Brangelina

I know we're supposed to be all anti-Angelina Jolie these days because she's kind of an aloof bitch, according to the tabloids. And she and Brad may not have actually consummated the affair while he was married to what'shername, but they were probably a little too close for colleagues. Whatever. I don't care. I love that girl. I think she and Brad Pitt are the most gorgeous couple and I love their blended, multi-cultural family.

Look, the girl came a long way. She was a wild child who married inappropriate men and did inappropriate things in public (and probably way more inappropriate things in private). She was kind of a psycho and people overlooked her talent because she was so weird. But give her credit where credit's due: girl got her shit together. For a long time, she was a devoted single mom (you never saw that kid with a nanny). She became a pretty devoted philanthropist. And as she's getting older, she's getting prettier. She's got gorgeous hair, a beautiful smile, and amazing bone structure. She pulled her shit together, people! Give her a break!

Is the reason why everyone hates her because she's gorgeous? Because she's generous? Because she's got one of the hottest men in the world dancing to her tune? Whatever. She gives away a third of her income (reportedly), she adopts children a lot of people might overlook, and she donates something way more important than money - she gives her time. She's not just talking about things she wants to change; she's attempting to change them.

I always thought Brad Pitt and whatshername were a mismatch. No matter what she's been doing now (and my God, although I love Clive Owen, Derailed was horrible), she's always going to be that girl from Friends. She's never going to have a career like Katharine Hepburn or Julia Roberts or even Angelina Jolie. She's going to be like Meg Ryan - a solid career in romantic comedies, a few pitiful stabs at drama that leave you shaking your head (exception: Proof of Life, I liked that movie), and then once she reaches a certain age, she'll fade out into the background and get some bad collagen injections. He, on the other hand, has made some pretty crap movies (Troy?), but he's also made some decent ones. He's got an Oscar nom somewhere (not that that means much these days). He's made some great movies these past few years (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Spy Game) (although, for the love of God, stop with the Ocean's movies. Eleven was great, Twelve was okay, but enough with the damn sequels.). He was a MEGA STAR who just wanted a wife and babies. He seems like a regular guy. Whatshername, on the other hand, never seemed like she wanted anything but a big career. (In case you can't tell, I'm not a Jennifer Aniston fan. She seems fake and she's always annoyed me. I wasn't a big Friends person and the only movie of hers that I've every really, truly enjoyed and sat through more than once was Office Space). I can't blame him like the rest of America for falling in love with someone whose goals and ideas and, dare I say, values, were more like his.

People make mistakes. Maybe he cheated on his wife with her. Maybe they waited until he finally left her. Maybe they're a little overexposed. I don't care. I love them. I think they are incredibly interesting.