Angelina Jolie Adoption Moves Closer

The star and her companion, actor Brad Pitt, have been given confirmation from Vietnamese authorities that they will be permitted to adopt a three and a half year-old son at the end of the month.

According to the Associated Press, the authorities in Ho Chi Minh have accepted the formal request by Jolie to adopt the boy.

Jolie, 31, and Pitt, 43, visited the Tam Binh orphanage in Vietnam last fall.