Maybe they haven't seen Maleficent, Angelina? Hollywood star Jolie meets some rather unimpressed-looking novice monks on UN trip to Burma
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- Published on Saturday, 01 August 2015 04:38
- Written by Daily mail
Angelina Jolie has paid a visit to a Buddhist monastery and was pictured bowing to some young monks during the third day of her UN visit to Burma. The actress and humanitarian campaigner was there to meet with religious leaders from the Myanmar Interfaith Group in Yangon.She was also taken to watch a project run by Yaung Chi Thit - meaning 'New Life' - Voters Education Group which is aimed at protecting young people from political violence and getting them involved in democracy.Jolie had been due to visit Rakhine state today where thousands of Rohingya Muslims live in squalid conditions in slum housing and camp.However, downpours from Cyclone Komen have closed the region's airport and left large part inaccessible, so the visit has been postponed and may have to be cancelled altogether. The Oscar-winning star, who is also a special envoy for the United Nations' refugee agency, arrived in Myanmar on Wednesday on a four-day visit.She spent her first day meeting with politicians, including President Thein Sein in capital Naypyidaw before heading to Kachin state in the north yesterday, where civil war has raged since 2011.In a statement released today by the British embassy, she said: 'This visit underlined the vulnerability of women and girls living in protracted conflict situations to sexual violence, trafficking, and other human rights violations.'It was moving and humbling to meet survivors of sexual violence in Kachin State.' She said local aid groups were working hard to help victims, but added there was 'an urgent need for more medical assistance and legal and psychosocial support' as well as a 'strong legal framework to ensure all perpetrators of sexual violence are held accountable'.
Myanmar is still beset by the legacy of dozens of long-raging civil wars in its border areas, a handful of which are still being fought.The army had ruled the country with an iron fist for decades before handing power to Thein Sein's quasi-civilian government in 2011.It has long been accused of severe human rights abuses including sexual violence and using forced labour. Rebels have also been accused of abuses.Jolie's visit comes after an invitation from opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to the British Embassy.Officials from the embassy are working with the actress as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, which promotes prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators. Jolie flew to Myanmar after a brief visit to Cambodia where she plans to direct a film for Netflix about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime seen through the eyes of a war-scarred child.She was accompanied for that portion of the trip by her 14-year-old son Maddox, who was adopted from Cambodia.
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Caitlyn Jenner wants more plastic surgery look like Angelina Jolie, according to her pal.
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- Published on Thursday, 30 July 2015 19:39
- Written by Times Live
The former Olympian reportedly wants to have more plastic surgery in order to look like the Mr & Mrs Smith actress.A close friend revealed: "She's planning to get plastic surgery to try to look just like Angie."According Jenner's pal she wanted to look like the superstar because "as soon as she started dressing as a woman, people told her how much she resembles Angie" and "that's what's she's been striving for" A friend told America's Life & Style magazine: "As soon as she started dressing as a woman, people told her how much she resembles Angie. That's what she's been striving for, so it was the biggest compliments she could be given."However, the I Am Cait star apparently wants to achieve the look of Jolie "one feature at a time".The source added: "She wants to do it gradually--one feature at a time," Jenner learned what it was like to dress like Angelina earlier this month when she used Jolie's stylist Jen Rade for her first public appearance at the ESPY Awards.
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'Maleficent 2' confirmed, new writer spills updates; Angelina Jolie drops role?
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- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2018 16:20
- Written by VC Post
It is no surprise that Disney is currently developing a sequel to the 2014 hit film Maleficent. A writer has officially been hired to write the script, however Angelina Jolie's involvement in the upcoming film has not been confirmed yet.After its worldwide success last year, earning $758 million dollars from its $180 million production cost, Disney is now planning to make a Maleficent 2, a sequel to the movie which was about the sorceress villain in the classic story of Sleeping Beauty.Alice in Wonderland writer, Linda Woolverton was said to have been hired to write the upcoming film's script. Reports also suggest that Woolverton has been keeping the first movie's lead, Angelina Jolie, up to date with the details of the script.However, reports suggest that Jolie has not signed on any deal yet since she has not received any offer for it yet. "Nobody has asked me about that. I don't know," Jolie said. Although the actress did reveal that she did enjoy playing the role of the sorceress. "I can't imagine. I'm not dead, at the end of it. She's still there. I don't know. I loved playing her," she said.
