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Brad Pitt for mayor?

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-13 22:59

BEIJING: Citizens in New Orleans are launching a movement to recruit Hollywood star Brad Pitt into the 2010 New Orleans mayor race, going so far as wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Brad Pitt for Mayor."

Cast member Brad Pitt attends the premiere of "Inglourious Basterds" at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California August 10, 2009. [Agencies]

So will the actor take up political suggestion of his fans?

It is no secret that Brad Pitt has a soft spot for New Orleans. He has a home in New Orleans with partner Angelina Jolie, as well as playing an active part in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward with his Make it Right Foundation, and he has worked hard to keep the city's plight in the headlines since the 2005 hurricane. He has become a big hero in some local residents' hearts - so much that they've taken to campaigning for him for mayor.

Will Brad follow in the footsteps of former actor Ronald Reagan - who ended up becoming the 40th President of the United States in 1981, and one-time Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now the Governor of California? Guess we'll have to wait and see.