Angelina’s Doctor Is In
Angelina Jolie is in a French hospital to give birth. But who will liberate the twins?
Local ob-gyn Michel Sussman is the doctor in charge of her pending delivery at Lenval hospital in Nice, the facility’s spokeswoman, Nadine Bauer, tells News exclusively.
Bauer says Sussman will be making a statement following the birth, but there is no word yet on when Jolie’s twins are due to arrive.
Despite some media reports that Jolie’s stateside doctor, Jason Rothbart, would be flying to France to tend to the delivery, he remains at his Los Angeles-area office seeing patients.
Rothbart, who also handled the births of Tori Spelling’s two children, delivered Jolie and Brad Pitt’s first biological child, Shiloh Nouvel, on May 27, 2006, at Cottage Medi-Clinic hospital in Namibia.
Reporting by Matt Donnelly
Brangelina Babies Almost Out!
Independence Day could be coming early for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s latest spawn.
The Oscar-winning actress checked into a French hospital about 10 p.m. Monday to deliver her twins.
“Angelina was admitted last night and is very happy and in excellent health. Everything’s going very well,” Nadine Bauer, spokeswoman for the Lenval hospital in Nice, tells News.
“This is something she had planned with her doctor for the end of her pregnancy for some time. She had been advised it would be a good idea to rest during the final days and it has been booked for a while now,” says Bauer.
“There was no medical emergency that was the reason for her being admittedit’s standard procedure,” Bauer explains.
Jolie is expected to remain in the $500-per-night private room (with a sea view, of course) until after her twins are born.
“It’s lovely, and the nurses pay attention to your every need,” Lucie Coleman, a Nice resident who recently gave birth to twins at the hospital, tells News. “The rooms are lovely and airy, with views out over the sea, and they have televisions and private bathrooms.”
And Jolie’s treatment while in the hospital will, by the sound of it, be top-of-the-line.
“The food menus are healthythings like chicken with asparagus and pasta and fresh fruitand she’ll be delivered her meals three times a day in bed. And if she feels like a snack or drink at 3 a.m., they’ll get it for her,” adds Coleman.
“Going in early before a birth with twins is very common in France, as the final weeks are so hard going.”
There was no immediate comment from the couple’s reps.
Confirmation of Jolie’s admittance came after France’s Closer tabloid jumped the gun earlier this morning, announcing that Jolie had already given birth. The publication has since retracted the report, claiming Jolie instead is biding her time in the hospital and not expected to give birth until later this week.
The twins will be kids Nos. 5 and 6 for Jolie, 33, and Pitt, 44, joining siblings Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 2.
SAG: The Show Must Go On, For Now
The Screen Actors Guild has agreed to disagree for the moment.
As the clock on the union’s contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers continues to tick toward its 12:01 a.m. expiration date, SAG announced Monday night that it has agreed to let members continue to work under the terms of their existing deal until further notice.
The two sides are scheduled to reconvene Wednesday afternoon.
The AMPTP, which represents major studios and networks, issued a last-minute offer this evening reportedly worth an additional $250 million in compensation to working actors, but SAG executive director and chief negotiator Doug Allen indicated that the stipulations aren’t quite up to snuff for them yet.
“This offer does not appear to address some key issues important to actors,” Allen said in a statement. “For example, the impact of foregoing residuals for all made-for-new-media productions is incalculable and would mean the beginning of the end of residuals.”
A spokeswoman for the alliance said that its reps will meet with SAG’s people on Wednesday to further discuss and explain the current offer, not to entertain counterproposals.
“In short, our final offer to SAG represents a final hope for avoiding further work stoppages and getting everyone back to work,” the AMPTP said in a statement.
The latest proposal was described as comparable to the tentative deal the AMPTP struck with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists last month.
The results of AFTRA’s vote on the new deal are expected in by July 8.
The cast of Boston Legal rides the Pony - VIDEO
The cast of Boston Legal is now moving to children’s toys. This only seems like a joke, but it’s not. William Shatner, James Spader and Candice Bergen are among the celebrities and artists who will be designing new versions of “My Little Pony”, the toy from the 1980’s which launched an animated television series and movie.
(UPDATE: Stacey Luchs, a spokeswoman for the show, said Thursday that Shatner and Spader were unaware of the venture and would not participate.)
The special ponies will be auctioned off by Hasbro as a charity fundraiser. Other pony-designing celebrities include LeAnn Rimes, Debbie Gibson and Danny Aiello. Artists designing ponies include illustrator Catalina Estrada from Spain, New York graffiti artist-turned-designer Claw Money and Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno.
Still, it beats having to redesign Planet Unicorn.
I do wonder what Shatner’s pony will look like. Will it have a toupee and sing badly? Will in speak in short, staccato bursts? I! AM! SHATNER’S! PONY! What would you pay for the honor of playing with Shatner’s pony? Okay, I’ll stop now.
The following is the intro to the animated My Little Pony. Hopefully the artists will be able to use it as inspiration.