With so much promotion, so many A-list actors, and even a few coveted Golden Globe nominations, it makes no sense that the epic period comedy-drama “Babylon” was such an epic flop. 
Except, the failure of screenwriter/director Damien Chazelle to lure audiences with his story of “decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess [that] lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood” shouldn’t be surprising at all. American moviegoers are sick of seeing that same story played out in the headlines in real life. Why would they entertain themselves with more of the same?
One word that comes up over and over in both critic and audience reviews is “boring.” Viewers were shocked and grossed out by the much-lamented elephant defecation scene, among others. But they were also bored by watching Hollywood types behaving badly because their rampant drug use and absolute disregard for human decency is boring. It’s pervasive and it’s tired. There may have been a time when moviegoers would want to see a movie like this for the shock value alone. But now that lives of excess are so commonplace, that’s not even the case anymore.
“Babylon” cost $80 million to produce and would need to earn $250 million at the box office just to break even. So far, the overly long three-plus-hour film has brought in a meager $6.6 million in worldwide box office receipts. As mentioned above, it’s up for Best Picture, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Actor (Diego Calva), and Best Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt) at the Golden Globes, but didn’t earn the respect of most critics.
<a href="https://www.salon.com/2022/12/23/babylon-review-damien-chazelle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The reviewer from Salon said</a> watching “Babylon” was an “exasperating” experience, saying, “It tries to do too much &#8230; Less would have been more.”
Reviewer Richard Roeper from the Chicago Sun-Times didn’t mince words with his assessment.
“What a sprawling, grotesque, self-indulgent, wretched, occasionally mesmerizing but ultimately over-the-top mess we have in Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic ‘Babylon,’ which one imagines was supposed to be a lurid and show-stopping and unvarnished celebration of the hedonistic madness that enveloped the movie business in the 1920s but comes across as a three-hour plus attack on our senses — a flashy, sometimes dazzling but curiously uninvolving and often nauseatingly gross spectacle,” he <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/12/21/23516785/babylon-review-margot-robbie-movie-brad-pitt-darren-aronofsky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
He called the whole thing a “mess,” describing some of the grosser scenes that were included ostensibly for the shock value. And while there are meant to be elements of truth in this historically focused film, most of the truth isn’t really there.
“Most of ‘Babylon’ is a meandering and often stultifying work of pure fiction, in which extended set pieces overshadow anything resembling true character development or real insight about Hollywood in the 1920s,” Roeper notes. “Every once in a while, we get a glimpse of what might have been a great or at least entertaining film, but it’s not enough to overcome the defecating elephant and the urinating actress and the vomiting silent movie star and that ridiculous wrestling match with the rattlesnake,” he concludes.
Babylon currently has a 55% critic rating and 50% audience rating on the review site <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/babylon_2022">Rotten Tomatoes</a>. 
Audience reviewers brought up some of the same issues critics did, saying “Babylon” was somehow both boring and appalling.
“A film made by people who have too much money and nothing better to do with their time,” one person observed.
“The director made his point and then beat you over the head with it,” another reviewer agreed. “The opening scene was almost 30 minutes but had made its point in 8. Everything was over the top and excessive. I believe the director fell in love with his own movie and forgot that editing can clarify the story.”
“Crass, uneven and self indulgent. Good actors degraded. Not funny, not moving, gross at times and WAAAYYYY too long. Scenes go on for 20 minutes for no reason or payoff. I see some Razzie nominations coming&#8230;..,” another person shared.
Chazelle previously shared his reasoning for including the shock value in his film, about the rise of the talkies, and subsequent death of the silent film era.
&#8220;You want to give them a sense of the kind of movie it is, in a way that maybe is deliberately shocking,&#8221; the director told <a href="https://ew.com/movies/damien-chazelle-babylon-orgiastic-behavior-trippy-ending-interview/">EW</a> of including the elephant pooping directly onto the camera. &#8220;You wind up declaring, rather overtly, exactly what the parameters of the film are,” adding it was &#8220;certainly one of the most literally in-your-face gags.&#8221;
The parties in the films are also symbolic of the times, from the old days of Hollywood up to present day. &#8220;The parties themselves have shifted because they reflect what&#8217;s accepted by society at the time,&#8221; Chazelle says, explaining how the earlier soirees were &#8220;able to stand up, wipe itself off, sweep its crimes under the rug, and keep making movies.&#8221;
He says during the pool party and snake fight that &#8220;the wheels are starting to come off the wagon a little bit. Something&#8217;s dying here, something that&#8217;s either not going to last or we&#8217;ve already passed the end.&#8221;
The Hearst party is when it &#8220;becomes emblematic of what now is acceptable in Hollywood and what the party is supposed to be, comporting much more to our own preconceptions of what old Hollywood was like.&#8221;
The final gasp in “Babylon” involves Toby Maguire’s character and a grim resolution that everything is broken beyond repair.
&#8220;It&#8217;s that seedy mirror image — the really depraved, awful, horror-movie mirror image, where everything that you could brush aside as funny or silly early on, now is just really not fun anymore,&#8221; Chazelle explains of the ending.
The filmmaker further clarified why he made the film’s second half &#8220;merciless and brutal.&#8221;
&#8220;Hollywood is a machine that chews people up and spits them out — it&#8217;s the great equalizer,&#8221; he told the publication. &#8220;There&#8217;s a brutality that comes from that. But it&#8217;s inextricable from the rebirth that follows.&#8221;
“Babylon” could have succeeded in telling a compelling story about a piece of Hollywood’s history if only it could reign in the gross and dig deeper into the characters. Instead, everything is surface level and uninspired. It’s a lot like real-life Hollywood and everyone is just sick of it.

