Yay, my internet is back. Huzzah. As I discussed in those halcyon hours before Verizon decided to murder my soul, Brad Pitt told reporters earlier today in Cannes that Angelina Jolie had not come with him for this very special Cannes Film Festival extravaganza. Apparently, Angelina is hard at work, and by that I mean “she’s boning her ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton in his leathery sex shack, of course.” Sigh… I would like to see her other ex-husband’s leathery sex shack. Do you think Jonny Lee Miller has a sex shack nowadays? A question for another day. So, with Angelina nowhere to be seen, here are some photos from the Cannes premiere of Killing Them Softly , which was produced by and stars Brad Pitt. I can feel Brad looking at Ray Liotta and thinking, “Sure, he’s a nice guy. But I wish I had a bony hip to clutch and fondle right about now.” WHY DIDN’T ANGELINA COME?! Brad’s tux is meh. From the just-released photos I’m looking at, he didn’t take off his sunglasses for the premiere either. Probably because he looks really old without sunglasses. Everyone is talking about the very violent content of Killing Them Softly – it is a mob movie, and I believe Brad plays a hit man. During the photo call, Brad was asked about making violent films, and whether he was bothered by playing such a violent character. Brad said , “Not at all. Violence is an accepted part of the gangster world. I’d have a harder time playing a racist than some guy who shoots another guy in the face. Ever seen them butcher a cow for hamburger? It’s incredibly brutal and violent. We live in a very violent world.” Um… what? Whatever, Brad. PS… Kelly Brook was at the premiere. Her dress is meh, but she looks like she could be Brad’s type. Did I just write next week’s tabloids? “Angelina fumes as she catches Brad in the arms of British glamour model, Brad cries, ‘The Engagement Is OFF!’” Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Last year, Angelina Jolie debuted her new jewelry line in association/partnership with jewelry designer Robert Procop. The profits from the “Style of Jolie” line go to charity – we covered a preview of some of the pieces here . While I don’t think the “Style of Jolie” line is full-on awful, I do see Angelina’s 1970s-style-influences all over these pieces. She loves a smoky topaz. She loves emeralds. She loves yellow gold, and she likes jewelry that I would call “chunky”. Best case scenario: I like some of earrings and I would probably wear some of the rings. But in general, this is not my aesthetic, although I should note that “The Style of Jolie” is getting some love from Hollywood. Anyway, Procop and Jolie have designed even more pieces for 2012, and Procop gave an interview to People Magazine to talk up the line: Her engagement ring caused quite a stir, but Angelina Jolie is hoping the latest gems from her jewelry line, Style of Jolie, attract even more attention. “It’s a labor of love,” Jolie’s co-designer, Robert Procop, tells PEOPLE. That’s in part because 100 percent of profits benefit the actress’s charity, the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict. In fact, she’s planning to break ground on a school for girls in Qala Gadu, Afghanistan, using funds from jewelry sales. “Our commitment is always supporting the children’s charity, which remains the overall intention and purpose of the collection,” Procop adds. But there’s fun involved, too; Procop says the pair “strive for nothing less than artistic innovation with every jewel,” like the newest offering, a sleek emerald bracelet. “She is very classically chic,” he says of Jolie. “We cultivated this style, which echoes a woman’s timeless allure. When you see the collection, it has a distinction. When you look at it, you recognize that it’s the Style of Jolie.” Last year, Procop told PEOPLE that Jolie was involved “every step of the way” in the design process. “[The collection] is what she enjoys wearing on the red carpet, but also what she enjoys when she’s at home,” he added. She enjoys wearing it on her ring finger, too; Procop created her engagement ring with input from her longtime partner, Brad Pitt. According to a rep for the jeweler, “the feedback [on the ring] has been wonderful. It’s all about love.” [ From People ] We can’t use the image of the new emerald bracelet (it’s just an emerald tennis bracelet set in yellow gold – it’s pretty but kind of dated), but you can see it at People online. I also looked around and Procop does have a site and there are lots of photos of The Style of Jolie line, which you can see here (I’m including some images below). I could totally see my mom wearing this stuff – back in 1979, while wearing a fashion-forward muumuu. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, Robert Procop online .

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Here’s Brad Pitt at the press conference for Killing Them Softly at the Cannes Film Festival, but the talk seemed to be all matrimony instead of movies. Yeah remember? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie famously proclaimed they wouldn’t marry till all couples could legally be married in the U.S. According to US Weekly, Brad reportedly says they truly do not have an official wedding date yet, and they are still hoping to figure out marriage equality in the states before they wed.  

