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Brangelina, RIP
Finally, a story that might shake Election 2016 from the headlines:
It’s over. The world’s most famous couple (apart from Kim and Kanye) are no more. Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from husband Brad Pitt after two years of marriage, and more than a decade together.
Dearest Ricochetti: How are you coping with this earth-shattering news?
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I am devastated. If something so pure and wholesome as a Hollywood Marriage can not last longer than two years, what hope is there for Love in this world? I will be in my room listening to the sound of soft rain drops falling into an empty tea cup while I write melancholy poems about this greatest of romances.
Are they famous?
Does it have to do with some diplomatic alliance?
Can 2016 just end already?
I blame SSM.
I wonder which one was for Trump.
I hope their children are staying away from the sewers of the internet, where the people are gloating about Mom and Dad breaking up.
Yeah, we shouldn’t make fun. It’s a real shame they didn’t get to meet their parents before the breakup.
At least those kids will have lots of money for their celebrity psychiatrists.
From Twitter:
I, for one, am applauding them for sticking it out so long. Two years is a long time for a Hollywood marriage. They are an inspiration and a reminder to young people today that it is important to finish what
Apart from the comedy opportunities, we should remember that there are kids involved, not to mention the two adults here. It does make you wonder why a celebrity would every marry another celebrity, I’m not interested enough to do the research, but my gut tells me a celebrity has a better chance at a long marriage if they marry one of us common folk.
Well played, sir. Well played.
‘Cause when you’re a celebrity
It’s adios reality
No matter what you do
People think you’re cool
Just ’cause you’re on TV
I can fall in and out of love
Have marriages that barely last a month
When they go down the drain
I’ll blame it on the fame
And say it’s just so tough
Being a celebrity
from Celebrity
Brad Paisley
Seawriter
Memo to the Clinton Camp: If you want to dump some bad info about her health/emails/marriage/whatever, today at 5pm is the day to do it.
I have had the same girlfriend since June 8, 1978. I don’t want to jinx anything but I think we may have something special going here what with the kids and the grandkids and the laughing and all.
Maybe it is that nobody ever thought to make up a stupid couple nickname for us (“Brangelina”, seriously?) and not only did I not adapt my hair any clothing style to match my girlfriend’s preferences, there is a lot of available witness testimony (i.e., daughters) that I have no discernible fashion sense whatsoever.
I have advised each of my sons to find a beautiful, big-hearted woman with low to moderate expectations and a great sense of humor and just try to keep her pleasantly surprised forever. Works for me.
She’s become insufferable. I stand with Brad.
This is a job for Dvorak’s Cello Concerto.
To be fair, I believe they were together for about 10 years before they formalized the relationship. So they were together like forever by Hollywood standards. :)
Having said that, I do feel a bit sad for them – especially their children.
Love this song! Brad Paisley’s recorded several fun ones over the years.
Does this mean no more Mr. and Mrs. Smith movies?
Reportedly, it stems from a disagreement over how to raise the children. If TMZ is a reliable source.
Next one with live ammo…
Now that kind of post can perk a thread right up!
Yep – that’s probably what did it.
Très jolie!
Volunteering?
What’s the name of the 18-year-old girl responsible for this? I want to see pictures.
This calls for a good stiff drink.
(There for a while I thought I was going to have to fall back on “today’s Tuesday.”)
For all the divorce lawyers … this is like Christmas Day and the Powerball lottery, all wrapped into one, isn’t it?
Is that the same-sex media? Or is it the same-stream media? Surface-to-surface missiles?