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Film critic Gary Kramer savaged the old-Hollywood epic comedy-drama &#8220;Babylon&#8221; in his review, calling the Damien Chazelle flick &#8220;a busy, bawdy and bad orgy of Hollywood nothingness&#8221; and suggesting it&#8217;s crowning achievement was &#8220;to make Brad Pitt and <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/suicide-squad-star-admits-she-changed-a-scene-in-new-movie-because-she-wanted-to-kiss-brad-pitt-sue-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Margot Robbie</a> boring.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.salon.com/2022/12/23/babylon-review-damien-chazelle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a> — which was published Friday on Salon ahead of what was supposed to be the film&#8217;s big opening weekend — began with a simple question from Kramer: &#8220;Why, Damien Chazelle? Why?&#8221; And the Philadelphia-based critic&#8217;s assessment only got more and more brutal as it continued.
Kramer lamented the plot relating to two supporting characters — a lesbian singer named Fay and a black musician named Sidney — saying that they appeared to be little more than tokens: &#8220;Fay and Sidney each get their own storylines, but Chazelle shortchanges them, just as Hollywood does, by giving them very little to do other than be lesbian/Asian, and Black, and keeping them mostly on the sidelines.&#8221;
The critic went on to complain that the lengthy film — with an over three hour running time — might have played better as a miniseries, but even then, he argued that the underlying theme in each individual storyline was the same.
&#8220;There is one good idea in each storyline, but it is the same one: Hollywood is a soulless dream factory. It is neither original nor profound,&#8221; Kramer wrote. &#8220;The characters are one-trick ponies who barely get to develop over time — and the film covers almost a decade in their lives (plus a coda).&#8221;
&#8220;Nothing &#8216;Babylon&#8217; says is very deep, and Chazelle takes his time to say nothing,&#8221; Kramer continued, arguing, &#8220;Perhaps Chazelle&#8217;s greatest accomplishment here is to make Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt boring.&#8221;
Kramer&#8217;s assessment appears so far to align with that of the general public — &#8220;Babylon&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/babylon-flops-hard-at-box-office-wont-recoup-80m-production-budget-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tanked</a> at the box office over the Christmas weekend, only bringing in $5.3 million. As The Daily Wire previously reported, the film needs to make $250 million to recoup its operating budget and turn a profit.
&#8220;Babylon&#8221; has already racked up several Golden Globe nominations — Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Actor — but the reviews on film-rating site Rotten Tomatoes are mixed at best. It currently has a 55% fresh critic rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/babylon_2022">Rotten Tomatoes</a> and a 49% audience score.

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Brutal Review Savages 'Babylon': Greatest Accomplishment Was Making 'Brad Pitt And Margot Robbie Boring'

