Pitt skips Cannes, says baby 'imminent'
(AP)
Updated: 2006-05-24 11:09
Brad Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday saying he was
unable to attend because of the "imminent arrival" of his new baby.
Brad Pitt attends the World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland on Jan. 26, 2006. Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival on
Tuesday, May 23, 2006, saying he was unable to attend because of the 'imminent
arrival' of his new baby. Pitt has been in Namibia with his 'Mr. & Mrs.
Smith' co-star, Angelina Jolie, awaiting the birth of the couple's first
child.[AP]
Henri Behar, who moderates Cannes' news conferences, read a message from
Pitt, who has been in Namibia with his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star, Angelina
Jolie, awaiting the birth of the couple's first child.
"With the imminent arrival of the newest addition to our family, I am unable
to join Alejandro, Cate, Gael and the rest of the cast and crew in introducing"
his new film, "Babel," the 42-year-old actor said in the message.
"I am tremendously proud of `Babel' and want to congratulate everyone
involved for this great achievement," Pitt said.
In "Babel," directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Pitt plays a husband and
father trying to cope with a crisis on vacation in Morocco. Cate Blanchett plays
Pitt's wife, and the film also stars Gael Garcia Bernal.
Jolie's children, Maddox and Zahara, have legally had their surname changed
to Jolie-Pitt.
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