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We have to say, as much as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bug us on certain levels, they do far more for charity than the lip service a lot of other celebrities engage in.

The money will go to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and will help 8,000 children who have lost parents, homes or the opportunity to go to school.

Jolie is known for her charity work and is a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s Refugee Agency. She has visited Iraq twice in the past year.

The actress said in a statement: “These education support programmes for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal.”

The couple hope other Hollywood celebrities will follow their lead and donate a portion of their earnings.

Given the description of squalor Kristin Marie Phillips was living in when she allegedly starved her 11-month-old daughter, Alexis, to death, our armchair psychology degree would point to her suffering from some major depression — perhaps not only post-partum related, but also from extreme loneliness caused by her husband’s deployment? Whatever the reason, what an awful and horrific way for a child to die.

Don Ledford, spokesman for U.S. Attorney John F. Wood, said Phillips faces at least life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to pursue the death penalty.

Emergency responders and military police were called to Phillips’ home on Feb. 21 in response to two 911 calls, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

Written by an FBI investigator, the affidavit does not say who made the calls but describes the filthy conditions emergency personnel found.

Spoiled food, trash and dirty laundry were littered throughout the house, which had a “strong odor of urine and feces.”

Three of Phillips’ other children, ages 2, 5 and 14, were found alive at the house and have been placed in the custody of the Missouri Department of Social Services.