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Angelina Jolie is a film actress, screenwriter, and director, born in 1975 in Los Angeles, California. She has appeared in numerous films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Wanted, Salt, and Maleficent. She also works with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She is married to Brad Pitt.

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1 Sep, 2014

Hello Magazine cover

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helloJolie and Pitt’s wedding picture is featured on the cover of Hello Magazine. The family made the children a large part of the wedding celebration and planning including the wedding dress. When questioned on their children’s choices for the wedding Jolie replied:

We are discussing it with the children and how they imagine it might be, which is verging on hysterical, how kids envision a wedding. They will, in a way, be the wedding planners. It’s going to be Disney or paintball – one or the other!

Jolie, Pitt marry

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Jolie and Pitt get married after nine years and six kids together. The wedding is held at Château Miraval in the village of Correns, where the couple first settled as a family.

We’re just waiting for it to be the right time with the kids, with work, when it feels right. We talk about it occasionally, and the kids talk about it with us.

18 Jul, 2014

Cast in ‘By the Sea’

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Jolie and Pitt are set to share the screen once again in By the Sea. The upcoming dramatic film is written and directed by Jolie, who is also co-producing with Pitt. It will be the couple’s first time together in film since 2005, when they co-starred in Mr. & Mrs. Smith

It’s not a big movie, it’s not an action movie. It’s the kind of movie we love but aren’t often cast in. It’s a very experimental, independent-type film where we get to be actors together and be really raw, open, try things. I am very happy to continue my relationship with [Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley] and the entire Universal team as I finish Unbroken and begin work on By the Sea. They have created a very special place for storytellers, and I look forward to the continued passion and support they have provided to me as a filmmaker.

11 Jul, 2014

Sues over heroin video

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Jolie takes legal action against the Daily Mail over a video of her from the 1990’s that they published online.  The newspaper claims the 16-minute video, originally published by The National Enquirer, shows Jolie when she was a heroin user. According to an article published in Daily Mail on July 8, 2014, the video was taken by Franklin Meyer.  Meyer claims he was  Jolie’s drug dealer when she lived in New York.  Although Jolie has discussed her drug problems with reporters in the past, the Times reports that she views the Daily Mail‘s publication of the video as a “gross violation of her privacy.”

9 Jul, 2014

14-year old video emerges

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Convicted drug dealer, Frank Meyer, claims he shot a 16-minute video with Jolie’s consent while he was delivering cocaine and heroin to her in the 1990s. The video was first given to The National Enquirer.  Meyer tells the paper:

Angie was a client of mine for several years. I sold her heroin and cocaine. One day she called me up and wanted me to drop by her place. That was her way of telling me she wanted me to bring her drugs. At the time, I had just bought a video camera and decided to bring it along. When I arrived, I just gave her the drugs and then she gave me the money.

30 May, 2014

Maleficent

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In this fantasy fairy tale directed by Robert Stromberg, Jolie plays a beautiful, pure-hearted sprite with stunning black wings, who, as a child, is betrayed by her friend, the future king of the humans. Seeking revenge she places a terrible curse on his newborn child. Co-starring Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Brenton Thwaites and Sam Riley. Asked if she thinks she was the perfect one for her role:

It is really funny when people say you’d be obvious for a great villain. She was just my favorite as a little girl. I was terrified of her but I was really drawn to her. I loved her. There were some discussions about it before I got the part, and I got a phone call from my brother who said, ‘You got to get your name on the list for this!’

Maleficent UK trailer starring Angelina Jolie | OFFICIAL Disney HD

26 May, 2014

People cover

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jolieJolie appears on the cover of People to discuss how her life has changed since becoming a mom and wedding plans with Pitt.

We’ve been through so much. We’ve gotten a lot closer, which I think naturally happens with raising a family together. You have history. You have so many memories. All your memories are based on time together, so you don’t have separate experiences. You have this person you live with who really knows you, and you know them so well. You’re not lovers or boyfriend and girlfriend as much as you are a family.

7 May, 2014

Elle cover

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angelina-jolie-elle-cover-inlineThe actress appears on the cover of the June 2014 issue of Elle magazine. She talks about how she never thought she would find love or have children.

I never thought I’d have children. I never thought I’d be in love, I never thought I’d meet the right person. Having come from a broken home—you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don’t look for them.