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Sean Penn’s Haiti Benefit at Cannes on Saturday raised over $2 million for charities including his own, The J/P Haitian Relief Organization, his girlfriend Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund and director Paul Haggis’ Artists for Peace and Justice . In a press conference ahead of the event, Penn alienated some with a remark about how how the whole world had forgotten Haiti. It was an understandable sentiment from someone so dedicated to a cause, but it came across as angry. He said “It’s not only celebrities who went for a day [to Haiti]. It’s the whole f#$*ing world . It’s all of you.” In a new interview with Ann Curry on the Today Show, Penn came across much better than some of the quotes from the press conference made him sound. He was intense, but you could tell he cared so deeply and that this was a cause close to his heart. This may sound rude, but it was funny for me to contrast Ann Curry’s milquetoast concern, which is her approach to basically all interviews, and Penn’s impassioned pleas. Their styles worked together and Penn really seemed to open up. The dude is dedicated to this cause. He started crying and I wanted to give him a hug. Here’s what he said at the beginning, when he got choked up. Curry: I detect an emotional component in this for you. Penn: It’s emotional because you see how it can work, and you say ‘Oh God, it better work this time.’ Curry: What in your view, does victory look like in Haiti? Penn: Victory looks like a brilliant young Haitian kid, who had no better choice than to go to the United States and get an education, make a decision to go home. [starts choking up] It looks like where people have a chance, where kids get to say “I was born here, I can get the education here, and I can do it.” Then Sean told a story about a man affected by the earthquake who lost his whole family and became a hero. This made me cry. Curry: For many people who go to these kinds of places, there is an… image that doesn’t leave you. Penn: I could give you a story image of a policeman who rationed his cigarettes because of the expense… Went home, he would see his children, his parents, his wife, downstairs… Went upstairs, took off his police uniform… walk outside to have that smoke. Then the earth shook and he turned around to the two level home behind him with his whole family in it, and it was up to his knees. He dove into it after his family, he reached into the concrete to get them and all he got was his uniform. So he put it on and he became the one guiding the emergency traffic that saved about 500 lives in the first two days. As for his known anger, Penn laughed and explained that he gets pissed off at relief workers who come to Haiti for the glory and not to help people. He laughed about it, and said he needs to work on his temper. I thought this was funny. I’ll use the Today Show’s writeup for this part, because it puts his other comments into context: Curry asked Penn about his demanding nature, particularly when working with helpers in Haiti, and he was unrepentant: “Most of the people I’m angry at are usually international volunteers who are coming over to stamp themselves with a do-gooder label. … I don’t control my temper well, I guess.” Penn has long been a supporter of humanitarian causes, including journeying to post-Katrina New Orleans to help rescue people, though he drew some fire for bringing a photographer to document the event. But, he adds, he’s not out to prove he’s more moral-than-thou. “I’m not going to accuse myself of being moral. … I recognize a lot of the things that are less than good in me, and similarly there is a very powerful thing that comes when something is good despite me,” he said. And on the subject of morality, Penn has some ideas about the afterlife: “I prefer not to go to hell,” he said. “I’d like to think that heaven is a little sexier than generally portrayed … but if it is black and quiet, that’s OK too.” [From MSNBC.com ] I came away with much more respect for Penn and for the incredible hard work he’s doing. Toward the end of the interview, around 4:00 in, they showed clips from some of his seminal roles. Curry asked Penn if he accepts that he’s “ one of the greatest actors of our time ,” and he answered it extremely well, basically admitting that he’s a good actor but chalking it up to a character flaw. “ I am constantly embarrassed by my own personality. Maybe I have a strength in that as an actor, in that maybe it’s because I’m willing to give it up. I have a very tough time with people. It’s not that I’m totally anti-social, it’s just that I don’t want to socialize with the people I already know .” Then Curry called him an idealist and they had a laugh. It was probably one of the best interviews she’s done. Sometimes her approach works. These are photos from the Haiti Carnivale party at Cannes, featuring Penn, Petra Nemcova, co-host Georgio Armani and guests Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, and Jada Pinkett Smith. I’m impressed with how great everyone looks. Credit: Fame Flynet

