Jolie adopts again

Updated 11.23 Thu Mar 15 2007
Keywords: adoption, Pitt, Jolie, Vietnam

Angelina Jolie has adopted a three-year-old boy from a Vietnamese orphanage.

The Hollywood star, 31, flew in to Ho Chi Minh City accompanied by son Maddox and daughters Zahara and Shiloh Nouvel to finalise paperwork and collect the latest addition to the family.

The Hollywood star, 31, flew in to Ho Chi Minh City accompanied by son Maddox and daughters Zahara and Shiloh Nouvel to collect the latest addition to the family

Authorities in Vietnam say Jolie's celebrity status helped to speed up the adoption process.

But under Vietnamese law, partner Brad Pitt cannot officially adopt the child as only single people or married couples can be granted adoption.

Brad and Angelina say they have no plans to marry but are committed to raising their children together.

Their biological daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, was born last year.

Jolie adopted Maddox from Cambodia and Zahara from Ethiopia before her relationship with Pitt, who has now become their adoptive father.

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