Angelina Jolie: 'I wish my mother had the same info I did about cancer'
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- Published on Monday, 27 June 2016 11:51
- Written by turnto10
Angelina Jolie opened up about her decision to share details of her preventative cancer treatment.The mother-of-six who had a double mastectomy in 2013 and her ovaries removed in 2015, spoke about her health battle during a guest editor slot on BBC Radio 4 show Woman's Hour where she also discussed women's health and the plight of refugees.In 2013, the actress revealed in an opinion piece for the New York Times she had an 87 per cent risk of breast cancer and a 50 per cent risk of ovarian cancer because she carried the "faulty" gene, BRCA1.When asked why she went public about her cancer treatment, Angelina explained: "When you go through something and you learn about yourself and your body and anything medical you feel, it really wasn't a decision. It was just that I thought that I had gained information that I wish my mother had have known and I wish she had the option." Angelina, 41, also expressed her sadness that her late mother Marcheline Bertrand, who died in 2007 following an eight-year battle with ovarian cancer, didn't have the same option due to limited information, which robbed of her of "more time" with her family."I wish she had the surgery in fact and it might have given her more years with my family and I wanted to just speak with other women and talk about options," she expressed. "That is simply that, it is an option. I don't encourage every woman to make the decision I made but I think it is really important that we all share anything we learn." The Changeling star, who is a Special Envoy to the United Nations, later described her distress at discovering that Namibian hospitals had no ultrasound machines for pregnant women when she was carrying daughter Shiloh, now 10. Shiloh who was in breech, which means she was positioned in the womb with her buttocks or feet first, and if it were not for her personal wealth, the actress said she would not have survived."I needed a C-section and I knew I was in breech because I had had the money to have an ultrasound. But I found even the local hospital with many, many women and this was a good hospital did not have an ultrasound machine," she recalled."A woman like me in a camp with two babies in breech with twins probably wouldn't have survived and probably wouldn't have made it this far if I was a refugee."
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Happy Birthday! Angelina Jolie Turns 41 Today
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- Published on Saturday, 04 June 2016 00:00
- Written by Super User
Today is actress Angelina Jolie’s birthday. As one of Hollywood’s biggest leads, Jolie has appeared in several blockbusters throughout her career. Comic book and fantasy fans will know her best, however, through roles like Maleficent in Disney's Maleficent, Fox in Wanted, and Lara Croft in both Tomb Raider films. She will be reprising her role as Maleficent in Disney’s upcoming Maleficent 2. Of course, Jolie’s resume runs far deeper than those films. She also played Grendel’s mother in the motion capture Beowulf film, Jane Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Evelyn Salt in Salt. Kung-Fu Panda fans may also recognize her as the voice of Tigress in Kung-Fu Panda 2 and 3. Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie turns 41 today. Happy Birthday, Angelina Jolie.
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Angelina Jolie flies into Los Angeles with son Knox, seven, and brother James Haven... after UK plea to do more for refugees
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- Published on Thursday, 19 May 2016 03:53
- Written by Daily mail
Angelina Jolie flew back into LA from London on Tuesday accompanied not by her husband Bard Pitt but by her brother James Haven.The actress and director brought with her one of her seven-year-old twins, Knox Jolie-Pitt.The movie star, 40, traveled in a white cotton dress that fell to her ankles and she paired it with black boots and a black jacket.Angelina kept sunglasses on despite the fact it was night outside when she touched down in the City of Angels.She wheeled her own carry-on luggage as her son walked beside her carrying a Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet.Knox wore a matching black and white jacket along with dark pants and black shoes with white soles.James, 43, was dressed in jeans with a baggy long-sleeved dark gray tip and socks with sandals.He wore a baseball cap and sunglasses, too, and carried a large brown leather holdall. The three appear to have returned stateside from Europe alone, as not seen were Angelina's other children - daughters Shiloh, nine, Zahara, 11, and Knox's twin Vivienne and sons Maddox, 14, and Pax, 12. The Oscar winning actress arrived back in Los Angeles after giving a live interview and remarks about the refugee crisis in a special program aired on the BBC.During her televised appearance in front of a studio audience in London on Monday, the Tomb Raider star slammed Donald Trump's comments against Muslims.She said the presumptive Republican nominee's stance did not match her vision of America.She also spoke for 17 minutes about the refugee crisis, expressing her concern that the support system is breaking down.'Over 60 million people are displaced today - more than any time in the last 70 years. That is one in every 122 people,' she said. 'This tells us something deeply worrying about the peace and security of our world.' Meanwhile, her husband Brad, 52, is filming the World War Two drama Allied in England before staying on in the UK to make his World War Z sequel.
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Angelina Jolie Slams Trump's Anti-Muslim Remarks
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2016 04:04
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie Pitt gives the keynote speech at BBC’s live event on the global refugee crisis on Monday (May 16) in London, England.The 40-year-old actress and UNHCR Special Envoy was asked to comment on presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s thoughts on Muslims.“To me, America is built on people from around the world coming together for freedoms, especially freedom of religion. So it’s hard to hear this is coming from someone who is pressing to be an American president,” Angelina said while shaking her head (via CNN).
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Angelina Jolie Has a Political 'Mentor' as She Prepares for Possible Government Role
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- Published on Thursday, 05 May 2016 15:32
- Written by US magazine
Angelina Jolie is part of another power duo.A source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly that the actress, 40, has "struck up a close friendship" with a British House of Lords member, Baroness Arminka Helic.The insider explains that the Unbroken director, who moved to London with husband Brad Pitt and their six children in February, "is readying herself for what could be a full-time commitment with the British government." Adds the source, "Arminka helps Angelina make decisions about her next political move. Angie considers her a mentor." The political pals' relationship dates back to 2012, when Helic was an aide to British foreign secretary William Hague. The actress and Hague partnered on an anti–sexual violence initiative that year. In September 2015, Jolie and Helic, 48, cowrote an article for The New York Times asking the world to stand in solidarity to help Syrian refugees. Now, as Jolie is preparing for a greater role in the political realm, she is trusting her new council entirely — and including her in family events. The source adds that Helic even spends time with Jolie and Pitt’s six children.
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