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The 2012 edition of Maxim’s “Hot 100″ list has been revealed by the men’s magazine, but this year is a bit different because readers were actually allowed to participate within the election. The very top spot on the list has been secured by none other than Bar Refaeli, and I actually agree with this selection. Bar is gorgeous and has a very well-proportioned body that just doesn’t quit. She also seems to have an adventurous spirit and (for a supermodel) a relatively quick wit as well. In a (well-rehearsed?) display of humility, Bar has spoken out on her surprise at being named in the #1 spot by Maxim’s readers. Surely, she can’t be surprised at being called utterly gorgeous on a near daily basis, right? The supermodel (and Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex-girlfriend) tops Maxim’s Hot 100 list this year – and it’s not hard to see why. Refaeli tells the magazine in its issue, on stands May 29, that she was “shocked that among all these beautiful ladies, I’m number one.” Meanwhile, Maxim’s editors say the Israeli beauty “puts the ‘promise’ in the Promised Land.” Refaeli has made the list before – landing in last year’s top 10, in fact. Other beauties included in the new issue include Blake Lively; Charlize Theron; Rihanna; and Amanda Knox. [From People ] The rest of the list is, well, interesting because for some reason, Stephen Colbert shows up at #69. Amanda Knox also sneaks in towards the end of the list as well. Here’s the top 10 after Bar: (2) Olivia Munn (really, so high?); (3) Mila Kunis; (4) Katy Perry; (5) Olivia Wilde; (6) Jennifer Lawrence (oh yeah); (7) Emma Stone; (8) Megan Fox; (9) Malin Akerman; (10) Adrianne Palicki. The full list can be viewed here . So do you think that Bar deserves the top spot, or have her days as a hot, lad-mag babe passed her by already? Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

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Bar Refaeli is named #1 on Maxim’s “Hot 100″ list: good choice?

Brad Pitt stepped out with a smile this morning to promote Killing Them Softly at the Cannes Film Festival. He joined his costars for the photocall and later today will hopefully have Angelina Jolie on his arm for the world premiere. The movie, which we screened already, showcases a humorous and violet side of Brad, which is just the kind of work that has gotten him some of his highest praises like in Inglourious Basterds and Fight Club . Brad was looking every bit the movie star in his gold sunglasses as he arrived during a brief break in the rain. The weather at the festival has been less than ideal so far, but hopefully it will stay clear tonight for his big red carpet moment. Stay tuned for all of our Cannes Film Festival updates by following PopSugar on twitter and checking out all the celebrity Cannes pictures in one place! View Slideshow ›

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited London’s National Portrait Gallery this afternoon. The couple checked out the Lucian Freud exhibit before heading out and into a waiting car. Brad and Angelina left the kids at home for this outing, but they did recently see a matinee showing of Billy Elliot the Musical with their family. The whole crew will soon head south to France, where Brad and Angelina are expected at the Cannes Film Festival. Brad has Killing Them Softly premiering at the event and we’re looking forward to a glamorous appearance from him and Angelina on the red carpet. They’ve attended in years past and its no surprise that their star status has landed them among the top spots in our PopSugar 100 faceoff game – there’s still time to play for the chance to win $2,500 in cash! View Slideshow ›

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Miranda Kerr is red hot in a sexy minidress on the June cover of InStyle Australia . The supermodel struck a pose for photographer Chris Colls and spoke with the magazine about her personal style. When it comes to daily looks, Miranda told the magazine she prefers bring “relaxed and understated.” However, when it comes to ladylike ensembles, she channels Audrey Hepburn, and for red-carpet inspiration, turns to Angelina Jolie . Miranda stepped out solo on Monday night in Sydney for InStyle’s Women of Style Awards. She was recognized for her beauty brand, Kora Organics, and took the stage in a Carla Zampatti to accept the Women of Style Readers Choice Award. Miranda teared up accepting the honor , saying, “It’s really wonderful to be in this room full of all of you incredibly inspiring women. I’m all about empowering women and I’m doing my best to do that and thank you all for doing your best to do the same.” View Slideshow ›

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Jennifer Lopez wore a bikini for a Vogue photo shoot in their June issue. She models bikinis and swimwear with some strategic cutouts in the sultry spread, shot by Mario Testino. The pictures come hot on the heels of Jennifer’s April cover for the magazine, but athletes including Serena Williams grace the latest cover in anticipation of the upcoming 2012 Olympics. This Summer will be a busy one for Jennifer, as well. Her film What to Expect When You’re Expecting hits theaters this weekend, and next month, she takes off on the first leg of her world tour. She’ll kick things off with a series of dates in South America before heading to the US. Despite her hectic schedule, Jennifer recently took time out to meet with our newest I’m a Huge Fan winner, Margaret. Check out the first episode of our IAHF with Jennifer when it debuts on PopSugar later today. View Slideshow ›

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Brad and Angelina take the gang to a musical with a message in London Jay-Z would rather hang out with Blue than hit the studio Guess how much Mariah and Nick bid on sneakers at a charity event Details on Drew Barrymore’s engagement party How is soccer star Hope Solo prepping for the Olympics off the field?

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Which Musical Did Brad and Angelina Take The Kids to see in London?