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For whatever reason, the failed marriage of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is up there with Jennifer Aniston dying alone and a Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart wedding on the list of scandalous gossip stories people are dying to read.

If you're a celebrity gossip magazine or an enterprising author, why let facts get in the way? So thought the creator of the December 1 tell-all, Brangelina Exposed.

Ian Halperin, an investigative journalist and author of July's bestseller Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, Brangelina Exposed promises to explain how the seemingly perfect couple "successfully manipulated the public."

What have we been manipulated into, you ask? "Believing a glamorous fairytale that bears little resemblance to the reality of the pair's life together." Obviously.

Basically, the Brangelina marriage is an act. Stop us if you've heard this one.

First on Halperin's agenda: Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston (who supposedly had a secret meeting with him lately) and the "real reason" for their huge split.

ALL A SHAM: Or so books and tabloids would have you believe.

The heavily-sourced writer hones in on Jolie's "dark past," reporting "new details of her volatile relationship with and estrangement from her father Jon Voight.

Is that really news at this point? Does anyone care?

Angelina Jolie also battled suicidal impulses, heroin and sexual exploits on her way to becoming an Oscar-winning actress. Again, is this really book material?

Halperin will also introduce "the key figure behind the scenes who orchestrated her makeover into a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador." Anyone still awake?

At the present time, the author says Brangelina life is no fairy tale, and that a split may be coming - like, for real - before too long. Supposedly. Probably not.

"Jolie's personal lifestyle choices are not only affecting her growing family," a release says, "but causing serious and potentially irreparable tensions with Pitt."

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt might have more children. They might not.

But one thing is for certain: Life & Style has to look up the definiton of "confirms."

On the cover of the supermarket tabloid's latest issue, it sounds as though Jolie is either knocked up again or has already filled out new adoption paperwork. Neither is the case. Instead, she simply said recently:

"I can see further additions to the family - both adopted and our own."

Life & Style says Jon Gosselin is the "worst dad in America." This is the first true story it's ever reported.

A source close to the couple anonymously added:

"They want one more biological baby and an adopted baby - for now. But who knows what the future holds. Some people get addicted to drugs and alcohol, but Brad and Angie are addicted to children."

Just like this magazine is addicted to falsifying its cover stories.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have a Little League team worth of kids at home.

They give to numerous charities.

And nary a named witness has said a word about any fights between the couple.

Yet, according to a supermarket tabloid, the pair cutely dubbed "Brangelina" has broken up. Pitt has even moved out, as this reliable publication screams on its cover:

Beware, Robert Pattinson: There's a good chance this tabloid will next claim Brad Pitt is making a move on Kristen Stewart!

Despite appearances - as well as all sanity and logic - to the contrary, life for Hollywood's hottest couple has never been worse, sources told In Touch Weekly.

“Sure, they look happy in photos,” a friend said. “ [But] the cracks in their relationship are getting deeper and deeper. They are actors and can turn it on for the cameras most of the time.

Hmmm, they are actors! Each has even been nominated for an Academy Award! This story is seeming more likely by the second.

Following an argument in April, an insider said Pitt stormed out of the couple's rented mansion in Long Island, New York: "He told her very clearly that he just can’t live with her anymore."

In response, Jolie has allegedly offered Pitt $90 million for custody of their kids. If we were Brad, we'd totally hold out for $91 million.

Megan Fox has shouted it for months: I am not Angelina Jolie!

That might be the case, but a new report that states the actresses are pitted against each other for the lead role in Barbarella, the remake of a 1968 film, won't do much to dispel the comparisons between these beauties.

"This will be the first time Ange and Megan have ever faced off for the same role," a source told MSN in Canada. "Ange is really feeling the pressure. Ange knows that to win roles she has to look youthful."

It probably doesn't help Jolie's focus that her private life in reportedly in shambles. A totally unreliable tabloids claims Brangelina has separated.

While fans can compare the sexy stars below, there's little doubt Fox is on a hot streak these days. She's starring in a much-publicized movie that opens on September 18 (Jennifer's Body) and she's hosting the 35th season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

No wonder an insider said that "Megan is stunning and fast becoming a huge star. Angelina is petrified."

Should she be? Who would you choose to rail between this pair of actresses?

First, Brad Pitt was merely sleeping on the couch.

Now, as reported in bold, yellow, capital letters on the cover below, HE ADMITS A SPLIT IS INEVITABLE!

Does Pitt ever say this? No. Is there any source on record that describes Angelina Jolie as "demanding," as she's labeled by the following supermarket tabloid? Of course not.

