Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Ask Bono To Be Newborn Twins' Godfather

Los Angeles Times:

After spending some time at Bono's Southern France chateau, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly asked the internationally acclaimed U2 rock star/philanthropist to be the godfather to their twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.

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Comments

[i rate]

Huh! The two most banal people in the world ask Bono Banal to be the Godfather of their off-spring? Why not?

[klandish]

Gag me with a big fat silver celebrity spoon.

[SlippingInTheDip]

Jolie and Pitt pick burro to be the godfather of their PuPs...anything to stay in the news

[MaggieDoe]

How do you get that this is coming from Ang & Brad? this is from a UK tabloid. Try not to be so effing gullible eh?

[Jain]

Hey "approve this" censors...

[Jain]

I love Brad & Angie and my children have godparents (who doesn't know about that donorman) but it's not just a "catholic" thing - they are jewish...

Thank you andvoodoo2 for your comment on the "who cares" fool.

[FaceYourFears]

Why not ask Tom.

[mabinog]

That is just so sweet.

[Bitsko]

Brad's just trying to angle an intro to Bob Dylan.

[sf101]

Just curious. But what visa allows them to spend more than 3 months in France? Is it the "mega superstar" visa?

[SwingVoter]

Do you have a PHD?

[MaggieDoe]

The same one Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow have.

[NYCforObama]

WOW! That's so great!
And maybe they'll all move to the Netherlands -- to avoid paying taxes, of course --
AND STAY THERE!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!

[MaggieDoe]

You can't avoid US taxes by living abroad mate -- unless you never come back.

[NYCforObama]

Mate,

Mr. Hewson and the other lads in U2 (aka The Elevation Corporation) avail of the artists' exemption in Ireland personally and have their corporation based in Holland so they effectively pay less than 10pc of their earnings in taxes whilst also lecturing the rest of us about global responsibility.

Hypocrisy? Thy name is U2!

[donorman]

i don't know if my family is different but we didn't have "Godparents". We had aunts, uncles, grandparents... family members to take care of us should something happen to mom and dad.

Is this Godparenting an everyday thing?
Or is it something the rich folk do just to make each other feel important?

Just wandering?

[andvoodoo2]

It's originally a Catholic thing.
Many intelligent people who plan for the unexpected, ask someone to raise their children for them if they should die before the child reaches adulthood.
It's not about being "rich" or wanting to "make each other feel important". It's about loving your children enough to plan for their future and being smart enough to know that you might die unexpectedly.

[progressivelady]

man, who really cares? is the war over?

[Freddiejr]

Who Cares?

[andvoodoo2]

The people who take the time to post comments do.