Brad Pitt Says He Won't Let His Kids Google Him Or Angelina Jolie

The Brangelina clan surely enjoy a slew of privileges, but there's at least one thing Brad Pitt won't allow his kids to do: Google mom and dad's names.

The "Moneyball" actor talked parental controls with Germany's Bild, noting that he and girlfriend Angelina Jolie have blocked the ability to search their names on their children's computers to shield them from the constant tabloid gossip, People magazine reports.

"I don't want to make myself dependent on what other people think," Pitt told the newspaper.

In a May 2011 interview with USA Weekend, Pitt explained that sometimes it's hard to escape all the media attention and give his children some sense of normalcy, but the couple is doing what they can.

"It's not unusual for the kids to be covered in paint. We have mud fights. It's chaos from morning until the lights go out, and sometimes after that," he told the magazine.

Although Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox aren't allowed to stay up to date on the latest media fodder, they have noticed mom is missing a ring from a certain finger.

Pitt recently told the Hollywood Reporter that his children have been pressuring him to seal the deal with a proposal.

But will there be a wedding in the near future?

"We made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to do it till everyone can. But I don't think we'll be able to hold out," he said.

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Comments

[WilmaJune]

06:44 AM on 02/02/2012

Brad and Angelina are fooling themselves. Their children's friends have computers. They have probably checked them out by now. Their curiosity plus being prevented from looking at home would increase their desire to do so.

[sabelmouse]

08:53 AM on 02/02/2012

agree. they had better google together and explain things to their kids.

[jojo1216]

02:19 PM on 02/02/2012

Agree.

[AllYouRead]

07:56 PM on 02/01/2012

I'm in no way a fan of either Brad or Angelina, but applaud their decision to shield their children from the constant gossip that swirls around them on the internet. They will have some difficult questions to answer later down the line, but hopefully it will be untainted by any horror story that the children may have come across online.

[meganmarieborn]

10:48 PM on 01/31/2012

This is silly. I can understand them not wanting their children to know too much information when they are so young and innocent, but let's be realistic. You chose this lifestyle and knew very well what that entails. They can't expect them to be sheltered forever, especially when their lives our plastered all over magazines and the internet. And they just don't want them finding out about their affair.

[N0NDescript0]

01:50 PM on 02/01/2012

"You chose this lifestyle and knew very well what that entails."

That's a silly argument. Not all movie stars are in the tabloids, so it's silly to assume that all movie stars are gossiped about. Also, it's not like the tabloids were this large when Brad and Angelina got into the movie business, nor is it likely that once they stop doing films, the tabloids will leave them alone. It's not their fault when other people make up stuff about them, but they do have the right to shelter their children from such nonsense. Saying "it's part of the lifestyle" is just making an excuse for the tabloids and the lies that are their life-blood.

[meganmarieborn]

12:21 AM on 02/02/2012

I'm not to saying they don't deserve their privacy, but they can't expect have this lifestyle and not have any down sides to it. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

[Red Russet]

09:24 PM on 02/07/2012

The oldest tabloid known to date is the American "Daily News" in 1919. Many of todays tabloids go back to the 20's, 30's, 40's. In the1950's there was a very famous magazine called 'Confidential" that ran libelous material and ruined quite a few peoples lives. The National Enquirer has been in business for over 50 years, going back before Brad and Angelina were working.

[krayoncolorz]

04:12 PM on 02/01/2012

But their children are still young. perhaps when their children are older and understand tabloid gossip isn't real life then they may change those controls. We have settings on our children because we don't want them on certain things although it's a bit different it is their choice as parents to do what they feel is right for their children until they are older. I don't see much of a problem in this.

[jojo1216]

06:37 PM on 01/31/2012

They blocked the ability to search their names on their children's computers to shield them from the constant tabloid gossip..."I don't want to make myself dependent on what other people think," Pitt told the newspaper... Really? Or you don't want they find out about how you and Angelina got together and how you cheated on Aniston?? Brad and Angelina can blocked their computers now but when the kids get older and leave from their control, they will find out the real reason.

[krayoncolorz]

04:13 PM on 02/01/2012

which is fine....when they are older and understand the complexities of adult interactions.

[olitenup]

11:28 PM on 02/06/2012

So what do you think of newt?

[novabird]

06:36 PM on 01/31/2012

Good parents, nice kids