Is Jennifer Aniston - who still believes in love, people! - hoping the report of Brangelina's demise is accurate so she can win back her man? Probably.

Is a story about Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped for 18 years, less important than an imaginary tale about Pitt and Jolie's relationship? Yes, according to In Touch Weekly...

Meanwhile, in even less true tabloid news, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are apparently engaged. We hope they enjoy it.

No doubt we'll read a magazine cover next week that screams: Robsten Breaks Up, Kristen Stewart Demands Restraining Order.

Brad Pitt stars in the number-one movie in the country, Inglourious Basterds.

But it sounds like he's in the doghouse at home, if one of the top supermarket tabloids is to be believed.

According to the rarely reliable OK! Weekly, Pitt and Angelina Jolie jetted to France this week to work on their relationship. It's not going well so far.

“Brad has been adamant that Angie spend time with the family and focus on them with as much passion and energy as she does all her projects,” a source said, expounding on the issues at hand:

"Right after they got to France, Brad found a box of scripts that Angie had said she wanted to read. She and Brad got into a fight over it. Angie stormed out of the room and went into the bedroom.”

Brad Pitt has packed on a few pounds. In less headline-worthy news, according to this magazine, Ryan Jenkins murdered Jasmine Fiore.

The argument was reportedly kept away from Maddox, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara and the twins, as Pitt made like everything was okay with his kids.

“He played video games with the boys all night and made breakfast for the family in the morning, including fresh grapefruit juice for Angie,” said this insider, who appears to have incredible access to the family.

Hey, if things don't work out with Jolie, we hope Pitt remembers: Jennifer Aniston is seeking a famous guy to date!

One Michael Kors. One movie star. One Gossip Girl.

When Angelina Jolie wore a black leather version of the strapless dress to the premiere of Inglourious Basterds, well, we were floored by the mother of six. Especially because she looks so much better than she does bronzed and breastfeeding.

But perhaps not as much as we were when Gossip Girl's Blake Lively wore the same dress in neon pink at the CFDAs. She looked so youthful, bold, vibrant...

OK, we'll stop now.

So, who do you think wore this dress better? We know it's a no-lose proposition, but tell us who you think wins this style showdown in the survey below ...

Who wore this dress better?

Last week Brad Pitt told Parade that he supports gay marriage. He also said the secret stone grotto behind the waterfall in his pool is "a great place for sex."

Now, Angelina Jolie says that's not their only secret hideaway.

"Yeah, well, we got a few special places," she told Extra on the red carpet at Pitt's Inglourious Basterds premiere Monday in Hollywood. "You keep it going."

Added Pitt, "It's not true. We have far more comfortable places to go. There is a grotto there. It's an old Hollywood property... just a few minutes that way... and rumor is Jimi Hendrix spent some time there. That's the story. I run with it."

But Pitt did cop up to saying what he said to Parade in the aforementioned interview - that he won't wed Jolie until all couples were allowed to marry legally.

"I did say that," he said. "So now I'm stuck with it."

Brad also said he and Jolie "rarely, rarely" fight.

"We both have been around long enough and have been in enough relationships to know what we want out of it to know when we're wasting time," he said.

Jolie liked that Pitt told Parade she was his "soulmate." Said the actress (and mom of six), "That is very cool. Well, he's mine. It is what it is."

No comment on Katja von Garnier driving them apart.

Hey, did you hear that Angelina Jolie is dating Brad Pitt?

The beautiful couple made its hot presence very much felt at last night's premiere of the latter's new movie, Inglourious Basterds.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film focuses on a group of soldiers, led by Pitt's character, whose sole mission is to scalp and and kill Nazis. That's a goal we can get behind.

Speaking of behind, Angelina grabbed her man's for the world to see. Take a look:

On a night away from their brood of children, Brangelina lived it up on the red carpet. Click on the following photos, courtesy of Fame Pictures, for more examples:

It's not difficult to find photos of Angelina Jolie nude.

Long before she was known as Brad Pitt's other half, as well a humanitarian extraordinaire, Jolie took her clothes off in almost every film.

But a bronze statue of the actress, naked and breastfeeding twins Vivienne and Knox? That's harder to come across.

Until now!

Called Landmark for Breastfeeding, this cry for attention piece of art was made by Daniel Edwards, who claims he wants to encourage more women to nurse. There's little doubt this will accomplish that goal.

The statue will be on display at the Mainsite Contemporary Art Museum in Norman, Oklahoma next month. But you can enjoy it on The Hollywood Gossip right now: