Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday. Photo / Reuters
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie avoided an embarrassing Oscar meeting with Jennifer Aniston on Sunday.
The pair - who are expecting their second biological child - were due to meet Brad's ex-wife Jennifer at a pre-Oscars party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday, but instead decided to
go to the nearby Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Jennifer spent an hour mingling with stars including George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Seal and Heidi Klum before retreating back to the one of the hotel's private bungalows.
Meanwhile, Angelina proudly displayed her baby bump by wearing a tight black dress at the Spirit Awards.
Angelina's growing brood was also the butt of a joke by host Jon Stewart at the Oscars yesterday.
Mentioning the growing list of pregnant Hollywood stars Stewart included Jolie quipping, "Obviously Angelina Jolie couldn't be here - it's hard to find 17 babysitters on Oscar night!"
News of Angelina's pregnancy has reportedly angered Jennifer, who is so determined to have children she has allegedly had some of her eggs frozen.
A source close to the 39-year-old actress told America's Star magazine: "Having the eggs frozen was a really smart move for Jennifer, because it buys her a few years to figure things out before she rushes into having children.
"She's giving herself a big break from the intense pressure to find her Mr. Right and start a family. She's in a good place now."
Jennifer has recently been romantically linked to Sex and the City star Jason Lewis and Thank You For Smoking actor Aaron Eckhart.
Angelina and Brad have three adopted children, six-year-old Maddox, Pax, four, and three-year-old Zahara, as well as a 21-month-old biological daughter Shiloh.
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