Angelina Jolie tearfully breaks silence on split with Brad Pitt: 'We will always be family'
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 February 2017 07:21
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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie insists her estranged husband Brad Pitt will "always be a family" with her and their six children, and hopes their split will make them a "stronger" family unit.Hollywood star Angelina Jolie insists her estranged husband Brad Pitt will "always be a family" with her and their six children, and hopes their split will make them a "stronger" family unit.The pair are doing their best to settle the divorce in private for the benefit of their six children.The By The Sea star filed for divorce from the Fury actor last year.Although they have decided to go their separate ways, Jolie hopes the whole thing will make them a "stronger" unit.Speaking to BBC World News, she said, "I don't want to say very much about that, except to say it was a very difficult time and we are a family and we will always be a family, and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it"."Many, many people find themselves in this situation. My whole family, we've all being through a difficult time."My focus is my children, our children... and my focus is finding this way through. We are and forever will be a family."I am coping with finding a way through to make sure that this somehow makes us stronger and closer." "My focus is my children, our children"" Angelina is currently in Cambodia for the film premiere of First They Killed My Father, where she was was joined by her six kids - Maddox, 15, Shiloh, 10, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, and eight-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.Speaking at the premiere, she said, "I cannot find words to express what it means to me that I was entrusted with telling part of the story of this country."This film was not made to focus on the horrors of the past, but to celebrate the resilience, kindness and talent of the Cambodian people."Most of all, this film is my way of saying thank you to Cambodia. Without Cambodia I may never have become a mother."Part of my heart is and will always be in this country. And part of this country is always with me: Maddox."
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Trailer of Turkish TV series starring Angelina Jolie, Cristiano Ronaldo shot in Gaziantep
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- Published on Saturday, 18 February 2017 15:53
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Shooting for the trailer of a new Turkish series called "Hayat Köprüsü" (Bridge of Life), which will feature international stars like actress Angelina Jolie and football player Cristiano Ronaldo, wrapped up in Turkey's southern Gaziantep province.The series is planned to last for three seasons, and will tell the story of a Syrian family seeking refuge in Turkey, after fleeing their war-torn country.Director Eyüp Dirlik said that the project was launched with the slogan "Either you stay there and die, or you come here and live". Dirlik also gave information about the casting, stating that international celebrities would visit Turkey's Gaziantep to support the project.The director announced that his crew was in contact with some international relief agencies, adding that Ronaldo and Jolie were among the big celebrities who wanted to contribute to the project.The new series is expected to become an international project after the trailer reaches wide audiences and particularly considering the production's existing contacts with countries across the Middle East.Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin said that the series' plot was gripping, as it would include love, drama, family ties and the struggle for life.Leading actress Perihan Savaş announced that the actual filming of the series would start this March in Gaziantep.Expressing her excitement about the new project, Savaş stated that the series could also be seen as a lesson for humanity, telling the lives of Syrian refugees in Gaziantep and the city's hospitality.
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Angelina Jolie Steps Out Ahead of Cambodia Premiere of Her New Film
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- Published on Saturday, 18 February 2017 12:03
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Angelina Jolie is back in the spotlight.The actress stepped out for a press conference ahead of the Cambodia premiere of her new film First They Killed My Father on Saturday in Siem Reap, Cambodia.The film will be presented in the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex. Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and senior government officials are expected to attend.This marks the 41-year-old Oscar winner’s first public appearance since she filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in September 2016. She visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan on Sept. 9, where she urged United Nations leaders to find an end to the Syrian conflict.During the press conference for the film, Jolie said she thinks of Cambodia “like a second home,” adding, “Maddox is happy to be back in his country.”First They Killed My Father is based on the autobiography of the same name by Cambodian human-rights activist Loung Ung, a friend of Jolie’s. The memoir tells the true story of the devastation inflicted on Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge communist party in the 1970s.“I read Loung’s book many years ago,” Jolie said. “It helped to open my eyes to what was going on the world.” She added, “I wanted to tell the story to through the eyes of the child’s point of view, the love of a family, to show the beauty of the country and understand what Maddox’s parents may have gone through.”More than two million people, out of a total population of seven million, were killed during the purge, including Ung’s father, mother and two sisters. “The heart of it is Loung’s story, it’s the story of a war through the eyes of a child, but it is also the story of a country,” Jolie said in a promotional clip for the film.In order to create an accurate portrait of the war, Jolie insisted on using only Cambodian actors, and the language spoken throughout is their native Khmer. The actors themselves are the survivors and children of the survivors of the genocide. Jolie, Ung and the producers hoped the experience of making the film would be cathartic for those who participated.Jolie fell in love with Cambodia after filming Tomb Raider in 2000. Not long after she was finished with production, she returned to the country as a volunteer for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, for which she is now a special envoy. In 2002, Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox, from a Battambang orphanage.And it was Maddox who, after years of putting it off, convinced Jolie and Ung to make the film. “He was the one who just called it and said he was ready and that he wanted to work on it, which he did. He read the script, helped with notes, and was in the production meetings,” Jolie recently told The Guardian.Jolie’s second-oldest son, Pax, was also involved in the production. In 2015, Jolie told PEOPLE, “Pax is doing a lot of the stills,” adding, “The whole movie is from a child’s point of view.”During the presser, Jolie made it a point to emphasize that the public does not hear the stories of all of the girls and boys who are going through the same thing today as Loung Ung did in the 1970s, noting, “Her story is universal.”“I’m deeply honored to have had the chance to work on the film,” Jolie said. “I hope it reminds everyone that there are little Loungs all around the world today.”First They Killed My Father will be released globally via Netflix later this year.
