Angelina Jolie makes 'very generous donation' to two six-year-old boys from east London who are raising money for Yemen by selling lemonade

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Published on Friday, 11 September 2020 05:58

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          Two six-year-old boys from east London who are raising money for charity by selling lemonade have received an unexpected donation - from Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.Ayaan Moosa and Mikaeel Ishaaq, now known now as the Lemonaid Boys, from east London, created the lemonade stand in a bid to sell 'lemon for Yemen' after learning about the ongoing conflict and famine.The ongoing conflict in Yemen saw 23,000 people killed in 2019, with thousands more dead from preventable causes, including malnutrition, disease and poor health.About 80 per cent of the population - 24million people - are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection.  The pair's small act of charity exploded in their hometown of Redbridge, with people coming from all over the UK to donate to the cause.Ayaan's father, Shakil Moosa, said: 'I remember one man bought a glass of lemonade and a cake and gave £300. That was a lot.'When the media covered the stand a couple months ago, Angelina Jolie reached out to her representatives in the UK as she wanted to make a contribution and utilise her platform to bring attention to Yemen.'The dad said he could not disclose the amount the Oscar-winning star of Girl Interrupted, Tomb Raider and Maleficent gave, but said it was 'very generous'.The letter sent by the actress, who has also performed a role as a UNHCR Special Envoy, said: 'Thank you for what you and your friends are doing to help children in Yemen.'I'm sorry I'm not able to buy a lemonade from you, but I'd still like to make a donation to your stand.' Shakil said: 'We are hoping to Facetime in the next couple of weeks just so the boys can thank her. I know that next time she's in London, she's planning on popping down for a lemonade.' Shakil said the pair's drive to raise money came after he and his wife Adeela showed their son a charity video about Yemen.The 37-year-old online travel business owner said: 'My wife and I were sat at home and we'd seen some adverts and we'd been reading about the crisis in Yemen online.'I thought it would be nice to do something but also teach our son the value of charity.'We showed him an appeal charity video of Yemen and showed him the video and also wanted to get an impression of what he thought.'So many people shelter their kids but it's the next generation that needs to make a change.'He was stunned. It was the first time he realised that not everyone has food, water and a cushy home in east London.'He and his best friend love lemonade so they set up a little lemonade stand and hopefully raise a couple of hundred pounds and put it towards charity.'
          It is the reaction from young Yemeni children as they receive gifts and parcels paid for with the massive £70,000 they have already raised that has made the boys happiest.The dad said: 'The charity has gone out and taken pictures of families receiving water and parcels for us.'You should have seen the boys' faces when we showed them that, they couldn't believe that the money they had raised had done something like that.'Before he goes to sleep, Ayaan has been asking me to show him the picture of the kids receiving the parcels.'We've been talking to Unicef who also want to raise awareness about this, and they've sent messages from kids in Yemen who wanted to say thank you to our kids.'They're going to be doing some pen pal writing.'I'm so proud. It's brilliant our kids have got heart and compassion. It fills me with pride.'They're trying to make a difference. The beautiful but sad part of this is that they think they're solving the problems, but of course it's a drop in the ocean.'But I think they're doing a huge, great, wonderful thing by raising the awareness of what is going on out there.'What more could you ask for?'

You can donate to the boys' fundraiser on https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lemonaid-boys

 source : Daily mail

'Tensions have escalated': Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 'no longer in family therapy' ahead of trial to determine custody of their kids

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Published on Friday, 11 September 2020 05:54

