Angelina Jolie Says That Without an End to the War in Ukraine 'Children Will Pay the Highest Price'
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- Published on Monday, 21 March 2022 10:13
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Angelina Jolie shared gripping photos of children in Ukraine to her Instagram on Tuesday, writing that the war will result in "trauma, lost childhoods and shattered lives" Angelina Jolie is sharing a pointed message about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The actress, filmmaker and humanitarian, 46, posted a set of gripping photos to her Instagram on Tuesday amid the ongoing war.The carousel of images begins with a photo of a man and woman holding children as they wait to cross a river after escaping Irpin, Ukraine.The second picture is of a teenage boy lying in a hospital bed with his mother nearby as he was treated for his injuries following a Russian attack. The third image shows a young cancer patient hugging a man in the basement of a treatment facility that is serving as a bomb shelter."As well as the millions who've fled over Ukraine's borders, nearly 2 million people are displaced inside their country, many trapped by fighting, denied access to aid, and in direct physical danger," she captioned the post. "Without an end to the war children will pay the highest price — in trauma, lost childhoods and shattered lives." Jolie ended with a note for followers to "learn more" about the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, sharing the @refugees Instagram page.The Eternals star, who also serves as Special Envoy for the UNHCR, said last month that she is "praying for the people in Ukraine."She shared that her "focus along with my @refugees colleagues is that everything possible is done to ensure the protection and basic human rights of those displaced, and refugees in the region." "We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety," said Jolie. "It is too soon to know what will happen, but the significance of this moment — for the people of Ukraine, and for the international rule of law — cannot be overstated."She also shared a link to the UNHCR's statement, which read, "We are gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine.""The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating," it continued. "There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart." Russia's attack on Ukraine continues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades. Details of the fighting change by the day, but hundreds of civilians have already been reported dead or wounded, including children. Millions of Ukrainians have also fled, the United Nations says.The invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has drawn condemnation around the world and increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia.With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
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Angelina Jolie praises passage of Violence Against Women Act and says 'we need to do more' to protect survivors
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- Published on Thursday, 17 March 2022 11:20
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Angelina Jolie lauded the recently renewed Violence Against Women Act, a federal law first established in 1994 and reauthorized under President Joe Biden on Tuesday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill which also prevented a government shutdown.The longtime human rights activist told Kate Snow and NBC Nightly News on Wednesday that the law's passing was 'a long time coming' as the system currently in place to protect survivors is 'unbelievably broken' and needs serious reform.'I think, I think this country doesn't recognize what a serious domestic violence and child abuse problem it really has,' she said. 'And I think, I think there is a reality that when somebody harms a child, if it's a stranger, the way the law looks at it, the way the law responds, it's quite strong.' 'When it's somebody within a family, within a home, it is responded to less. And if you can imagine for the child in fact, that's, that's in many ways worse.' She added: 'I think once you're exposed to this system, whoever you are, once you're exposed to it and you realize how unbelievably broken this system is, you have to do something to improve it.' Jolie said the bill was 'personal to everyone' and has had her own experience with the family court system after accusing her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, of verbally and physically assaulting one of their six kids on a private plane in 2016. 'It is personal to everyone,' Jolie said. 'Everyone who cares about family, everyone who cares about children, everyone who cares about their own safety and the health of their community.'He was cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation by both the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI. 'My children's health is my priority at this moment,' she added. 'And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.' Angelina and Brad began dating in 2004 after meeting on set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and married in 2014. She filed for divorce two years later, though, in 2016 citing 'irreconcilable differences' and it was finalized in 2019.They've continued battling in court for custody of four of their six children who are still legally minors, and a host of properties acquired throughout their marriage. Ruth Glenn of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Glenn spoke about the significance of the reauthorization, saying, 'Many, many survivors who have not had their needs addressed previously will now have their needs addressed.'In addition to funding for Pell Grants and other programs, the act was also part of a bill which provided billions in emergency aid to Ukraine.
