Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie were spotted with children Maddox, Shiloh, Pax, & Zahara in Venice yesterday. Twins Vivienne and Knox were nowhere in sight. A convenient photo op, don't you think? It's their way of thumbing their noses at the gossip mill. They're still together. We get it. See more photos after the jump!

Angelina recently urged prospective parents not to adopt Haitian orphans following January's devastating earthquake because she fears the disaster could lead to a rise in child trafficking. She said, "An emergency is not the time for new adoptions in any way. Child trafficking has been a huge problem for a very long time. Everybody that means well needs to really take that very seriously."

The actress is in Italy to shoot scenes of the movie "The Tourist." In the film, an American tourist (Johnny Depp) realizes that a female Interpol agent (Jolie) is using him to flush out the elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair, the stage is set for a game of international intrigue that threatens to turn deadly.



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