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Babylon</a>” underperformed expectations at the box office over Christmas weekend, leaving industry insiders to speculate that the film won’t break even financially.
Damien Chazelle’s $80 million historical <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">comedy-drama</a> about the golden age of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood">Hollywood</a> starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie certainly had hype and promotion behind it. But moviegoers opted not to buy tickets to see “Babylon,” resulting in a lackluster $5.3 million four-day opening.
The film will need to earn $250 million to turn a profit, Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/babylon-box-office-bombs-brad-pitt-margot-robbie-1235207013/">reported</a>, meaning that now, most of that money will need to come from overseas. The publication noted that it’ll be almost impossible to achieve that amount even though one insider said the movie’s three hour plus runtime won’t be a hindrance in Europe like it is in the United States.
Despite being nominated for multiple Golden Globe awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Actor, the reviews of this movie are mixed from both critics and audiences. It currently has a 55% fresh critic rating on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/babylon_2022">Rotten Tomatoes</a> and a 49% audience score.
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The reviewer from Salon <a href="https://www.salon.com/2022/12/23/babylon-review-damien-chazelle/">said</a> watching “Babylon&#8221; was an “exasperating” experience, saying, “It tries to do too much but ends up doing not saying very little. Less would have been more.”
“What a sprawling, grotesque, self-indulgent, wretched, occasionally mesmerizing but ultimately over-the-top mess we have in Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic ‘Babylon,’ which one imagines was supposed to be a lurid and show-stopping and unvarnished celebration of the hedonistic madness that enveloped the movie business in the 1920s but comes across as a three-hour plus attack on our senses — a flashy, sometimes dazzling but curiously uninvolving and often nauseatingly gross spectacle,” Richard Roeper from the Chicago Sun-Times <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/12/21/23516785/babylon-review-margot-robbie-movie-brad-pitt-darren-aronofsky">agreed</a>. 
He described some of the more graphic scenes in the movie, including an elephant defecating in the beginning.
“We’re also &#8216;treated&#8217; to scenes of a woman urinating on an obese party animal; a sad-sack moron getting his head stuck in a toilet; a muscle-bound and crazed giant of a man munching on a live rat, and various showbiz types getting coked up and liquored up and on and it goes,” Roeper continued, saying “Babylon” will have you “feeling like you need to take a shower” by the end.
Being gross isn’t the only complaint people have about this hyped-up film about Hollywood’s history. “What’s really, truly embarrassing is how completely sure Damien Chazelle is that he’s absolutely nailing every scene in this movie,” one reviewer observed.
Many audience reviews mentioned that “Babylon” was “too long” and “boring,” plus didn’t have enough character development.

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'Babylon' Flops Hard At Box Office, Won't Recoup $80M Production Budget: Report

&#8220;Suicide Squad&#8221; actress <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/its-dangerous-margot-robbie-says-she-almost-quit-acting-after-shooting-to-fame-following-the-wolf-of-wall-street/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Margot Robbie</a> admitted during a recent interview that she lobbied director Damien Chazelle to change a scene in the upcoming film &#8220;Babylon&#8221; because she wanted the chance to kiss Brad Pitt.
Speaking to E! News — in an <a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1357007/how-margot-robbie-orchestrated-her-unscripted-babylon-movie-kiss-with-brad-pitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that aired on Monday — <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/margot-robbie-says-female-led-pirates-of-the-caribbean-got-axed-from-disney-they-dont-want-to-do-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robbie</a> described &#8220;what will become an iconic kiss scene&#8221; and then went on to explain how the unscripted moment had made it into the film&#8217;s final cut.
&#8220;That wasn&#8217;t in the script, but I thought, &#8216;When else am I gonna get the chance to kiss Brad Pitt? I&#8217;m just gonna go for it,’” she said.
Robbie, who also starred alongside Pitt in &#8220;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,&#8221; takes on the role of a struggling actress named Nellie in &#8220;Babylon&#8221; — which is set against the backdrop of the 1920s. Pitt plays Jack Conrad, an actor Nellie hopes will help her make her way to the top.
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&#8220;I said, &#8216;Damien, I think Nellie would just go up and kiss Jack,’” Robbie described how she had presented her idea to the director — and she noted that Chazelle had seen through her almost immediately.
&#8220;And Damien was like, &#8216;Well, she could — wait, hold on. You just wanna kiss Brad Pitt,’” Robbie said. &#8220;And I was like, &#8216;Oh, so sue me. This opportunity might never come up again.&#8217; And he was like, &#8216;It does work for the character,&#8217; and I was like, &#8216;I think so.’”
Robbie said that at the time, she had no idea whether or not the kiss would make it to the big screen — but after they ran the scene with the kiss, Chazelle apparently realized that it was a good addition and asked them to run it again.
&#8220;He was like, &#8216;No, do it again. That really works,’” Robbie explained, adding, &#8220;I was like, ‘Oh, great.’”
According to &#8220;Titanic&#8221; director James Cameron, another of Robbie&#8217;s &#8220;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&#8221; co-stars caused nearly all the women on his staff to rearrange their schedules. When he was casting the 1997 blockbuster and <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/titanic-director-says-diva-like-attitude-almost-cost-leonardo-dicaprio-his-iconic-role/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scheduled the first meeting</a> with Leonardo DiCaprio, he explained that all of the women suddenly appeared in the conference room.
&#8220;So the meeting was funny, because I’m in my conference room waiting to meet an actor, right? And I look around, and all the women in the entire office are in the meeting for some reason,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;Like, there’s a female executive producer, okay, fine. But our accountant? You know, why was she in the meeting?&#8221;

