Brad Pitt on Wife Angelina Jolie: ‘Her Spirits Are High’
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Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Standing in for wife Angelina Jolie at the premiere of her film, Unbroken, Brad Pitt told reporters that his wife is doing great despite battling chicken pox.
“Her spirits are high,” Pitt told E! News at Monday’s premiere in Hollywood. “A little spotted and a little itchy, but her spirits are high.”
He told People, “She’s doing great.”
Pitt brought along kids Maddox, 13, Pax, 11, and Shiloh, 8, to represent their mom on the red carpet. His parents, Bill and Jane Pitt, also came to support their daughter-in-law, who directed the film.
“We all miss her,” the film’s star, Garrett Hedlund, told People at the premiere. “I’m sure she wants to be here really bad.”
Jolie announced on Friday that she was pulling out of all her appearances for Unbroken because of her illness.
“I just wanted to be clear and honest about why I will be missing the ‘Unbroken events’ in the next few days, which is that I found out last night that I have chickenpox,” Jolie said in a video released on Universal Pictures’ Facebook page. “So, I will be home itching and missing everyone, and I can’t believe it, because this film means so much to me. I just can’t believe it. But such is life, there it is. And send everyone my love, and hope everything goes well.”
Unbroken, which recently scored four nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, including best picture and best director, arrives in theaters on Christmas Day.
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