angelina Jolie carries her newly adopted son Pax Thien Jolie, 3, as she rushes to a VIP room at the Tan Son Nhat airport on Morning morning in Ho Chi Minh city, southern Vietnam.

Angelina and Pax were escorted under a big umbrella held by her personal security officer Mickey Brett.

The Oscar-winning actress and her children — Maddoxand Pax (and presumably Zahara and Shiloh) — are traveling to Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, to complete the procedures necessary to take Pax to his new home in the United States.

Angelina is expected to meet with U.S. Embassy officials Tuesday to apply for a visa for 3-year-old Pax. Once the visa is issued, she can take him to L.A. She is expected to leave Hanoi on Wednesday.

How cute does Pax look wearing his hat backwards? What a punk. I love it!!

Is that Angelina’s assistant Holly Goline in the bottom-left?

March 16th, 2007 Pax Thien Jolie’s Adoption Papers

Here are the adoptions papers that Angelina Jolie filed with authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in order to gain custody of 3-year-old son Pax Thien Jolie. The adoption agency Angelina used also issued this statement following the adoption of Pax.

Bui Thi Bich Tuyen, a nurse from Tam Binh Orphanage where Angelina adopted Pax said staff there didn’t realize she and Brad Pitt were celebrities when they first visited last year during ThanksgivingAngelina shared crayons and drew pictures with the kids.

Said Tuyen, “They looked very much like ordinary people. We thought that they were just an ordinary couple that wanted to play with the kids and give them presents. They brought lots of toys. We could already see that she had a heart for children.”

March 16th, 2007 Pax Thien Jolie’s Birthday

Pax Thien Jolie’s birthday is 11/29/03.

According to Pax Thien Jolie ’s actual passport issued by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pax was born Pham Quang Sang on November 29, 2003. Therefore, Pax is nearly 3 years and 4 months old. Mark your calendars now!

March 16th, 2007 Angelina Jolie’s Thank You Note for Vietnam Orphanage

Angelina left a thank-you note for Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, thanking them for taking such wonderful care of 3-year-old son Pax Thien Jolie. Angelina’s thank-you note reads:

“Thank you for taking such wonderful care of my son. He has been with you for years. I’m sure he will miss your beautiful caring staff as much as you will miss him. — Angelina Jolie

March 16th, 2007 Angelina: I’ll Be a Stay-at-Home Mom

Angelina Jolie talked with Ho Chi Ming City’s Law newspaper:

“I will stay at home to help Pax adjust to his new life. I have four children and caring for them is the most important thing for me at the moment. I am very proud and happy to be their mother. Photographs and press coverage will make him upset. I’m very worried about that. I would like to say I’m sorry for bringing this into Pax’s life. Everyone would agree that children need to have a family. I have the ability to help children fulfill that desire. Why should I say no?”

March 15th, 2007 Angelina Jolie Picks Up Pax

Angelina Jolie, dressed in a black skirt and shirt, picks up 3-year-old son Pax Thien Jolie on Thursday at the Tam Binh orphanage outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was protected by a host of security offiers, including her own personal security guard, Mickey Brett.