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       Their high-profile split has been full of drama.And it seems that tensions may once again be ramping up between celebrity exes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Relations between the former couple who share six children have deteriorated to the point where they are no longer engaging in family therapy ahead of a custody trial slated for next month, UsWeekly reported Thursday.'Tensions have escalated between Brad and Angelina, with family therapy no longer taking place,' a source exclusively told Us Weekly. Pitt and Jolie had appeared to reach a cordial understanding about co-parenting their kids, with the Once upon A Time... In Hollywood actor spotted leaving the actress' LA home in June after spending time with the children.However, UsWeekly claims they are now at odds again over how much time they each get with Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and 12-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. Eldest child Maddox, 19, is allowed to choose his own timetable and is rumored to no longer have any contact with his father. 'Brad wants 50/50 joint physical and legal custody of the kids. Angelina has been unagreeable to those terms,' a source told UsWeekly.The insider added that Jolie 'will only agree to talk about an agreement if the home base for the children isn't Los Angeles. The younger kids are in school in Los Angeles, which Angelina has always been opposed to.' It's previously been suggested that Jolie wants to relocate to the UK and base the children with her there.DailyMail.com has reached out representatives for Pitt and Jolie seeking comment.Pitt and Jolie - who enjoyed the moniker Brangelina during their time together - separated in September 2016 when the Maleficent star filed for divorce following an incident aboard a private jet involving son Maddox and Pitt.The two had met on the set of the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith that was released in June 2005.Several months before the movie's debut, Pitt and then wife Jennifer Aniston had announced they were separating after five years of marriage, with the Friends star subsequently filing for divorce in March 2005.On January 11, 2006, Jolie finally confirmed the romance with Pitt when she confirmed she was pregnant with his child.Their daughter Shiloh was born in Namibia in May 2006 and two years later, in July 2008, the couple welcomed twins Knox and Vivienne, who were born in Nice, in the south of France.
       In early 2006, Pitt also officially adopted Jolie's adopted son Maddox, born in Cambodia, and daughter Zahara, born in Ethiopia. In 2007, they adopted son Pax who is from Vietnam. On August 23, 2015, the couple officially wed at Château Miraval, their estate in Provence, saying at the time that they had made their union legal for the sake of their children.Fast forward five years, and the pair, who were declared legally single last year, have still not been able to finalize terms regarding custody and support of the children.The reports of renewed friction between the exes come after Pitt, 56, visited Château Miraval at the end of August with rumored new girlfriend, German model Nicole Poturalski, 27.He and Jolie had purchased the estate including the Château and vineyard in 2011 for $60 milljon after leasing it for three years. 'Taking Nicole to Miraval on their former wedding anniversary, Brad knows exactly what he is doing and the reaction it's going to get from Angelina,' a source told UsWeekly at the time. 'He just doesn't care if Angelina is going to lash out. He expects she will.'Britain's The Mirror reported that Jolie, 45, was 'furious and utterly stunned Brad could stoop this low.' Pitt and Poturalski, who is married with a son, were spotted arriving in the south of France on a private jet.'They were kissing and Brad was being super attentive to her,' a source told OK! magazine.'He was in a semi public place but didn’t seem to mind people seeing him. She’s a real beauty and obviously a lot younger than him.' It's believed that the pair may have been dating for the best part of a year, as they both attended a performance of Kanye West's opera Nebuchadnezzar at the Hollywood Bowl in November 2019.The model, who is currently signed to Next Management in Los Angeles and A Management in Germany, is married to Berlin-based restaurateur Roland Mary, 68, with whom she's allegedly in an open relationship. Meanwhile, a trial has been scheduled for October in Los Angeles where a judge will adjudicate on the child custody and support issues that remain unresolved between Jolie and Pitt. The two had previously signed off on the appointment of retired Superior Court Judge John W. Ouderkirk to oversee the proceedings; he had presided over their marriage in 2014.
       However, last month, Jolie requested he be removed from the case claiming she feared he would be 'biased' against her because he had failed to disclose an existing relationship between himself and Pitt's lawyers.Pitt's legal team accused 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.  Ouderkirk denied Jolie's request that he recuse himself, stating that he is within his rights to continue working as the celebrity divorce continues to drag on and declaring that he can and will be impartial.The fairytale romance between Jolie and Pitt had come to an end in September 2016.There was an alleged 'altercation' that involved Pitt and Maddox aboard a private jet that was heading from Nice, France to Los Angeles, California; after they landed, Angelina 'kicked him out,' according to Vanity Fair.Brad was cleared of any wrongdoing but the stage had been set for a very acrimonious divorce.Jolie filed legal documents straightaway and sought custody of the six children. Pitt countered by asking for joint custody. In August 2018, the divorce battle between the pair exploded in public with Jolie accusing her ex of being a deadbeat dad and Pitt revealing he has paid millions of dollars to the actress including money to buy a new home in LA.A judge overseeing the case previously cautioned Jolie for allegedly not helping the kids have a relationship with Pitt and threatening to reduce her time with them. The two reached an interim custody agreement and have engaged in family therapy since then as they seek to find a way forward. 

 source : Daily mail

Sam Rockwell has compared Angelina Jolie to Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.

