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Sarah Howden: Celebs have forgotten sisterhood rules about avoiding married men

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Published Date: 06 November 2008
OH, how I used to like you, Angelina. Cool, edgy and non-conformist, you were the antithesis of the girlie girl. But you had your morals and your beliefs. Then along came Brad.
It didn't take long for poor Jennifer to file for divorce after the shooting of That Film was wrapped up. And it took only a couple of months before Brangelina officially became an item. Then came the baby news, confirming suspicions about the real r
easons behind the demise of what was once Hollywood's hottest marriage. Claiming taking another woman's man was abhorrent – she's seen the pain her father's infidelity put her mother through – Angelina fiercely denied she was behind any marital breakdown. Until now.

Maybe it was a jet-lagged slip-up, as she's usually so careful, but during a recent interview with the New York Times, Angelina let some big news slip: they fell in love on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith . . . while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston. Ouch.

In fact, Angelina told the paper that she looked forward to showing her brood Mr & Mrs Smith, because "not a lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love".

Erm, sorry Angelina? You both fell in love while he had a ring on his finger from another woman? You were both in love with one another while he holidayed abroad with his wife? Sorry to break it to you, but just because you didn't necessarily "seal the deal", it doesn't mean you weren't having an affair. It was one of the heart, and you were The Other Woman – even if it was emotionally.

I've always been Team Aniston. Sweet and down-to-earth, she's not contrived with high-profile UN missions, rainbow family plans and constant digs at her man's ex. She's just a normal woman who can laugh at herself, who fell in love and got hurt. And now, three years on, she's just trying to rebuild her life. In peace. And without having new revelations thrown in her face.

And then there's Sienna Miller. She's been slated on both sides of the pond for her topless antics – and the rest – with married actor Balthazar Getty. Surely she too must have known that getting it on with a taken man is just not on; breaking up a family is the ultimate sin against sisterhood and such antics would ruin her reputation? And yet she was seen eating the face off her still-married beau and holidayed with him. Again.

It's clear something has happened in celebsville – they've forgotten the sisterhood rules of staying away from another woman's man. It won't ever gain you respect among other females and you look, well, cheap. And as for Angelina? Get over yourself, love. Rehashing the past simply makes you look slightly resentful of his ex. And a little bit pathetic. Maybe Jennifer should be shown the same compassion and dignity that your mother was denied.





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  • Last Updated: 06 November 2008 8:54 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Life and Style
 
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sunseeker,

lancashire 06/11/2008 10:12:28
well written sarah I cannot agree more, Miller and Getty both have treated Rosetta badly and Getty without respect for the mother of his 4 children, but if woman like Miller learned the word NO the world would be a better place. Miller seems to be very selfish egotistical and without any morals. Read all of her Interviews and Talkshows and one of her comments is "Manogamy is weird, it is an overrated virtue we are all animals" That says it all as far as I am concerned
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Linmal,

Livingston 06/11/2008 13:49:46
Speaking from experience - it happened to me but she's welcome to him. They are married now but how secure can a woman be who stole another woman's man? If she can do it, then someone else can do it to her, can't they? (If you know what I mean). Yes, women like that are not worth the time of day, nothing but slappers. Could say worse but don't want to get censored!
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Eugene Fraxby,

06/11/2008 14:31:31
Terrific article, Sarah. It cheers me to see you writing about things that matter to the modern woman, like Brad and Angelina. Or, as you put it, "Brangelina". Very clever!

This article (and many more like them - you certainly are prolific!) is the perfect antidote to articles about the Congo and the Gaza Strip by gloomy Irishwomen like Orla Guerin.

More power to your pen!
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My opinions count for more than yours,

because I'm special 06/11/2008 14:42:17
Absolutely, Eugene! What this world needs right now - perhaps more than anything - is stories about Hollywood celebrities (sorry, that should be "celebsville glitterati") and their romantic liaisons. And your breezy, gushing prose is a perfect anecdote to the mundanities of modern life like the imminent collapse of the global financial system. I only wish you had worked in more references to expensive handbags (sorry, "arm candy").

 

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