Angelina Jolie makes rare comments on her double mastectomy scars... 13 years after undergoing preventative surgery
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2026 04:56
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Angelina Jolie made rare comments about the preventative double mastectomy she underwent back in 2013.The Oscar-winner, 50, touched on the topic of her mastectomy scars, which she recently showed for the first time in December, in a new interview with France Inter.Jolie, who plays a woman diagnosed with breast cancer in her latest film Couture, said that her scars 'are a choice' that she is 'grateful' she was able to make.'I've always been someone more interested in the scars and the life that people carry,' she said. 'I'm not drawn to a perfect idea of a life that has no scars.''My scars are a choice I made to stay here as long as I could with my children. I love my scars because of that.'And I'm grateful that I had the opportunity and the choice to do something proactive about my health.'She noted that being able to choose to undergo the surgery was meaningful, especially because she lost her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, to cancer and is now 'raising [her] children without a grandmother.' Bertrand was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 and later developed breast cancer. She died in January 2007 at the age of 56. Jolie's grandmother and aunt also passed away from cancer. 'So for me, I think this is life, and if you get to the end of your life and you haven't made mistakes and you haven't made a mess, you don't have scars, you haven't lived a full enough life,' Jolie said. Jolie shares three biological children with ex-husband Brad Pitt, 61: Shiloh, 19, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. They also share three adopted children: Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, and Zahara, 21. In December 2025, she publicly showed her double mastectomy scars for the first time when she posed for Time France. 'I share these scars with many women I love,' she stated. 'And I'm always moved when I see other women share theirs.''I wanted to join them, knowing that TIME France would be sharing information about breast health, prevention, and knowledge about breast cancer.'
In May 2013, Jolie had both breasts surgically removed, and then underwent a reconstructive surgyre, after discovering she carries a genetic mutation that dramatically increases the chance of being diagnosed with potentially fatal breast cancer.The mutation in her BRCA1 gene, left the mother-of-six with an estimated 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer.In March 2015, she also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventive measure against developing ovarian cancer.In her Time France interview, Jolie called for making BRCA screenings available to every woman.'Every woman should always be able to determine her own healthcare journey and have the information she needs to make informed choices: genetic testing and screening should be accessible and affordable for women with clear risk factors or a significant family history.''When I shared my experience in 2013, it was to encourage informed choices,' she added. 'Healthcare decisions must be personal, and women must have the information and support they need to make those choices. Access to screening and care should not depend on financial resources or where someone lives.'In 2015, Jolie shared about her decision to remove her ovaries due to a second health scare.The Maleficent star published a lengthy opinion piece, titled Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary Of A Surgery in the New York Times explaining her decision.
According to Jolie, she had been planning to undergo surgery to remove her ovaries and Fallopian tubes for a while at the time, but a call from her doctor made the procedure more urgent.A blood test detected potential anomalies linked to the protein CA-125, which is used to monitor ovarian cancer, Jolie's doctor told her, urging the actress to see her surgeon, who also had treated her late mother.'I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt,' she wrote.'I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn't live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.'She noted that she chose to keep her uterus because there is no history of uterine cancer in her family.Jolie has previously spoken of the void in her life that her mother's death had left - a pain that led her to taking the brave decision to have a double mastectomy, so her children may not have to experience the pain she did.The actress's aunt, Debbie Martin, then died of breast cancer at the age of 61 less than two weeks after Jolie revealed she had undergone her mastectomy.To counteract the loss of her ovaries, Jolie turned to hormone replacement therapy and had a device inserted in her womb.'Regardless of the hormone replacements I'm taking, I am now in menopause,' she wrote. 'I will not be able to have any more children, and I expect some physical changes. But I feel at ease with whatever will come, not because I am strong but because this is a part of life. It is nothing to be feared.''I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer,'' she added.