14 Mar, 2014

Angelina Jolie interview

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Entertainment Weekly interviews Jolie about how her children reacted to her playing the role of the villain in the film Maleficent.

I told my kids I was playing Maleficent and they went “She’s so scary!” and I said “Let me tell you the real story but you can’t tell anybody” so I put them in the room and I told them the [film’s] story. So this was my test too, like any parent. And the next day, I heard Shiloh getting into a fight with another kid, defending Maleficent. Saying, “You don’t understand her!” They got into a bit of an argument and I thought that’s the reason to do the film. It’s not just that there’s more to people than meets the eye, but that there’s injustice in the world and children get fired up about injustice. [They] want the character they believe in to get up and fight. And when that character makes mistakes — which Maleficent does, and crosses many lines you want them to be angry at her and concerned and confused and in the end, somehow understand something that they didn’t know before.

5 Mar, 2014

Entertainment Weekly Cover

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B1Jolie is featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. inside the issue Jolie talks about breast cancer and bonding with other cancer survivors.

Wherever I go, usually I run into women and we talk about health issues, women’s issues, breast cancer, ovarian cancer. I’ve talked to men about their daughters’ and wives’ health. It makes me feel closer to other people who deal with the same things and have either lost their parents or are considering surgeries or wondering about their children. I was very, very moved by all the support and kindness from so many people.

14 May, 2013

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Elle Magazine interviews Jolie about her fight with breast cancer and her decision to allow doctors to perform a double mastectomy.

The decision to have a mastectomy was not easy, but it is one I am very happy that I made. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.

Feb 2013

Double mastectomy

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Jolie finds out out she is carrying the BRCA1 gene which gives her an 87% of contracting breast cancer. As a preventive measure she has a double mastectomy, reducing the chances of her getting the disease to less than 5%. She writes an op-ed in the New York Times about her experience:

I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive. So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition. Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.

I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer. It is reassuring that they see nothing that makes them uncomfortable. They can see my small scars and that’s it. Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can. On a personal note, I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.

The reconstructive surgery lasts through April. Jolie is also told she has a 50% of contracting ovarian cancer but will deal with that at a later time.

30 Apr, 2012

People cover

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bradJolie and Pitt appears on the cover of People to discuss their engagement and their plans for a non traditional wedding. Jeweler, Neil Lane:

The ring looks like a beautiful classic large diamond with an art deco feel. Brad’s sense of aesthetics is amazing, and knowing Angelina and what an elegant, beautiful woman and style icon she is, it only makes sense that he’d design for her one of the most beautiful rings in the world. They are an amazing, loving couple.

13 Apr, 2012

Pitt, Jolie engaged

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Pitt and Jolie are officially engaged after a nearly seven year relationship, and establishing a family of six children. Jolie’s ring is personally designed by Pitt, and took over a year to perfect. Jewelry designer Robert Procop states:

Brad was always heavily involved, overseeing every aspect of the creative design evolution. The side diamonds are specially cut to encircle her finger.

12 Dec, 2011

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angelina-jolie-covers-newsweekJolie appears on the cover of a December 2011 issue of Newsweek magazine. She talks about making 60 Minutes in 2 parts.

We all spoke about every speech, every scene and made sure that it was right and true. So everybody helped to educate me and we all adjusted the script together.

26 May, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

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Jolie stars in the movie Kung Fu Panda 2 alongside Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, and David Cross. Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior while protecting The Furious Five. Po’s new life  is threatened a villain, who plans to use a secret weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu.

It’s the film my kids love. And as I travel around the world it’s the film other kids talk to me about. It’s better than anything. It’s the best.

10 Dec, 2010

The Tourist

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Jolie stars in the action thriller The Tourist. She plays a woman who deliberately crosses paths with her costar Johnny Depp to live a live of mystery and trouble. After dating Depp, Jolie finds herself playing cat and mouse with a man she starts to love. Other cast members include Paul Bettany and Rufus Sewell.

We wanted to make sure that she had a kind of sexiness and elegance, but also that she was fun, playful, and sweet. Instead of a big high slit, Colleen put a bow in the bum. It was very different than anything I’ve ever worn. It took me a while to get used to the heels and the gloves and how to hold the handbag.