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In a cross complaint filed Tuesday, actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/angelina-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Angelina Jolie</a> accused her ex-husband, actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a>, of physically assaulting her and two of their children during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-report-appears-to-show-angelina-jolies-injuries-following-fight-with-brad-pitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflight incident</a> in 2016.
Pitt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a lawsuit against his ex-wife in February, accusing Jolie of intentionally causing damage to his business reputation by illegally off-loading her stake in their wine company without his consent or knowledge.
&#8220;Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face&#8221; during the incident, the countersuit alleges, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/movies/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-lawsuit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The New York Times.
At another point, the &#8220;Fight Club&#8221; actor allegedly &#8220;grabbed Jolie by the head and shook her, and then grabbed her shoulders and shook her again before pushing her into the bathroom wall.”
Pitt also &#8220;poured beer on Jolie&#8221; and &#8220;poured beer and red wine on the children,&#8221; the suit said.
The altercation was allegedly sparked when Pitt accused Jolie of being &#8220;too deferential&#8221; to their children, of which the couple have six. The 58 year old was allegedly physical with the children when they jumped in to try to protect their mother.
&#8220;When one of the children verbally defended Jolie, Pitt lunged at his own child and Jolie grabbed him from behind to stop him,&#8221; the suit <a href="https://people.com/movies/angelina-jolie-claims-brad-pitt-choked-their-child-on-2016-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>. &#8220;To get Jolie off his back, Pitt threw himself backwards into the airplane&#8217;s seats injuring Jolie&#8217;s back and elbow. The children rushed in and all bravely tried to protect each other. Before it was over, Pitt choked one of the children and struck another in the face. Some of the children pleaded with Pitt to stop. They were all frightened.&#8221;
Pitt allegedly called Jolie a &#8220;b****&#8221; and told the family, &#8220;f*** you all,&#8221; when the plane landed and Jolie informed her then-husband she was going to a hotel.
The actor has yet to publicly respond to the explosive filing, but a source close to Pitt <a href="https://people.com/movies/angelina-jolie-claims-brad-pitt-choked-their-child-on-2016-flight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> People magazine the allegations are not true.
Jolie&#8217;s countersuit is a response to Pitt&#8217;s legal action earlier this year over the couple&#8217;s wine brand.
Pitt said in court documents that Jolie was intentionally causing damage to his business reputation by illegally off-loading her stake in their wine company Chateau Miraval without his consent or knowledge, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported in June.
The pair in 2008 bought a controlling stake in Chateau Miraval, a French castle and wine brand, and remained partners after their divorce in 2016. Jolie allegedly illegally sold her shares to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in 2021.
Pitt claimed Jolie intentionally sold her stake behind his back to a “stranger with poisonous associations and intentions” to “inflict harm,” while contributing “nothing to Miraval’s success.”
The actor <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group?redirectURL=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-miraval-wine-company-lawsuit-selling-stake-stoli-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the pair had an agreement not to sell their business interests in Miraval without the other partner&#8217;s consent, which Jolie allegedly violated.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt Seeks Damages Against Ex-Wife Angelina Jolie Over Business Reputation: ‘Sought To Inflict Harm’</a>

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Pictures purporting to show bruises on actress Angelina Jolie&#8217;s hand and elbow — which she said ere injured during the private plane altercation that immediately preceded her divorce from actor Brad Pitt — became public along with court filings pertaining to the FBI&#8217;s investigation into the dispute.
Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/18/photos-of-angelina-jolies-alleged-bruises-from-brad-pitt-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> two photos on Thursday that came from the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/new-witness-statements-show-brad-pitt-may-be-the-villain-of-the-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now-public documents</a> about the fight — which took place while the superstar couple traveled from France to Los Angeles — despite a request from &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; (likely Jolie) asking that the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request be sealed to protect her children. A judge ruled against her request, however, and the documents were made public on Wednesday.
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Because the skies are considered to be federal jurisdiction, the FBI handled the investigation into Jolie&#8217;s allegations that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pitt</a>, who she said had been drinking, had been verbally abusive and had manhandled her during the flight and once they landed, before anyone exited the plane.
Stating that the initial confrontation took place in a restroom on board the plane, Jolie claimed that <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-fbi-lawsuit-1235342770/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pitt</a> had &#8220;grabbed her by her head,&#8221; &#8220;grabbed her by the shoulders,&#8221; and pushed her into the bathroom wall, yelling, &#8216;You’re f–king up this family.'&#8221;
At least two of the children were allegedly outside the door at the time, asking whether or not Jolie was all right.
&#8220;&#8216;No, mommy’s not OK. She’s ruining this family. She’s crazy,'&#8221; Jolie claimed that Pitt responded to the children.
&#8220;&#8216;It’s not her, it’s you, you p—k,'&#8221; one of the children replied, according to Jolie — and when Pitt appeared ready to run at one of the kids &#8220;like he was going to attack,&#8221; Jolie said that she tried to get him into a choke hold. She said that he attempted to get free of her grip by backing into the chairs behind her.
That was when Jolie alleged her back and elbow were injured, and she shared a photo of her bruised elbow with the FBI.
The injury on Jolie&#8217;s hand was described as &#8220;a rug burn type wound&#8221; — and a photo of that was also included in the report.
The <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fbi-reportedly-came-close-to-arresting-brad-pitt-and-jane-doe-sued-the-bureau-to-find-out-why-they-didnt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newly-public documents</a> also revealed that the FBI agent investigating the incident had prepared a probable cause statement and presented it to authorities, but after family services cleared Pitt of the abuse allegations, the FBI made an announcement declaring that no charges were going to be filed.
&#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; — who has now been outed by several sources as Jolie — filed a lawsuit against the Bureau, demanding information regarding why no charges had been filed.

