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Brad Pitt’s parents want him to dump partner Angelina Jolie — and have urged him to get back with former wife Jennifer Aniston, it has been claimed.

The actor’s mom, Jane Pitt, is said to dislike Jolie; and feels the only way her son can lead a normal life is to leave the “Changeling” beauty, with whom he raises six children.

“[Brad's parents] sat him down and basically told him she’s trouble and no good,” an insider said. “They urged him not to bring her to Cannes. Brad’s mother Jane is sick about what’s going on and has not been able to sleep well.

“Jane would like nothing more than for Brad and Jen to reunite.”

Pitt is said to be back in contact with Aniston, who he divorced in 2005 after five years of marriage.

Angelina Jolie reportedly threw Brad Pitt out of their home after learning of his renewed friendship with Jennifer Aniston.

The gossip sphere has been abuzz with rumors that Brad has turned to his former wife as his relationship with Angelina reaches breaking point.

And now it’s claimed Angelina is far from happy with the latest developments.

After hearing that the pair were back in contact, the Changeling actress is alleged to have had Brad’s belongings taken to a nearby hotel, where she had booked a suite in his name.

“Angie went mad and told Brad not to bother coming back,” according to an insider.

The insider continued: “She told him he’d humiliated her for the last time and that if he wanted to go back to his boring shallow life with Jen, that was fine by her.”

Angelina is also said to be angry about Brad’s meeting with Jen’s pal Courteney Cox at a recent Chris Cornell concert in Los Angeles.

“She can’t stand any of Jen’s inner circle,” added by a source.

Angelina Jolie’s co-workers on the New York set of her new movie “Salt” are worried that she might be self-harming.

The actress, whose relationship with partner Brad Pitt is said to have broken down completely, has been shutting herself away in her trailer most days, fueling speculation she may have starting cutting herself again, a habit Jolie has admitted to in the past.

“Angie’s been crying in her trailer most days and is barely eating. She keeps forgetting her lines and she’s been shaking and staring into space,” according to a movie insider.

The insider continued: “In fact, it’s been so bad that some crew members have suspected she’s using drugs, although that’s out of the question. But the ones who know her realize it could be something much, much worse if she’s self-harming.”

The insider added: “When she’s at home she just about holds it together, but she stays up listening to the same song over and over and rarely sleeps.”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the most powerful celebrity couple on the planet, with a greater star status than even the Beckhams, a new study showed.

Using a formula to work out how much stronger they are together than they would be individually, the A-listers get a perfect score of 30 out of 30, ahead of 25 for David and Victoria.

But at least this is considerably higher than the mere 2.7 scored by Wayne and Coleen Rooney, showing they have some way to go to become football’s genuine power couple.

At the bottom of the list compiled by heartburn and indigestion brand Gaviscon Double Action is TV presenting pair Vernon Kay and Tess Daly who could only manage a lowly two points out of 30.

Psychotherapist Paula Hall was commissioned to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of celebrity couples using a Power of Two formula to see how well they work as a power couple.

The formula measures factors such as current and future earning power, public profile, career to date and predicted time left on the centre stage as a celebrity couple.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, nicknamed TomKat, reached a respectable 18.3 for their joint success as a Hollywood golden couple.

Like Pitt and Jolie and the Beckhams, they have considerable earning power as a couple, not just as individuals with both partners contributing towards their overall fame, talent and success.

Others in this category include, for instance, rapper Jay-Z and partner Beyonce Knowles who have a Power of Two score of 17.5 and actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith who score 15.5.

According to Paula Hall’s calculations, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick score 14.5 but Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow only manage ten out of 30.

1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (30)
2. David and Victoria Beckham (25)
3. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (18.3)
4. Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles (17.5)
5. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith (15.5)
6. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick (14.5)
7. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow (10)
8. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher (3.8)
9. Wayne Rooney and Coleen Rooney (2.7)
10. Vernon Kay and Tess Daly (2)

After so much time has gone by, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston seem to have grown to value their friendship more, a new report claims and Angelina Jolie might be steamed over a secret gift that Jen gave Brad.

According to In Touch report, Brad is wearing a necklace she gave him for his 45th birthday on December 18.

A source revealed: “It’s an antique pendant,” adding that she left it for him at the offices of his production company, Plan B. “She found it, and knew Brad would love it.”

The report also indicated: “Oddly, it isn’t the first gift she’s given him. The confidante reveals that in the years since their divorce, Jen has never forgotten Brad’s birthday - sending presents to Plan B or through mutual friends, rather than his home, so as not to “stir up trouble” with Angelina.”

“Jen’s never had anything but fond feelings for Brad. She can’t help it.” Should Angie be worried? While Brad and Jen’s friends insist their relationship is purely platonic, the associate says, “Jen and Brad both seem to agree that they gave up on their marriage without enough of a fight. They’ve had many ‘what if’ conversations.”

Angelina Jolie is a jealous, cunning liar who schemed to lure Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston, cheated on him with a woman rock star, — and even slept with her own mother’s boyfriend! These are just some of the explosive revelations that could be served up about Hollywood’s most famous mom in two shocking new tell-all books.

In the May 18 issue of Star — on sale today — we have the inside stories about the books about Brad’s baby mama — one to be written by renowned investigative reporter Andrew Morton, the other by Angie’s former bodyguard Mickey Brett — and the revelations they could include paint an unflattering picture of the wild child-turned humanitarian.

One of the shocking claims — detailed in our cover story — that could find its way into one of the books is that a teenage Angelina hooked up with her mother Marcheline’s boyfriend.

“March and her guy had a huge fight, and Angie saw her chance to seduce him,” an insider tells Star. “Angie cried and begged March to forgive her. Of course, March did.”

Morton and his team of researchers are now in LA starting work on his blockbuster. And if he misses any juicy scandals, the ex-bodyguard has his own stories, including her hush-hush liaison with one of the biggest names in rock.

“Mickey the bodyguard knew all about this relationship,” an insider tells Star. “And the details are pretty hot!”

You should better pick up Star magazine today for the complete story.