Brad Pitt Does Vegas With His Boys

Just days before the Academy Awards, Best Actor nominee Brad Pitt enjoyed a boys' getaway to Las Vegas – with his sons Maddox and Pax.

The guys of the Jolie-Pitt clan (minus 7-month old Knox), were spotted at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Wednesday evening. 
 The boys' trip comes as Angelina Jolie is spending time with the girls of the family in New York. Jolie was spotted with daughters, Zahara, 4, and Shiloh, 2, shopping at one of their favorite spots in the Big Apple – Lee's Art Shop – on Wednesday.


The day before, Jolie, who is scheduled to begin filming the movie SALT next month, began prep work, looking at costumes and visiting an apartment building that will serve as a production location.

This weekend, Pitt and Jolie will head to the Oscars in L.A. (they're both nominated) -- where they'll come face-to-face with Jennifer Aniston for the first time since becoming a couple.

Aniston, an Oscar presenter, is bringing beau John Mayer as her date.