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
- Written by Designn Trend
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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Angelina gives Brad Pitt rare Swiss watch said to be worth $3 million as wedding gift
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 September 2014 10:23
- Written by Daily mail
He has wealth and possessions beyond his wildest dreams.But that did not stop Angelina Jolie giving Brad Pitt a rare watch said to be worth more than $3 million as a wedding gift.The saucy Maleficent actress bought her man a much coveted 1952 Patek Philippe platinum chronometer, a legendary design by one of the most respected of all Swiss watchmakers.Angelina's romantic gesture became known after she had a friend take it to shop to have it inscribed - 'To Roly from Nessa.' The couple play these characters in drama By The Sea, a movie they are currently filming in Malta, and which the actress is also directing.George Farrugia who runs a jewellery shop on the neighbouring island of Gozo, told The Mirror: 'I did inscribe the watch, it was for Brad and it was a rare one.'Oh yes, it was very valuable.'However the huge value of the watch did not faze the experienced 57-year-old.He said: 'I wasn’t nervous about the inscription because I knew I could do the work perfectly.'Of course, a $3m watch is a mere drop in the ocean for the wealthy A-listers, with Brad being worth an estimated $240m and Angelina not far behind at $145m. The happy couple wed in a lavish ceremony last month, a long awaited wedding as they have been together for nine years since Brad decided to trade in ex-wife Jennifer Aniston for the 39-year-old Tomb Raider favourite.They have been trying to stay out the limelight while filming their latest money-spinning project, though they have taken their massive six child brood bowling in Gozo.With his matinee idol looks fading and facing increased competition from younger heartthrobs, Brad has made the wise decision to take it easy and enjoy more time with his family.He told GQ: 'I’ve been slowing down for a while and transitioning to other things.'
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Brad Pitt Talks Marrying Angelina Jolie, Fighting Alongside Shia LaBeouf and Avoiding Twitter
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- Published on Monday, 29 September 2014 16:20
- Written by E online
Brad Pitt is not the same person he was 20 years ago.Has being married to Angelina Jolie changed the actor's views regarding commitment? "I wouldn't say [marriage is] just a title," the star says three months after his wedding. "There's more to it than that."And yet, the newlywed doesn't say much more about his bride in excerpts from British GQ's November 2014 issue. Pitt does, however, recall his on-set argument with Fury co-stars Shia LaBeouf and Scott Eastwood in great detail."We were driving down the road, I'm in the turret, Shia is at the other turret, and Scott is on the back, spitting juice. And I'm starting to get pissed off, I'm starting to get hot, because this is our home, he's disrespecting our home, you know? So I said, in the scene with the cameras rolling, 'You're going to clean that s--t up.' Shia clocks it, and you have to understand, we've been through severe boot camp already. We've been through a lot in this tank. Shia saw it and felt the same—he's disrespecting our home," the actor, 50, tells the magazine. "So, Shia had the same reaction I did and started having some words...Then I had to get in after the cameras were rolling and explain it to Scotty, you know."Eastwood, however, was simply doing his job. "The funny thing is, when we got home at the end of the day and read the script, it said Scotty's character is 'chewing tobacco and spitting it on the back of the tank,'" Pitt explains. "He was just doing as instructed in the script! So we were the knobs in the end."On-set tensions aside, Pitt applauds LaBeouf's performance in Fury. "Oh, I love this boy. He's one of the best actors I've ever seen. He's full-on commitment, man. He's living it like no one else, let me tell you," the actor raves. "I've been fortunate to work with a lot of great actors. He's one of the best I've seen."While LaBeouf often uses Twitter to promote his personal and work-related endeavors, Pitt won't follow his lead. "Listen, I see a benefit in it. You could, you know, combat the misconceptions of the misquotes immediately," the actor explains. "And if I'd have had that in my younger days, I'd have used it...because I felt quite used, and completely misunderstood, and misread, and not given the benefit of the doubt."
"You know, I felt that a lot in my first years," the World War Z star adds. "I would have brought some logic to the table, and brought it immediately. But now, at this point, I don't want to bother with it."So, what's next for the movie star?Pitt, who says he's open to doing a TV show, has "been slowing down for a while" and "transitioning to other things." He adds, "I do want to spend more time with my kids before they're grown up and gone." Perhaps that explains why his good friend George Clooney recently called Pitt "unreachable." Asked to comment on the Gravity star's assessment of his character, Pitt responds, "Well, you know, George is extremely accessible. He's one of our best representatives. He's funny as s--t. He's a joy to be around.""I guess maybe I'm more of a miserable bastard," he says with a laugh. "I'm a bit of a loner you know? I'm more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I'm probably more reserved." But is Pitt happy? "I've always believed happiness is overrated, you know? It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses," he says.
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