I think we should do some “investigative journalism” on Ian Halperin.

According to Wikipedia:
Ian Halperin is a Canadian investigative journalist and writer from Montreal, Quebec, whose 2009 book, Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, went to number one on the New York Times bestseller list on July 24, 2009. He is the author or coauthor of nine books, including Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale, Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story and Hollywood Undercover. He coauthored Who Killed Kurt Cobain? and Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain with Max Wallace. Ian has contributed to 60 Minutes II and is a regular correspondent for Court TV.

Wow. Impressive credentials! I can’t wait to see how he nails Brad and Angelina next month. Let’s go over to Amazon and find out more about that Michael Jackson New York Times bestseller of his. Currently, Ian’s book has 98 one star ratings out of 168 reviews. Ouch! Well over 50% think his Jackson book is pure garbage.

Here’s a sample from 2 of the Amazon reviews on Ian’s Michael Jackson book.
One:
Having followed Ian’s other explosive celebrity scoops and books over the past several years I sort of knew what to expect with this one. Ian is the one who exclusively revealed on his blog that Angelina Jolie has sex daily with men, women, dogs, plants, and suggestively even her own children. He claims that Brad Pitt impregnated a mysterious Sudanese model who then traveled to Cannes this year to confront him, but then never said another word about it. He claimed multiple times that David Carradine was murdered, when in fact the forensic experts confirmed that Carradine died of accidental erotic asphyxiation. One of his biggest things is to “out” celebrities and in his mind most all of Hollywood is gay. Unfortunately, none of Ian’s exclusives have ever been substantiated by any factual evidence, and most read more like fabricated tales than concrete accounts.

Late last year Ian first alleged (as he does in his book) that Michael Jackson was suffering from a potpourri of deadly diseases including but not limited to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, severe emphysema, 95% blind in his left eye, near mute, lung and liver diseases and in dire need of a transplant, serious back and leg pain, virtually bedridden and unable to get out, amongst other outlandish illnesses which seemed to grow each week. After these claims were roundly denied by Michael Jackson, Ian aggressively promised to bring out medical records and evidence to support these claims, he never did so but instead challenged Michael to take a medical exam to prove he didn’t have such illnesses. In fact, a mandatory five hour medical exam was conducted several months ago as required by the insurance carriers of the concert series in London (which Ian never mentioned until the day Michael made the announcement himself). The certified doctors responsible for this 50-point exam, including one from New York, confirmed that other than a slight hay fever (cold) he was in great health and the only other illnesses he had was his well known skin condition Vitiligo and Lupus. After Michael Jackson passed away, forensic experts and those conducting the autopsy again made note that he did NOT die due to natural causes or lingering illnesses and that we’d have to wait for a toxicology report. It is suspected that a single anesthetic was administered by an inexperienced doctor which led to his shocking death, not all of the reasons Ian has proclaimed.

Two:
Celebrity biographers are an interesting breed. It’s important to keep questioning their motives as you read along. Some do it for wealth, some do it for fame, some do it to glorify or defame their subject. Very rarely do you find someone committing their life’s work to the raw truth in these type of profiles. Not when sensationalism sells. Halperin’s latest work should be considered professional fan fiction.

Bingo. Mr. Halperin dishes lies for the money and December is going to be a cash cow for him. Tabloid work in book form is Mr. Halperin’s specialty. So, all you Brangelina haters out there, enjoy your Brangelina fiction present this Christmas.

I know many things have happened to our star couple since I last posted. These include Cannes and endless breakup rumors. Once again, People Magazine, the best source over the years for true Brad and Angelina information, has put the brakes on the breakup rumors and other “stories”. Their latest issue debunks Pitt/Aniston meeting, new adoption plans, Cannes bickering, and hate between Angelina and Brad’s mom Jane.

So, once again, all is bliss. There is no need to diss.

Instead of chasing the latest empty rumors, it’s better to focus on the important issues in Brad and Angelina’s lives that are constantly there and will always be there. I’m talking about Brad and Angelina’s charity. The latest “juicy” news is they donated $1 million to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, MO. To honor Brad’s mom, the hospital is matching the funds to expand their children’s cancer treatment unit and will rename it, The Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center.

Here’s a run down of the main humanitarian projects that are dear to Brad and Angelina’s hearts:

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation ... currently the main hub for their work.

UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) ... Angelina’s part

Make it Right Foundation
... Brad’s housing project to rebuild New Orleans Lower 9th Ward that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Not On Our Watch
... This is one that Brad is a founder of along with some other A-list celebrities. Their mission is to “focus global attention and resources towards putting an end to mass atrocities around the world.”

Did I miss any? I’m sure I did. After all, there are so many of them.

Finally, this Saturday, June 20th is World Refuge Day. Just like last year, Angelina has a special message for us:

Don’t even try to find out which stars will be presenting the awards at this year’s Oscar ceremony – it’s top secret information until the show airs. says Bradley Jacobs, film editor at Us Weekly.

I would love to see it be for best actress but it’ll probably be for something like best costume design or documentary feature. In any case, you can bet the camera is going to be ping-ponging back and forth between Janiston and Brangelina all night long.

This year’s Oscars is in danger of being overshadowed by the buzz surrounding Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie’s expected meeting.
Brad Pitt’s leading ladies past and present will finally cross paths at the Night Before the Oscars party in Beverly Hills on February 21.
And with a history of trading fightin’ talk in the press, there has probably never been a more eagerly-anticipated Hollywood showdown than this.

Jennifer, for one, is said to be more than ready to meet the woman who has admitted to “falling in love” with her former husband while he was still married. “She has always known that this moment would happen and she’s never been more ready to see her nemesis, Angie, in the flesh,” a source tells OK!. “She’s no longer alone – she has a hot man in her life – John Mayer – and she plans to bring him as her date to the party.”

First there was the SNL skit where Angelina is looking to get one of her babies.

Then, everyone started noticing how much Nadya Suleman looks like Angelina.

Now, The Insider has proposed that Nadya had plastic surgery to look like Angelina ... creepy.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has called on the Thai government to grant Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand greater freedom of movement, after spending a day listening to refugees tell of the difficulties they have faced in two decades of living in closed camps.

“I was saddened to meet a 21-year-old woman who was born in a refugee camp, who has never even been out of the camp and is now raising her own child in a camp,” Jolie said after her visit Wednesday to Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, home to 18,111 mainly Karenni registered refugees, just three kms from the Myanmar border, near Mae Hong Son.

“With no foreseeable chance that these refugees will soon be able to return to Burma (Myanmar), we must find some way to help them work and become self reliant,” she said.

The 111,000 registered refugees who live in nine camps in northern Thailand along the Thai-Myanmar border are not allowed to venture outside the camps to work or receive higher education.

To read about Angelina’s past Thailand visits, check out her UNHCR journal.

... also …
I haven’t got a sense about this rumor but it’s out there anyway.
A “source” is saying:

“Angie is doing everything she can to get pregnant. She’s taking prenatal vitamins, has dramatically cut down on her junk-food consumption, and is seeing her obstetrician regularly whenever she’s back in LA. Her goal is to be pregnant by the time Knox and Viv have their first birthday. Angie is one of those people who always manages to achieve whatever she wants.”

Vienne with Angelina.

Knox with Brad.

... get use to all those cameras kids.

Anyway, here’s some pics of Angelina out toy shopping with Maddox yesterday in New Orleans. Her hair looks good going in and a little frazzled coming out. That’s what you get when you have to watch over a boy in a toy store.

So, where was Mr. Brad Pitt on Sunday …