Angelina Jolie Losing Weight Thanks to the Nintendo DS

Here is a bit of news that will get the male portion of our audience to perk their ears up a bit: Angelina Jolie not only allows her children to play videogames, but thanks to Konami’s Let’s Pilates for the Nintendo DS Jolie is now reaping the benefits of the gaming age.

According to a report from SFGate.com, we are now privy to the knowledge that Jolie is using the the game to rid herself of that pesky baby weight she accumulated while carrying the twins she bore back in July. Through her son Maddox’s DS, Jolie has been exercising using virtual pilates and thanks to the loose lips of a family insider, we know that she is such a pro at it that she “tries to get in an hour of Pilates three times a week” and is apparently already at the hardest setting.

If you are still wondering how this considered gaming news and not fodder for tabloid pulp, just wait–there’s more. During a recent interview with Britain’s Harper’s Bazaar, MSNBC reports that Jolie and Brad Pitt both allow their children to play videogames, but are steadfast in explaining the difference between reality and entertainment.

“My kids play video games. I let them play with toy soldiers”, she said. “We don’t take war and violence lightly, but we don’t hide it from anybody”. The same goes for their movies–they explain to their children that while they both may be acting violently in their movies, there is a big difference in real-life, even when playing a character like Lara Croft:

“I tell stories that are about the type of woman I’d want to meet. The type of woman where I think, even if it’s silly characters I’ve played, like in ‘Tomb Raider’, there’s something about her that will be fun for my daughters to see one day.”

Where or how she needs to lose weight is beyond comprehension, but then again I never thought I would ever be talking about Angelina Jolie and gaming in the same context outside of Tomb Raider; however, thanks to Gears of War 2 being released today, it is a slow news day. Therefore, lay the blame where it really lies–with Cliff Belinski.