Movie superstar Brad Pitt has stood by his mom despite her slamming marriage equality and campaigning against President Barack Obama.

Jane Pitt shocked the Hollywood A-lister's fans after she wrote an anti-gay marriage letter to a newspaper urging voters to back Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the US elections.

However, the Killing Me Softly star insists there is no bad blood between him and his mother, despite the odd dinner table debate.

Movie superstar Brad Pitt says equality is what 'makes us great' and criticized the media's linking of gay marriage with the legalization of marajuana.

The Hollywood A-lister, who with partner Angelina Jolie has been a long time supporter of gay rights, shared his thoughts on the outcome of the recent US presidential elections which say same-sex marriage legislation passed in several states.

Brad Pitt has pledged to match every single dollar up to $100,000 (£620k, €770k) to fight for same-sex marriage fights in four American states.

The ‘Fight Club’ actor is urging people in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington to vote in favor of marriage equality.

Brad Pitt says gay marriage is 'inevitable' and publicly backed Barack Obama's campaign to be re-elected President of the United States.

'I am an Obama supporter and I’m backing his election campaign,' Pitt told The Telegraph at a screening of his forthcoming film Killing Them Softly.

'Gay marriage is inevitable. The next generation, they get it. It is just a matter of time before it becomes a reality.'

Gay icon Lady Gaga is more powerful than the Queen of England, according to the latest list by Forbes magazine.

The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list puts the Born This Way singer at number 14, while Nobel Peace Prize winning Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II tailed behind at 19 and 26 respectively.

Notable lesbians to also make the cut include US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres at 47 and Ernst & Young’s global vice chair Beth Brooke at number 99.

Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt is reportedly searching for a gay role to spite his homophobic mother.

According to American tabloid National Enquirer, which is famous for being a dubious source of news, the actor is desperate to teach his mother the error of her ways.

Jane Pitt shocked the gay rights advocate’s fans when she decided to write a letter to a Missouri-based newspaper slamming marriage equality.

Dustin Lance Black's play chronicling the historic trial challenging California’s Proposition 8 has just booked its 200th reading which will take place in Fargo, North Dakota, the Oscar winning screenwriter said Wednesday (18 July).

The play, simply called 8, has been performed in two star-studded benefit readings in New York and Los Angeles attracting such talent as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Martin Sheen, Jane Lynch and Matt Bomer.

Angelina Jolie was reportedly 'mortified' after her future mother-in-law wrote a letter slamming gay marriage.

The Hollywood superstar, who along with partner Brad Pitt has long been a staunch supporter of LGBT rights, has asked her fiance to 'educate' his mother Jane Pitt over homophobic right-wing comments she made to a local newspaper, sources told Star magazine, reports Radaronline.

Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight has defended Brad Pitt's mom after she received death threats over her anti-gay marriage views.

In a letter to the editor of her local newspaper the Springfield News-Leader, Jane Pitt slammed same-sex marriage and President Barack Obama, urging Christians to vote for Republican opponent Mitt Romney.

However, a backlash followed on social networking sites and the celebrity mother has reportedly been left petrified after people directed abuse at her and even death threats.

With a famous son who has been very vocal about his support for gay marriage, it was a surprise to many to learn last week that Brad Pitt's mother, Jane, had written a letter to a newspaper slamming President Barack Obama and his support of same-sex marriage.

Brad Pitt's mother has written a letter slamming President Barack Obama and his support of same-sex marriage, despite her superstar son's pro-gay views.

In a letter to the editor of her local newspaper the Springfield News-Leader, Jane Pitt called on Christians to vote for Mitt Romney - the Republican who is expected to run against Obama in this year's US presidential election, reported E! Online.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton has vowed to be more positive in his reporting these days but the jeweler who designed Angelina Jolie's engagement ring with Brad Pitt clearly does not think Hilton is succeeding at it.