Angelina Jolie looks every bit the proud parent as she shares snap of daughter Zahara, 17, meeting politicians on Capitol Hill to advocate for crime victim legislation

Details

Published on Thursday, 15 December 2022 17:40

Written by Daily mail

          Angelina Jolie brought daughter Zahara, 17, to Washington DC as they advocated for crime victim legislation.The 47-year-old actress and the teenager born in Hawassa, Ethiopia - who were seen on an outing together in Los Angeles on Monday - were on Capitol Hill to talk to members of congress.Angelina took to Instagram to share a snap of Zahara chatting with  President pro tempore of the United States Senate Patrick Leahy as they advocated for the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2022.The Tomb Raider star looked every bit the proud parent as she stared adoringly at her child as she chatted up the senior United States senator from Vermont. She shared a lengthy caption about the piece of legislation that aims to protect crime victims which began: 'I’m in DC this week supporting and working with the many people affected by and fighting for these issues as we jointly urge Congress to pass essential protections for abuse survivors and children in the end-of-year bill package.'There are many parts of the measure as it would create a new victims' right to evidence and agency reports along with aim to improve on forensic science, end the rape kit backlog, and even address racial disparities in wrongful convictions.
         She listed out five key points as she wrote:
'1) To give crime survivors the right to their evidence and federal agency or police reports
'2) To end the rape kit backlog (Approximately 200,000 rape kits sit untested in police department and crime lab storage facilities across America)
'3) To improve forensic science and access to justice to exonerate innocent defendants (Black people in the U.S. are 7 times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of serious crimes, and are significantly more likely to be the targets of police misconduct and to spend longer in prison before being exonerated)
'4) To help ensure survivors have the support and safety they vitally need (Annually, approximately 200,000 requests for DV shelter go unmet)
'5) To help states strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect before it occurs by prioritizing primary prevention and addressing racial bias in the child protective services system (Each year, at least 1 in 7 children experience abuse or neglect, and in 2019 alone, more than 1,800 children died in the United States due to abuse and neglect)'
         The duo were busy on Capitol Hill as they also met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in addition to embers of the White House Gender Policy Council. She concluded the message by writing: ' Join us in calling on Congress to #passJFAA #passFVPSA #passCAPTA.'Patrick Leahy & Orrin G. Hatch Justice for All Act, Family Violence Prevention & Services Act, Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment Act'.She and ex-husband Brad Pitt, 58, are parents to six children: Maddox, 21, Pax, 18, Zahara, Shiloh, 16 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 14.  Pitt and Jolie, who wed in 2014 and split in 2016, have been entangled in the legal system amid battles on multiple issues over the past six years. Last week, Angelina continued to slam Brad amid their ongoing divorce battle, with the focus continuing to be on the ownership of their Chateau Miraval Winery.Brad accused her of selling her portion of the winery with the intent to willfully 'inflict harm' by entering into the sale with a total 'stranger,' thus violating their agreement.According to RadarOnline.com, who obtained court documents, Angelina slammed Brad's claims as 'frivolous, malicious, and part of a problematic pattern' as her legal team provided an update to the legal battle.Pitt claimed they both agreed not to sell their stake in the property without approving it with each other, because they were both owners. The documents added, 'Pitt's allegations that he and Ms. Jolie had a secret, unwritten, unspoken contract to a consent right on the sale of their interests in the property is directly contrary to the written record and, among other legal defects, violative of the Statute of Frauds and public policy.'This comes after an email resurfaced recently where Jolie explained the rationale behind her decision to sell her share of the property.A TikTok user under the handle @magshrts1 posted content of the email, which the Oscar-winning actress wrote in January of 2021, which Entertainment Tonight confirmed in a court document.The Those Who Wish Me Dead actress said she had written the email 'so not to get emotional' in explaining her rationale behind her decision to sell her share of the winery.'It is the place we brought the twins home to, and where we were married over a plaque in my mother's memory,' Jolie said. 'A place that held the promise of what could be and where I thought I would grow old. Even now impossible to write this without crying. I will treasure my memories of what it was a decade ago.'The Los Angeles native said that the winery 'is also the place that marks the beginning of the end of our family - and a business that is centered around alcohol.'Jolie said she had hoped the winery 'somehow it could become something that held us together' but now saw how Pitt 'really wanted [her] out and will most likely be pleased to receive this email.'

 source : Daily mail