Brad Pitt is going to be a father

Brad Pitt has applied to legally adopt the children of Angelina Jolie. Pitt will try to become the adoptive father to four-year-old Maddox and nine-month-old Zahara Marley, and if successful, their surnames will be changed to Jolie-Pitt. Pitts publicist released this simple confirmation on Friday:

“We are confirming that Brad Pitt is in the process of becoming the adoptive father of both children.”

Wow. Brad Pitt is really trying to lock this down as quickly as he can. He’s like a lion who doesn’t wanna take its paw off a gazelle. And who can blame him. Christ, it’s Angelina Jolie. He went from Jennifer Anniston to Angelina Jolie. That’s the difference between a hot fudge sundae and dog food. It’s one thing to adopt your girlfriends kids, it’s a whole other level to adopt her adopted kids. But I guess when the girl is Angelina Jolie, all that seems pretty reasonable. She could put adoption papers in front of me, and I would just sign it by drawing happy faces everywhere.

Here they are last week in Japan.