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Angelina Jolie opts for all-black outfit while taking daughter Shiloh shopping at The Container Store in Los Angeles
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- Published on Saturday, 12 March 2022 09:25
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Angelina Jolie spent some quality time with her daughter Shiloh, 15, on a shopping trip to The Container Store at The Grove in Los Angeles on Friday.After browsing through storage and organization products together, the 46-year-old Oscar winner was seen texting as her teen carried a medium-sized white basket with handles back to their car.For their laid-back outing, the Mr. & Mrs. Smith star looked timeless in an all-black ensemble, consisting of a black dress and Christian Dior bag. Meanwhile, her mini-me sported a white sweatshirt with a bunny on it and a pair of distressed, light-wash jeans with holes in the knees. While Los Angeles County ended its indoor mask mandate earlier this month, they both stayed extra safe by wearing face coverings.'Today, I think of all the children and families who will now have a better chance of a life free from violence. I also think of all those women and children for whom this legislation came too late,' the mom-of-six wrote. She continued: 'Thank you Congressional leaders, VAWA co-sponsors, committee staff, advocates, and survivors for your persistence in reauthorizing VAWA with vital improvements, including non-radically biased forensic evidence collection, Kayden's Law's judicial training and protections for children, and tribal sovereignty. She captioned the slideshow: 'Next step: President Biden's signature.' The shopping trip also comes just two weeks after the pair's recent trip to Cambodia.In the image, her teen was seen resting her hand on her face while sitting barefoot on a chair, with the teen seen grinning from ear-to-ear. The Maleficent actress also grinned broadly as she gazed down and placed her hand over her heart and explained in the caption that being around the people in the Southeast Asian nation always picks up her spirits. Shiloh was seen resting her hand on her face while sitting barefoot on a chair, with the teen seen grinning from ear-to-ear.Angelina also grinned broadly as she gazed down and placed her hand over her heart and explained in the caption that being around the people in the Southeast Asian nation always picks up her spirits.She wrote to her 12.3million followers: 'A few days in Cambodia among the warm local people, and I feel my soul is recovering. This has always been a special country for me and our family.'Jolie's family has strong ties to the country as she adopted eldest child Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt, 20, from the country and even founded a non-profit charity organization dedicated to environmental security, improving health, and creating peace and stability in all communities in his name called the Maddox Jolie-Pitt (MJP) Foundation.She also shared an image of herself during a meeting with men in both business and military attire and also addressed the image in the caption as she wrote: 'Happy to be reunited with friends and colleagues at MJP Foundation in Samlot district.'The entirely local team runs programs for health and education and conservation. I spent some time with forest rangers discussing land encroachment, poaching and mapping patrol routes.'Angelina first witnessed the effects of the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Cambodia while filming 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.She later bought a home in the country in 2003 in order to connect son Maddox with his heritage in an area which had become infiltrated with poachers and threatened endangered species so she purchased it and turned it into a wildlife reserve paving the way for the MJP foundation.Angelina shares Shiloh and Maddox, 20, with ex-husband Brad Pitt, with the former couple also parents to Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and Vivienne and Knox, 13. The pair, who wed in 2014 and split in 2016, have been entangled in the legal system amid battles on multiple issues over the past five years-plus.Brad and Angelina met and by their own admission 'fell in love' while filming Mr and Mrs Smith in the summer of 2004 while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston.After a controversial start, they quickly became Hollywood's golden power couple and quickly grew their family.They eventually married in 2014 at their Chateau Miraval in France in front of all six of their children.But by August 2016, their high-profile romance had collapse and Angelina filed for divorce and requested primary custody of their children, marking the beginning of the long and ugly legal war.In 2019, Pitt revealed that he turned to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) after his split from Angelina because his drinking had got out of control.
