The star already has three children with Brad Pitt - five-year-old Maddox, adopted from Cambodia, two-year-old Zahara, who was adopted from Ethiopia, and baby daughter, Shiloh, who was born to the couple in May.

Angie’s new son bewildered by adoption - Mar 19 2007
The latest addition to Angelina Jolie’s brood burst into tears when he was formally handed over to his glamorous new mum, apparently unaware that he was being adopted.

The three-year-old boy, now named Pax Thien Jolie, began crying when Angelina knelt down to speak to him during Thursday’s welcome ceremony at Tam Binh Orphanage in Ho Chi Monh, according to orphanage director Nguyen Van Trung.

"She told me she understands - that it’s normal for all young children to be scared," Trung told People magazine.

Pax, who’s been described as a happy but shy child, had good reason to be bewildered by all the attention, as staff had avoided telling him about the adoption ceremony, fearing it would upset him.

"We did not say anything to him, afraid we might put pressure on him and more frightened," the boy’s main carer at the orphanage, Bui Thi Thanh Tuyen, told the magazine.

"We just told him that we are taking him out. You are going to play outside - play with a mother and father."

Pax, who was equipped with a small box containing two sets of clothes and his favourite toys, soon cheered up after being led into a private room to bond with his new mum.

"Later he was OK, very cheerful and happy. He even played with his new brother Maddox," added Nguyen.

"We are glad that he’s adopted. He’s very clever and I hope he has a good life," Bui said, adding that she’ll miss him. "We just hope he will return to visit us one day."

Angelina worried about paparazzi - Mar 16 2007
Angelina Jolie is worried that the media frenzy surrounding her latest adoption will upset her new son, it’s been reported.

The actress picked up three-year-old Pax Thien from Tam Binh orphanage in Vietnam yesterday, with countless photographers trying to snap every minute.

In an interview in today’s Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper, published by the city’s justice department, Angelina was quoted as saying: "Photographs and press coverage will make him (Pax) upset. I’m very worried about that.

"I would like to say I’m sorry for bringing this into Pax’s life."

Meanwhile, Bui Thi Bich Tuyen, a nurse at the Tam Binh orphanage, has told how Angelina and her partner Brad Pitt visited last year.

"They looked very much like ordinary people," Tuyen said.

"We thought that they were just an ordinary couple that wanted to play with the kids and give them presents. They brought lots of toys."

Angelina shared crayons and drew pictures with the children.

"We could already see that she had a heart for children," said Tuyen, who was in charge of raising Pax ever since he was brought to the orphanage as an infant.

"His Vietnamese name was Truong Quang Sang, but we just called him Sang," Tuyen said. "He is a very lively boy, but sometimes when he met strangers he would become shy and often cried."

Tuyen said: "He is just a little boy, so I don’t think he understand the big change that has come into his life.

"He is very lucky to be adopted by a famous star."

Angelina collects Vietnamese orphan - Mar 15 2007
Angelina Jolie has picked up the three-year-old Vietnamese boy she plans to adopt.

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