Pitt turns down $5m for children

Brad Pitt has reportedly refused the offer of a $5 million (£3 million) paycheck in order to spend quality time with his children.

The Ocean's Eleven star, who has three biological children and three adopted children with partner Angelina Jolie, was due to attend the Grand Prix Ball in Abu Dhabi last month but apparently chose to go trick-or-treating with his family instead.

An insider told Life And Style magazine: "He's spending more time with the family and doing less of these appearances, even though it's a huge sum of cash."

A spokesperson for the event added: "We were told he would be attending as the guest of the Tourism Development and Investment Company. But he was a no-show, and nobody seemed to know why."