Angelina Jolie: 'I wish my mother had the same info I did about cancer'
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- Published on Monday, 27 June 2016 11:51
- Written by turnto10
Angelina Jolie opened up about her decision to share details of her preventative cancer treatment.The mother-of-six who had a double mastectomy in 2013 and her ovaries removed in 2015, spoke about her health battle during a guest editor slot on BBC Radio 4 show Woman's Hour where she also discussed women's health and the plight of refugees.In 2013, the actress revealed in an opinion piece for the New York Times she had an 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer because she carried the "faulty" gene, BRCA1.When asked why she went public about her cancer treatment, Angelina explained: "When you go through something and you learn about yourself and your body and anything medical you feel, it really wasn't a decision. It was just that I thought that I had gained information that I wish my mother had have known and I wish she had the option." Angelina, 41, also expressed her sadness that her late mother Marcheline Bertrand, who died in 2007 following an eight-year battle with ovarian cancer, didn't have the same option due to limited information, which robbed of her of "more time" with her family."I wish she had the surgery in fact and it might have given her more years with my family and I wanted to just speak with other women and talk about options," she expressed. "That is simply that, it is an option. I don't encourage every woman to make the decision I made but I think it is really important that we all share anything we learn." The Changeling star, who is a Special Envoy to the United Nations, later described her distress at discovering that Namibian hospitals had no ultrasound machines for pregnant women when she was carrying daughter Shiloh, now 10. Shiloh who was in breech, which means she was positioned in the womb with her buttocks or feet first, and if it were not for her personal wealth, the actress said she would not have survived."I needed a C-section and I knew I was in breech because I had had the money to have an ultrasound. But I found even the local hospital with many, many women and this was a good hospital did not have an ultrasound machine," she recalled."A woman like me in a camp with two babies in breech with twins probably wouldn't have survived and probably wouldn't have made it this far if I was a refugee."
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Britney Spears Wants to Date Brad Pitt? Angelina Jolie Jealous?
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- Published on Thursday, 23 June 2016 19:17
- Written by HOF mag
Britney Spears confessed that Brad Pitt has a huge place in her heart, but she said that she is not looking for a man right now.The Piece of Me performer has quipped she always carried a torch for the Allied actor, who has six kids with Angelina Jolie. When asked why Pitt is her crush, she quickly told E! Online, “because he’s Brad Pitt.” Although Spears professed her admiration for Pitt, she stressed that she is not looking for a boyfriend right now because she wants to focus on her little boys.As for her new perfume, Private Show, which will be available in the market soon, she proudly said that it contains a “soft, soothing smell.” She revealed she was inspired to make the fragrance after she went to Hawaii.The 25-year-old singer suffered a setback in 2007 during which she suddenly shaved off her hair in a public saloon and smashed her car with an umbrella.The mother-of-two then had a custody battle with her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, but lost custody of her kids: Jayden James, 9 and Sean Preston, 10.The Toxic hitmaker was then placed under a court-approved conservatorship. After a thorough investigation, the judge appointed her father as her guardian.After a few years being away from the limelight, Britney Spears managed to bounce back in the music world and is now in the third year of her Piece Of Me residency in Las Vegas. Recently, she also made the crowd wild at the Billboard Music Awards, where she was awarded an Icon Award.Apparently, her sister Jamie Lynn Spears could not stop gushing about Britney’s achievements. “I think we need to focus on what an amazing place everyone is in, especially her,” Jamie Lynn told People Magazine. “She’s kicking ass right now.”She also said that Britney Spears is focusing on her career as well as on her families.
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Tension with Brangie? Brad Pitt 'is unhappy Angelina Jolie wants to sell Chateau Miraval estate so she can further political career in London'
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- Published on Saturday, 25 June 2016 10:03
- Written by Daily mail
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie seem to have been rather content with each other since meeting on the set of their 2005 action film Mr And Mrs Smith.But the couple, who wed in 2014 and parent six children together, seem to have hit a snag this year, according to a Wednesday report from UsWeekly.It has been claimed the A-list actor, 52, is not happy that his 41-year-old wife wants to sell their sprawling Chateau Miraval property in France to help further her political career in London.'Angelina is ramping up her efforts in the political world,' a source told the publication.The Oscar winner has been working with Arminka Helic, the British House Of Lords member. 'They share a similar vision.' said a source.Jolie and Helic have partnered up for a nonprofit based in the UK. And the Maleficent beauty has also been teaching at Helic's alma mater the London School Of Economics.It looks as if Angelina wants to enter the House Of Lords, because the source said she is interested in unloading the Miraval estate she owns with Pitt. Only tax-paying British residents are allowed into the House.As of this summer, the stars are living in England where Brad is shooting the sequel to World War Z. He has just finished working on War Machine and Allied.Turns out Brad does not want to let go of the French estate, which he has tirelessly renovated and which produces their brand of pink wine.'She wants to sell Chateau Miraval and Brad refuses,' said the source.
Pitt owns a home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles but it is not known if that is in her name as well and will have to go too. And though Jolie is slated for a Maleficent sequel which Disney confirmed this spring, a source added 'she has turned her back on Hollywood.'Jolie has indeed been very involved with politics these days.On June 20 the By The Sea director addressed a crowd at the State Department in Washington DC on World Refugee Day.Pitt seems to be allowing some fun in his life, however, as he was seen at the 84th 24 hours Le Mans race in France on June 18.
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Angelina Jolie Jets Out Of NYC After World Refugee Day Speech - Watch Here!
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 17:41
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie is gorgeous as she makes sure to sign a few autographs before catching a flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday (June 21) in New York City.The day before, the 41-year-old actress, who currently serves as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy, took to the podium during a visit to the U.S. Department of State to discuss the current refugee crisis.“Today, partly in response to this crisis, we are seeing rising intolerance and xenophobia,” Angelina expressed. “But strength lies in mastering and channeling our emotions so that we pursue policies that reduce, not inflame, threats to our security. We need leadership. We need solutions” – Watch her full speech below!
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Angelina Jolie Meets With John Kerry on World Refugee Day
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 June 2016 04:14
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie takes the podium during a visit to the U.S. Department of State on Monday afternoon (June 20) in Washington D.C.The 41-year-old actress, who currently serves as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy, joined Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the current refugee crisis.“I ask people to understand that with 65 million people displaced by conflict, we are facing a world of wars we cannot ignore or turn our backs on. To do that would be naive, irresponsible, and dangerous,” she told the audience.Angelina added, “We face a very clear choice: to continue as we are and see displacement and insecurity grow, or to come together with other nations and find a new approach, one that does not focus solely on aid and resettlement but on solution, stability, and returns.”
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