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Angelina Jolie is indeed expecting twins, and it was Jack Black who let the news slip with a Brady Bunch crack.

Long rumored to have two children by Brad Pitt on the way, Jolie confirmed the news during a side-by-side Today show interview with Black, her Kung Fu Panda co-star. The twins will be the 5th and 6th children for Jolie and Pitt. She didn’t volunteer the information until Black dropped the hint, joking that the couple will “have as many as (the) Brady Bunch when you have these.”

“It’s confirmed?” followed Today interviewer Natalie Morales.

“Yeah, yeah, we’ve confirmed that already,” Jolie said. “Well, Jack’s just confirmed it actually.”

The interview is scheduled to air on NBC’s Today show this morning.

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Mark Malkovich III, the longtime general director of the Newport Music Festival, is stepping down.

Malkovichwill stay on as the festival’s artistic director and is recommending that his son, Mark Malkovich IV, take over as general director when he leaves following the end of the festival’s 40th season.

The elder Malkovich, who is 77, has been running the festival for 33 years. The festival sets classical music in Newport’s Gilded Age mansions. This year’s season runs July 11-27 and includes 60 performances.

Malkovich says his son is a natural successor. The younger Malkovich has worked with his father on the festival for 23 years. The festival’s board of directors has final approval of Malkovich’s successor.