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The Hell's Kitchen actress welcomed her firstborn via adoption as a single mom in 2002; Pitt formerly adopted Maddox some years later.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
The plagues included: The slaying of the firstborn sons of Egypt: The Bible explains that after ignoring all of Moses' warnings, God killed all of the firstborn sons of all the Egyptian families in the land.
—Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The final book, First Comes Scandal, features a peek at a young Violet and Edmund and their three firstborn as children.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The parents of four have not publicly responded to their firstborn’s stunningly cringeworthy claims.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
The plagues included: The slaying of the firstborn sons of Egypt: The Bible explains that after ignoring all of Moses' warnings, God killed all of the firstborn sons of all the Egyptian families in the land.
—Seth Jacobson, wickedlocal.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The final book, First Comes Scandal, features a peek at a young Violet and Edmund and their three firstborn as children.
—Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
The parents of four have not publicly responded to their firstborn’s stunningly cringeworthy claims.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Firstborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firstborn. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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