Angelina and her children had dinner at Benihana in Chelsea, London Saturday. Brad wasn't with them as he flew in to New Orleans late Friday. She was recognized at the restaurant by a couple of Syrian expats who approached her and they chatted briefly about the situation in Syria. Angelina has been vocal in her support of the Arab Spring and had expressed the hope that Blood and Honey would help spur world leaders to act decisively to stop the bloodshed in Syria. She previously visited Syrian refugee camps in Turkey and on World Refugee Day the UNHCR announced that she donated $100K specifically to assist Syrian refugees.
Esma Al-sibai
Yep, apparently Angelina Jolie and her kids are at the restaurant I'm about to step into
Sara Joumaa
I cant believe we're actually in the same rest. As Angelina Jolie and her kids! @ala_kad @Luna_ak @Esmeeeee1 @abstergo_aids !!
Sara Joumaa
Justtt saw angelina jolie !! Wow shes gorgeous!
Google Maps
London, Greater London SW3 4NG, UK 16 ft SW
Benihana
77 King's Road, London, Greater London SW3 4NX, United Kingdom 39 ft N
aida
Just saw Angelina Jolie with Zahara and Shiloh in the toilet!
And they we're waiting for me to finish drying my hands so they can go
next
Esma Al-sibai
Bumped into Angelina Jolie, Shiloh & Zahara in the bathroom ...
@meduszoa Benihanaaaa heheh
@meduszoa japanese .. Nooo I just saw but aida and luna went and had a chat about Syria!
Hi, hello ..@luna_ak @abstergo_aids pic.twitter.com/ZumFzb0S
Hi, hello ..
UNHCR and partners seek $193 million to help Syrian refugees
GENEVA, June 28 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency and more than 40 other humanitarian aid organizations on Thursday appealed to donors for urgent new funds to help meet the needs of growing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.
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They
had originally appealed in March for $84.1 million, but said increasing
numbers of refugees meant $193 million would now be needed to help the
almost 100,000 Syrian refugees. This figure is more than double the
number in March and more people keep leaving their beleaguered country.
"The
governments and host communities of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
have shown tremendous generosity and hospitality to Syrian refugees,"
said Panos Moumtzis, UNHCR's regional coordinator for Syrian refugees.
"It is essential that the international community steps up its support
for relief operations for refugees."
In
the last three months, humanitarian agencies in neighbouring countries
have been registering an average of more than 500 Syrian refugees a day.
The updated appeal anticipates that by the end of 2012, there could be
185,000 refugees, due to new arrivals and existing refugees in
neighboring countries requesting assistance or protection.
Moumtzis
noted that around 75 percent of Syrian refugees were women and
children. "Most are entirely dependent on life-saving humanitarian
assistance," he stressed.
In
Jordan and Lebanon, most refugees live among host communities, with a
small number in Jordan living in transit facilities close to the border.
In Turkey, Syrian refugees are hosted in camps provided by the
government. In Iraq, the majority are living in the Kurdistan region,
with increasing numbers moving to Domiz camp in the northern province of
Dohuk.
The
original appeal anticipated that only 1,500 Syrians would flee to Iraq.
However, by mid-June, more than 6,000 Syrian refugees had been
registered in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, increasing numbers are reported
to have arrived in central and southern Iraq. In the past month the
Kurdistan Regional Government made the decision that all Syrian refugees
should be hosted in camps. Two thirds are awaiting relocation at Domiz
camp.
Fior
Iraq, the fresh appeal outlines shelter, registration, protection,
food, water, sanitation, health and education support for refugees in
camps as well as assistance for those remaining in urban areas.
In
Jordan, more than 27,000 Syrian refugees have registered with UNHCR.
Local charities estimate that around 50,000 Syrian refugees are
currently receiving assistance. Registered Syrian refugees are granted
free access to health services and their children are welcomed in local
schools. The appeal identifies the main needs of refugees in Jordan as
being rental payments, basic household items, access to health care,
water and sanitation, food and education. Support to host communities is
also planned.
In
Lebanon, more than 29,000 Syrian refugees are being assisted. Many live
with host families, who themselves struggle to make ends meet. Among
the most pressing needs are permission to move freely, food and basic
household items, shelter, medical care, education and psychosocial
support.
In
Turkey, 33,000 Syrian refugees are hosted in camps in the four border
provinces of Hatay, Sanliurfa, Gaziantep and Kilis. New arrivals are
rapidly settled in the camps prepared by the Turkish authorities and set
up by the Turkish Red Crescent. Assistance to Syrian refugees in camps
and technical advice to the government of Turkey is envisaged within the
appeal. In addition, support for the increasing number of Iraqi and
Somali refugees who have fled Syria for towns and cities in Turkey is
planned.
The
plan is a result of the coordinated efforts of 44 international and
national agencies involved in responding to the needs of Syrian refugees
in four countries, as well as support to host communities. This
includes UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the
UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
World Food Programme (WFP), as well as host governments and local and
international NGOs.
UNHCR and partners continue to assist some 90,000 mainly Iraqi refugees in different parts of Syria.
