"Regarding Morton's 'original research,' this Jolie junkie found practically nothing that I hadn't seen before and mostly dismissed as utter crap. Much of Morton's research seems to have been done while standing in supermarket lines, and as for the rest, he plays a clever shell game with his evidence. His sources include 'a friend' (the phrase used at least 12 times), 'an unnamed friend' (at least 5 times, and there is no explanation as to the difference between a friend and an unnamed friend), 'an unnamed friend [who] told the magazine,' 'a friend at that time,' 'a mutual friend' (twice), 'a mutual friend, a writer.' Morton must define the word 'friend' as someone who dislikes Angelina enough to say something nasty about her but doesn't want her to know who said it."[...]
"Angelina" couldn't really be called, in the words of a friend of mine (an unnamed friend, a mutual friend, a writer, a psychologist who has mingled in the Brad, Angie and Jennifer circle), "a journalistic disgrace," because this is not journalism. The real disgrace is that this book is printed by a major publisher and is being referred to by some of the media as if it has some legitimacy. It's too early to call "Angelina" the worst book of 2010. I can, however, call it, with some assurance, the worst book in the 21st century so far.
The headline alone is awesome, but the review isn't half-bad either. There are many, many great moments, these two my favorite. For the record, I still think Angelina is the worst thing to happen to Hollywood in--well, ever.
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