Angelina Jolie: I Feel in Contact with My Mother When I Look at My Children
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2014 03:53
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Angelina Jolie honored her late mom, Marcheline Bertrand, at her wedding in August, and now the Oscar winner is opening up about how motherhood has connected her to her mom's memory.In a new new interview with French Marie Claire, Jolie speaks about her mother's legacy and its impact on her own humanitarian work.Bertrand, who passed away in 2007 after a long battle with ovarian cancer, "was very soft but could move mountains for her kids," Jolie, 39, told the magazine. "That's something I always admire in women: that mix of softness and strength. She was half Indian, and I remember that as a small girl, she took me to a dinner for Amnesty International." "She always tried to understand the complexity of the world. She had a great heart which was sensitive to the world's violence."Asked whether she believes in life after death, Jolie replied, "I'm not certain ... I feel in contact with my mother when I look at my children. I can feel her influence over me then. I see that my way of raising them resembles the way she raised my brother and I. It's more apparent with my daughters Shiloh and Vivienne. Therefore, yes, my mother is there, present in this influence, all the time."The actress, who has been in Malta with new husband Brad Pitt and their six kids as part of a working honeymoon, also spoke about their upcoming romantic drama By the Sea."We'll play an American couple in the south [of France] that should remind you no doubt of someone."
As for the couple's real-life home base in the south of France, Château Miraval, Jolie says it is "perfectly situated" for their busy family."I'm not very good at relaxing," she says. "I can't stay put. I read, write, negotiate films, I carry my office around with me." Miraval, she notes, "is close to European cities, but also to Africa and the Middle East. To all the theaters of operations where my United Nations work obliges me to go. L.A. is clearly too far from all that." Speaking about her role as a special envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency, Jolie addressed her work at The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, where she delivered the opening remarks in London in June.Given her ongoing activism, would she ever be tempted to run for office? "I don't think my family would agree," she says. "And then I don't know how I could be more useful than now, because my position as a public figure helps so much in generating media attention for my fight." One thing she does know for certain: Her famous tattoo collection is sure to grow – possibly influenced by her upcoming WWII film, Unbroken."You can be certain I'll have a new one soon," she says. "Without a doubt, something with Japanese inspiration."
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Michaela Strachan follows Angelina Jolie in having double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis
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- Published on Monday, 06 October 2014 10:39
- Written by North Devon Journal
SPRINGWATCH presenter Michaela Strachan has followed actress Angelina Jolie by undergoing a double mastectomy during her battle with cancer.The television host recently revealed she was diagnosed with the disease following a mammogram early in 2014.She said the tears rolled as the doctor told her what was going to happen, but that she only took in “every fifth word or so”.She told the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine: "The one word that registered was 'cancer'." She was advised by medical professionals to have both her breasts removed.Ms Strachan said: "I couldn't get my head around the fact that on Monday morning I'd been apparently healthy, by Tuesday I had cancer, and by Wednesday I was talking about a double mastectomy."The 48-year-old will be undergoing reconstructive surgery.She said her experience showed the importance of regular check-ups."If I'd put mine off, my story could have been a very different one," she said.Last year, actress Angelina Jolie revealed to the world that she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent her getting breast cancer.She took the decision after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation that greatly increases the risk of developing the disease.
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Melissa Etheridge clarifies Angelina Jolie mastectomy comments
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- Published on Sunday, 05 October 2014 14:50
- Written by SF Gate
Singer Melissa Etheridge has moved to clarify remarks she made about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy last year, after calling the actress “fearful” for undergoing the operation.The “Tomb Raider: star stunned fans when she revealed she had drastic surgery to remove both her breasts after doctors discovered she was at risk of developing cancer.Shortly after the announcement, Etheridge, a breast cancer survivor, criticized Jolie by saying, “I wouldn’t call it the brave choice. I actually think it’s the most fearful choice you can make when confronting anything with cancer.” However, the “Come to My Window” hit maker insists her comments were not meant to be malicious, and she clarified her statements during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on Wednesday. She explains, “I have never even ever spoken to Angelina. But I didn’t mean that comment meanly. I certainly want to clear that up.“I just felt that calling it ‘brave’ was not something I would do. To cut healthy tissue off is fearful because you’re fearful of getting something. Brave to me would be different. And that’s all. … People can do whatever they want. It’s their bodies, their health.” Etheridge used to be good friends with Jolie’s husband Brad Pitt, and even performed at his wedding to Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but the singer admits she hasn’t spoken to the actor in 10 years. Pitt and Aniston split in 2005.
