Why Does Angelina Jolie Want a New Judge in Her Divorce?
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- Published on Saturday, 22 August 2020 17:51
- Written by Vanity Fair
Follow-up question: How is this divorce still happening? In a little book called War and Peace—ever heard of it?—Leo Tolstoy wrote, “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt must understand this better than anyone. They’ve been untangling their lives since their divorce began in 2016, a time that is both yesterday and a thousand years ago. They’ve been up, they’ve been down, there’s been war, there’s been peace, and still these warriors persist.Just this Monday, Jolie filed in Los Angeles Superior Court to have the private judge John W. Ouderkirk removed from the case. They’ve been working with him on their divorce for at least three years (Pitt and Jolie are both divorced and working on their divorce, since the judge declared them legally single in April 2019 while they continued to hash out the terms privately in court). Jolie’s filing argues that the Ouderkirk had “failed to disclose the cases that demonstrated the current, ongoing, repeat-customer relationship between the judge and [Pitt’s] counsel,” whose name is Anne C. Kiley. Kiley, the filing continues, “actively advocated for Judge Ouderkirk’s financial interests in moving—over the opposing party’s opposition—to have his appointment (and his ability to continue to receive fees) extended in a high profile case.” Without getting too in the weeds during this pre-law seminar, Jolie’s side maintains that, per California law, if one “might reasonably entertain a doubt” about a judge’s ability to remain impartial, he or she can be removed from the case at hand. Why now, three years in? Another mystery that even time may not reveal. They have a private judge and most of the proceedings are sealed, so there’s little information on even what could be left to resolve. A source close to Jolie, however, told Vanity Fair, “Angela’s team was kept in the dark about matters that should have been disclosed. Any attempt to suggest otherwise is only to distract from behavior that violates the rules of ethics for judges.”
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Angelina Jolie decided to star in The One And Only Ivan after one of her kids brought her the book: 'This generation is aware of what is happening to our natural habitats'
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 August 2020 10:15
- Written by Daily mail
Together Jolie and Pitt have six children: Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12. She then added to Entertainment Tonight it was Shiloh who came forward with the book.'Well, Shiloh years ago told me that she had read a book that she loved and she wanted me to read it,' said the activist.Together Jolie and Pitt have six children: Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12. She then added to Entertainment Tonight it was Shiloh who came forward with the book.'Well, Shiloh years ago told me that she had read a book that she loved and she wanted me to read it,' said the activist.'I read it on my own and then we looked at some of it together and we talked about why she loved it. Then, I inquired if it was being made – as you do – into a film, and I found out that it was kind of in the works but kind of hadn't [been] figured out.'The Oscar-winning actress serves as a producer and voices elephant Stella in the Disney+ movie, which is based on the best-selling children's story of the same name. It centers on gorilla Ivan (voiced by Sam Rockwell), who performs at Mack's (Bryan Cranston) circus but dreams of a life beyond the cage. Also in the movie is child star Ariana Greenblatt who looks like a mini me version of the A list actress. The 12-year-old New York native child star plays Julia in the movie.Speaking to website Digital Spy, Angelina said: 'Disney, Mike (White) and everybody involved really (understood) it has its heart. 'It's not a light film, it deals with heavy issues, but it is charming, fun and full of life. But it's deceptive in the packaging.'
Director Thea Sharrock added that they didn't want the film to 'feel like a documentary' which influenced decision-making during the production, such as the size of the bars in Ivan's cage.She said: 'This is not just any studio, it's Disney, so we definitely knew there was a tone we had to get right.'There are some shots we chose very carefully when we came to edit it, that certain scenes there are no bars to be seen whatsoever, and in other moments, we've chosen very carefully when the presence of the bars are there so that they are a constant reminder.'It's not easy when your leading character is behind bars for 80 per cent of the movie and you have to hold at its heart that he creates a dream, he's given a gift by Stella to create a gift of a dream to get out.'This article appears after ex Pitt has fired back at Jolie via his legal team, after she filed a request to remove Judge John W. Ouderkirk from their almost four-year-long divorce battle earlier this week.Angelina filed papers on August 7 claiming that Ouderkirk - who married the former couple at their French estate Château Miraval in 2014 - failed to disclose other 'business relationships' he had with Pitt's lawyers, suggesting that he would be 'biased' in their divorce case. Pitt has slammed Jolie for attempting to delay their almost four-year divorce case, saying that it will be their children who are 'hurt most'; seen in 2015.However, Pitt, 56, has responded in papers filed on August 13, calling Jolie's filing a 'Hail Mary' - an American Football reference to deliberately delay a game - according to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE. In them, Pitt's legal team accuses the actress of making a 'transparently tactical gambit' to delay matters, adding that it will be their own children who are 'hurt most' by the hold up.
