Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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■ Brad Pitt said in court documents Wed n esday that he has given estranged wife Angelina Jolie Pitt $1.3 million and lent her another $ 8 million since their separation two years ago, countering her assertion from a day earlier that he has paid “no meaningful child support.” Pitt’s attorneys said in a two-page document filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that he “adamantly disputes the contention that he has not paid significant child support.” The two filings were rare unsealed public documents in the case that gave a glimpse into the slow-moving divorce of the 54-year-old Pitt and the 43-year-old Jolie Pitt, an actress and director. On Tuesday, Jolie Pitt’s attorneys said in a filing requesting a case management hearing that she wants to have the divorce settled by year’s end by separating some of the lingering issues to be resolved later. They also said she’ll seek a court order to get retroactive payments from him.
■ Actor Nathan Fillion is ready for action as a police officer in ABC’s new drama The Rookie — up to a point. Fillion told a TV critics’ meeting Tuesday that his “knees would appreciate it” if he can have a stuntman do the running for him. The 47-year-old actor joked that at this point in his life, “kneeling is a stunt for me.” In The Rookie, Fillion plays a man whose midlife crisis leads him to the Los Angeles Police Department. Fillion, who starred in ABC’s Castle, said he believes there’s a cultural wave of people reinventing their lives like his character in The Rookie. The drama debuts Oct. 16. ■ Bill Clinton, former president and Arkansas governor, is now a million-selling novelist. The President is Missing, a thriller co-written with James Patterson, has sold more than 1 million copies in North America alone. The book’s co- publishers, Alfred A. Knopf and Little Brown and Co., announced the sales figures Wednesday. The novel was released June 4 and has topped best-seller lists for weeks. Reviews were mixed, but Barnes & Noble fiction buyer Sessalee Hensley said in a statement that The President is Missing had benefited from “very strong” word of mouth. The book’s subject has also proved timely: a potentially devastating cyberattack, which intelligence experts have called a leading concern.