Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt break up

You know what people say. A marriage created from a broken-up one is doomed to fail. Or something like that. Okay, nobody ever said that before me, but you gotta admit that that’s what Jennifer Aniston is saying if the rumors about the supposed break-up of Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are true. If you’re in LA and see a skinny faux-blonde woman with a big nose dancing down the street doing the I-Told-You-So dance, it’s probably Jen celebrating. But I digress. After years of being together and surviving every disparaging remark thrown their way, after all the rumors, the scandals, and the near-break ups, it seems the two are officially headed for splitsville. How do I know this? Well, I read it in the Enquirer, so it must be true.

According to the rag, a source has confirmed that it is indeed “official” that the two will be separating ways. The Enquirer reports that after Angelina has finished filming her actioneer Salt, she’ll be packing up and moving the kids to Paris where she plans to recuperate from this tragedy. Or something to that effect. The news seems surprising especially since the couple were seen very sweet and, well, together when Brad’s film Inglorious Basterds premiered in Cannes last month. Supposedly, it was all an act, that the couple had already agreed to split even before Cannes. They were merely trying to prevent the story from getting out, but word got out anyway. Enquirer refuses to name their source for fear of, well, getting that person fired or worse. So right now, unless Bradgelina make an official statement, I’m inclined to believe that tabloid.

Then again, the paper isn’t exactly the most credible source of information. I don’t know what to think right now. On one hand, there have been persistent rumors about their break-up for a while so there has to be a grain of truth about this all. On the other, This is Bradgelina were talking about. The couple who went against all the odds to get together and, more importantly, stay together. Plus I don’t think there are any two more stubborn people in Hollywood, ergo they will do their best to make things work. But if they don’t, expect Brad to get a visit from Jennifer in crotchless panties sometime soon. And Ange? Well, let’s just say a horse head in her bed should be the least of her worries. Ah, Hollywood. One crazy town where crazy things happen. See a lot of those crazy things here.

Charlotte Gainsbourg doesn’t need a changing room

I know that the French are pretty open and free about nakedness and such, but trust actress Charlotte Gainsbourg to drive that point to it’s limit. The Cannes award-winning acclaimed French actress was photographed on the beaches of France as she takes a leisurely swim in between premieres and galas of the festival. Wading through the blue waters of the Mediterranean, she got tired of the black bikini she was wearing, got out of the water, and decided to change into a white one. Not under a towel. Not in a tent. But right there, on the beach, for everyone to see. I love it! Goes to show how liberated the French are with their bodies. Didn’t matter of there was someone to see her small titties and full bush. Didn’t matter if her ass was mooning all the passers by. Nope, she wanted to change and she did it.

I wonder if she does the same thing in malls? Can you imagine her just going up to a sales person in the lingerie department, picks out a bra and panties, and strips right there in the middle of the display section and tries them on. If the store was in France, that’ll probably happen. French women all walk around naked there. You could be eating at a restaurant and the table next to you are all nude women. Enjoying their lunch, sipping their sodas. Just hanging around in the buff. Don’t believe me? Go over there and find out for yourself!

It just goes to show how wide the modesty gap is between Europeans and the rest of the world. After all, most of the “controversial” works in music, television, film, and art come from Europe. I don’t exactly know why that is – I only minored in Historical Sociology – so I can’t really say why that is. All I know is that things like this happen all the time there. Especially for Charlotte, who gets naked in almost every movie she’s in. Even in her upcoming film, the disturbing Lars Von Trier horror suspense Anti-christ, she supposedly has some pretty intense sex scenes. That’s a good thing. The bad? They’re with co-star Willem Dafoe. Last time we saw him do some intense on-screen lovemaking was with Madonna in Body Of Evidence. Something tells me his scenes in Anti-christ would be just as disturbing. Even more disturbing and embarassing Hollywood scandals await you here.