Angelina Jolie Adopting A New Cambodian Boy Without Brad Pitt Knowledge

Angelina Jolie is rumored to be adding a new member of her brood of six but has not properly discuss the idea with Brad Pitt fearing the latter might not support her decision.

According to Radar Online, the decision to adopt Allouy Shoun, a baby from a big family in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a 'spur of the moment' decision after her daughters Shiloh and Zahara were enjoying playing with the Shoun family.

"This was all staged like some secret military operation. Angie didn't want Brad to get wind of what she was doing because she knew he'd throw a fit!" a source close to the Pitts told the publication.

These days, the 40-year old actress is directing Netflix's documentary series First They Killed My Father and has been absorbed in research and immersion with the locals of the community.

Anj and Brad Pitt's friendship with the Shoun family started when 16-year old Leida Shoun approached the brood while stopping for ice cream.

The humanitarian is said to have felt pity with the Shouns in a way that she 'pledged to pay more than $1 million to help support the family and to adopt baby Allouy.'

She is also said to have bought a bicycle to replace the old one that the family is using for a long time.

"We only had one bicycle for the entire family and it was old. So for us this is an amazing gift. Shiloh and Zahara and their family are very good, very nice people!" Leida Shoun said as mentioned in The Sun.

Jolie's film project First They Killed My Father followed months after the A-list couple released By The Sea, their first collaboration ten years after Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

The documentary is about the experiences of Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung while growing up in the atrocious Khmer regime.

In a previous interview mentioned in Stuff.co.nz, Angelina Jolie said "I was deeply affected by Loung's book. It deepened forever my understanding of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional memory of it. And it helped me draw closer still to the people of Cambodia, my son's homeland. Films like this are hard to watch but important to see."