A few weeks ago, Us Weekly had an exclusive story claiming that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt “wanted” to adopt a child from Syrian. My mind went to the thousands of Syrian refugees being taken in by Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey. Many of those refugees are children, and many of those children are orphans. But! As I said at the time, it’s not like Angelina and Brad can just stop by a refugee camp and grab a child. The protocol for adopting refugees is actually much more difficult that adopting a child from a stable nation-state, and Angelina would know that. Still, it was interesting to me that Us Weekly’s sources were so insistent on this idea that Brad and Angie were ready to adopt again. And now this…

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning to adopt another child, this time from war-torn Syria, according to friends. The Hollywood couple have made no secret of the fact that they want to expand their family of six children. They already have Cambodian-born Maddox, 13, Vietnamese Pax, 11, Ethiopian Zahara, 10, biological daughter Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

A business associate, who has known Brad and Angelina for more than a decade, said yesterday: “She has been moved to tears on several occasions over the plight of youngsters orphaned in the Syrian conflict. Now she has sorted out her health issues, she and Brad believe the time is right to adopt another orphan from there, most likely a daughter.”

In an impassioned plea in November 2013 the actress called on the world to act “to save a generation of traumatised, isolated and suffering Syrian children from catastrophe”. Now she and husband Brad, 51, are ready to follow up on her appeal by legally adopting a Syrian child.

Another friend revealed: “This is something that has become very close to their hearts. They would like to accomplish it, if possible, before the end of summer because, even though they are both busy, their diaries are relatively light for most of 2015. Angelina’s feeling good about turning 40 in June with a clean bill of health but what will make her happiness complete is seeing a new little face at the dinner table.”

[From Express]

I have two simultaneous trains of thought. One thought: where there’s smoke, there’s fire. It seems very suspicious to me that somewhat legit outlets like Express and Us Weekly are saying similar things, claiming that sources close the Jolie-Pitts are telling them that it’s happening. The second train of thought? It’s utter bulls—t because Brad and Angelina’s friends know well enough to keep their mouths shut. Brad and Angelina keep their gossip game pretty tight, especially on matters of their family.

So, what do you think? I’m actually coming around to the idea that Brad and Angelina might be looking to adopt again, but I think these details are wrong – I just don’t see how they could legally adopt a Syrian refugee?

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Here are some more photos of Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson at the LA premiere of The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Sam and Aaron always attend the other’s premieres – Aaron was on board the whole time Sam was shilling Fifty Shades of Grey, and now Sam is Aaron’s road-dog while he shills Ultron (Aaron plays Quicksilver). As per usual these days, Aaron is getting questions about his marriage and the age difference between he and Sam. They’ve been getting those questions for the past six years, ever since they got together. Currently, Aaron is 24 (he’ll be 25 in June) and Sam is 48. They got together when he was 18 and she was 42. And to hear Aaron tell it (consistently), he knew Sam was “the one” right away, that his 18-year-old self knew he needed to lock it down with marriage and babies. Some highlights from Aaron’s interview with The Times this weekend:

On the age difference: “I don’t notice it now – we just instinctively gel … People who know me call me Benjamin Button – they think I’m an old soul and she’s a young soul.”

Marrying Sam when he was 20 and she was 44: It made “perfect sense…I knew I wanted to be with her. I wanted kids, we had kids and I was really into that, taking time off and involving myself in the bubble of her pregnancy.”

Life before Sam: He describes himself as a “self-destructive teenager struggling with success.”

They have a rule, only one project a year: “Being a father has been the happiest time of my life – it’s what I live for, what I love doing – I have a real reason why I’m here, I’m not as proud of my acting; it’s a job that I do … I’m grateful, but I don’t live for acting.”

[From The Times via The Daily Mail]

I don’t understand the Benjamin Button reference? I think it would work better in Sam’s case, right? Because Aaron is aging in the traditional sense, and Sam just seems to have “met in the middle” and may even be reversing the aging process because she’s married to a young piece. Benjamin Button was born an old man and he got progressively “younger” so…why is Aaron being called Benjamin Button?

In a recent Marie Claire interview, Aaron also described how happy he is to be surrounded by women throughout his life. He was raised by his mother and his sister, he’s married to Sam and they have two biological daughters together, plus Sam’s two daughters from her previous marriage. And Aaron has a female agent. Aaron told Marie Claire: “I’ve always been better around females. It’s funny that life has given me girls, but now I can raise strong women. And they’ve got such a great role model in their mum. My household’s kind of great.” Eh, some men are just like that. It’s sweet. I guess?