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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Infuriate Malta Locals With Outrageous Movie Demands
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- Published on Sunday, 05 October 2014 14:50
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are making everyone in Malta mad.The newlywed superstars are shooting "By the Sea" on the Mediterranean island, their first on-screen collaboration since "Mr. and Ms. Smith." Jolie is the writer and director of the 1970's-set love story.Local divers aren't feeling the love, however. According to The Sun, the movie crew "has cordoned off areas for filming on the island of Gozo, which is packed with diving centers, and many owners fear the closure is harming their business." "Brad and Angelina started filming in August and originally the Prime Minister said the bays would be closed for a few days. Now they plan to be there till November," sniffed Donna Hayler-Montague, owner of the Bubbles Diving Centre in Gozo. "Our high season is September and October so they've taken over the bays in that season. It is quite dramatic for the diving community. We are asking for compromise. We have offered not to take phones or cameras along." Prior to stomping on Malta's local businesses, Jolie and Pitt went bowling with their five kids—Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox—at Lucky Jack's Bar, Grill and Bowling in Victoria, Gozo."All of the kids were present, along with three security guards," an eyewitness recently told E! News. "They spent about two hours at the bowling alley. Everyone was really happy and the kids were joking around with one another."Jolie then ditched the kids and jumped aboard a Maltese Navy ship."She was very kind and gracious," an insider said of Jolie's visit to the ship. "She listened to what everyone had to say and was very interested... Angelina looked amazing as always, she was dressed very simple but classy. She was happy and radiant. She [Jolie] looked really good."
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Jennifer Lawrence tops Glamour's 50 Best-Dressed Women list, beating the Duchess of Cambridge and Angelina Jolie
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- Published on Sunday, 05 October 2014 14:50
- Written by Daily Mail
She may have been the victim of a targeted cyber attack, but have nude photos of herself made public has clearly not harmed Jennifer Lawrence's popularity or career. The 24-year-old Hollywood star, who is rumoured to be dating Gwyneth Paltrow's husband Chris Martin, has topped a list of the world's best-dressed women.The actress replaces Twilight star Kristen Stewart, who slips to third place after spending two years at the top of the rankings.Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o, who has wowed fashion critics with her red carpet appearances since she shot to fame in the film 12 Years A Slave, came second in Glamour's 50 Best-Dressed Women list.Former Harry Potter star Emma Watson, the highest ranking British actress in the list, takes fourth place, and is followed by former Gossip Girl star Blake Lively and Hollywood royalty Angelina Jolie in the annual poll.The Duchess of Cambridge is seventh, with singer Katy Perry, actress Jennifer Aniston and The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone completing the top 10.Eccentric singer Lady Gaga, whose outfits over the years have included a dress made from slabs of meat and a 'bubble installation', made 11th place.Fashionista Victoria Beckham is 15th, after Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Florence And The Machine singer Florence Welch.Cara Delevingne does not make the top 20 - she's 24th, while fellow supermodel Kate Moss is 35th on the list.Others in the top 50 include Kim Kardashian (29), Miley Cyrus (39), Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (42), Kylie Minogue (47) and Lily Allen (50).Glamour said of Jennifer Lawrence: 'It's not just what she wears, it's how she wears it. J-Law makes a Dior gown look as comfy as sweatpants, and wears the hell out of both.'Meanwhile,Thor star Tom Hiddleston was named best-dressed man, followed by fellow British actor Robert Pattinson, David Beckham, Benedict Cumberbatch and Henry Cavill.Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were crowned best-dressed couple, followed by Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, Victoria and David Beckham and Beyonce and Jay-Z.Glamour's 12th Annual 50 Best-Dressed Women List, voted for by readers, appears in the November issue of Glamour magazine, on sale from Monday.
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