Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,595,263 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Brad Pitt not too happy with 'pits of stardom'.


Byline: ANI

New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Jan 26 (ANI): He must be one of the biggest Hollywood star The Hollywood Star was an idiosyncratic gossip tabloid published on an erratic schedule in Hollywood, California by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota.  on the horizon, but Brad Pitt isn't too happy with many things stardom brings with it, and particularly the 'pits'.

In an interview with Newsweek, the 45-year old actor claimed the burdens of stardom claming that the "publicity machine is out of control."

"It's everything we didn't sign up for," the New York Daily News New York Daily News

Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S.
 quoted him as saying, referring to the press tours that come with releasing a film.

He added: "There's this whole other entity that you get sucked into. You have to go and sell your wares," he said.

Despite inking huge deals for photos of partner Angelina Jolie and their six kids, the star of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' said that he's "never made peace" with the fame game.

"Somehow you're not supporting your film if you don't get out on a show and talk about your personal life. It has nothing to do with why I do this," he said.

In fact, the actor has claimed that he's never Googled himself, adding he doesn't know how to use a computer.

The actor also said that he's glad he's not getting his start as an actor these days, saying: "I feel for the people who are just getting into the business. It sets the wrong focus." (ANI)

Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency.  (ANI) - All Rights Reserved.

Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company
COPYRIGHT 2009 Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Asian News International
Date:Jan 26, 2009
Words:246
Previous Article:'Sexting' on the rise among American teens.
Next Article:Tom Cruise still loses sleep before starting new film.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles