Angelina Jolie donates $ 2 million to African wildlife sanctuary

Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated USD 2 million to a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia where they had spent Christmas with their six children. The donation to the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary was made in the name of their eldest biological child, daughter Shiloh, who was born in the African country in 2006. They returned this Christmas with Shiloh and her five siblings to the sanctuary, which looks after orphaned and injured animals, including lions, leopards, cheetahs and baboons.

The sanctuary, run by Dr Rudie van Vuuren and wife Marlice, were given the money through the couple’s Jolie-Pitt Foundation. "We have known Rudie and Marlice for many years and continue to be impressed by their hard work and dedication to the people and conservation of the land and wildlife of Namibia," said 35-year-old Jolie.

During their holiday, the couple’s children helped the staff at the lodge to feed and care for baby baboons, foxes and saw a leopard released into the wild.

Angelina Jolie buys $40 million mansion in Italy

Celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a 40-million-dollar mansion in Italy - the couple’s third home.

They own a luxurious Los Angeles mansion and a 3.5 million dollar French-style home in New Orleans.

Situated in the Northern Italian hills of Valpolicella, the property boasts 18,000 square feet and 15 bedrooms, seven baths, a movie theater, two swimming pools, a gym and several Jacuzzis.

The property also has stables and a vineyard.

Jolie apparently fell in love with Italy after filming ‘The Tourist’ there earlier this year.

Jolie and Brad intend to use the Italian property as a vacation home and continue to use their Loz Feliz house as their main base.

Paltrow feels bad for Jolie Pitt

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted she feels bad for couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt for the media attention they get.

"I feel bad for them. They have it worse than anybody on the planet. I mean, we get hounded too, but not like that," said Paltrow.

Paltrow had dated Brad Pitt before marrying "Coldplay" frontman Chris Martin.

Angelina Jolie to adopt a Chinese baby

Angelina Jolie is considering adopting a Chinese baby along with hubby Brad Pitt to add to the six kids in their brood.

Angelina Jolie was inspired by her feelings of sympathy for victims of the earthquake that devastated China in May that left many children orphaned.

A source told Britain’s Star magazine: “Angelina Jolie is devastated over the earthquake that occurred in China in May. She has been in constant touch with relief workers as part of her UN involvement, and even got her hands on photos of a few orphaned kids. She’s made overtures offering a home to one earthquake orphan, or even two if they are siblings.”

Angelina Jolie is a mother to three biological children, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne and three adopted children namely Maddox, Pax and Zahara. She admits she is finding it hard coping with the babies, but is getting help from the rest of her family.

She added in an interview with Hello! magazine, which has published the first pictures of the twins: “It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time. Shiloh calls the twins her babies. She and Zahara pick out their clothes, help change and hold them. It’s sweet - they are like little mommies.”