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Actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a> convinced an environmental non-profit — <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/18/brad-pitt-reacts-foundation-settlement-katrina-homes-new-orleans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Green</a> — to cough up over $20 million to help settle a lawsuit that didn&#8217;t even name the organization.
The lawsuit, which was filed against Pitt and his Make it Right foundation, alleged that homes built by the foundation in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans had been poorly built and needed major repairs and renovations in order to be livable.
Pitt initially started Make it Right in 2007, but had not been directly involved with day-to-day operations for some time — however, when he got wind of the issues that had arisen, he went back to a more active role and promised to find a workable solution. He even <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/brad-pitt-reportedly-drops-millions-to-fix-hurricane-katrina-broken-down-homes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dropped millions</a> from his personal coffers to help invest in repairs.
The <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2018/09/07/brad-pitt-foundation-sued-new-orleans-residents-hurricane-katrina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2018 lawsuit</a> named both Pitt and the Make it Right, and accused them of fraud, unfair trade practices, and breach of contract — alleging that there were structural problems and mold in a number of the 100 futuristic looking homes the foundation had built in New Orleans&#8217; Ninth Ward. The suit also claimed that Make it Right was aware that some repairs were necessary but failed to inform the homeowners or to take steps to make those repairs.
But that suit may be all but over now that Pitt says Global Green has agreed to pony up the cash.
&#8220;I am incredibly grateful for Global Green’s willingness to step up and provide this important support for the Lower Ninth families,&#8221; Pitt told TMZ. &#8220;We collaborated in the early days post-Katrina and we are very fortunate to have Global Green&#8217;s generous continuing commitment to help address the challenges around these homes and others in need.&#8221;
The <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/18/brad-pitt-reaches-settlement-with-katrina-victims-over-faulty-homes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settlement agreement</a> allows affected homeowners to receive up to $25,000 — but it must still be approved by a judge.
Pitt has also been in the news recently after a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fbi-reportedly-came-close-to-arresting-brad-pitt-and-jane-doe-sued-the-bureau-to-find-out-why-they-didnt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report revealed</a> just how close the FBI came to arresting the &#8220;Bullet Train&#8221; actor after the 2016 altercation on a private jet led to his very messy public split from ex-wife and actress Angelina Jolie.
According to the report, Family Services declared allegations of abuse to be unfounded, the FBI announced that the Bureau would not prosecute Pitt — despite the fact that the agent investigating the Sept. 2016 incident had reportedly already prepared a statement of probable cause.
A woman identified only as &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; — but believed to be Jolie — then filed a lawsuit against the FBI, demanding information regarding why that statement had not led to an arrest.

Los Angeles Premiere Of Columbia Pictures’ “Bullet Train” – Arrivals

Brad Pitt Got Non-Profit To Cough Up $20 Million — To Settle A Lawsuit That Didn’t Even Name Them

Brad Pitt Got Non-Profit To Cough Up $20 Million — To Settle A Lawsuit That Didn't Even Name Them

