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Angelina Adopts Again
Forget Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie has a new special someone in her life: a daughter.
If all goes according to plan, the Oscar winner and all-around do-gooder will by week's end finalize the adoption of an Ethiopian orphan whose parents were killed by AIDS.
Jolie broke the news to People magazine, announcing that the name of her soon-to-be daughter is Zahara Marley Jolie. The 30-year-old actress declined to reveal the baby's age, weight or length, but said that she and three-year-old son Maddox, whom she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, are "very happy to have a new addition to our family."
The twice-divorced Jolie has frequently discussed her desire to adopt another child. After a trip to Ethiopia earlier this year in her capacity as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, she said, "My son is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister."
Jolie, her son and her Mr. and Mrs. Smith costar Pitt made a trip to the Horn of Africa last week, Hadosh Halefom, head of the country's state-run adoption agency, told the Associated Press.
The child "is less than a year old," Hadosh said, adding that the adoption will be official within two days. The actress filed her request through a private adoption agency. Such adoptions typically run about $20,000.
Hadosh told the wire service that Jolie had met the 10 conditions for adopting a child from Ethiopia. "The two most important are economic capabilities and check with the police," Hadosh said. "Although she is a film star, she still has to meet the same requirements as everybody else."
The country, wracked by AIDS, war and famine, has more than 5 million orphans among its population of 70 million. The country has streamlined adoption procedures while enacting strict laws to ensure the safety and health of the children (all of whom are AIDS-free).
Jolie's camp is quick to downplay any connection between the adoption and her burgeoning friendship with Pitt. "This has nothing to do with her relationship with Brad Pitt. People are going to try to say it's about their relationship. But it's not. Angelina's adopting as a single mother, and she wants that emphasized," a source "close to Jolie" told People.
The magazine just scored photos of Jolie and Pitt together at her estate in Buckinghamshire, England. The actors are seen strolling around and talking, and in one series, a shirtless Pitt is pictured showing Maddox the finer points of dirt-bike racing. Jolie and Pitt have been rumored to be romantically involved since shooting Mr. and Mrs. Smith, something both actors have denied, even though they have been spotted together in recent weeks following his split with Jennifer Aniston.
Jolie and Pitt were on hand for the Live 8 concert in London, which sought to raise awareness for all the socioeconomic problems in the developing world, particularly Africa.
"With all that we have in the world, we can fix what is happening in Africa, we can save lives, we can turn it around," Jolie told reporters after the event.
Jolie gets back to her day job next month, shooting the CIA drama The Good Shepherd opposite Matt Damon.
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