Jolie also revealed that she will soon stop from acting in front of the camera to fully focus on working behind the scenes. "I've never been comfortable as an actor; I've never loved being in front of the camera." She said.But she also added that before she fully turns her back on the world of acting, there will be a couple of projects that she will take, and finish. "I see myself moving into directing more and doing much less as an actor," Jolie said. "I have a few more in me, ones I have been developing for some time, so I will do those before I step away." she added.Jolie is set to be back to voice the role of Tigress in Kung Fu Panda, and Salt. She is also currently working on the movie By the Sea which she stars along with her husband Brad Pitt.Maleficent 2 will be produced by Joe Roth, but it has also not been confirmed whether director Robert Stromberg will be back for the second film. More details about the upcoming movie are expected to be released in the coming months.
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Angelina Jolie Photographed on First Day of Myanmar Visit
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- Published on Wednesday, 29 July 2015 19:23
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie-Pitt stops for a photo outside of the Myanmar Parliament Building on Tuesday (July 28) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.The 40-year-old actress, director, and activist was taking a meeting with the Speaker of the lower house, the Burmese House of Representatives, Mr. Thura Shwe Mann during the first day of her visit to the area.“I am looking forward to meeting with many people including women’s groups, civil society, displaced people and youth, to learn firsthand from them about their concerns and hopes for the future of their country,” Angelina told People. “With elections on the horizon in November, it is an important moment for people to exercise their democratic rights and help to address the fundamental issues critical to a peaceful future.” Angelina is a Special Envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees since her appointment in 2012.
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Angelina Jolie Losing Adopted Daughter Zahara to Birth Mother: Could Stress of Adoption Cause Brad Pitt and Angie Divorce?
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- Published on Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:11
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Is Angelina Jolie going to lose her adopted daughter Zahara? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly on the verge of a divorce – the couple has been fighting like cats and dogs for months. According to a bombshell new report from The National Enquirer, one of the issues that is tearing Brad and Angie apart is their 10 year old adopted daughter Zahara. Angelina is a basket case, and making everyone in the Jolie-Pitt house’s lives a living hell because she is scared that Zahara’s birth mother could take the child back, and Zahara wants to go!Angelia Jolie’s adoption of Zahara when she was just six months old has always been surrounded by scandal and controversy. Zahara was malnourished and on her death bed when Angie brought her back to the US, and nursed her back to health. It was originally reported that Zahara’s 18 year old mother died from AIDS, so she was an orphan. However, after the adoption had been finalized Zahara’s mother Mentewab Dawit came forward and revealed that she had not died, and her family gave her daughter away to be adopted because she ran away from home and they could no longer care for her.There has always been doubts about the validity of Zahara’s adoption after it was revealed that her birth mother was actually alive – and now that Zahara is older, she keeps telling Angelina that she wants to go home to Ethiopia to live with her “real mother.” That’s not unusual for adopted children, but it is concerning for Angelina since Zahara’s mother is very much alive – and it is unclear whether her adoption is even legitimate.
Brad and Angelina can’t seem to see eye to eye on how to raise their six children. An inside source dished to National Enquirer, “The kids flipped out when Vivienne landed a role in her mother’s film “Malificent.” Yet another bone of contention is that Shiloh has been tagging along with her mother on humanitarian work around the globe. Brad believes that Angie may be putting Shiloh in danger by taking her to refugee camps. Add this to Zahara’s desire to return to Ethiopia and it could set off the fight to end all fights.” It really is no surprise that Brad and Angelina are caving under the pressure of raising their six very different kids. But, a divorce is just going to make matters worse and damage the kids even more. Do you think that Angelina could lose her daughter Zahara after raising her for 10 years? Could the strain of Zahara’s adoption situation cause Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to break up? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
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