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Angelina Jolie Arrives in Yemen to Aid Refugees as She Likens Crisis to War in Ukraine
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- Published on Saturday, 12 March 2022 08:58
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"Everyone deserves the same compassion," Angelina Jolie wrote of the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen, where she's assisting the United Nations Refugee Agency.Angelina Jolie is on the ground in Yemen to assist refugees amid the unfolding war in Ukraine.The Academy Award winner, 46, updated her 12.4 million Instagram followers Sunday as she arrived in the capital city of Aden, where she's working with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide aid."I've landed in Aden, to meet displaced families and refugees for UNHCR @refugees and show my support for the people of Yemen," Jolie wrote in the caption. "I will do my best to communicate from the ground as the days unfold.""As we continue to watch the horrors unfolding in Ukraine, and call for an immediate end to the conflict and humanitarian access, I'm here in Yemen to support people who also desperately need peace. The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022. An economy devastated by war, and over 20 million Yemenis depending on humanitarian assistance to survive," she added.Jolie, who has long been an advocate for the people of Yemen, likened the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis to the current devastation in Ukraine, urging compassion for those impacted by both conflicts."This week a million people were forced to flee the horrific war in Ukraine. If we learn anything from this shocking situation, it is that we cannot be selective about who deserves support and whose rights we defend. Everyone deserves the same compassion," she penned. "The lives of civilian victims of conflict everywhere are of equal value. After seven years of war, the people of Yemen also need protection, support, and above all, peace."Since 2014, Yemen has been enduring a civil war, with both the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led Yemeni government and the Supreme Political Council's Houthi movement claiming to run the country. Millions of Yemeni civilians continue to face starvation due to famine, while more than 100,000 have reportedly died amid the conflicts, which include Saudi Arabia-backed bombing campaigns.Russia's 2022 attack on Ukraine continues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades. Details of the fighting change by the day, but hundreds of civilians have already been reported dead or wounded, including children. More than a million Ukrainians have also fled, the United Nations says.The invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has drawn condemnation around the world and increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia. Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and that he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed not to bend.The Russian attack on Ukraine is an evolving story, with information changing quickly. Follow PEOPLE's complete coverage of the war here, including stories from citizens on the ground and ways to help.
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‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’: Angelina Jolie Was Dissatisfied With the Movie Because Her Character Wasn’t ‘Sexy Enough’
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- Published on Saturday, 12 March 2022 08:49
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Angelina Jolie might have been a bit disappointed with her first Tomb Raider film. Adapted from the video game of the same name, Raider tested if Jolie could lead her own action movie. Despite it being a somewhat financial success, Jolie felt there was more that could have been done with the film.Jolie wasn’t completely on board with the film when it was first presented to her. In an interview with Collider, the Marvel star opened up about her hesitation in accepting the role.“I said, ‘I really didn’t feel like that character suited me.’ I actually didn’t at first want to do it; I said no,” Jolie recalled.But she was eventually sold on the film for several reasons.“But they said you can travel the world and train with the British Military and so I had three months of seeing what I could do. And I would encourage anybody to do that,” she continued. “Sign up for as much as you can, give yourself a few months, push yourself to the limit and see, ‘What can I do?’ And you find that there’s a lot you didn’t know and some crazy, weird things you can do or you’re capable of, so I love it.” Angelina Jolie felt her character wasn’t ‘sexy enough’ in ‘Tomb Raider’ Angelina Jolie felt there were many reasons why the first Tomb Raider didn’t meet its full potential. In an interview with Black Film, the Girl, Interrupted actor opened up about what she felt the film missed the mark on.“I wasn’t satisfied with it. Through the making of that film, we were all still trying [to] figure out how things worked, and we were trying to make the video game into a person, but still it was the video game and still she was a video vixen and she wasn’t quite a solid woman with emotions and feelings,” she said.Jolie also factored in the character’s sexual appeal when discussing the film’s downfalls. While making the sequel, Jolie and the crew would try to correct the mistakes made in the first Tomb Raider. “Even the way she looked wasn’t to me sexy and real enough. So there were a lot of things, and we couldn’t adjust to everything right. We thought a lot about how to make the second film right,” she continued.Despite her disappointment in Tomb Raider, the film helped Jolie grow in several ways during filming. It alleviated concerns Jolie had about her own limitations and helped her discover what she was capable of as a performer.“One night, I was sitting in my bathtub with all my bruises and cuts. I was crying and thinking, ‘What am I doing? I can’t pull this off, ” Jolie told Cinema. “But after a few months of pushing yourself, you’re suddenly swinging on a bunji rope and realizing, ‘Wow, I’m not hitting the wall.’”At the same time, Jolie felt shooting Tomb Raider was a good opportunity to reconnect with family. She reached out to her father, actor Jon Voight, and asked him to be a part of the action flick.“I called him and got Jon’s answering machine. I said, ‘It’s Angie and this is not a bad call. No more tattoos and I’m not pregnant. I just want you to be in a movie with me,’” she remembered.For Jolie, Tomb Raider allowed for some father-daughter bonding between the two that she felt was necessary.“My parents divorced when I was little and my Dad was never really absent in my life, but we didn’t spend all the time we could together. My Dad was very supportive, but there were still questions that I wanted to ask him. So this movie was great because it gave us quiet time to spend together,” Jolie added.
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