If the tweets are to be believed Brad arrived in New Orleans only yesterday but will be at the Stone Roses concert in Manchester, UK tonight (Saturday). The problem with fan tweet sightings is you never know if they merely spotted a doppelganger or are relaying 2nd-hand reports rather than actual first person sightings. I tend to believe he is still in NOLA since the Stone Roses tweets suggest he was expected to attend but no one has reported actually seeing him there. And Angelina isn't in Manchester to attend the concert but with the kids in London.
evie woodruff
Brad and angelina at stones roses staying at same hotel as my uncle this sheeeeeettt is craaaay!!!!
Ruttley
Brad pitt at stone roses tonight watching
Danielle Leigh
Brad and Angelina are going to the after party tonight, I wonder who's gonna be there tomorrow :D @Paigey_x
12 Years a Slave started filming at the St. Joseph Plantation in LA earlier this week and Brad may be in town to shoot his cameo. He also serves as one of the film's producers.
Simone Cromer
Twelve Years a Slave w/ Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender is shooting June 25, 2012 to August 13, 2012 in New Orleans http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2012/06/brad_pitts_12_years_a_slave_ge.html
Jackie Rocha
My dad met Brad Pitt @ the airport & of course my dad is the 1 who takes his job so seriously to even ask for an autograph for his daughter!
Naja Pulliam
Brad Pitt just passed me in the New Orleans airport ...
Kelly
"Twelve Years A Slave, with Brad Pitt, is filming at Felicity Plantation." #AHHHHHH
missy mcdaniel
Brad Pitt filming in the middle of
nowhere Louisiana, we accidentally came across them! Lots of security
for Twelve Years A Slave
Alanna Blackett
I feel like I have a paparazzi while drinking my beer
It looks like Maleficent has quickly taken over the Richard Attenborough Stage at Pinewood Studios. Les Mis had been using the stage for the last few months and it finally wrapped just last week. The impressive Grand Hall set that was photographed and leaked online by a crew member may have been set up in another stage, possibly the even larger 007. The Attenborough and the 007 are the 2 largest stages in Pinewood.
fredi edwards
@theturts
@LeisaWithanee heading home after more work @PinewoodStudios on #Maleficent. SO excited for the project but happy to be heading home too. x
@theturts cannot wait to see more, would love to run some activity near release if you want to DM us. Have a safe trip :-)
fredi edwards @theturts
fredi edwards
beautiful day @pinewoodstudios @ The Richard Attenborough Stage http://instagr.am/p/Malf1lHS3h/
Josie Lawrence
Today working at Pinewood there was Angelina Jolie and me. I
wonder if she's just got back home and opened a tin of macaroni cheese?
Bonnie@Bonnie&Betty
First lot of kids booked for new
feature film, Maleficent! Congrats Emily D, Damita, Spike, Tyrese,
Autumn, Holly W, Louis W & Harry W.
ElleFanningID
Wohoo! RT @fanningdako: elle fanning at LAX airport...go to London for filmimg Maleficent? 1 July 2012 - #ByALICE !!!! http://pic.twitter.com/dHwPa6tz
Kelly
@KHeff4388
@AgatheAnneG Please follow my sweet friend Agathe. She's filming #Maleficent w/Angelina Jolie&Elle Fanning in London. 1 to watch #futurestar
Extra wait for Brad Pitt's movie shot in Falmouth
5:30pm Saturday 30th June 2012 in News
Reports filtering out from Hollywood suggest the movie has been delayed for reshoots after it was decided that the ending needed to be changed.
The Hollywood Reporter has said that Prometheus screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been brought in to rewrite sections of the film.
Lindelof is expected to work primarily on the movie's third act, with reshoots ordered by producers to take place in September and October. The release date has been pushed back from December 2012 to June 2013.
The town went Brad mad last summer when he arrived to shot scenes from the movie.
Hundreds of extras were drafted in to be background crowd and zombies during the shoot, with Brad and his partner Angelina Jolie staying at the nearby Nansloe Manor Hotel in Helston.
During the shoot, the SD Salmoor, an admiralty salvage vessel, could be seen in Falmouth Docks with people on deck, dressed in dark greens, browns and khaki clothing.
UK's most desired look goes to Cheryl Cole and Angelina Jolie
29 JUNE 2012 Considering that she never steps out looking anything short of perfect, it’s no surprise that UK women's ‘dream’ look heavily features Cheryl Cole.According to an extensive survey of over 1,500 UK hair and beauty professionals, the well-groomed pop princess has the most desirable hair, eyelashes and eyebrows.
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The research, carried out by professional hair and beauty supplier Salon Services, found that 22 per cent of respondents cited the star as the most inspirational celebrity for female customers' hair.
And prize for most wanted lips goes to Angelina Jolie, of course, whose naturally full pout has had the world fascinated for decades.
Movie writers give gossip a try...
