Angelina Is The Most Powerful Actress On Our Celebrity 100 List
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 June 2013 17:23
- Written by Forbes
Angelina Jolie didn’t have to tell the world why she had been out of the spotlight for months. She could have said that she was just spending time with her large family or taking a much-needed break after years of working nonstop.Instead the actress chose to open up about her preventive double mastectomy. Jolie, who carries a gene that puts her at an elevated risk for breast cancer, explained her decision in a New York Times op-ed that sparked both support and controversy.Jolie’s ability to shape a national conversation while earning one of the highest paychecks in Hollywood makes her the most powerful actress on our Celebrity 100 list. Jolie ranks 41st overall with $33 million in earnings. Much of that comes from her upfront pay for the movie Maleficent, Disney’s new take on the old Sleeping Beauty story. Jolie stars as the wicked queen in the movie, which is scheduled for release next summer.The second most-powerful actress on our list is newcomer Jennifer Lawrence, who ranks 49th with $26 million. It’s hard to think of an actress who had a better year than Lawrence. She started 2012 with The Hunger Games, which grossed $690 million at the global box office, making it one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Lawrence was paid less than $1 million upfront for her work on the film but she made up for that with a much fatter paycheck to revisit the role of Katniss Everdeen for the sequel, Catching Fire.Then she won her first Oscar as Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook (it was the 22-year-old’s second nomination). The smaller movie turned a nice profit off its own, bringing in $236 million on a $20 million budget. Lawrence has a slew of blockbusters and art films on deck for the next year including X-Men: Days of Future Past and American Hustle from Silver Linings director David O. Russell and co-starring Silver Linings star Bradley Cooper.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt want eight kids
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 July 2013 06:33
- Written by DNA India
The source insisted that the twins, Knox and Vivienne, are now four and the duo has agreed that it's time for more kids.Angelina Jolie and hubby-to-be, Brad Pitt are reportedly planning to add to their brood and have two more children.The pair, who has three adopted and three biological children right now, apparently wants to have one more biological child and adopt another little girl from Jordan, the Sun reported.A source told the publication that the soon-to-be married couple’s attitude towards kids is the more the better and that once you have several, a few more makes no difference.The insider asserted that the Salt star has been particularly touched by the situation in Syria and wants to adopt a child from Jordan to do her bit to help.The source insisted that the twins, Knox and Vivienne, are now four and the duo has agreed that it’s time for more kids.The insider told the tabloid that the Hollywood stars are crossing their fingers that they’ll bring their next child home soon, but they both want one more biological child so the actress is eating a diet rich in potassium.
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Angelina Jolie and Son Pax Arrive at JFK Airport With Giant Stuffed Animal
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 June 2013 04:19
- Written by Eonline
Angelina Jolie and Son Pax Arrive at JFK Airport With Giant Stuffed Animal in Tow.Angelina Jolie and her son Pax arrived at JFK airport in NYC recently with a special (and familiar!) friend in tow.The actress and Brad Pitt's 9-year-old was snapped carrying a giant purple stuffed animal as they traveled together.Jolie, dressed in black pants, black shirt and sunglasses, walked alongside Pax through the airport as he carried his purple pal.Pax looked fashionable in tan pants, dark shirt and coat and fedora hat.This isn't the first time we've seen Pax with his fluffy friend. While landing down in South Korea for Pitt's World War Z premiere there the other week, Pax also held his stuffed animal close as they left the local airport.Nothing like a soft toy to make those long flight more comfortable!
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Angelina Jolie urges an end to rape in war
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- Published on Tuesday, 25 June 2013 06:51
- Written by CBS News
Actress Angelina Jolie made her debut before the U.N.'s most powerful body as a special envoy for refugees Monday and urged the world's nations to make the fight against rape in war a top priority.She told the Security Council that "hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of women, children and men have been raped in conflicts in our lifetimes."Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said the Security Council has witnessed 67 years of wars and conflict since it was established "but the world has yet to take up war-zone rape as a serious priority.""You set the bar," she told the council. "If the ... council sets rape and s e x ual violence in conflict as a priority it will become one, and progress will be made. If you do not, this horror will continue."British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who presided over the meeting, stressed that "in conflicts in nearly every corner of the globe, rape is used systematically and ruthlessly, in the almost certain knowledge that there will be no consequences for the perpetrators."Soon after Jolie spoke, the council adopted a legally-binding resolution demanding the complete and immediate cessation of all acts of sexual violence by all parties to armed conflict. It noted that s e x ual violence can constitute a crime against humanity and a contributing act to genocide, called for improved monitoring of sexual violence in conflict, and urged the U.N. and donors to assist survivors.Jolie, who has traveled extensively in her role as goodwill ambassador, recalled several of the survivors she had met — the mother of a five-year-old girl raped outside a police station in Goma in eastern Congo, and a Syrian woman she spoke to in Jordan last week who asked to hide her name and face "because she knew that if she spoke out about the crimes against her she would be attacked again, and possibly killed."Jolie pleaded with the Security Council — and all countries — to implement the resolution and not let the issue drop."Meet your commitments, debate this issue in your parliaments, mobilize people in your countries, and build it into all your foreign policy efforts," she urged. "Together, you can turn the tide of global opinion, shatter impunity and finally put an end to this abhorrence."Secretary-General Ban paid tribute to Jolie for being the voice of millions forced to flee their homes "and now for the many survivors of wartime rape whose bodies have been used as battlegrounds."
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Brad Pitt: Japanese Meal in Spain with Zahara & Shiloh!
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- Published on Sunday, 23 June 2013 08:40
- Written by Just Jared
Brad Pitt has dinner with his daughters Zahara and Shiloh at a Japanese restaurant on Friday evening (June 21) in Madrid, Spain.The 49-year-old World War Z actor drank a beer while Zahara, 8, and Shiloh, 7, sipped on sodas during their meal.That same evening, Brad surprised his fans at a screening of World War Z in the capital city. He was seen doing some sight-seeing with his girls earlier that day in Russia.World War Z is set to debut at the domestic box office this weekend in second place with more than $60 million. Congrats on the big hit, Brad!
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