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FBI agents allegedly came close to arresting actor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt</a> following the altercation that reportedly led to his split with ex-wife actress Angelina Jolie — and according to a new report, Jolie might be behind a lawsuit against the Bureau demanding the reasons they didn&#8217;t go through with it.
The incident that sparked the near-arrest — and Jolie&#8217;s move to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/report-angelina-jolie-files-divorce-brad-pitt-amanda-prestigiacomo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">file for divorce</a> — was a disagreement aboard the couple&#8217;s private plane that reportedly escalated as Pitt was drinking and became &#8220;verbally abusive,&#8221; at which point their oldest son Maddox reportedly stepped between them to defend Jolie.
Because the plane was in flight at the time — and the air is considered to be federal jurisdiction — the FBI was charged with investigating the claims. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services also <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/23/brad-pitt-cleared-fbi-over-plane-incident-no-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigated</a>, and shortly after DCFS concluded that the abuse allegations were unsubstantiated, the FBI also announced that Pitt would not be charged pursuant to the incident.
&#8220;In response to allegations made following a flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States which landed in Los Angeles carrying Mr Brad Pitt and his children, the FBI has conducted a review of the circumstances and will not pursue further investigation,&#8221; Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, explained at the time. &#8220;No charges have been filed in this matter.&#8221;
But in April of 2022, a woman identified only as &#8220;Jane Doe&#8221; <a href="https://www.etonline.com/is-angelina-jolie-suing-the-fbi-over-2016-plane-incident-with-brad-pitt-182760" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued the FBI</a> under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), demanding information about what was uncovered during the investigation into the incident that occurred on the plane in 2016 — and rumors immediately began to swirl that &#8220;Doe&#8221; was actually Jolie.
The court documents described &#8220;Doe&#8221; as a person who was publicly well known and requested information &#8220;about the agency’s investigation of an incident of domestic violence that occurred several years ago involving plaintiff and her minor children as victims and witnesses &#8230; Several years ago, while plaintiff, her then-husband, and their children, who were all minors at the time, were traveling via private aircraft, the husband allegedly physically and verbally assaulted plaintiff and the children.&#8221;
In the lawsuit, &#8220;Doe&#8221; also alleged that the FBI closed the investigation without first informing her — and instead making a public statement.
Puck News&#8217; Eriq Gardner <a href="https://puck.news/angelina-jolie-v-brad-pitt-the-f-b-i-lawsuit-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Monday that he had confirmed Jolie to be the plaintiff in that suit — and said that updated court filings revealed just how close the FBI had come to arresting Pitt.
&#8220;Having followed their bizarre post-divorce <a href="https://puck.news/the-brangelina-rose-suit-from-hell/">legal battle</a> for some time, I can now confirm that Jolie is indeed the plaintiff in the F.B.I. suit. I can also reveal that the pseudonymous lawsuit is available publically for the first time,&#8221; Gardner explained. &#8220;On Aug. 9, Jolie amended the complaint, which includes an interesting new detail. Before the F.B.I. announced that Pitt would not be charged with assault on an airplane, the agent investigating the Sept. 2016 incident prepared a statement of probable cause and presented it to the chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. (In the amended complaint, Jolie says she learned this from the F.B.I.’s FOIA response last year.)&#8221;
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FBI Reportedly Came Close To Arresting Brad Pitt — And ‘Jane Doe’ Sued The Bureau To Find Out Why They Didn’t

FBI Came Close To Arresting Brad Pitt — And 'Jane Doe' Reportedly Sued The Bureau To Find Out Why They Didn't

Movie star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> made headlines last month when he wore a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-wears-a-skirt-to-bullet-train-premiere-in-berlin-twitter-reacts">skirt</a> to the premiere of his latest film “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Bullet Train</a>.&#8221;
The 58-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> posed for photos at the Berlin showing while wearing a brown, raw edge hem knee-length skirt and matching jacket. Pitt paired the outfit with combat boots, a pink button-down, multiple necklaces, and sunglasses.
“I don’t know!&#8221; Pitt <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-skirt-bullet-train-premiere-1235331233/">told</a> Variety about the fashion choice at Monday&#8217;s Los Angeles premiere. &#8220;We’re all going to die, so let’s mess it up.”
On another occasion, the &#8220;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&#8221; actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-wears-a-skirt-to-bullet-train-premiere-in-berlin-twitter-reacts">told</a> an Associated Press reporter that he rocked the skirt for &#8220;the breeze.&#8221;
Pitt, in the past, has claimed skirts are for men and women, remarking that the &#8220;Greeks wore skirts all the time then.”
“Men will be wearing skirts by next summer,” Pitt said while promoting the 2004 historical war film “Troy.&#8221; “That’s my prediction and proclamation. The film answers to both genders. We were going for realism and Greeks wore skirts all the time then.”
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Pitt isn&#8217;t the only mainstream celebrity to wear traditionally feminine clothing for a photo op. Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-styles">Harry Styles</a> in 2020 became the first male to land a Vogue magazine cover, and he did so wearing gowns, skirts, and dresses. The creative’s shoot was praised not just inside the space of fashion but hyped for “challenging gender norms” and influencing younger generations, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-dedicates-instagram-post-to-candace-owens-commentary-owens-uses-styles-own-photo-in-response">The Daily Wire</a> noted at the time.
Notably, The Daily Wire&#8217;s Candace Owens countered the praise with her own commentary, posting via Twitter, “There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence. It is an outright attack. Bring back manly men.”
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There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence. It is an outright attack. 
Bring back manly men. <a href="https://t.co/sY4IJF7VkK">https://t.co/sY4IJF7VkK</a>
&mdash; Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1327691891303976961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“What’s feminine and what’s masculine, what men are wearing and what women are wearing — it’s like there are no lines anymore,” Styles told <a href="https://theface.com/music/harry-styles-feature-interview-music-stevie-nicks-elton-john-alessandro-michele-volume-4-issue-001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Face</a> back in 2019. “I’m not always super outspoken. But I think it’s very clear from choices that I make that I feel a certain way about lots of things.”
“I want everyone to feel welcome at shows and online,” the &#8220;Falling&#8221; singer added, referencing his habit of waving rainbow flags at concerts. “They want to be loved and equal, you know? I’m never unsupported, so it feels weird for me to overthink it for someone else.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/amanda-harding">Amanda Harding</a> contributed to this report 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harry-styles-dedicates-instagram-post-to-candace-owens-commentary-owens-uses-styles-own-photo-in-response">Harry Styles Dedicates Instagram Post To Candace Owens Commentary, Owens Uses Styles’ Own Photo In Response</a>

