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It’s been five full months since they brought little Pax Thien home from Vietnam, so you know what that means: Brangelina have their roving eyes on the next kid.
She already has four children from three different continents, with the map co-ordinates of each of their birthplaces displayed proudly on her arm.
Now, it seems, Angelina Jolie will soon be giving her tattooist another call.
Amid ongoing rumours of an irreparable rift with her partner Brad Pitt, the 32-year-old Oscar-winning star is preparing to travel with him to Ethiopia in three months to adopt another baby - their fourth non-biological child.
According to sources close to the pair, they hope that another adoption will shore up their relationship as well as helping Zahara, the Ethiopian girl they adopted two years ago, feel more connected to the rest of the family.
Miss Jolie adopted her eldest son Maddox, from Cambodia, five years ago prior to the start of her relationship with Pitt.
Earlier this year the couple adopted Pax Thien, three, from Vietnam.
“Angie in particular feels very strongly that while Shiloh will grow up seeing the family resemblance between herself and her natural parents, and Maddox and Pax will feel a connection through their birthplaces, Zahara has no such close-knit bond.
“They hope that by finding an Ethiopian brother or sister - preferably sister - for her, it will help Zahara feel more comfortable and happy in her own skin.
Sure, why not? Clearly the best way to make a child feel happy and secure is to go snatch another one. Things like personal attention, one on one time with mom and dad, a settled home? Please, how provincial. What are they, pioneers? No, they have it right: acquire! Consume! Purchase! It’s the American way.