ThePlaylist
Katie Holmes' 5 Year contract marriage to celebrity actor is finally up, evidently not up for renewal. http://www.people.com/people/article …
ErikDavis
TMZ says Katie Holmes pulled the plug because she didn't want the kid to get wrapped up in scientology
apparently when a kid turns 6 is when it all kicks in. So it was probably building to a point where she had to pull out now
When you watch TMZ Live for more than 20 minutes it's time to walk ... away ... from ... the ... computer
Showbiz 411
Katie Holmes very smart to file for divorce with non Hollywood lawyer. Katie escapes!
Mary Pols @MaryPols
Mary Pols
New theory: Katie needed to get out in time to see The Master. The trailers were just too enticing.
Guy Lodge @GuyLodge
Guy Lodge
On the bright side, Katie Holmes can
expect her mandatory post-Cruise Oscar any day now. Fire up the campaign
for RESPONSIBLE ADULTS.
After the success of MI4 Cruise quickly signed on to a slew of action-oriented films that are now either awaiting release, in pre-production or officially announced.
Cruise's next film, the action thriller Jack Reacher, is set for Christmas release and an international trailer leaked online the day after his separation/ pending divorce became public. He then has the sci-fi Oblivion which is due in April 2013 and is currently undergoing additional filming in Iceland. I would guess these are anxious times for Paramount and Universal respectively especially given the already weak box office performance of Rock of Ages which will likely end up in the red for Warner.
Cruise also has Top Gun 2, MI5, a Magnificent Seven remake and a Van Helsing remake lined up. MI5 is a safe bet to proceed but the studios will probably want to wait and see how the public receives Jack Reacher before greenlighting the remaining films. MI3 did not do very well when it was released shortly after his couch jumping appearance on Oprah and contentious interview with Matt Lauer.
The spectre of the similarly disgraced Mel Gibson now looms over Cruise as the public is again being presented with details of his Scientology practice. While he is younger and a much bigger star than Gibson was when his troubles started, there are also a number of popular young stars like Channing Tatum and Chris Hemsworth who've successfully led action films and can be cast in his place. Almost all of the films Cruise is signed up for are action thrillers.
It's hard to imagine that this won't have some effect on Cruise's bankability especially for a generic action film like Reacher. Fans of Lee Child's novels already scoffed when the 5'7" Cruise was cast to be Jack Reacher who is 6'5" and built like a tank in the books.
Ted is projected to take in more than double of what had been earlier predicted while Magic Mike is +34%. Abe Lincoln and Rock of Ages are dropping rapidly.
Raunch Rules! R-Rated ‘Ted’ $52.5M And ‘Magic Mike’ $38M Weekends; ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’ So-So; ‘People Like Us’ Stillborn
| 1 | Ted (2012) | $54,107,000 | -- | 3,239 | -- | $16,705 | $54,107,000 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Magic Mike | $39,155,000 | -- | 2,930 | -- | $13,363 | $39,155,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Brave | $34,011,000 | -49% | 4,164 | 0 | $8,168 | $131,684,691 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $26,350,000 | -- | 2,161 | -- | $12,193 | $26,350,000 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $11,815,000 | -40% | 3,715 | -205 | $3,180 | $180,011,522 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $6,000,000 | -63% | 3,109 | 1 | $1,930 | $29,034,193 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | Prometheus | $4,925,000 | -50% | 1,951 | -911 | $2,524 | $118,261,848 | 4 | Fox |
| 8 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $4,405,245 | -46% | 2,337 | -582 | $1,885 | $145,591,165 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | People Like Us | $4,306,000 | -- | 2,055 | -- | $2,095 | $4,306,000 | 1 | Disney |
| 10 | Marvel's The Avengers | $4,215,000 | -41% | 1,757 | -473 | $2,399 | $606,298,073 | 9 | Disney |
| 11 | Men in Black 3 | $2,900,000 | -49% | 1,902 | -560 | $1,525 | $169,640,086 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Rock of Ages | $2,730,000 | -64% | 2,405 | -1065 | $1,135 | $34,911,567 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 13 | That's My Boy | $2,150,000 | -72% | 2,363 | -667 | $910 | $34,328,748 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $1,070,836 | -72% | 1,608 | -17 | $666 | $6,620,616 | 2 | Focus |
BoxOffice.com Weekend Predictions
| Title | Release Date | Distributor | Weekend Gross | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave | Jun 22, 2012 | Disney | $33,000,000 | $131,000,000 |
| Magic Mike | Jun 29, 2012 | Warner Bros. | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 |
| Ted (2012) | Jun 29, 2012 | Universal | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
| Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | Jun 29, 2012 | Lionsgate | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Jun 8, 2012 | Paramount / DreamWorks | $11,500,000 | $180,700,000 |
| Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Jun 22, 2012 | Fox | $6,500,000 | $29,800,000 |
| Prometheus | Jun 8, 2012 | Fox | $5,000,000 | $118,500,000 |
| People Like Us | Jun 29, 2012 | Disney | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Marvel's The Avengers | May 4, 2012 | Disney | $4,300,000 | $606,500,000 |
| Moonrise Kingdom | May 25, 2012 | Focus | $4,200,000 | $17,700,000 |
| Snow White and the Huntsman | Jun 1, 2012 | Universal | $4,100,000 | $145,600,000 |
