Brad Pitt: Moneyball Premiere

Here's Brad Pitt yesterday in Oakland, CA at the premiere of his new movie Moneyball and we gotta say, he's lookin a little Joker-ish in this photo, not in style but in the face.

(Photo credit: Araya Diaz/WireImage)

Is Brad Pitt An Asshole?

So, in the latest issue of Parade Magazine, cover boy Brad said some things about ex-wife Jennifer Aniston that made people irate.

First of all, this is amazing that this is still being talked about since their marriage was so 5 years ago at least and many adopted and birthed children from different countries later.

In the Parade interview (which was posted on the magazine's website yesterday) Brad said, “I spent the ‘90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony," he said. "I started to get sick of myself sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It started feeling pathetic. It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn’t living an interesting life myself. I think that my marriage [to Aniston] had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn’t."

After the backlash, dude is backtracking on those comments now saying, "It grieves me that this was interpreted this way," he said. "Jen is an incredibly giving, loving and hilarious woman who remains my friend. It is an important relationship I value greatly. The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, but that I was becoming dull to myself... and that, I am responsible for."

So is he an asshole? Well he is not one to choose his words wisely. Since he never said he was misquoted, we are not sure what other way we could interpret what he said, since he did mention his marriage had something to do with his uninteresting life. However, if it is honesty we want from these people, that is what he delivered. So asshole is not the choice of name calling we would use in this scenario.

Brad's Movie Involved In Some Serious Controversy

CNN reports, on Christmas Day, James Joseph Cialella, 29, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons violations after becoming angry with a family because they were talking during a movie at a Philadelphia theater... that movie being Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett's, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He threw popcorn at the son and shot the father in the arm. In retrospect, according to police, Cialella told the family to hush up and an argument erupted eventually leading to this curious case of... will this movie now be the blame of causing people to become violent... you know like "black movies" and "rap music" supposedly do?

Aniston Vs. Pitt

Jennifer Aniston came out on top at the box office. Her movie, Marley and Me, was not only number one beating out Brad Pitt's, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, it also is the highest 1 day total ever for a movie opening on Christmas. Jen's movie 1 day total was $14.75 million while Brad's is the second highest with a total of $11.8 million.

Golden Globes®...

The nominations have been announced for the 66th Annual Golden Globe® awards scheduled to air January 11, 2009. Among those nominated, best actress for Angelina in Changeling, Brad for best actor in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, and Heath Ledger for his unforgettable Joker performance in The Dark Knight.

For the complete list of nominations click here.