The Five Biggest Surprises from the New Brangelina Tell-All

Jen McDonnell
December 1, 2009

The author of the new Brangelina tell-all book thinks the couple will only last another 18 months, tops.

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For those of you who think the world should no longer care about a celebrity love triangle that resolved itself years ago, you might want to avoid book stores in the coming weeks. Author/professional rabble-rouser Ian Halperin is releasing his latest explosive celebrity expose, Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, on Tuesday and he’s promising to unleash a whole new wave of juicy Brangelina gossip on the unsuspecting public.

Halperin’s been making the press rounds this week to promote his book and he’s already dropped some major bombshells. He’s also standing behind his allegations, telling PopEater: "If anyone can prove one factual error in the book, I'll sleep naked in Times Square for a month. That's how much I believe in this book."

Here are the five most surprising things that the author, who claims to have interviewed over 900 sources for his book, has already revealed.

1) Angelina is a Master Media Manipulator:

Halperin says the first hints that Jolie tightly controls her public image came after the Golden Globes in 2000, where she was repeatedly spotted kissing her brother, James Haven. According to the author, she immediately deflected the scandal by creating another one -- stealing Billy Bob Thorton away from actress Laura Dern. He tells PopEater: “She's what magicians would call misdirection. That's what she's a master of in her camp. She checks herself into a mental institution, and next thing you know she elopes with Billy Bob Thornton and that was a very concerted effort to make sure she was never with James Haven again because Hollywood was ready to blacklist Angie.”

Halperin also claims that Jolie spread lies about Aniston in the press, planting a story that claimed Pitt broke up with his wife because she didn’t want to have his children. "It was Angelina who came up with the whole story about Jennifer not wanting to have kids," a source connected to 20th Century Fox, which produced Mr. and Mrs. Smith, told Halperin. "She was convinced that is the story that would resonate with all these women who saw her as a man-stealing bitch." In fact, Halperin claims that Aniston desperately wanted Pitt’s children, built a dream nursery in their Beverly Hills mansion and even suffering two miscarriages during their marriage.

2) Jennifer Aniston is Just as Saintly as She Would Have You Believe:

Halperin claims Angelina Jolie went out of her way to vilify Jennifer Aniston and spread lies about her in the press, but Aniston handled the divorce drama with grace. The author tells PopEater, “What she did was perhaps the most commendable way I've ever seen a Hollywood star deal with such devastation. She was able to keep quiet about it all, get into spiritual counseling and really move forward slowly but surely without sounding like a victim or sour grapes. She could have come out and lambasted Jolie, and she chose not to.” Halperin also claims that Pitt’s family prefers Aniston over Jolie. "I talked to several people in Brad’s family who wished they’d break up today," he told the New York Post.

3) Brangelina Have Hot, Hot Sex:

OK, so maybe this isn’t really surprising. Halperin tells the Post that their physical attraction on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith convinced Pitt to leave Aniston for Jolie. "Brad had never had such incredible sex. My sources say that they sometimes spent 18 to 20 hours a day in bed." He also interviewed a limo driver who witnessed them "going at it in the back seat" twice.

4) Brangelina Aren’t Hands-On Parents:

In his book, Halperin claims that Brangelina employs a "multicultural" team of nannies, and Shiloh was once overheard referred to one of her caretakers as “Mommy.” But the power couple is careful to shield the help from the public. An employee Halperin interviews says, "Stars will never allow the nanny to be photographed with their kids. . . Sometimes you'll even have the nanny crouched down in the back seat of a car. It's quite comical."

5) The Relationship Already Has an Expiry Date:

Halperin is convinced that the relationship won’t last long. He tells PopEater, “I'll bet my last dollar on it...It was paradise at the beginning. But look at Pitt today, he looks like he's been hit by a truck compared to four years ago. She has brought a lot of good things to him -- the children, for example -- but he didn't know what he was getting into and that's why I think they're going to split. I hope it plays out well because there's six children involved, but I don't think it will. I give them 15-18 months.”