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U2’s Bono Inspired Brad Pitt to Become a Humanitarian
One would think Brad Pitt was nudged into humanitarian work thanks to his relationship with the always-charitable Angelina Jolie. But, that’s just not so. Pitt actually praises U2 frontman Bono with inspiring him to help make a difference in the world!
Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Pitt explained that he “sought out” Bono after he took a trip to Morocco and experienced personally how much certain areas of Africa were hurting.
The moving trip urged Pitt to “get off the couch” and join Bono and the other superstars who use their fame to help make the world a better place.
Turning to Bono, he asked for some humanitarian advice. “I sat down with him a few times and got involved in some of the stuff he was doing,” Pitt said.
Only after Pitt started getting out and doing good did he connect with current sweetheart, Jolie, on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. “That may have been one of the things that brought us together. Certainly, I’ve met very few people more dedicated than she is,” he said. “She is always studying issues, daily. She has such compassion for the people she works with.”
Thanks to Bono and Jolie, Pitt knew how to respond when Hurricane Katrina ran its way through New Orleans in 2005. “There was a responsibility to make it right, which was not being answered wholly, so I decided to make that a focal point and help families return home, and in the process we started discovering the inadequacies of low-income housing,” he said.
Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Pitt explained that he “sought out” Bono after he took a trip to Morocco and experienced personally how much certain areas of Africa were hurting.
The moving trip urged Pitt to “get off the couch” and join Bono and the other superstars who use their fame to help make the world a better place.
Turning to Bono, he asked for some humanitarian advice. “I sat down with him a few times and got involved in some of the stuff he was doing,” Pitt said.
Only after Pitt started getting out and doing good did he connect with current sweetheart, Jolie, on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. “That may have been one of the things that brought us together. Certainly, I’ve met very few people more dedicated than she is,” he said. “She is always studying issues, daily. She has such compassion for the people she works with.”
Thanks to Bono and Jolie, Pitt knew how to respond when Hurricane Katrina ran its way through New Orleans in 2005. “There was a responsibility to make it right, which was not being answered wholly, so I decided to make that a focal point and help families return home, and in the process we started discovering the inadequacies of low-income housing,” he said.
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