Angelina Jolie Not Committed To Bonding With Children, Us Mag Says What Many Are Thinking
 
It would seem the saintly image the media has cast Angelina Jolie into isn't as angelic as she would like us to believe. With barely a week having passed since Angelina brought home another adopted child from overseas, her Vietnamese son Pax, the actress has signed on to begin shooting another movie starting in April, an action film called Wanted, with filming based in Prague. Many were surprised to see her show up in Chicago for screen test for the film on March 23, with new son Pax only just introduced into his new family.
Angelina had said in interviews that she had no plans to be away from her family as they transitioned another child into their growing brood which now stands at 4: 5-year-old son Maddox from Cambodia, 2-year-old daughter Zahara from Ethiopia, 10-month-old daughter Shiloh - her only biological child with partner Brad Pitt — and now Pax, her 3-year-old son from Vietnam. That's four children under the age of five. Not an easy task for any mother, but an especially difficult one for a mother who has a busy schedule that keeps her away from her children for days at a time. Angelina's statement on March 16 to Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper :
"I will stay at home to help Pax adjust to his new life.I have four children and caring for them is the most important thing for the moment."
While some are slamming Us magazine as being jealous and angered over Angelina favoring People magazine for her coveted pictorials, that is simplistic at best. I doubt a whole editorial board of a major magazine decided to go after a huge star with such a stark tone, without some kind of actual concern for the situation of her family. This is Us we're talking about, not the National Enquirer.Â
And I am reticent to point this out, but I have been voicing my concerns about the Angelina Manipulation machine for months. Not once have I ever felt comfortable with the image she portrays to the world. Something deep within me feels stirred and uneasy about the facade of "goodwill" she wants us all to accept  -- perhaps it is my own maternal instincts. At the core of my concern is that she really does favor her adopted children over her biological one, a claim Us makes as well.Â
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