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Angelina Jolie Named Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo
10 months ago
Honored in Bosnia at the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival, Angelina Jolie was named Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo for her work on In the Land of Blood and Honey.
The film, written and directed by Jolie, tells the story of the city’s war through the relationship between a Bosnian Serb man and a Bosnian Muslim woman.
Appearing sans Brad Pitt (but rocking the engagement ring he gave her), she received an Honorary Citizen of Sarajevo award from the Prime Minister, Mr. Fikret Music.
Angelina Jolie at Sarajevo Film Festival
Jolie, who will soon be seen as Maleficent, spoke of her connection to
More >Angelina Jolie on Maleficent Role: She’s a Great Person!
1 year ago
When Angelina Jolie signed on for the title role in Disney’s Maleficent, she did so relishing the idea of her kids seeing her as the Sleeping Beauty villain.
“It’s a really great script. I’m having a lot of fun. I’ve already got my horns fitted,” Jolie told Entertainment Weekly on Friday. “My kids are very happy.”
“It’s not anti-princess, but it’s the first time that they’re looking at this epic woman [in a different way],” she says of the new take on the fairytale classic.
“You see a woman capable of being many things; just because she protects herself and is aggressive, it doesn’t mean
More >Angelina Jolie Visits Refugee Centers, Calls For Aid in Malta
1 year ago
Residents of Malta have say Brangelina is nice. That’s putting it mildly.
As Brad Pitt shoots his latest film in the southern European country, his partner, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, has been making an even greater impact with various humanitarian visits in the region.
Having met with Syrian refugees in Turkey last week, Jolie visited two centers housing asylum-seekers in Malta and on the island of Lampedusa.
Over 1,500 refugees have fled the violence from war-embattled Libya to Malta (via overcrowded boats) this year, with lives being lost in transit.
“Malta has saved many
More >Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees
1 year ago
Ever the humanitarian and spreader of goodwill, Angelina Jolie traveled to Turkey to visit thousands of Syrian refugees amid the unrest in that nation, and as part of her duties as an ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
To commemorate World Refugee day June 20, Jolie and the UNHCR are calling attention to the realities of war and terror and how they affect families.
Angelina Jolie: From the red carpet to the front lines.
“Every day, thousands of people run from war, persecution and terror,” she says.
“Even one is too many. One family forced to flee is too many. One
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Angelina Jolie Visits Tunisia, Riot Ensues
2 years ago
Angelina Jolie paid a visit to Tunisia this week. Unfortunately, this sparked some unrest near the Libyan border, where a crowd of refugees wreaked havoc.
“The people were beyond excited to see her,” says a witness, until it went awry.
There were thousands of refugees screaming her name and chanting. The crowd was closing in on her and her security detail; it was intense.”
For safety reasons, the actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador was forced to cancel half her visit, which included plans to visit a Moroccan hospital.
Before the commotion, she spoke with refugees who fled the
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Tabloid Alleges: Angelina Jolie Rages at Shiloh!
2 years ago
Chelsea Handler is not a fan as it is. Wait ’til she reads this.
According to the National Enquirer, Angelina Jolie is a deranged monster with an explosive temper, prone to violent outbursts at any given moment.
If adorable little tomboy Shiloh happens to be in the way …
WATCH OUT: Angelina Jolie cannot be tamed!!
Not surprisingly, the “shocking photos” of Shiloh getting whomped by the out-of-control banshee are not currently available online … or perhaps anywhere.
A few months ago, this same publication reported that Jolie was bound for the mental hospital. Now they’re saying that she
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Angelina Jolie is 100 Percent All-Natural
2 years ago
There is no plastic surgery in Angelina Jolie’s past – or future.
“I haven’t had anything done and I don’t think I will,” Jolie tells the UK’s Daily Mail. “But if it makes somebody happy then that’s up to them. I’m not in somebody else’s skin to know what makes them feel better about themselves. But I don’t plan to myself.”
Angelina Jolie: An all-natural, voluptuous goddess.
The actress also opens up about life with Brad Pitt and their six kids – who’ve helped her “enjoy” her high-flying career. “I enjoy the work more now because I enjoy life more,” she says. “When you have children the
More >Bosnian Protesters Decry "Ignorant" Angelina Jolie
2 years ago
Angelina Jolie has become the target of more criticism, this time regarding her feature directorial debut, not just her hatred of Thanksgiving.
A love story set during the Bosnian War, her film was cut short after rumors that it portrayed a relationship between a rapist and his victim.
The project has sparked protests and was called “ignorant” by a group of women who were victims of sexual violence during the 1990s war.