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Dakota Fanning covers the May issue of Nylon magazine to promote two new films. She stars in Franny, which premiered at Tribeca this weekend, and a period drama called Effie Gray. We don’t really see Dakota other than in candid paparazzi photos as she shuffles back and forth to university. She’s finishing up her third year without incident, although she’s lucky enough to attend school “for my own interest” rather than for a career. Dakota plans to stick with acting, and she’s majoring in Women in Film at NYU’s Tisch school.

Dakota turned 21 years old in late February (Pisces!), and she’s handling it well. She tells Nylon that she does party a little. She just never does it where people will report her behavior. Dakota’s also fine with people still treating her like a child star. I left out the stuff she says about relocating from Georgia to LA as a child. Dakota ruffled some feathers last year by comparing LA to Africa; she mostly tells Nylon that her family never considered LA to be a permanent move. Her family kept her out of trouble, and Dakota attended high school like a normal kid. She stills sounds mostly unaffected. Some excerpts:

People mistake her for an Olsen: “There’s a man on my corner who thinks I’m an Olsen. He’ll yell, ‘Hey Olsen!’ at me. It’s really funny.”

On the “child star” label: “I’ve made my peace with the fact that there will be some people who, for the rest of my life, will believe I’m, like, nine years old. I have this joke that I’m literally going to be 35, married, and pregnant and people are still going to say, ‘Oh my god, you grew up so fast! I can’t believe it!’ And yeah, sometimes when you’re 21 years old and people are still saying that, you just want to rip your hair out. But I’m OK with it. I know who I am.”

On handing the pressure: “Sure, I handled myself the best that I could and was professional, but I was also a kid. I think that people who knew me then knew I was also exactly how kids are supposed to be. I’ve found that anybody who takes what they’re doing seriously or seems to be a caring person gets called an old soul. And it’s not a negative thing to say, but it’s also not 100 percent accurate. I might not be running around being insane, but I’m also a 21-year-old who likes to be silly. Just because I don’t flaunt those parts of my life doesn’t mean I don’t do some of that privately, you know what I mean?”

She’s majoring in Women in Film: “I think there aren’t a lot of movies that are made for women–they always want to insert something so the guys will go. A director that I worked with, Naomi Foner, once said, ‘Somebody decided a couple years ago that only 15-year-old boys go see movies.’ There aren’t a lot of stories told strictly from a woman’s perspective.”

She won’t do social media: “I feel like if I did it, I’d start to measure my experiences by how good of an Instagram it’s going to turn into. And I don’t want to be living my life trying to see it all in a square, trying to get a photo. You have to set the photo up, you have to take the photo, you have to edit the photo, pick the right filter, format it, caption it–like, too much! There are so many more things I could be doing!”

[From Nylon]

Dakota is one of the few stars her age that you won’t find on social media, which is nice. A little bit of mystery goes a long way, and she insisted a few years ago that she’ll never join Twitter. I think her thoughts on Instagram are probably the best criticism I’ve seen from a celebrity. She’s not talking down to people who take selfies. Dakota is simply pointing out how so much effort goes into creating the perfect Instagram photo. That takes up a lot of time! Like I’ve said before … trying to create the perfect life to show off on the internet can make you miss out on reality.

Here are some photos of Dakota at Tribeca. The white dress is Zac Posen and oh-so-structural. The darker dress is a blue suede Theory pinafore dress, which is very pretty.

Photos courtesy of Nylon & WENN

Meet Silas Randall Timberlake.

New parents Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel introduced their newborn son via Instagram Sunday. “The Timberlakes are ready!!! GO GRIZZ! #GritNGrind #Playoffs #BabyGrizzROAR,” the proud new papa, 34, captioned the image of his wife, 33, and son.

The A-list couple welcomed their first child earlier this month.

Silas was the middle name of Timberlake’s maternal grandfather, while Randall is Timberlake’s father’s name and also the singer’s middle name.

The couple has remained mum on all other birth news – including their son’s actual birth date and weight/length – at this time.

The Timberlakes are ready!!! GO GRIZZ! #GritNGrind #Playoffs #BabyGrizzROAR

A photo posted by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Apr 19, 2015 at 5:12pm PDT

Sexy papa alert!

