BRAD PITT: ACTIVIST
Angelina Julie continues to exert an influence over Brad Pitt, who seems determined to become a new man! Before meeting Angie, he kept mum on world issues. In 1997, he told Time magazine, "Reporters ask me what I feel China should do about Tibet. Who cares what I think? I'm a f---ing actor."
But Angie's now got him piping up about everything from AIDS babies to Katrina victims! A friend of Brad's told Star, "It wasn't that he didn't care, it was more that he hesitated to speak out because he thought no one would care since he's just an actor. But outspoken Angelina has changed him. She feels that people listen when stars speak out, so celebrities should use their status to draw attention to issues."
Since teaming up with Angie, Brad has witnessed firsthand the plight of AIDS babies in Africa, even visiting a hospitalized orphan. He also went to New Orleans and announced plans to help rebuild the area. "The fact that we can't clean up this quagmire is ridiculous and shameful," he said on NBC's Today Show. Recently, Brad's been vocal about gay marriage, saying, "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able."
