Jolie supports Obama...

Angelina Jolie Supports ObamaAngelina Jolie isn't giving away who she's backing in the U.S. presidential election, but she does have good things to say about Barack Obama. The actress and activist tells the German edition of Vanity Fair that the Democratic contender for president comes down on the same side of several issues that she does. Asked if she finds Obama and his background an example to her family, she replies, "Naturally that's good, but it's not a sufficient reason to vote for him. Obama fights for international justice, he wants to militarily intervene in cases of genocide, and close Guantanamo Bay. These are the things that could move me to vote for him, not his roots." She then adds, "Naturally, an American president like Barack Obama would be nice for my family." Jolie and actor Brad Pitt are parents to six children, three of whom were adopted from other nations Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam. Obama's family similarly has members from different countries: his mother is American and his late father was Kenyan. Jolie's father, Jon Voight, has previously campaigned for Republican candidate John McCain.


Michelle regrets Destiny Child's Split
Former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams has revealed that she fell into a depression when the group split.The band had a brief hiatus before reforming for their final studio album Destiny Fulfilled in 2004. Williams told You magazine that she felt miserable because she missed bandmates Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland. The 'We Break The Dawn' singer said: "We all went through a depression when Destiny's Child broke up."I remember going out to lunch with a friend and he asked how Beyoncé and Kelly were and I burst into tears because I missed them so much and he suggested I needed counselling!"It wasn't that bad, just a natural response after spending so much time together."



Brad Pitt turns "Home Saviour"
The first homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, and some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, 68-year-old grandmother Gloria Guy was on hand to give the actor a big hug. Pitt, his partner Angelina Jolie and their family of six children privately toured the hard-hit Lower 9th Ward district earlier this week. The celebrity couple bought a home in New Orleans about a year after Katrina struck and became involved in launching the project to help rebuild the city's hardest-hit neighborhood. "I thank God for Brad Pitt," Guy said Thursday when reporters viewed the first six homes Pitt and family visited Monday and Tuesday. "I told him how much I appreciate all that he's done for me and my family." The replacement homes cost an average $150,000 each and are for residents who still own their property and can pay insurance and taxes. Their monthly house payments will be based on applicants' income and subsidized by funds raised by Pitt's foundation.


O.J. Simpson still Hopeful
O.J. Simpson is convinced he will win the appeal in his armed robbery and kidnapping trial - because jury interviews show he was "railroaded" by the court judge.
Simpson, 61, was found guilty of all 12 counts in the trial earlier this month (03Oct08), stemming from a heist he took part in at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last year (Sep07). He and his co-defendant Clarence Stewart, are currently being held in a Las Vegas jail where they face life imprisonment when they are sentenced on 5 December (08).
But his attorney Yale Galanter insists his client is confident he will be freed from behind bars, blaming the ruling on Clark County District Judge Jackie Glass' decisions during jury selection and her instructions to the panel.
Galanter tells the New York Daily News, "He is really very hopeful now, especially after the jury interviews. He knows that he was absolutely railroaded."
Simpson was convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping after he and his accomplices stormed a Las Vegas hotel room to seize memorabilia from collectors.
His lawyers filed motions seeking a new trial on Friday (10Oct08), claiming insufficient evidence and judicial errors.