Football star Gerard Piqué toted his tots – sons Milan, 2, and Sasha, 2 months – at his soccer match in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday (April 18). The FC Barcelona centre-back, 28, was also joined by longtime love Shakira and her mother Nidia Ripoll.

The Colombian pop star, 38, cheered on her beau from the sidelines with their sons, who were sporting adorable customized jerseys.

The soccer star recently celebrated a big milestone in his career.

“300 games with @FCBarcelona! Not bad,” he Tweeted. “I want 300 more! Congrats to the team and to all the supporters that came to Paris to watch the game!”

Last week, the proud mom shared a shot of their beautiful baby boy.

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Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and husband Rodger Berman were photographed with their two sons – Skyler, 4, and Kai, 1 – in Brentwood, Calif. on Saturday (April 18).

After lunching at the Brentwood Country Mart, the fashionable family-of-four stepped out for some frozen yogurt.

On Thursday, the reality star, 43, was spotted lunching with her sons in West Hollywood.

On Sunday, the mom-of-two shared a shot from their recent holiday in St Barths, France.

“Vacation still on my mind #stbarthsforever #surreal #kaiusjagger #mommymoments xoRZ,” she Instagrammed the idyllic image.

Vacation still on my mind #stbarthsforever #surreal #kaiusjagger #mommymoments xoRZ

A photo posted by Rachel Zoe (@rachelzoe) on Apr 19, 2015 at 10:01am PDT

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Happy Birthday, mama!

On Kate Hudson‘s 36th birthday, the actress shared a sweet shot with sons Ryder, 11, and Bing, 3, via Instagram on Sunday (April 19). “Best birthday present ever! #MorningCuddle,” she captioned the cute image.

The Good People actress recently dished about continuing to make wine with ex-fiancé Matt Bellamy.

“We’re family for the rest of our lives, we have a beautiful baby and we love making wine,” she shared. “We’ll continue doing it.”

Happy birthday to Kate!

Desperate Housewives alum Marcia Cross stepped out with her 8-year-old twin daughters in Brentwood, Calif. on Saturday (April 18).

The Melrose Place star, 53, and Savannah cheered on Eden playing flag football. The mother-daughter duo brought along a mat and blanket while sitting on the sidelines.

The actress has enjoyed some time off since Desperate Housewives wrapped in 2012.

But she recently made a return to television in an episode of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

“Yeah, I’ve been sort of home with the kids. I felt like…It was time to get out of the house, I heard it was a great show,” Marcia recently told E! News.

She added: “You know, I think I am ready to go back to work. I don’t know where or what. I’m going to kind of let the universe play out on that… Nothing’s ever going to be the magnitude of Desperate Housewives, so I don’t have to worry.”

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It’ll be blue booties for Jessie James and Eric Decker.

The country singer, 27, and the NFL star, 28, are expecting a son, she revealed to E! News Sunday.

The baby boy will join the couple’s first child, 1-year-old daughter Vivianne Rose.

In a vlog posted via YouTube Friday, the Clint Eastwood singer dished about her second pregnancy.

“Things are going really well. I don’t get that sick anymore…I can’t even tell that I’m really pregnant because I don’t have any side effects except that I’m feeling the baby so much more now,” she said. “This little baby kicks all the time, especially at night.”

The singer went on to talk about the joys of pregnancy.

“My favorite part of being pregnant is feeling your baby kick,” she continued. “It’s so special and it’s such an amazing connection to start having with your baby.”

The expectant mama went on to reveal she “still has an aversion to pork” and even confessed that her “boobs have grown twice the size, which sucks.”

As for her prenatal workout routine, it sounds like Vivianne is keeping mama on her toes.

“I don’t love to work out too much—at all,” she confessed. “She’s [Vivianne’s] definitely been my exercise.” The proud mom added: “That girl kicked my butt! And maybe this baby is just going to be a little bit more chill.”

To watch the full vlog, click below…

Actress Salma Hayek was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport with daughter Valentina, 7, on Saturday (April 18).

The mom-of-one, 48, walked hand-in-hand with her daughter as they made their way through the busy terminal. The Grown Ups star stopped to plant a kiss on her growing girl while the paparazzi took some photos.

Valentina’s father, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, was not spotted with the duo.

In a new Instagram video, the actress is seen eating a cricket.

Check out the clip below…

Cricket eating #oaxaca#samihayek@hayekstudio

A video posted by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek) on Apr 18, 2015 at 2:06pm PDT

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