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Jolie, Pitt Aid Children Affected By Hurricanes

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 23, 2007

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt used their star power Saturday to help The Children's Health Fund focus attention on the more than 46,000 children still displaced 2 1/2 years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed their homes.

Jolie said her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees prompted her to get involved with the CHF's effort.

"This is the largest displacement of children in my own country, so I want to learn as much as possible," she said at a news conference.

A report issued this month by the CHF found that 46,000 to 64,000 children affected by the hurricanes were still at risk for a host of medical, mental health and educational problems complicated by a lack of support services.

Pitt and Jolie have made New Orleans their home since the hurricanes and have been working to help the area recover.

Pitt has pledged more than $5 million to Make it Right, a project to rebuild 150 homes in the Katrina-devastated Lower 9th Ward.

Norris Says There's No Truth In New Book's 'Facts'

Trading karate chops for lawyers, actor Chuck Norris is taking on a new book titled "The Truth About Chuck Norris," saying it's a lie and he wants to stop its distribution.

On Friday, Norris sued Penguin Group Inc. and the book's creator, Ian Spector, saying his good image is being spoiled by a book that depicts him as callous and unlawful and that he says includes false "facts" that are sometimes racist and lewd.

Today's Birthdays

Actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin is 86. Actor Ronnie Schell is 76. Emperor Akihito of Japan is 74. Actor Frederic Forrest is 71. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 64. Actress Susan Lucci is 61. Rock musician Dave Murray is 51. Actress Joan Severance is 49. Actor Corey Haim is 36. Actress Estella Warren is 29.

Source: The Associated Press

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