Already a mother of two, Jolie aims to adopt more

Already a mother of two,Jolie aims to adopt more
NEW YORK -- Angelina Jolie, often photographed with her two children in her arms, says she wants to adopt again.
"It's a very special thing," the 30-year-old actress told People magazine at the recent Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit in Manhattan. "There's something about making a choice, waking up and traveling somewhere and finding your family."
Jolie has a 4-year-old son, Maddox, who was adopted from Cambodia, and a 9-month-old daughter, Zahara, adopted from Ethiopia.
"Most of the night I just thought about how quickly I want to adopt again," she said. "There are so many wonderful places. There are many parts of Asia, Africa, South America, so sooner or later I'll end up everywhere, I'm sure."
Jolie announced at the benefit that she is joining with Dr. Jane Aronson, the foundation's founder, to build a pediatric AIDS center in Ethiopia.
When it comes to kid food,Zeta-Jones stays strict
NEW YORK -- Catherine Zeta-Jones has some rules about what her children eat.
"I don't give them kid food," she tells Life magazine. "No candy. Almost no juice. When my kids have juice, it's like they're having their first taste of champagne."
Zeta-Jones and her husband, Michael Douglas, have two children, Dylan, 5, and Carys, 2 1/2. "We have a pact that if one of us works, the other doesn't, so the children can have some sense of normalcy," the 36-year-old actress says.
She doesn't cook -- "I read about cooking" -- and she's not good at watching her children scale the jungle gym. "I'm always afraid they're going to fall off and break their legs, whereas Michael throws them in the air!" she says.
Now that she's a working mother, Zeta-Jones says she no longer worries about whether she's on the best-dressed lists. As for Douglas, "Every time I look down at his feet, he's always got the scabbiest-looking socks. And he's obsessed with this plastic $2 hairbrush. It goes everywhere with him."
Zeta-Jones won an Oscar for her role in 2002's "Chicago." Her new film, "The Legend of Zorro," also starring Antonio Banderas, opens in theaters today.
Jackson: Ex-associatemisappropriated funds
LOS ANGELES -- A former associate who is suing Michael Jackson for more than $3 million has been accused by the entertainer of concealing and misappropriating funds.
Jackson filed the cross-complaint against Marc Schaffel in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. 18, his lawyer, Brent Ayscough, said Wednesday.
The original lawsuit, filed in November, claimed that Jackson owes Schaffel $800,000 for producing two 2003 television specials and $2.3 million for payments and loans made to the entertainer over the past three years.
In the latest filing, Jackson said Schaffel failed to pay costs related to the production of the Jackson song "What More Can I Give?" He also continued to represent himself as affiliated with Jackson after their business arrangement ended, according to the complaint.
Jackson also alleged Schaffel kept $250,000 in sculptures and paintings belonging to the singer.
Notable death
Michael Kilian, a veteran Chicago Tribune columnist who also wrote mystery novels, nonfiction and the Dick Tracy comic strip, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 66. The Toledo, Ohio, native spent nearly 40 years at the Tribune and wrote more than 6,000 articles on subjects ranging from politics and military affairs to show business.
Today's birthdays
Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 78. Actress Joan Plowright is 76. Musician-songwriter Charlie Daniels is 69. Actress Jane Alexander is 66. Singer Curtis Lee is 64. Actor Dennis Franz is 61. Actress Telma Hopkins is 57. Olympic track and field gold medalist Bruce Jenner is 56. Actress Annie Potts is 53. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is 50. Rock musician Stephen Morris (New Order) is 48. Actress Daphne Zuniga is 43. Actress Lauren Holly is 42. Olympic silver medal figure skater Paul Wylie is 41. Actress Jami Gertz is 40. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 39. Actress Julia Roberts is 38. Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 37. Actor Jeremy Davies is 36. Singer Ben Harper is 36. Country singer Brad Paisley is 33. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 31. "American Idol" singer Justin Guarini is 27.