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Published on Friday, 11 September 2020 05:51

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                The 51-year-old actor praised his 'The One and Only Ivan' co-star Angelina, and insisted that despite being a huge Hollywood star, she is "pretty down to earth".Speaking about Angelina, 45, who voices Stella, an African elephant, in the movie, Sam told Metro.co.uk: "Angie's great. She's amazing. She's really funny and cool. She has this great real quality to her when she plays Stella."She drops into this voice she does for Stella that's very kind and maternal. That's a pretty amazing quality with her. You feel like you're hanging out with like Grace Kelly or Elizabeth Taylor, but she also rides motorcycle bikes with her sons and stuff. She's pretty down to earth."Meanwhile, Angelina, who has children Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12, with former husband Brad Pitt, recently admitted she feels "lucky" to have her supportive family around her during the Covid-19 pandemic.She told Extra: "They're all together and it's a nice big bunch, so everybody's helping each other out. We're lucky."She also opened up on Maddox's education after he had to return to the US from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea earlier this year due to the pandemic.She explained: "He had to stay back from Korea. He's going online, and so I think he starts at 6pm at night."However, she admitted her home life has been crazy during lockdown.She recently said: "You know, I've never been one who valued relaxation ... I like chaos ... I've been on high level meetings where there's dogs and balls and kids and things. You kind of just enjoy being human with everybody else and laughing through it."

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Angelina Jolie cuts a casual look in jeans and a T-shirt while taking her daughter Vivienne to a pet store

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Published on Saturday, 29 August 2020 11:12

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           She is still locked in a four-year-long court battle to end her marriage with Brad Pitt, who is now in a new romance with model Nicole Poturalski.But Angelina Jolie seemed to be focusing on her family's new fluffy pet as she headed to a pet store with her daughter Vivienne, 12, on Friday. The 45-year-old actress kept a casual look in a plain white tee and black denim jeans for the outing in Los Angeles. The Salt actress looked comfortable in her easy look, as she added yellow Valentino slides that sell for almost $700, for a pop of color. In case of a temperature change she also carried a grey sweater on her arm. Angelina was sure to wear a grey reusable face mask as she walked along the sidewalk, to follow local and state guidelines. She added light lensed yellow sunglasses to her look, matching her sandals, and carried a white leather handbag on her shoulder.  It seems the family may have gotten a cat as she left the pet store in with a grey litter box, a straw den and a water feeder. Her daughter looked sporty grey and white geometric athletic shorts and a beige tee, with a black face mask. Vivienne is one of the six children Angelina shares with ex Brad Pitt including  Maddox, 19, Pax, 16, Zahara, 15, John, 14, and Knox, 12.This comes after the One And Only Ivan actress told E!'s Daily Pop that she loves the 'chaos' of it all with dogs running around, balls being thrown and movie nights with heaps of popcorn in her $25M Los Feliz mansion.'You know, I've never been one who valued relaxation. I like chaos,' the former model said with a laugh.'I've been on high-level meetings where there's dogs and balls and kids and things. You kind of just enjoy being human with everybody else and laughing through it.Her outing and comments come amid ongoing legal battles in her divorce from Brad.The actress recently requested that Judge John W. Ouderkirk be removed from the case for failing to disclose a work relationship with one of Brad's attorneys.Earlier on Thursday the judge denied Jolie's claims he's 'biased' against her, saying he 'can and will remain impartial.'Ouderkirk countered that he is within his rights to continue working as the celebrity divorce continues to drag on.'I will continue to consider accepting other cases as other additional cases may arise from time to time while the Jolie/Pitt case is still pending,' wrote the judge in court documents obtained by ET on Wednesday. Ouderkirk also happens to be the judge who married the former couple at their French estate Château Miraval in 2014.Angelina has expressed a desire to move with the children to Richmond, a tony suburb of Southwest London.In response to her ex's legal team's claims that the desire to remove the judge is the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, Angelina's representatives have said she just wants a 'fair trial' with 'no special favors' for either party. Angelina and Brad began dating in 2005 and married in 2014, though they would separate only two years later.  

 source : Daily mail