Brangelina Still On; Brangelina at the Oscars...Not So Much

After refuting split rumors, sources close to couple now shoot down report that they will be attending Academy Awards together

The plot thickens...or maybe that's just the work schedules.

In any case, don't go looking to the red carpet for confirmation that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still together, as multiple sources close to the couple tell E! News that the unbroken Brangelina will not, despite a report to the contrary, be attending the Oscars on March 7.

As for why the couple, not seen together publicly since a December outing in New York, has suddenly caught a case of the camera-shies?

Jolie will be heading to Venice at the end of February to start production on The Tourist, a remake of a French thriller costarring Johnny Depp in which Jolie plays a vengeful Interpol agent.

And while Inglourious Basterds is pretty much guaranteed a couple of nominations, Pitt's not a sure bet to attend, either. He hasn't exactly been a fixture on the awards circuit this year, skipping out on the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards, but he is due to present at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday, where Quentin Tarantino is up for the prize.

Who knows, maybe Pitt will opt to watch the kids while Mom brings home the bacon?

Although fans might lament the loss of Brangelina on the red carpet, there is one upshot: Ryan Seacrest won't be needing his running shoes.