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Ready for bed? TV host Renee Bargh wears night gown-style dress and channels Angelina Jolie's infamous red carpet 'leg bomb' at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy party
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2017 17:59
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Renee Bargh took a leaf out of Angelina Jolie's book with a daring leg reveal on the red carpet at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles on Friday. The TV host wore a deep blue silky gown with an extremely high split that showed off her slender, tanned pins. The loose-fitting dress resembled a silk night gown with extra long sleeves and a sash at the waist.She made the most of the risque garment by posing leg-out in a position reminiscent of the Hollywood's stars infamous pose, dubbed a 'leg bomb.'The split was matched by a very low-cut top that revealed the 30-year-old's bronzed chest and skimmed her bust. Her hair was styled in gentle waves and natural, nude makeup completed the look.She accessorized with black two-strap stilettos, which elongated her legs.Renée's appearance at the event comes after the single girl revealed her hopes of finding a man with a great sense of humour rather than good looks.Speaking to men's publication Oliver Grand recently, the blonde beauty admitted that when the right man comes along she is initially drawn by personality, then looks.'Generally humour and wit [attract me]. A great smile definitely helps but I need brains. Someone who can stimulate me regularly and teach me new things.'Integrity, honesty, trust, communication and a sense of adventure. Spontaneity and the desire to explore [are also things which attract me to a man].'When speaking of her perfect date Renee said: 'A hike or beach walk followed by a picnic or home cooked meal. The way to my heart is through my stomach.''[I feel most sexy] on the beach, on vacation feeling relaxed and free with sandy hair and salty skin,' she added.
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Cambodian king to open Jolie's film on Khmer Rouge survivor
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2017 17:43
- Written by Boston Herald
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni will preside over the premiere Saturday of Angelina Jolie's film based on a memoir from a Khmer Rouge survivor.Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and senior government officials will also attend the showing of "First They Killed My Father" at the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex, a spokesman for the government agency that oversees the archaeological site said Tuesday.Jolie, who directed the Khmer-language film on location in 2015-16, is also scheduled to attend.Two free public screens are planned at the site near Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia.The film is based on Loung Ung's account of her survival as a child under the 1975-79 communist Khmer Rouge regime, believed to be responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians from starvation, disease and execution.Jolie has had an affinity for Cambodia since she began goodwill work for the U.N.'s refugee agency in 2001, and her eldest son, Maddox, was adopted from the country. She also has established a foundation to promote social development in rural Cambodia.King Sihamoni's late father, Norodom Sihanouk, produced, wrote, directed and sometimes even acted in more than two dozen films made when he was in and out of power. Sihamoni has a deep interest in art and culture, focused on dance, both ballet and classical Cambodian dance.Long Kosal, the spokesman for Apsara Authority, the agency that oversees the temple complex, said he is pleased that the movie will have its premiere at Angkor Wat."As a Khmer Rouge survivor, I am very proud that this movie is to be screened here, as the film will recall how the atrocities and harm caused to the Cambodian people under the Khmer Rouge regime," he said, explaining that it would be a good lesson to younger generations not to let such a brutal type of regime take power.Jolie's previous directorial projects include the 2015 marriage drama "By the Sea," in which she starred alongside then-husband Brad Pitt, and the 2014 survival story "Unbroken."
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