Word has it that the stress is already building up. Reports have Jolie flouncing off to spend some time with former husband Billy Bob Thornton. That has "allegedly" made Brad Pitt cry. Which should be some consolation on Jolie's part for him having the temerity to get himself nominated over and ahead of her. In this case over and ahead of means instead of.
According to some sources Jolie made Pitt cry by laughing in his face after announcing she was gonna be hangin' with Billy Bob at the Berlin Film Festival - where they're both nominated! According to the National Enquirer (and they were right about John Edwards!):
Brad Pitt stormed out of a Berlin restaurant in tears after a bitter fight with Angelina Jolie over her plans to reunite with ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton.
The handsome Moneyball actor had flown to Germany to be by Angelina’s side at the Feb. 11 premiere of her critically acclaimed directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, at the Berlin International Film Festival. But Brad blew up when he learned that Angelina was planning to meet up with Billy Bob, whose film Jayne Mansfield’s Car was also debuting at the event.
According to sources, Angelina had contacted Billy Bob — her second husband — under the pretext of congratulating him on the film, but then asked if they could get together. He agreed to meet, and the two “began talking on the phone and e-mailing behind Brad’s back,” revealed the insider. After the premiere of her movie, Angelina and Brad dined at Berlin’s Zosimo restaurant, where she admitted how excited she was about seeing Billy Bob again, revealed a friend.
“Brad flipped out,” the friend continued. “First he said, ‘No, you can’t!’ But then Angie laughed in his face and said, ‘Oh, yes I can…and I am.’ Brad is shattered and feels totally betrayed. He had flown to Berlin specifically to be by Angie’s side to support her and her film. He was so upset and caught off guard that she could be so cruel that he ran off in tears.”
The actor quickly packed his bags and hightailed it to London, said the friend, where he attended the BAFTA Awards alone.
Angelina, 36, has long had a double standard when it comes to maintaining relationships with exes. While she flaunts her friendly relations with former flames like Billy Bob and first husband Jonny lee Miller, the actress “freaks out” if Brad so much mentions any of his past romantic partners — particularly his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston.
“It’s completely unfair,” said the source. “Brad has always put up with it because he loves her, but he’s not willing to do it anymore.”
Billy Bob, 56, whose three-year marriage to Angelina crumbled in 2003, twisted the knife even further when he raved about Angelina during a press conference in Berlin. “Angelina’s a wonderful woman and one of my best friends in the world,” he told reporters. “I’ll love her until the end of my life, and she’ll love me.”
Meanwhile, Angelina has admitted in the past that she still harbors feelings for Billy Bob. “I still love him dearly and think the world of him,” she said in 2008. “I’m proud to have been his wife for a time.”
According to the friend, Brad, 48, has always been threatened by Angelina’s undeniable chemistry with Billy Bob. And although he was back in Berlin for another red carpet appearance with Angelina on Feb. 13, “Brad warned her that there will be consequences if she really goes through with seeing Billy Bob. He’s not going to put up with her ignoring his feelings anymore.”
So are Billy Bob and Angelina heating up? Thornton denies that his And Then We Drove movie has anything to do with his Jolie relationship. However he did write a nifty song called Angelina. That may or may not have lead Pitt to tell Thornton to "back off". According to the National Enquirer - again - Pitt was so miffed by Jolie's date with Thornton that he phoned the actor directly. When Thornton told him he was over reacting, Pitt replied ‘Hey man, just keep your hands off my woman!’ Here's the song that may or may not mean anything.
So if Brad wins his Oscar on Saturday it's probably gonna spell the end of their strained relationship. Jolie might even take up with Thornton again - briefly on the rebound - just to be taken seriously again. Pitt will probably win too. Not that it's Hollywood's way of messing with people. It's just that the Oscars are at least as much 'politics' as they are about performance; and giving Pitt and Oscar would really gall Jolie. Maybe even more than nominating her for Best Actress in a Comedy for her The Tourist work. Especially after she had to do presenter duty. That's like being invited to the prom as some one's date! After that, give 'em 6 months. Besides, they're just no more fun to be had in keeping them together now that Jennifer Aniston has finally moved on to find new love!