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Angelina Jolie exudes glamour in a sheer bejewelled dress as she hits the red carpet for the Couture premiere in Paris
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2026 05:17
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Angelina Jolie stunned in a bejewelled dress as she attended the Couture premiere at Pathe Palace in Paris on Monday.The actress, 50, who plays Maxine Walker in the film set for release on February 18, turned heads as she hit the red carpet. Angelina looked elegantly chic in the sheer floor-length gown which was embellished with sequins. She paired her dress with towering black stilettos.The screen siren completed her very glamorous look with a highlighted, bouncy blowout. The film follows Maxine as she arrives in Paris to make a video for a fashion event.Despite being uninterested in the industry, Maxine needs the money as she is going through a divorce, has a teenage daughter and is preparing to make her next film.But when she arrives in the city, Maxine receives a heart-wrenching breast cancer diagnosis and throughout the film, her relationship with her body and identity plays out.Angelina recently revealed she was drawn to play the role because her battle to make her breast cancer diagnosis not become her entire personality, reminded her of her own mother's feelings during her illness.Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina's mother, died in 2007 at the age of 56 after an eight-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer.Snapshots from the official trailer for the film show Angelina in floods of tears during her portrayal of Maxine.The trailer also hints at Maxine becoming romantically involved with her cinematographer, played by French actor Louise Garrel.
The film, directed by Alice Winocour, also tells the story of two other women Maxine meets at her job: Angèle, a longtime makeup artist writing a fiction novel about her experiences in the industry, and Ada, an 18-year-old pharmacy student from Nairobi, Kenya, who has recently discovered as a model.The Hollywood favourite stars alongside Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, Anyier Anei, and Garance Marillier in Alice's drama, with Angelina behind the production as well.Angelina said the film, which is set to be released in France in February 2026, is a 'very personal story'.She added that she 'always admired Alice's work,' and her 'unique' approach to illness, while praising her for handling Couture's sensitive subjects 'with such delicacy'.'Too often, films about women's struggles — especially cancer — talk about endings and sadness, rarely about life,' Angelina said.'Hardships, illnesses, and pain are part of our existence, but what matters is how we face them,' she added.'My mother was ill for years. One evening, when she was being asked about her chemotherapy, she became very emotional and told me she would have preferred to talk about something else; she felt as though the illness was becoming her entire identity.'I love this film because it tells a story that goes far beyond the journey of a sick person: it shows life. It was this luminous perspective that touched me and made me want to play this role.'In May 2013, Angelina had both breasts surgically removed and then underwent reconstructive surgery after discovering she carries a genetic mutation that dramatically increases the chance of being diagnosed with potentially fatal breast cancer.The mutation in her BRCA1 gene left the mother-of-six with an estimated 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax still has scars on his face... over a year after crashing his e-bike into a car
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- Published on Thursday, 29 January 2026 05:25
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son Pax Jolie-Pitt made a rare appearance at The Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Friday.In new images it was clear the son of the Hollywood greats still has scars on his face after crashing his e-bike into a car in July 2024. There were red marks on his forehead and under her eyebrow. The 22-year-old nepo kid wore a red-and-black plaid shirt over a black T-shirt with a silver toy alien necklace as he posed with co-directors Fernando Ferro and Garrett Patten at a panel for their film Self Custody at The Cabin in Park City.The movie stars Adrian Grenier and UFC fighter Henry Cejudo.Pax did not work on the film, but according to TMZ he is interested in collaborating with Ferro and Patten in the future.He has already served as an assistant on his mother's movie Maria, and was a still photographer on her project First They Killed My Father. A source told TMZ on Wednesday that Pax is 'getting into producing movies and has been in discussions with Ferro and Patten on a few future projects.' He did not work on their latest film Self Custody.Pax drove his e-bike into a car without a helmet in July 2024. He suffered 'complex trauma' in the collision with a car on July 29 in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Angelina was by Pax's side at the hospital after he crashed, TMZ claimed at the time.A source told the site that witnesses initially believed Pax had died in the crash as he laid lifeless on the ground.Pax reportedly regained consciousness after paramedics arrived on the scene.Around that time Pax was spotted on a Talaria Sting R MX4 electric bike, which costs around $3,000, though it's not known if that was the same bike he was riding during the July 2024 accident. In California, all bike (bicycle, e-bike, scooter) and motorcycle riders under 18 are legally required to wear a properly fitted and fastened helmet while on public streets, paths, or trails. Violations can result in fines of up to $25, and parents may be held responsible for children not wearing helmets.
