You may have heard the expression “extending an olive branch”, a symbol of peace and reconciliation for centuries.  What does it mean when you take that extra step in the gesture?

Word’s out this morning via multiple sources that Angelina Jolie has purchased an entire olive tree (for the super low, low, price of $18 500) for Brad Pitt as a Valentine’s Day Gift.

Does this mean there was trouble in paradise?  Maybe.  All relationships have their ups and downs.  Also, when you can afford (and pretty much have) everything, you have to get somewhat creative when buying prezzies for each other.

The olive tree is apparently 200 years old, purchased from a nursery near the chateau they own in the south of France and will be planted in the gardens there.  

Wonder what Brad’s going to get for Ange to reciprocate?  Chocolate, diamonds, an Olive Garden restaurant, or a new orphan?

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Oooooo….Kitty has claws.

A couple of weeks ago, news broke via The News of The World that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spoke to some high powered attorney and worked out a separation agreement should they split. 

Of course, it got picked up by media all over the world and was run as fact by many outlets, even though The News of The World is about as reliable as OK!, In Touch, Life & Style and Star Magazine. 

Brangelina made a big show of being seen together (cue angels singing) at the Director’s Guild Awards about a week ago in response, as well as yesterday’s Superbowl (above).  Now they’ve instructed their lawyers to go get them a pound of flesh in the form of a retraction and an apology.  Brangelina angry!

The difference with Brangelina’s response this time is in direct relation to the size of the story itself.  Normally, the tabloids bullsh*t cover stories about them don’t get picked up by the mainstream media like this one did and go viral, thus potentially exposing their kids to it.

Word is The News Of The Worldhad a different story it was going to run with, but a last minute injunction left them scrambling for something to fill the space.  The Brangelina break-up piece probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

As for Brangelina, if and when they decide to call it quits, the resulting media poo storm will be on their terms, and no one else’s.

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Or is at least making a consorted effort to appear so.

People magazine is reporting last night at the Director’s Guild Awards, Brad Pitt and St. Ange were seen together looking “affectionate and giggly“, in a unified show to stick it to the haters and the tabloids.

Whether or not this means that they are still together, broken up but still friends, or broken up and simply playing games with the media (always good for a laugh) remains to be determined.  Cue the inevitable tabloid cover stories next week involving a reconsiliation between the two while Jennifer Aniston fumes.

Angelina passed on the red carpet, so the impact of them being seen together during the ceremony had a greater impact.  Either that, or there’s only so much of each other they can take.

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We all knew this was coming.

Granted, anyone with an IQ higher than a houseplant knows that OK!, In Touch and Starare all about as reliable as Tila Tequila when it comes to reporting the truth, but enough already.

As for US Magazine, which has always been far less sycophantic than People, notice that they’re not quite going so far as to say that it’s definitely over between Brad and St. Ange, though they can’t help but bring Jennifer Aniston’s name into the picture.

It should be interesting to see where People magazine comes in on this, as their readers generally don’t like Jolie (the other woman) tending to side with the far less threatening Aniston.

As for the cottage industry that is the non-love-triangle that just won’t go away, what will the hacks that write for these things do when it at long last, finally does?

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