Brad Pitt Uses Celebrity Status To His Advantage

December 5th, 2007 | Posted in Celebrity News, Television | Print This Article

Brad Pitt and Larry King
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt admits to using his celebrity status to manipulate the media.

The Ocean’s Eleven star recently pledged $5 million to help build 150 new homes in New Orleans, Louisiana. He hopes his philanthropy will bring in more donations from the American public.

But Brad isn’t worried about using his A-List status to raise more money for the scheme, despite usually trying to avoid the media attention.

He told CNN host Larry King, “I duck and jive (from the press).
Keep moving. Keep my head down. That’s been my modus operandi. But for something like this, I feel very fortunate to have it and I can direct it this way.

“It’s just not part of my makeup (to manipulate the media). I’m not good at it. There are other people who are. But for something like this, I feel very fortunate to be able to do it. It (the media) uses me and I use it.”

I really wish more celebrities would use their status for causes that could actually make a difference in the world. Kudos to Brad for assisting New Orleans!