Brad Pitt is a lovely-looking hypocrite

Brad Pitt, who regularly sells his family to People Magazine and recently took photos of Angelina breast-feeding for W, is out shilling for his new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He took the opportunity to pee all over the paparazzi.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt has some strong words for the paparazzi.

In an interview on NBC's "Today" show, Pitt said: "Let me be very blunt: I hate them. I hate these people. I don't understand ... that they do that for a living."

Pitt said there should be laws against celebrity photographers who "climb over your walls wearing camouflage and calling out your kids' names as you're trying to take them to school."

The actor appeared Tuesday to talk about his humanitarian work in New Orleans, but the conversation turned to his famous family. Pitt said he doesn't like talking about Angelina Jolie and their six children.

Said Pitt: "It seems to get cheapened somehow as it goes through the filters and the airwaves — and some things you just want to keep close to the chest."

The photo is from an appearance in New Orleans yesterday. Bradley is helping to build 150 houses there, which, of course, is a lovely thing. Total coincidence, I'm sure, that he's showing the houses off at the same time as he's doing publicity for the movie. ALEX BRANDON/AP PHOTO

Comments

[Kevin]

I can't say I see how choosing to sell photos of your family to a magazine and hating people that take your picture without your permission while calling out to your children or climbing your fences means somebody is a hypocrite.

They seem like drastically different scenarios to me. I mean, if I could make a few million selling some fun family pictures I probably would. I would also freak out if someone took a picture of me scratching my crotch while walking down the street. Perfectly legal, doesn't mean I have to like it.

[Leon Arp]

I'd like to go see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but I've got something stuck in my zipper. (Hope there are no photographers around!)