Angelina Jolie protests child marriage
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- Published on Saturday, 07 February 2015 17:41
- Written by Washinghton Times
Superstar and human rights activist Angelina Jolie speaks against child marriage in the new issue of Ms. magazine, editors said Friday.Miss Jolie has taken a stand against the “child bride” practice, citing data that finds as many as one-third of girls in developing countries are forced to marry before age 18.These child marriages not only force girls to give up on their dreams and drop out of school, but endanger their very lives when they’re expected to become young mothers,” said Ms. magazine’s editors.The new article will also profile Miss Jolie’s partnership with Ethiopian filmmakers to raise awareness of child marriage in a 2014 film, “DIFRET.”The movie title has multiple meanings, including “courage.”The film recounts the horrifying 1996 story of a 14-year-old Ethiopian teen who spurned a man seeking to marry her; he retaliated by kidnapping and raping her. She escaped with the man’s gun and used it to kill him when he came for her again.The teen was arrested and charged with murder, which carried a death sentence for her.After a lengthy trial, a court decided she acted in self-defense and set the teen free.“DIFRET” has already won awards at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Although the film was initially banned in Ethiopia, it has since been shown there as well as in theaters worldwide.Ms. describes itself as the first national magazine “to make feminist voices audible, feminist journalism tenable, and a feminist worldview available to the public.” Since its founding in 1971, Ms. has been associated with leading feminist icons including Eleanor Smeal and Gloria Steinem.
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Is Angelina Jolie a Righty or Lefty? Watch Celebs Guess!
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- Published on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 05:26
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Angelina Jolie makes her way out of LAX Airport after arriving back in town on Tuesday afternoon (January 27) in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress/director is returning from Iraq where she visited over the weekend to spend time with displaced Iraqis at the Kurdish Refugee Camp.Angelina‘s movie Unbroken won a SAG Award this weekend for its stunt ensemble and on the red carpet, many stars were asked the question: “Is Angelina Jolie a righty or a lefty?”Watch below to see if the celebs could figure it out (spoiler alert: she’s a lefty!
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Angelina Jolie Honored Gena Rowlands at the LAFCA Awards!
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- Published on Monday, 12 January 2015 05:24
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Angelina Jolie stepped out for the 2015 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards on Saturday (January 10) to help honor her role model – Gena Rowlands! The 39-year-old actress/director made a surprise appearance to present the Career Achievement Award to Gena. During her speech she said, “You will never hear, ‘She’s the next Gena Rowlands‘ — because there’ll never be another,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Selma, a movie that Brad Pitt executive produced, is nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama at tonight’s Golden Globes so we sure hope to see the couple make an appearance there.
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Angelina Jolie breaks down live on air as fan praises her 'courage and bravery' for undergoing a double mastectomy
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- Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2015 18:10
- Written by Independent
Angelina Jolie was reduced to tears when a caller phoned her on French radio to commend her for speaking about her double mastectomy.The actress underwent the preventative surgery in February 2013 after learning had an 87 per cent chance of getting breast cancer.Jolie went public with the news via an emotive self-penned piece in the New York Times called “My Medical Choice”.During an appearance on RTL radio, the caller said: ''I want to thank Angelina Jolie for having found the courage to say it. And to support this fight with all those we have lost, those who fought and who are real heroines facing the disease.''By this act of courage and bravery, by announcing her choice by assuming, she helps to demystify and popularise a subject that was taboo in France.''She is not only an extraordinary woman, but also an extraordinary mom.''''Oh my god," Jolie responded as she audibly became emotional."Thank you for this wonderful message. We are all together in this fight. Not only women, but the fathers, the sons who support us in this fight. I was myself inspired by so many women in my life that if I can in any way contribute to help others, I will.''I hope we can continue this discussion. Not only ovarian cancer or breast cancer, but all the health problems that women face. As the young woman said, talking about it removes the taboo. I think we should be proud to talk about it.''
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Angelina Jolie Linked To Jon Voight Gal Pal Suicide Shocker Tabloid Story
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- Published on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 04:54
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The National Enquirer will use any excuse to connect Angelina Jolie’s name to a shocking story, including a suicide of Jon Voight’s ‘gal pal’ decades ago. In fact, the tabloid tried to sell the story as Angelina Jolie’s ‘suicide shocker‘, when in fact they should have sold it as Jon Voight’s friends’ ‘suicide shocker’. The barest of connections exist between the suicide and Angelina Jolie, but that doesn’t matter – they need eyeballs, right? Anyway, Jon Voight and this mystery ‘gal pal’ named Julie ‘Cindy’ Jones were living together in 1991, and Cindy apparently killed herself with a bullet to her chest. This is sadly nothing new in Hollywood, where many a person has killed themselves over drugs, depression, or mental health issues.Jon Voight reportedly discovered the body and alerted the authorities, and now decades later, is speaking about the incident. He told the Enquirer, “She was a troubled soul and I did try to help her – just like dozens of other people who were suffering that I’ve tried to help. It’s a very sad thing that happened. She took her life – and I knew her. The girl tragically killed herself.” I’m not sure why Jon felt the need to reaffirm his involvement to the Enquirer, of all tabloids. But then again, Jon Voight never had the good sense to avoid tabloid interviews, which is one of the reasons he remained ostracized from his daughter for so long. Again, the only connection between Angelina Jolie and this Julie ‘Cindy’ Jones is Jon Voight – and the report goes out of its way to explain that Angelina might have known this woman and met her a few times, but that was it. Plus, now that there are new eyeballs on the investigation and the story, people are questioning what Cindy’s motivation was to kill herself. We might find out in the future, or we might not – but either way, Angelina Jolie’s got nothing to do with it.
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Angelina Jolie Meets the Pope at the Vatican
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- Published on Thursday, 08 January 2015 18:56
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Pope Francis greets Angelina Jolie during a private audience at the Vatican on Thursday morning (January 8).The 39-year-old actress and director screened her film Unbroken at the Vatican, and while the Pope did not attend, a delegation of Vatican leaders were in attendance.Earlier in the day, Angelina released a statement about meeting the Pope, saying, “Being invited with my film to the Vatican is an honor and a great tribute to the story that I have told in Unbroken.” Angelina was given a keepsake from her visit as well – a rosary, People reports.
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Angelina Jolie to receive aviation award at a ceremony hosted by John Travolta
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- Published on Monday, 05 January 2015 20:12
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John Travolta is to present the Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award to his fellow film star and pilot Angelina Jolie at the 12th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards ceremony.Jolie recently directed the movie Unbroken, which is about the life of Louis Zamperini, a World War II airman.The Aviation Awards ceremony is to take place at the Beverly Hilton ballroom Jan. 16. Travolta is hosting the event, which will be dedicated to Bob Hoover, the first inductee of the Living Legends of Aviation, who is celebrating his 93rd birthday.Actor and pilot Harrison Ford also will present the Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award to Mark Baker, president and chief executive officer of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.Herb Kelleher -- founder, 20-year chief executive officer and 30-year executive chairman of Southwest Airlines -- will receive the Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award. That prize will be presented by last year's recipient, Frederick Smith, founder and chief executive officer of Fedex.
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