“Bullet Train” Red Carpet Screening In Berlin

‘Let’s Mess It Up’: Brad Pitt Asked Why He Wore Skirt To Premiere

Brad Pitt Asked Why He Wore Skirt To Movie Premiere 

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> turned some heads at the premiere of his latest film, “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">Bullet Train,</a>” by donning a skirt for his red carpet appearance.
The 58-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> was all smiles when he arrived at the Berlin screening as he posed for photos while wearing a brown, raw edge hem knee-length skirt and matching jacket. Pitt paired the outfit with combat boots, a pink button-down, multiple necklaces, and sunglasses.
His outfit showed off multiple leg tattoos, including one of a rhinoceros and another of a skull. When asked why he was wearing a skirt the actor told an AP reporter, &#8220;The breeze. The breeze.&#8221;
The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” alum has apparently professed his love of wearing skirts in the past. According to <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/brad-pitt-wanted-men-to-wear-skirts">British Vogue</a>, Pitt predicted that skirts would become a mainstream fashion for men in no time. He made the comments while promoting the 2004 historical war film, “Troy.” 
“Men will be wearing skirts by next summer,&#8221; Pitt said at the time. &#8220;That&#8217;s my prediction and proclamation. The film answers to both genders. We were going for realism and Greeks wore skirts all the time then.&#8221;
That wasn’t even the first time the A-lister wore traditionally feminine clothing for a photo op. At the height of his heartthrob days in 1999, Brad Pitt appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone smoking a cigarette while wearing a boldly printed dress. When pop singer Harry Styles started wearing dresses, like on the cover of Vogue, many fans drew comparisons to Pitt’s photo shoot.
Social media was divided on Pitt’s skirt and jacket combo for the “Bullet Train” premiere. 
&#8220;Just when you think Brad Pitt couldn&#8217;t get sexier, he wears a skirt,&#8221; podcaster Melanie Tait <a href="https://twitter.com/MelanieTait/status/1549622549122011136">shared</a>. 
“All the dinosaurs aghast today at Brad Pitt in a skirt. I freaking love it, personally!” another person agreed.
However, there were just as many people who couldn&#8217;t understand Pitt&#8217;s decision.
“Whoever convinced Brad Pitt to wear a skirt should be flogged,” Elisha Krauss <a href="https://twitter.com/ElishaKrauss/status/1549553496885567488">wrote</a>. 
“Wow&#8230;how brave to dress like a woman #hollyweird,” another critic shared with the eye roll emoji.
Pitt previously told <a href="https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a37457837/brad-pitt-style-fashion-delonghi-interview/">Esquire</a> that his personal approach to style values &#8220;comfort&#8221; above all other things. 
&#8220;You get older, you get crankier, and comfort becomes more important. I think it&#8217;s as simple as that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to look ostentatious, but if you come close, you notice. I like how the lining feels. It&#8217;s those details that are important to me. It&#8217;s too exhausting to follow trends,&#8221; the Oscar-winning actor told the publication in September.
“Bullet Train” premieres on August 5.