The papers describe Jolie's request as 'a thinly-veiled attempt by Jolie to delay the adjudication of long-pending custody issues in this case.' PageSix also adds that Pitt's team called Jolie's filing 'an abrupt cry of judicial bias [that] reeks of bad faith and desperation.'The former power couple split in 2016, effectively ending a 12-year relationship and two years of marriage.Jolie alleged in her filing that Ouderkirk 'failed to make timely mandatory disclosures of ongoing business and professional relationships between himself' and Pitt's legal team. She added in her request that she was 'never afforded the opportunity to even raise a concern or to object to the ever-increasing business relationships between Judge Ouderkirk and [Pitt's] counsel — relationships that were providing a steady stream of income to Judge Ouderkirk and the potential for future work.'Adding: 'These are precisely the type of repeat customer circumstances that create doubts about a privately-compensated private judge’s ability to remain impartial.' Yet, Pitt's team has responded saying Jolie had been made fully aware that Ouderkirk had accepted 'additional new engagements' involving the actor's team, and that she had 'never objected' to Ouderkirk's 'continued involvement' in the proceedings until now.
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source : Daily mail
Angelina Jolie eyes a move with her children to a posh suburb in London where she once lived with ex-husband Brad Pitt... as nearly four year divorce battle wages on
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- Published on Monday, 17 August 2020 10:43
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Angelina Jolie allegedly still has her sights set on relocating to the UK with her six children that she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt.The actress and humanitarian, 45, reportedly wants to start anew in Richmond, an affluent suburb in south-west London, where she once lived with Pitt, 56, while filming in England in 2011.Over the years, Jolie has been very open about her desire to live overseas with her kids but the former couple are still embroiled in their almost four-year-long divorce battle.'She believes [Richmond is] a perfect environment for the kids, from a cultural standpoint and educationally,' an insider told the Mirror. Before Jolie and Pitt's 12-year relationship ended in 2016, which included two years of marriage, they shuttled their family around the world to accommodate their A-list movie star work schedules and give their kids a diverse, global upbringing.'I enjoy being out of my element. I want the children to grow up in the world, not just learning about it but living it, having friends around the world,' she said. The Academy Award-winning actress has reportedly been looking into properties in the Richmond area and whether it would be workable once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted. 'One scenario is that she could have the kids a few months at a time in the UK, then they'd be allowed back to see Brad for longer periods,' the source added.Just this past November, Jolie revealed that she would be living overseas with the kids if it were not for Pitt, who wants the children in Los Angeles, where he resides for the most part.'I would love to live abroad and will do so as soon as my children are 18. Right now I’m having to base where their father chooses to live,' said the Unbroken director said for the December issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
During their union they had three biological children together: Shiloh, 14, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 12, and three adopted children: Maddox, 19, who's been studying at a university in South Korea, Pax, 16, and Zahara, 15. The former couple are legally divorced but they are still dealing with some of the terms of the separation, which includes finances and custody of the children. Just this past week things got contentious once again when Jolie sought to remove the judge overseeing the case. In paperwork filed August 7, she claimed Judge John W. Ouderkirk - who married the former couple at their French estate Château Miraval in 2014 - failed to disclose other 'business relationships' he had with Pitt's lawyers, suggesting that he would be 'biased' in their divorce case.Pitt's legal team formally responded six days later and accused her move as a 'transparently tactical gambit' to delay matters, adding that it will be their own children who are 'hurt most' by the hold up, according to PEOPLE.
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Angelina Jolie and her son Knox match in black and white outfits... as she makes a statement wearing face mask that supports COVID-19 relief efforts
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- Published on Thursday, 06 August 2020 09:36
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She is known for her humanitarian efforts as well as being a silver screen siren. Angelina Jolie had both her movie star good looks and charitable side displayed on Wednesday, as she stepped out with her son Knox, 12, wearing a designer face mask that raises money for COVID-19 relief efforts.The black-and-white design seem to match the graphic print T-shirt worn by her son Knox. The Salt action hero has said in the past that she likes to spend one-on-one time with each other six children.In addition to twins Knox and Vivienne she also has Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, and Shiloh, 14. She shares custody of her five youngest children with ex-husband Brat Pitt.In March E! News claimed that the kids are doing fine in lockdown. 'They are keeping up with their schoolwork, practicing their languages, playing instruments, board games, and helping cook dinner,' a source told the out.The source added that in some ways, 'it hasn't been too much of an adjustment since they are used to doing their schoolwork at home.' Maddox is studying online for South Korea's Yonsei University.
