by Sara McGinnis posted in Celebrities

Melissa Etheridge had the opportunity to have Brad Pitt (who has twice been named People's Sexiest Man Alive, let's not forget) as the father of her children, but ultimately decided gifting those genes to her kids wasn't the best idea for everyone.
?Well actually, he (Brad Pitt) was such a good friend of mine. And we did consider it,? the 54-year-old singer said during a recent interview. Melissa and her partner at the time, Julie Cypher, eventually welcomed Bailey and Beckett with the help of fellow musician David Crosby.
So why not Brad" Melissa explained, "I looked and I saw how badly he wanted children and I thought, ?I don?t want to share this with someone who really, badly wants children because my children don?t need another parent ? they have two.? Of course, my teenagers now are like, ?I could have had Brad Pitt (as my dad)!? My son said, ?I could?ve been amazingly handsome!?"
Melissa Etheridge went on to share she realized having someone who was already a father make the donation was the best choice.
"It?s one of the reasons why David Crosby and his wife are so perfect ? because they (already) had children," she explained. "They were looking to do this as a gift. And my children are lovely and gorgeous anyway."
And of course we now know Brad Pitt has had the chance to be a father six times over. He and wife Angelina Jolie have three biological children and three they've added to their f...