Citizens in New Orleans are launching a movement to recruit Hollywood star Brad Pitt into the 2010 New Orleans mayoral race, going so far as wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Brad Pitt for Mayor." So will the actor take up political suggestion of his fans?
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Cast member Brad Pitt poses during a photocall for the film "Inglorious Basterds" by director Quentin Tarantino at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival May 20, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters File Photo] |
It is no secret that Brad Pitt has a soft spot for New Orleans. He has a home in New Orleans with partner Angelina Jolie, as well as playing an active part in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward with his Make it Right Foundation, and he has worked hard to keep the city's plight in the headlines since the 2005 hurricane. He has become a big hero in some local residents' hearts -- so much that they've taken to campaigning for him for mayor.
Will Brad follow in the footsteps of former actor Ronald Reagan - who ended up becoming the 40th President of the United States in 1981, and one-time Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now the Governor of California? Guess we'll have to wait and see!
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Actor Brad Pitt arrives at the premiere of "The Time Traveler's Wife" in New York August 12, 2009.[Xinhua/Reuters File Photo] |
(Xinhua News Agency August 14, 2009)
