Jolie and Thornton adopt child

Olympian news services

Originally published Wednesday, March 13, 2002

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton have adopted a Cambodian boy, the actress' father, Jon Voight, told reporters.

"Angelina just got a baby yesterday. Angelina adopted a Cambodian baby. I'm a grandfather today," Voight said at Monday's Academy Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He's nominated for best supporting actor for his role as Howard Cosell in "Ali."

The 26-year-old actress took custody of the baby on Sunday in Africa, where she is shooting a film. Thornton, 46, was in the United States.

"She's alone," Voight said. "I'd be happy to go to Africa and baby-sit, change diapers."

Voight said he didn't know whether the couple had picked a name for the child.

NEW YORK -- Beverly Johnson doesn't like to talk about age -- but not because she's approaching 50.

"I don't find it attractive to give your age, height and weight as an introduction" because doing so creates stereotypes, the actress-model said.

She's one of the subjects of "Fifty Celebrate Fifty," a new book by the editors of More magazine that celebrates women in their 50s. The book also includes profiles of Meryl Streep, Diane Sawyer, Amy Tan and Donna Summer, with a foreword by Susan Sarandon.

Johnson, who turns 50 on Oct. 13, was 17 and a student at Northeastern University when she started modeling. She appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine in 1974. By 1978, she had landed her first major film role in "Ashanti," opposite Michael Caine.

"I don't want to do a role of a 30-year-old. I can't make a contribution to the part of a 30-year-old. ... I want to do a role for me, and I can make a great contribution to the role of a 50-year-old," she told The Associated Press.

NEW YORK -- Greg Kinnear, who plays a helicopter pilot in "We Were Soldiers," says flying in a chopper is "so unbelievably loud and disorienting ... that you come out and you're a little woozy."

Kinnear plays Maj. Bruce Crandall in the film about Vietnam, which is based on the book "We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young." The film, now in theaters, also stars Mel Gibson and Sam Elliott.

"I could never hover," the 37-year-old actor said. "That's the trickiest thing. It is like juggling 14 eggs at the same time."

Kinnear's previous films include "Sabrina," "As Good as It Gets" and "Nurse Betty."

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