Brad Pitt Wears A Skirt To ‘Bullet Train’ Premiere In Berlin, Twitter Reacts

Brad Pitt Wears A Skirt To 'Bullet Train' Premiere In Berlin, Twitter Reacts

Brad Pitt thinks he has prosopagnosia.
Don&#8217;t worry, the 58-year-old is in no danger of dying any time soon (at least no more danger than any one of us). He just can&#8217;t recognize faces.
Here&#8217;s what the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) <a href="https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/prosopagnosia">says</a> about the condition: &#8220;Prosopagnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces.  Prosopagnosia is also known as face blindness or facial agnosia.  The term prosopagnosia comes from the Greek words for &#8216;face&#8217; and &#8216;lack of knowledge.'&#8221;
But there are different levels of the condition. &#8220;Depending upon the degree of impairment, some people with prosopagnosia may only have difficulty recognizing a familiar face; others will be unable to discriminate between unknown faces, while still others may not even be able to distinguish a face as being different from an object.  Some people with the disorder are unable to recognize their own face.&#8221;
Still, Pitt hasn&#8217;t been diagnosed with the disorder. He just thinks he has it.
In a recent interview with <a class="class" href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/brad-pitt-interview-2022" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">GQ</a> magazine, Pitt said he has long believed he has the condition and worries that people think he&#8217;s remote or aloof because he doesn&#8217;t recognize them. &#8220;Nobody believes me!&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I wanna meet another [person with the prosopagnosia],&#8221; he added.
Pitt has talked about his belief that he has the disorder, <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/interviews/a22679/brad-pitt-cover-interview-0613/">telling</a> Esquire in 2013 that he has tried openly asking for context to help him remember people but said that only “piss[ed] more people off.”
“You get this thing, like, ‘You’re being egotistical. You’re being conceited,'&#8221; Pitt said. But he added he doesn&#8217;t know why he doesn&#8217;t recognize people. “I can’t grasp a face, and yet I come from such a design/aesthetic point of view. I am going to get it tested. … That’s why I stay at home,&#8221; he said.
Here&#8217;s more from NINDS: &#8220;Prosopagnosia is not related to memory dysfunction, memory loss, impaired vision, or learning disabilities.  Prosopagnosia is thought to be the result of abnormalities, damage, or impairment in the right fusiform gyrus, a fold in the brain that appears to coordinate the neural systems that control facial perception and memory.  Prosopagnosia can result from stroke, traumatic brain injury, or certain neurodegenerative diseases.&#8221;
&#8220;In some cases it is a congenital disorder, present at birth in the absence of any brain damage.  Congenital prosopagnosia appears to run in families, which makes it likely to be the result of a genetic mutation or deletion.  Some degree of prosopagnosia is often present in children with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, and may be the cause of their impaired social development,&#8221; the Institute said.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Brad Pitt: I’m Not Rude, I Suspect I Have Face Blindness

Actor Brad Pitt: I’m Not Rude, I Suspect I Have Face Blindness

Fans of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> might be disappointed to hear the actor claim that he&#8217;s on his &#8220;last leg&#8221; when it comes to his acting career.
During a lengthy interview for <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/brad-pitt-august-cover-profile">GQ magazine&#8217;s</a> upcoming July/August issue, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brad-pitt-seeks-damages-against-ex-wife-angelina-jolie-over-business-reputation-sought-to-inflict-harm">58-year-old actor</a> talked about life after his divorce from ex-wife actress Angelina Jolie, his path to sobriety, and his plans to take the helm when it comes to what the writer called the &#8220;final stages of&#8221; the leading man&#8217;s career. The outlet posted the cover story in a piece published Wednesday.
&#8220;I consider myself on my last leg,&#8221; Pitt explained. &#8220;This last semester or trimester. What is this section gonna be? And how do I wanna design that?&#8221;
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&#8220;Out here in California,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of talk about &#8216;being your authentic self.&#8217; It would plague me, what does &#8216;authentic&#8217; mean? [For me] it was getting to a place of acknowledging those deep scars that we carry.&#8221;
These days, the superstar has been wearing his producer hat as he talks about the upcoming projects his production company, Plan B Entertainment, is working on. But fear not, the &#8220;Fight Club&#8221; star isn&#8217;t done with acting and the big screen just yet. He has taken on roles when the time is right.
His next film, which is due out in August, is titled &#8220;Bullet Train.” Per <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12593682/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3">IMDb</a>, the film is about “five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train” who “find out their missions have something in common.”
Pitt is also starring in Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” which is in post-production and due out later this year, as well as an untitled project with former co-star George Clooney that is in pre-production.
&#8220;I&#8217;m one of those creatures that speaks through art,&#8221; Pitt explained. &#8220;I just want to always make. If I&#8217;m not making, I&#8217;m dying in some way.&#8221;
In 2016, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-awards-brad-pitt-joint-custody-of-children-after-angelina-jolie-pleads-to-have-kids-testify">Jolie filed for divorce</a> from the &#8220;Troy&#8221; star, and the two were legally declared single in 2019. Pitt said after Jolie filed for divorce, he spent a year and half going to Alcoholics Anonymous, where he participated in a &#8220;really cool men&#8217;s group&#8221; that was &#8220;really private and selective, so it was safe.&#8221;
&#8220;Because I&#8217;d seen things of other people who had been recorded while they were spilling their guts, and that&#8217;s just atrocious to me,&#8221; the legendary actor shared.
Pitt&#8217;s career spans more than three decades, with such notable films as &#8220;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,&#8221; &#8220;Moneyball,&#8221; and the &#8220;Ocean&#8217;s Eleven&#8221; franchise, among many others.

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