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May 15, 2008 11:53 am US/Eastern
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Double Joy For Brangelina, Cannes Kicks Off
WCBSTV.com Entertainment Wrap
By TARA LIPINSKY, WCBSTV.COM
NEW YORK (AP) ―
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Prep for Double Diaper Duty
Angelina Jolie, 32, confirmed she is pregnant with twins. The pair will be baby number five and six for Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt.
The couple is already parents to three adopted children and one biological daughter.
Angelina is reportedly due in June.
Madonna Waits for Decision in Malawi
Madonna won't know until next week whether a Malawian boy she found in an orphanage in 2006 will become a permanent member of her family, her lawyer said Thursday.
Lawyer Alan Chinula had expected the judge to rule on the adoption Thursday but said the hearing was delayed after a Malawian human rights group presented arguments on "shortcomings" in the southern African nation's adoption laws.
Chinula said the group was not challenging the adoption and he expected it to be approved next week.
The pop star and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, were not present at Thursday's hearing in the Malawian capital. They have been caring for the boy, David Banda, in London. He turns 3 in November.
Chief Social Welfare Officer Simon Chisale, the official overseeing the adoption, paid the Ritchies two home visits, writing in a report that Madonna was a "perfect mum" for David.
Malawi Human Rights Commission lawyer Grace Malera confirmed that she argued before the judge on anomalies in the current adoption laws, but refused to give details. Local human rights activists have accused the government of bending Malawi's strict adoption laws because of Madonna's celebrity status.
David's mother died when he was just a month old. His father has said he believed he could not care for him alone, and that placing him in an orphanage was the best way to ensure David's survival. The father has said he did not object to Madonna adopting David.
Madonna found David while establishing charity projects in Malawi. She is currently funding her own and six other orphanages in the country.
Her Raising Malawi organization also announced that the singer is funding a multimillion-dollar academy for disadvantaged children in Malawi.
"I Am Because We Are," a new documentary Madonna produced and narrated, shows poverty and disease devastating the lives of Malawi's children, and urges people to volunteer.
Cannes Kicks Off
Julianne Moore and Eva Longoria were among the stars at Cannes' traditional opening night gala dinner, Wednesday.
Moore stars in Cannes opening film, 'Blindness,' which received applause at its gala screening.
Fellow cast member Yoshino Kimura was also at the dinner, held at the Grand Salon of the Carlton Hotel.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the film follows the only sighted woman in a mental hospital full of people stricken with sudden blindness. She alone sees the accompanying social destruction and mayhem as society loses its sight.
The gala dinner was hosted by French culture and communication minister Christine Albanel and festival President Gilles Jacob, in the Grand Salon of the Carlton Hotel.
Winehouse won't be charged in alleged `drug' video
Amy Winehouse will not be charged in connection with a video that allegedly shows her taking drugs.
The Grammy-winning soul singer was questioned for nine hours last week. London police stepped in after The Sun newspaper published photos and footage of what seemed to be Winehouse smoking a pipe usually used for crack cocaine.
Her spokesman says she is pleased to be able to move on and perform at festivals this summer.
Winehouse had a breakthrough hit with "Rehab." Her success has been overshadowed by media attention paid to her turbulent life of wild nights and run-ins with the law.
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