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source : Daily mail
Never-before-seen photos of Angelina Jolie give an intimate look at the 'rebellious' and 'anti-Beverly Hills' teen who was obsessed with the 'dark side' - as she described her dysfunctional family in letters to her closest friends
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- Published on Thursday, 30 July 2020 05:20
- Written by Daily mail
Never-before-seen photos and letters reveal intimate details of Angelina Jolie's life before she became Hollywood's most iconic actress.The exclusive images and correspondence obtained by DailyMail.com offer a rare glimpse into the Oscar winner's wild teenage years in Beverly Hills.The Maleficent star can be seen at age 14 in the pictures drinking with friends, eating pizza, lounging in bed and even posing in front of a cemetery.The actress, now 45, wrote about her hangovers, the men she was attracted to and her dysfunctional relationship with her family in letters and postcards to her closest friends in her teenage years.The source, who provided the images and letters on condition anonymity, first met Angie when they both attended El Rodeo Middle School in Los Angeles, California.The source, who provided the images and letters and has asked to remain anonymous, first met Angie when they both attended El Rodeo Middle School in Los Angeles, California.he source, who provided the images and letters and has asked to remain anonymous, first met Angie when they both attended El Rodeo Middle School in Los Angeles, California.The pair became close, and the source described Angie as 'eccentric and beautiful' with an interest in the 'dark side.'But Angie was always generous, they said, frequently lending friends money and giving to the homeless.They said: 'She was always a wonderful person and we had a wonderful friendship. People don't realize that she was always charitable, wild but charitable. I hadn't seen her one time for six months and she gave me money.'As she was better funded than us, Angie would always be generous in sharing with me and other friends. She could not walk by a homeless person without offering food or money and remarking that homelessness is awful.'That was when she was 14. It's not a surprise that she has become so important in giving a voice to refugees around the globe.'
The source added that Angie was a rebellious youngster who was 'anti-Beverly Hills.''We partied. We drank and smoked cigarettes and took acid,' they said. 'We roamed about wherever we could get on the bus.'She tried to do the things that were wild, that were anti-Beverly Hills. We dressed in black and thought we were anarchists.'We didn't want to drive fancy cars and we would stick up for people who were being bullied at school.' In a series of postcards sent in 1989, 14-year-old Angie wrote to her friend about men she was attracted to.She wrote: 'He's a photographer I met today, nobody knows I like him but, he said he wants to work with me, I hope so because I want him.'He's perfect, tall, thin, black hair, lives in a studio! But I think he's gay! Oh well!'In another letter, she wrote that she had met 'Mr Perfect.''I met Mr Perfect. I don't know his name, he's a great kisser, I'll never see him again!'In one letter, also written when she was 14, Angie complained of a hangover.She wrote: 'My plane flight was a bi**h, especially with a hangover!'
The source claimed that Angie's mother Marcheline Bertrand, who passed away at the age of 56 of breast cancer, arranged for her daughter to take birth control at 15, to Angie's annoyance.'She was annoyed when her mom gave her birth control pills and granted permission for Angie's boyfriend to sleep in her room.'Angie rebelled and did the opposite by not sleeping with him at all and flushing the pills. She was always strong-willed and resilient from the time we met at the age of 13.' The source was full of praise for Marcheline, who they described as 'a cool mom.''Her mom was really cool and would let us do what we wanted. She let us hang out and drink at their home because she preferred to know where we were.'But the source said that Angie's relationship with her famous actor dad Jon Voight, now 81, was very strained after he cheated on Marcheline.
The source claimed that Angie once even threw a computer Voight had given her out of her bedroom window.'At the time, Angie was very angry and disgusted by him. He brought a brand new computer for Angie and her brother James at a time when computers were expensive and scarce.'Right after he left Angie threw it out of her bedroom window. Marcheline didn't even get mad because she understood Angie's anger was on her behalf.'In one letter, Angie complained about visiting family in New York. She wrote: 'I'd rather lay naked in a pit full of red ants than go visit my relatives.' The source added that Angie was attracted to the dark side - the actress dreamed of becoming a funeral director and even took a study-at-home course in embalming. She enjoyed hanging out at cemeteries and in one picture she poses in front of a graveyard in LA.'Angelina was kind of obsessed with suicide and darkness - she was interested in the darker side of life if you will,' they said.Angie pondered on the meaning of life in one letter from 1991, written when she was 16.'Well, I'm alive and still looking for the reason,' she wrote.The source also lifted the lid on Angie's modeling career and claimed that the beauty was asked to lose weight. 'She was so thin and so beautiful but she told me that her agency wanted her to lose five to ten pounds.It was crazy,' the source said.Angie went on to become an award-winning and world famous actress and a mother to six children. But the star never turned her back on her unconventional upbringing.She once told Vogue magazine: 'I am still at heart - and always will be - just a punk kid with tattoos.'
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source : Daily mail
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