In a letter to the United Nations refugee agency, for which the movie star is a goodwill ambassador, the Women Victims of War criticized her sharply.
They say they are
More >Brangelina Goes AWOL on Thanksgiving
2 years ago
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt did their thing on Thanksgiving.
What that was, we have absolutely no idea, but it appears their kinds hung out on the beach for the holiday Angelina loathes, parents nowhere in sight.
Pax, Shiloh, Zahara, Knox and Vivienne were all spotted at the beach, accompanied by their nannies on Thanksgiving. No sign of Ange or of Brad Pitt.
REWRITING HISTORY: Brangelina will have none of it.
Pitt did comment earlier that the family would be overseas, but did not mention specific plans. Likely because Angelina Jolie hates Thanksgiving.
“Angelina Jolie hates this holiday
More >Angelina Jolie Covers Vogue, Gushes About Brad Pitt
2 years ago
Angelina Jolie looks stunning on the cover of Vogue’s December 2010 issue, and inside, gushes over Brad Pitt and raising six kids with the star.
The Tourist star calls her partner “extremely handsome and the most sexy,” but says she’s most in love with him when he’s with their children.
For a movie star, that’s a remarkably down-to-earth statement. Maybe she’s nothing like the control freak drug fiend the tabloids say she is …
Angelina Jolie in the December issue of Vogue.
Other highlights from the interview …
- At age 6, Pax is a better cook than Ange (per Ange)
- Maddox encourages ger when
Angelina Jolie Calls Brad Bitt Her Only Friend
2 years ago
She had topped the list of most beautiful woman in the world, she makes millions of dollars per movie role and she’s a humanitarian loved by the less fortunate all over the world, but according to Angelina Jolie, for all the adoration she has received, her only real friend is hubby Brad Pitt.
During an interview with CNN’s Sanjay Gupta this past Wedesday, Jolie revealed that the only person she really chats with is her husband.
Gupta then asked Jolie how she copes with her UN Goodwill Ambassador role, to which she replied that she mostly once again relies on Pitt.
More >“I’ll talk to my family.
Angelina Jolie condemns Koran burning plan
2 years ago
[HMG Celebrity News] – Lending her voice to the growing chorus of condemnation caused by the plans, Angelina Jolie has denounced a Florida Pastor’s intention to burn the Koran on Saturday’s ninth anniversary of 9/11.
Currently on a UN-sponsored mission to Pakistan to help raise awareness of that nation’s plight since monsoon rains six weeks ago caused floods that killed almost 2,000 people, the 35-year old actress told reporters she was unable to comprehend such a plan.
“I have hardly the words; that somebody would do that to somebody’s religious book,” Jolie told reporters while visiting
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Angelina Jolie Takes North Korea to Task
2 years ago
Better watch your back, Kim Jong Il. Angelina Jolie will totally kick your ass. Oh, and your huge ’80s sunglasses look effing ridiculous, BTW. Just saying.
Jolie was in Seoul, South Korea, today to promote her latest action thriller, Salt, which opens with a scene that takes place in a North Korean prison.
That’s not her only connection with the Korean Peninsula, of course. The actress and humanitarian is deeply worried about the people of North Korea.
The persecution defectors face when repatriated to the rogue state appalled Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for
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Clean shaven Brad Pitt joins Angelina Jolie at “Salt” premiere
2 years ago
(HMG) – A clean cut looking Brad Pitt joined his wife Angelina Jolie at the premiere of her new movie, “Salt” Monday night in Los Angeles. Unfortunately Brad never took his sunglasses off for the cameras, but it’s nice to see him without all the facial hair. Jolie’s father and brother, Jon Voight and James Haven were also on hand for the special screening. Liev Schreiber who co-stars with Angelina in Salt, also took his spouse, Naomi Watts, to join the glamorous event. Jolie who plays “Evelyn Salt,” was originally scripted as a man Edwin A. Salt (assault), with the original role
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Angelina Jolie is Salt, and Awesome
2 years ago
Between her great humanitarian work and bogus celebrity gossip items dominating headlines, it’s been awhile since we’ve seen Angelina Jolie, you know, in a movie.
While an increasingly rare sight, the glitz and glamour of the red carpet sure suit the actress well, as she proved when she stepped out to promote her newest film.
Here’s Angelina at the premiere of Salt …
Angelina Jolie in all her A-list glory.
In Mexico with her four eldest kids to promote the summer action movie, she looked as fabulous as ever, leaving us hoping this is just the beginning.
She recently told Vanity Fair that
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