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The Brangelina Christmas Miracle

TMZ has learned that a local toy and flower shop owner prayed for a miracle to save his struggling business and got one -- in the form of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie!
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With his North Hollywood, Calif. store, The Blessing, in dire straits, owner Arturo begged a higher power to help bless him and turn business around. Faster than you can say Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, in walked Brangelina looking to buy gifts. Frankincense and myrrh?! The super couple posed for pics with the store owner's family and bought $70 worth of items -- but gave $200 in cash -- keep the change! Ever since their almighty visit, Arturo says business is booming. Merry Pittmas!


Who needs Mr.& Mrs. Claus -- when you've got Mr. & Mrs. Smith?!



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61. People who say they are promoting themselves are just MORONS.

do they really need to promote themselves? overexposure doesn't help boxoffice at all.

Don't you people believe in HEART? I think all people who hate them are HEARTLESS, because they never really know what's like to have a heart; because they don't have a HEART that's why they can't believe others can have a heart.

As for the love triangle, if I were Brad, I will definitely leave a woman like Jen. After 7 years togetherness...still no child. Jen is boring....taking good care of her hair, do the yoga, smoking.......not my cup of tea.

As for people who accuse Brad cheat, ANY EVIDENCE??? they only been spotted together AFTER the filing of divorce!!! I think they are EXTREMELY decent according to today's standard.

Posted at 11:47AM on Dec 21st 2007 by camp

62. My conclusion? :

Only HEARTLESS and JEALOUSY people will hate or dislike them

They are PERFECT together. They are MEANT to be together

Posted at 11:48AM on Dec 21st 2007 by camp

63. Anintelligentmind, I forgot to say thanks for caring! TMZ will pull posts, it just sometimes takes them a while to get through perhaps thousands of emails. If they would only install spam buttons like YouTube does, we could handle it ourselves! Plus YT's thumbs up/thumbs down is a nice way to quietly tell people how you feel about them. Wouldn't that be a cool feature here? Maybe a few thousand people could suggest it.

Posted at 11:27AM on Dec 21st 2007 by DIE SPAMMER DIE!!!

64. Told you she's a saint, and here's one miracle.

Posted at 11:36AM on Dec 21st 2007 by Diane

65. I am so happy for brad that he was able to bless that man like that, he's got a good heart.
I am worried about my baby shiloh though, where is she? did angie shake her?
I hope she's staying w/ grandma for the holidays so that she can get sum luven from auntie jen.
i want a plane ticket to lousiana! :{

Posted at 11:37AM on Dec 21st 2007 by mrs. brad pitt

66. Good for this business owner, Celebrities should pave the way for us all by shopping at mom & pop shops and buying local.

Posted at 12:08PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Arrr

67. Ooooh, they went SHOPPING! Aren't they just heros!
Nowhere in the article does it say they KNEW The Blessing was in financial trouble and shopped there to help the man out. It's nice for him, and I don't begrudge the man his luck. I just think hinting this is more of their altruism is a bit off base. (of course, if they knew he was losing his business, I bet they would have spent more money.)

Nice of them to take he pictures with the family. Very classy.

Posted at 12:25PM on Dec 21st 2007 by DMC

68. to camp:
she's still a happy homewrecker......and she's not serving up the babies any faster than jen did! she wouldn't have had the 1st one unless she was trying to steal brad away from jen. she's evil and i hope she gets whats coming to her.

Posted at 12:40PM on Dec 21st 2007 by mrs. brad pitt

69. p.s.: brad used to smoke cigs2.. whatever makes him happy I guess. if she's it, more power to him. but he doesn't look complete to me. and maybe i'm just biased by my own infatuation, I don't know. at this point, I could care less. happy christmas, tmz! great show btw..

Posted at 12:43PM on Dec 21st 2007 by mrs. brad pitt

70. I don't know who bothers me more, those of you who are hating them or those of you who are worshiping them. They are neither demons nor angels. They are over-reported and over-hyped.

Posted at 1:07PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Get-a-clue ya\\\'ll

71. I do believe some of the readers are missing the point.. They could have dropped a card in the mail with 130.00 and that be that.. But, if you really pay attention.. They must have known the owner was having difficulty.. Walking into his shop and buying a few bucks worth, and leaving a large tip.. drew the attention to this little store. Yes, the 200.00 the shop owner really ended up with, less merchandise is only a fraction of the business that he would draw in.. Come on people lets give the Pitts a break, they work around the world helping other people. What they are doing in New Oleans is a blessing to other families. They are great people, and great parents. Give them a blessing for Christmas, don't judge them or put them down..

Posted at 1:10PM on Dec 21st 2007 by GrandmaToo

72. I am SO sick of people putting them down. READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE! They didn't call a news crew, someone asked them to take a pic and they kindly said yes. Then the person who took the pics went public with them. They didn't save his business with 130 extra dollars, it was the knowledge that Brangelina had been there that brought in more business. They are REAL philanthropists. They aren't just writing a (tax deductible) check. They are working, living in the areas they are helping. They do good works EVERY day (as seen here). Those who give one check then do nothing else are doing it for the publicity and the tax breaks. That is not the case here.

And the person who said they know Brad Pitt personally is lying. You don't know him from Adam. Quit hating, get a life and work on being one TENTH the person Brad Pitt is.

Posted at 4:00PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Bella

73. Love Brad and Angie they are very giving may there blessing continue thru the years !!!

Posted at 2:06PM on Dec 21st 2007 by gisele

74. ROLE MODELS? Are you serious? A whore and her whoremonger go buy gifts and spend $70 buck and give the guy $200....oh boy!!! So all this guy needed to stay open was $200.00? Oh yeah..business will boom now! NOT!

Posted at 2:05PM on Dec 21st 2007 by Claudette

75. Shopkeeper may want to count his children. Angelina probably expected a kid in exchange for the change.

Posted at 2:16PM on Dec 21st 2007 by terri

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