Angelina Jolie is reportedly set to adopt a fourth child

The ‘Tourist’ actress wants to open up her and partner Brad Pitt’s home to a four-year-old girl called Leah who lost her entire family in the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010.

Angelina – who already has three adopted children, Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, and Zahara, six, and naturally conceived Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – first met the child in February 2010, a month after the natural disaster, and the child is expected to go visit her and Brad and their other children before the adoption is authorised in the latter stages of this year.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Angelina’s lawyers are in the process of getting an authorisation so Leah can spend some time with her in America. That’s standard procedure, basically they need to make sure Leah will adapt well.

“A lot of observers from groups such as the Red Cross are ensuring that Angelina is treated like anybody else and not fast tracked, which would be viewed insidiously.”

There are worries adoption authorities in the small Caribbean nation may not be able to cope with the massive interest in Angelina’s plans, but the 35-year-old screen star determined to get through the “final steps” to adopt Leah.

The source added: “There is also a concern about the Haitian authorities not being able to deal with such international pressure. But for now, Angelina is almost reaching the final steps of the gruelling adoption process.

“If Leah fits well within her family in the States, she will be able to adopt her.”

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Johnny Depp wants to “run away” from modern life

The ‘Tourist’ actor – who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and eight-year old Jack with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis – believes developments in technology and a shift in favoured forms of entertainment have lead to people losing their sense of self.

He explained: “Sometimes I’d like to run away screaming from our technology-obsessed world, the invasive media, the madness of reality TV.

“We’ve lost touch with the simple things of life. We’re losing our individuality.”

Johnny, 47, lives in the south of France with his family, but he and Vanessa, 38, own a Caribbean island where they can retreat for some privacy, which the actor says is crucial to keep him sane.

He told Red Bulletin magazine: “The island might sound extravagant but I need somewhere I can breathe easily or just sit around and chat without someone taking my picture.”

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor used to be famed for his wild partying, and he credits meeting Vanessa 12 years ago with helping him turn his life around.

He said: “Anything I’d done before was kind of an illusion.

“My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me life.

“Now, my greatest hope is that I’ll be fair to the people I love.”

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Angelina Jolie is looking forward to an “adventurous” Christmas

The ‘Tourist‘ actress – who raises six children Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with her partner Brad Pitt – revealed the busy family are excited about taking off for a special Christmas abroad.

She said: “We’re going to travel with the kids and go to a random part of the world. We’re going to travel and have an adventure because that’s what we love to do.”

Although the Jolie – Pitts will be travelling, Angelina revealed the children won’t have to worry about getting their Christmas presents because the organised mum-of-six has already sorted them out.

She told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show: “I’ve got it all boxed and ready to go. I went through it today. I’m trying to get every stocking right and all the wrapping paper.”

Angelina recently compared herself to other working mothers and said she is lucky to be able to have time off to spend with her children.

She said: “I’m very fortunate in that I can work for two weeks on ‘The Tourist’ and be off for five months. Most working mothers work a lot more hours than I do. I think I’m just like other women, and every woman has a side to them that’s just extremely nurturing, and has a side to them that’s behind closed doors.

“I’m a mom first and foremost, and that’s what keeps me grounded and happy.”

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Angelina Jolie has bought Brad Pitt a £250,000 “family wedding” ring

The ‘Tourist‘ star – who raises six children, Maddox, eight, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – splashed out on the “exquisite” personalised gift, for her lover’s 47th birthday tomorrow (18.12.10).

An insider said: “The band has each of their children’s names on it and Angie’s on the top.

“This is a family wedding band to symbolise Brad isn’t just married to Angelina but to the family as a whole. It was described as absolutely exquisite.”

As well as fitting seven names onto the ring, Angelina also requested it be engraved with “mystical” references that are personal to the couple.

The source told the Daily Star newspaper: “She told me there are mystical references to his 47th birthday that have also been engraved on the band and the family all have their own interpretations of what the band means to them and of what 47 means to them.”

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Johnny Depp doesn’t watch his own films

The 47-year-old actor is uncomfortable watching himself on screen, but admits this pleases his frequent collaborator, director Tim Burton.

He said: “I do my best to avoid my films at all cost.

“Tim likes that I’m not one of those actors that runs up to the monitors between takes to see playback. I’d rather swallow a bag of ticks.”

Asked what it would take to get him to watch himself, Johnny joked to Britain’s OK! magazine: “Probably a few bottles of wine.”

The ‘Tourist’ star – who has children Lily-Rose, 11, and Jack, eight, with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis – insists he is always quite hands-off with the filmmaking process as he trusts the directors and producers to craft his work into the way they want it to be.

He added: “I just know that when they say, ‘You’re done,’ that my services are no longer required. Then basically it’s in the director’s and editor’s hands.

“It’s my job essentially just to give them options to play with. So they make it what they want.”

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Angelina Jolie wants to move to Africa in the future

The ‘Tourist’ star – who raises six children, Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her partner Brad Pitt – plans to move her brood to the continent when she decides to accept less acting work.

She said: “I can imagine in the years to come that I might slow down on the work front. It’s not that I’d be retiring, there just might be fewer films at some point. “The truth is I’d love to live in Africa at some point. I’d love to  spend more time flying planes. And artistically, there will be other things to do.”

The 35-year-old actress has also revealed she doesn’t think she and Brad, 46, will make another film together, because they are never
offered joint projects. The couple famously met and fell in love on the set of 2005 action movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith“, while Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston.

Angelina added: “We don’t get offered a lot of films together. We discuss it because there’s always a girl in his film or a guy in mine. On one hand, we’d love to work together and bring the kids with us on that adventure.

“As much as we’d like to indulge as artists and play together, we’d only do it if the movie could be fun for the fans.”

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