New Orleans Wants Brad Pitt For Mayor

Some New Orleans residents are hoping that the power of suggestion will put Brad Pitt on the mayoral ballot for the April, 2010 election. Pitt, who has a home in New Orleans, has no desire to be mayor and probably doesn’t even know he has the support of NoLa residents behind him, but a small number of guys are determined to see him run for office.

It started when Tulane professor Thomas Bayer planted a seed on the Internet mentioning 13 reasons why Brad Pitt should be the city’s next mayor — granted they’re all pretty superficial and tongue-in-cheek (one reason on the list is “Angelina Jolie would be First Lady of New Orleans”). Then came the “Brad Pitt for Mayor” T-shirts that local business owner Josh Harvey had printed up. So many media outlets picked up the story of these supportive residents (more than 1,000,000 search results are returned on Google when “13 Reasons Brad Pitt Should Be Mayor”) that they actually think they can get Brad to consider it. Pitt first set up camp in New Orleans while filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and donated money to rebuild housing in the 9th Ward of the city after Hurricane Katrina.

Though Pitt seems pretty busy jet-setting to settle down in NoLa for too long, it’s not crazy to consider him in office - if someone as divisive as Al Franken can win a senate seat, think of the votes someone as beloved as Brad could get. [Source: NoLa; Photo: Getty Images]

She’s been compared to Angelina Jolie for a while now, and even Megan Fox admits she “gets” the comparisons. “[It] comes from the fact that people think I have an ‘I don’t give a f***’ attitude because I have tattoos and dark hair. I appreciate it - who wouldn’t?” she tells Metro.

But Megan has now apparently incurred the wrath of Angie herself by reportedly nabbing the role of a young Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider prequel. “Angie was intent on reprising her role. She feels it’s something she helped define and feels robbed that it looks likely to be handed to someone who she considers less capable than her,” reports the Sun.

While we’re taking that “reaction” with a big pinch of salt, we think Megan would make a kick-ass Lara. If only so we can look forward to hearing her British accent. Oh dear. [Photos: Getty Images, FilmMagic]

Some celebrities roll out of bed looking flawless. We’re looking at you, Jessica Alba and Beyonce. Other Hollywood glamazons, like Heidi Montag and  Katherine Heigl, need the aid of some concealer, mascara, and lipstick to push them to camera-ready status. And for those stars who aren’t naturally radiant, the paparazzi show no mercy. They’ll relentlessly snap photos of celebs exiting a gym, finishing a triathlon, or disembarking from a transcontinental flight. These unflattering shots end up all over the gossip rags, making us commoners feel better about the bags under our eyes and less-than-perfect skin. Take a gander at Hollywood’s hottest ladies in the buff. Cosmetically speaking.

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When she’s not looking gorgeous or raising her six children, Angelina Jolie is doing - what else - writing brilliant op ed pieces in Time about Omar al Bashir.

Angelina calls the killings in Darfur the “worst crimes in the world” in her article detailing the case against Sudanese President Omar al Bashir who has been indicted on seven counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity.

Check it out here! [Photo: Getty]

In 1998, Angelina Jolie won her second Golden Globe in two years for the TV movie Gia. In 2008, Russell Brand made his U.S. breakthrough in the hit comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Both actors were born on June 4th. Which one is older?

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Don’t worry. Let’s take a deep breath. Count to three. Exhale. She’s fine. She only bumped her head and suffered a small cut between the eyes while filming Salt on Long Island, NY. In fact, a Sony spokesperson has reassured us that she’s already back on the set after a precautionary trip to the hospital. But what if it had been worse? What if a blank had misfired and popped Angelina Jolie’s multi-million dollar lips?

After watching all of those action flicks (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Tomb Raider, Wanted), we were starting to think of Angelina as invincible. We were wrong. She bleeds like the rest of us. Let’s not forget it. [Photo: Splash News Online]

Lost star Evangeline Lilly says if she could be any A-lister, it would be Brad Pitt’s babymama Angelina Jolie. But after saying she would like to emulate the humanitarian mother of six, Evangeline ends up giving her a backhanded compliment.

“No one knows that woman, she’s a complete ice queen, which is perfect,” Evangeline says. “Why should she be any more? She doesn’t owe us anything.”

Evangeline says Angelina’s life is grand, but just the charity part of it. “Sure, I’d love to be her, but just the humanitarian side,” she said.

What about Brad Pitt and those six cuties though??? [Source: Women's Health; Photo: Getty Images]

Sharon Stone must be sick of it. The entire world held its breath waiting for Angelina Jolie (and Brad Pitt, of course) to grace the red carpet of the premiere of Inglorious Basterds — and when she finally arrived she blew minds with her otherwordly beauty and thigh-revealing Versace dress. Keep in mind, Sharon Stone was the Angelina Jolie of the ’80s and early ’90s. But what is she now? Chopped liver?

Apparently not. Sharon has been going leg-to-leg with Angelina at Cannes. Yesterday, she attended the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit in a black dress that revealed every bit as much thigh. And she showed even more leg than Angelina at the Basterds premiere (yeah, Sharon was there too!), wearing a dress that looked like a mini-skirt with a train pinned on its tail.

While it would be difficult for anyone to match the allure of Angelina right now, we have to admit that Sharon Stone is ushering in a whole new level of sexy for the over 50 set. [Photo: Getty Images]

If we ever thought celebs don’t read the magazines and blogs that write about them, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s PDA-fest at the Cannes Film Festival would prove otherwise. All over each other at the premiere and afterparty for Inglourious Basterds, they were definitely on a mission to disprove the rumors that have them at each others throats and on the verge of a split. Brad also did his bit by pouring his heart out to a journalist, and even suggesting they may have more kids.

“I am in love and I have the most beautiful family — what else can a guy want? I am the happiest man ever. My daughter from Africa is beautiful. We’re so lucky to have her and to have children from around the world.They’re all fantastic and we would love another. Who knows, maybe we’ll have one in London, I’d like that,” he told a journo from the Mirror

OK, we get it. You’re so still together. We were very bad to have ever suggested otherwise. Now we will go and sit in the corner and think about what we’ve done. [Photo: Getty Images]

The World’s Most Beautiful Couple continued to rub how beautiful they are in our jealous faces at the premiere of Brad’s upcoming film, Inglourious Basterds. Not only did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look fabulous, they squashed any rumors that their love is on the rocks with plenty of PDA for the paps. Angelina rocked red lipstick with a nude draped dress, while Brad stuck to the classic tux with a pocket square for good measure. Angie’s dress bared lots of lean leg, though her current hair color is verging on too light for her skin tone. Brad looked suave-to-the-max, but could have used a little more pizzazz.

Which half of the power couple looked the hottest?

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