Brad and Angelina buy Dubai island: report

AFP ^ | 11-14-07 | Staff

[Anti-Bubba182]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a man-made island in the shape of Ethiopia that is part of an ambitious luxury development off the coast of Dubai, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life, the Emirates Today newspaper said.

The couple's purchase is part of cluster of 300 islands, shaped like a world map, that is gradually surfacing in waters off the booming Gulf emirate.

Representatives of the pair in the US and other reliable sources had confirmed the purchase had gone ahead. But state-owned Nakheel, the firm behind the development called "The World", declined to comment, the paper said.

The couple's two-year-old daughter Zahara was born in Ethiopia. Billionaire businessman Richard Branson and musician Rod Stewart are also reported to have bought plots on the development.

Prices for the islands range from six million to 36 million dollars.

The bustling emirate of Dubai, which is a member of the UAE federation, is busy positioning itself as a global leisure and finance hub through The World and several other mega-projects including the world's tallest tower.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Fools and Money. I wonder what happens to that development in the event of a major storm or war in the area.

[durasell]

...and from there they will launch their plan to take over the world.

[A_Former_Democrat]

“ambitious luxury development” . . . hmmmmmm

I dare say this “green intent” is likely a ruse to keep the critics at bay for calling this what it really is . . a “luxury development” by a couple of pseudo-environmentalists.

[Parmenio]

"The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life..."

Is this a joke? Dubai and in particular that "luxury development" is sustainable only because of the oil economy.

[AmusedBystander]

The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life,

And they will showcase their greener life by burning tons of aviation fuel to jet there occasionally.

[keepitreal]

Hmmm, they buy a man-made island, one of three hundred man-made islands to use to showcase environmental issues? One wonders how does the man-made island effect the environment, especially the pristine marine environment?

[acapesket]

Then again, considering the area, they could end up glowing green!

[pabianice]

Yeah, and who made them rich enough to do it? Look in a mirror...

[GRRRRR]

Environmental impact is horrible...

http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0823-tina_butler_dubai.html

HERE

[Anti-Bubba182]

"..And they will showcase their greener life by burning tons of aviation fuel to jet there occasionally..."

Ouch! If they added up the damage done to the planet by their flights alone they would quit.

[Revolting cat!]

But, but, aren’t they so cute?

[durasell]

They make highly successful products. I don’t begrudge them their money...on the other hand, I would be wary of those 200 matching jumpsuits/hard hats and death ray they ordered.

[ronnie raygun]

fools, money and no brains! but they seem to have all the worlds problems solved in 1 sentence. Hollywood retards, woke up one day and convinced themselves they are more intelligent than the average joe.

[Mojohemi]

I have lost my give a hoot meter !!

[Anti-Bubba182]

Lol!

[coconutt2000]

The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life, the Emirates Today newspaper said.

Because reclaiming land from the ocean is such an environmentally friendly thing to do.

[Revolting cat!]

I thought brad was going back to whatsername and Angelina was hooking up with Jon Voight?!

[IrishCatholic]

Well, we destroyed the ocean for miles around and it will cost millions in burning fossil fuels to keep the island from being reclaimed by the sea, but we are willing to do all this and fly there on our private jet once a year just as an example to the person who shops at WalMart who might drive an SUV the importance of being green.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Gather all the richandfamous in one subdivision of ostentatious wealth.

One Nuke...

TC

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And they will showcase their greener life by burning tons of aviation fuel to jet there occasionally.

No kidding. What bunch of phonies. How about all the energy that will be wasted getting food, water , resources to this non naturally made island and the energy wasted removing the waste from the island.

This is just another example of why I don't watch anything from Hollywood. Actors and actresses today, clowns, almost all of them.