Adults (over 18) are only required to wear helmets on motorcycles. In January 2025 Pax struck a vehicle while on his e-bike, denting its door, but appeared uninjured. He was wearing a helmet during the incident.This comes a month after claims Jolie feels 'excited' to move abroad.The 50-year-old actress has put her home in Los Angels up for sale, as she prepares for a life outside of the US.A source told People: 'She's ready for a life that isn't centered in Los Angeles.'Pitt - who was married to actor Brad Pitt between 2014 and 2019 - is now looking forward to the future with optimism.The insider explained: 'There are a lot of projects she's excited about and she's feeling good. She's looking forward to 2026 and the flexibility she'll have then.' A source previously claimed that the beauty - who has Maddox, 24, Pax, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17, with her ex-husband Pitt - has always hoped to reside outside of California.The insider told People in August that the movie star 'never wanted to live in Los Angeles full time. She didn't have a choice because of the custody arrangement with Brad.'The source added that the actress 'plans to relocate as soon as Knox and Viv turn 18' in July 2026.'She's eyeing several locations abroad. She'll be very happy when she's able to leave Los Angeles,' the source added.On Wednesday Jolie made a statement on the murders in Iran as she took to Instagram: 'A seven-year-old girl at her mother’s grave. Parisa Lashkari, 30, killed during protests in Noorabad, Fars province, Iran, on January 10th.'No child should have to carry this kind of grief. May her mother’s memory be honored and may the truth be established, with protection for civilians, accountability for those responsible and greater freedom for all those who are seeking it.'
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Angelina Jolie portrays a filmmaker diagnosed with breast cancer in trailer for heartbreaking new film Couture as actress says she was drawn to the role after her own mother's illness
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- Published on Thursday, 08 January 2026 05:42
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Angelina Jolie is seen portraying an American filmmaker diagnosed with breast cancer in a trailer for her heartbreaking new French-speaking film Couture. The actress, 50, plays Maxine Walker, who arrives in Paris to make a video for a fashion event - but despite being uninterested in the industry she needs the money as she is going through a divorce, has a teenage daughter, and is preparing to make her next film. Shortly after her arrival, Maxine receives a heartwrenching breast cancer diagnosis and throughout the film her relationship with her body and identity plays out. Angelina recently revealed she was drawn to play the role as Maxine's battle to make her breast cancer diagnosis not become her entire personality reminded her of her own mother's feelings during her illness. Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina's mother, died in 2007 at the age of 56 after an eight-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer. Snapshots from the official trailer for the film show Angelina in floods of tears during her portrayal of Maxine.The trailer also hint at Maxine becoming romantically involved with her cinematographer, played by French actor Louise Garrel. The film, directed by Alice Winocour, also tells the story of two other women Maxine meets at her job: Angèle, a longtime makeup artist writing a fiction novel about her experiences in the industry, and Ada, an 18-year-old pharmacy student from Nairobi, Kenya, who has recently discovered as a model. The Hollywood favourite stars alongside Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, Anyier Anei, and Garance Marillier in Alice's drama, with Angelina behind the production as well.Angelina said the film, which is set to be released in France in February 2026, is a 'very personal story'.She added that she's 'always admired Alice's work,' and her 'unique' approach to illness, while praising her for handling Couture's sensitive subjects 'with such delicacy'.'Too often, films about women's struggles — especially cancer — talk about endings and sadness, rarely about life,' Angelina said.'Hardships, illnesses, and pain are part of our existence, but what matters is how we face them,' she added.'My mother was ill for years. One evening, when she was being asked about her chemotherapy, she became very emotional and told me she would have preferred to talk about something else; she felt as though the illness was becoming her entire identity.'I love this film because it tells a story that goes far beyond the journey of a sick person: it shows life. It was this luminous perspective that touched me and made me want to play this role.'
In May 2013, Angelina had both breasts surgically removed, and then underwent a reconstructive surgery, after discovering she carries a genetic mutation that dramatically increases the chance of being diagnosed with potentially fatal breast cancer. The mutation in her BRCA1 gene, left the mother-of-six with an estimated 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer.In March 2015, she also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventive measure against developing ovarian cancer. The Unbroken director lost her mother, Marcheline in 2007. Her grandmother and aunt also passed away from cancer.In an interview last month, Angelina called for making BRCA screenings available to every woman. 'Every woman should always be able to determine her own healthcare journey and have the information she needs to make informed choices: genetic testing and screening should be accessible and affordable for women with clear risk factors or a significant family history.''When I shared my experience in 2013, it was to encourage informed choices,' she added.'Healthcare decisions must be personal, and women must have the information and support they need to make those choices. Access to screening and care should not depend on financial resources or where someone lives.'The Maleficent star published a lengthy opinion piece, titled Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary Of A Surgery in the New York Times explaining her decision to have her fallopian tubes removed.According to Angelina, she had been planning to undergo surgery to remove her ovaries and Fallopian tubes for a while at the time, but a call from her doctor made the procedure more urgent.A blood test detected potential anomalies linked to the protein CA-125, which is used to monitor ovarian cancer, Angelina's doctor told her, urging the actress to see her surgeon, who also had treated her late mother.'I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt,' she wrote. 'I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn't live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.'She noted that she chose to keep her uterus because there is no history of uterine cancer in her family.Angelina has previously spoken of the void in her life that her mother's death had left - a pain that led her to taking the brave decision to have a double mastectomy, so her children may not have to experience the pain she did.The actress's aunt, Debbie Martin, then died of breast cancer at the age of 61 less than two weeks after Angelina revealed she had undergone her mastectomy.
