MARIE CLAIRE

You are the pits!

October 3 - 9, 2007
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I have to admit to mixed opinions when I first heard that parents at a New York school have been sent a letter from the staff requesting that they stop bothering parents Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) in the school yard.

 

After the jip Angelina has been getting in the press for being a diva and asking interviewers not to talk to her about various topics, it sounded, at first, like another superstar I-do-coz-I-can request but on further reflection it occurred to me that it’s actually not an unreasonable thing to ask.

 

Just because they are famous doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be able to drop off and collect their child (in this case five-year-old Maddox) in peace.

 

The letter states: “Regretfully, I have seen some parents taking pictures, asking for autographs, talking to the media and even shouting at Ms Jolie and Mr Pitt for recognition”

 

How very embarrassing! Not so much for Brangelina but for the parents who are actually shouting at them from across the playground – not to mention the poor children who have to witness the embarrassing sycophantic actions of their parents as they vie for attention from the famous couple. Dignity anyone?

 

 







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