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Angelina Jolie 'zeroes in' on new home abroad as she prepares to leave America, per insider
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2026 08:30
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Angelina Jolie’s long-held dream of leaving the States for the greener pastures of Europe and Cambodia is becoming a reality.Craving 'more privacy,' the actress and humanitarian, 50, is packing up and selling the $25 million Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz, where she’s lived with her brood of six children since 2017, sources told Page Six.The mom-of-six plans on dividing her time between New York, where she has her boutique and artist-focused workshop, Atelier Jolie, and Europe, along with Cambodia, where she’s owned a home since 2003, a year after adopting her eldest child, Maddox.'She can’t get far enough away from the drama … the only way to take a break is to get out,' actor and producer Jae Benjamin, and long-time associate of Jolie’s, told Page Six. 'She’ll go and decompress – only working on things that drive her heart, soul and passion. She’s a wonderful, talented and giving woman,' Benjamin went on. Jolie - who wants a fresh start that doesn't revolve around living in the US or her messy divorce from Brad PItt - renovated and restored the 2.1-acre property named after the legendary Hollywood director who first lived there. It features a main mansion and grounds with gardens, pool and studio.She has been showing the property around to potential buyers, a source recently told People. The 'drama' that her friend mentioned has much to do with her bitter break-up from ex-husband Pitt, 62. 'Being through what she’s been through with Brad, having their whole life being in the limelight and all the years of it … the only way to take a break is to get out,' Benjamin relayed to Page Six.'It’s hard to be in a town where you can’t even turn your head and see someone you don’t know,' he reasoned. The exes finally settled their divorce on December 30, 2024 after eight years of legal wrangling - though they are still battling over their French winery Chateau Miraval.
Jolie has admittedly been itching to leave Los Angeles where she has been forced to live until all six of her children with Brad turned 18.The Tomb Raider star and the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor are parents to three adopted children, Maddox, 24, born in Cambodia, Pax, 22, born in Vietnam, and Zahara, 20, born in Ethiopia, and three biological children, Shiloh, 19, born in Namibia, and 17-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox, born in Nice, France.When Vivienne and Knox turn 18 on July 12, Jolie will be free to cut ties from the City of Angels.'I am here because I have to be here from a divorce, but as soon as they’re 18, I’ll be able to leave,' Jolie told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024.She previously told People that she 'never wanted to live in L.A. full time,' but remained there for the sake of her younger children.In a 2021 interview with British Vogue, the Oscar-winner said she bought her Loz Feliz estate because 'I wanted it to be close to their dad, who is only five minutes away.'Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016 following a heated encounter aboard a private jet bound for Los Angeles from France. She accused the A-lister of injuring her and choking one of their children, all of which he denied.The FBI conducted a review and closed their investigation with no charges against Pitt, and the Department of Child and Family Services also determined there was no finding of abuse.Reports indicate the children have sided with Jolie, who has been their primary caregiver.Shiloh officially filed to drop 'Pitt' from her last name on her 18th birthday on May 27, 2024; Zahara introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie for her sorority induction at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia; and Vivienne credited herself as Vivienne Jolie on the Playbill for The Outsiders, a Broadway production she worked on with her mom. Now, Jolie is looking ahead to a life without constraints.'She's ready for a life that isn't centered in Los Angeles,' a source told People. 'She's looking forward to 2026 and the flexibility she'll have then.'Jolie is reportedly considering splitting her time between Cambodia, France, and parts of Africa. Cambodia, where she adopted her eldest son Maddox in 2002, is expected to be a primary base.''They're all very special places,' the source told People. 'She has dear friends in those areas who she considers confidantes and family.'
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