Angelina Jolie to become Namibian citizen?
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- Published on Saturday, 21 June 2014 08:22
- Written by India Today
The 39-year-old actress was recently bestowed with an honourary damehood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in her Birthday Honours, but as she is an American she cannot officially use the title.Angelina Jolie is in talks to become a citizen of Namibia so she can become a dame.However, the 'Maleficent' star has now been advised she could refer to herself as Dame Angelina Jolie by becoming a citizen of Namibia, which is part of the Commonwealth and she feels using the title would help with her charity work.A source told The Sun newspaper: "Angelina was blown away when she was made a dame. She thinks it will add gravitas to her in her humanitarian work."Gradually she will focus less on acting and more on world issues and this helps to detract from her Hollywood history."Angelina has close ties to the African country as it is where she gave birth to eight-year-old daughter Shiloh - her first biological child with fiance Brad Pitt - in 2006. The youngster is considered a Namibian citizen and has a passport issued by the country.The Namibian Embassy says it would be happy to consider the A-list actress for citizenship.A representative said: "We would welcome Angelina Jolie to make an application for citizenship, just like anyone else."Angelina - who also raises adopted kids Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, and Zahara, nine, and biological twins Knox and Vivienne, five, with Brad - has become a lauded public figure for her humanitarian efforts in ending sexual violence in conflict zones through the United Nations (UN).
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Angelina Jolie can't compare to own mother
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 June 2014 16:44
- Written by Contact Music
Angelina Jolie thinks her mother was a better parent to her than she is to her own children.Angelina Jolie doesn't think she's as good a parent as her own mother.The 'Maleficent' actress - who raises children Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and five-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with fiancé Brad Pitt - says her late mum Marcheline Bertrand is her role model and couldn't have done a better job at bringing up her and her brother James Haven.Speaking to Grazia magazine, she said: ''It's hard to think I could be as good a mother as she was. Her whole life was motherhood.''The 39-year-old star also admitted she prefers to home-school her children because she wants them to have ''a bigger picture of life''.Meanwhile, last week, Angelina spoke at the summit to end sexual violence in London and she has vowed to keep campaigning forever.She said: ''I will work on this for as long as I am alive, for as long as it takes ... This sends a big message around the world. You see how women are treated as second-class citizens and abused. ''This is to say, 'No you can't' and we will, in an organised fashion, come after you.''
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No wonder she's smiling! Angelina Jolie makes a stylish arrival at Heathrow airport with Brad Pitt
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- Published on Saturday, 14 June 2014 19:57
- Written by Daily mail
... after being made an honorary Dame by the Queen.She is the Queen of Tinsletown and has just been made an honorary dame.But Angelina Jolie kept a low-key look for her first outing after the news as she was spotted arriving at Heathrow airport with Brad Pitt and several of their children.The 39-year-old actress was kitted out in an all-black ensemble as she made her would out of the car and carried some of her belongings into the London airport on Saturday morning.The Maleficent star wore a black waterfall cardigan over black trousers and she added height with black heels.She accessorised with a large black handbag while her fiance Brad was seen in a beige ensemble.The couple seemed to be joined by their eldest son, Maddox, who wore a backwards baseball cap by urban brand, The Hundreds.It is thought that the Foreign Secretary William Hague nominated Angelina to receive the surprise accolade as part of the Queen’s birthday honours.The suggestion is plausible as the pair have been working closely together at a summit on rape in London over the past week.But eyebrows were raised at the headline-grabbing damehood, which seals two years of growing friendship between the A-list actress and Mr Hague.As an American citizen, it is highly unusual that Miss Jolie has received an honour from Britain.Foreigners are occasionally awarded them – there was an honorary knighthood for Bob Geldof, who is Irish, after Live Aid.The honour to Miss Jolie, a UN Special Envoy, recognises her ‘extraordinary’ work to stamp out rape as a weapon in war zones, culminating in a landmark international summit in London to tackle the menace.Mr Hague said she thoroughly deserved the award because she had ‘made a real difference and achieved lasting results’, referring to the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative the pair launched in 2012.Miss Jolie said: ‘To receive an honour related to foreign policy means a great deal to me, as it is what I wish to dedicate my working life to.’She becomes an honorary Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.It is awarded to those who ‘render extraordinary or important non-military service in a foreign country’. It can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth affairs.
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Happy birthday, Angelina
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- Published on Wednesday, 04 June 2014 01:00
- Written by Super User
All fans of Absolument JOLIE and team wish a wonderful birthday to Angelina Jolie, who is celebrating her 39 years. With a second operation she will face again, we wish him a speedy recovery, and we send him our love. Thank you to be so beautifully different ... Do not hesitate to register to send your own personal message ...
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Angelina Jolie on Entering Politics, Running For Office: "I'm Not Sure I'd Be Taken Seriously"
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- Published on Sunday, 25 May 2014 11:25
- Written by US Magazine
President Angie and First Gentleman Brad? Longtime humanitarian and actress Angelina Jolie has long been asked about her political ambitions, and the question came up again during a recent Good Morning America interview with George Stephanopoulos. The anchor recalled the Maleficent star telling him in 2005 that she had too many skeletons in her closet."I wonder if by now my skeletons are out?" Jolie said laughing. "They're probably all out. I don't know if I have any left!" The mother of six with longtime partner Brad Pitt does admit to having interest in holding office, but only in the right conditions. "If I thought I'd be effective, I would," she continued. "But I'm not sure if I'd ever be taken seriously in that way and be able to be effective." Jolie has taken numerous trips abroad for humanitarian work, spent more than a decade as the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees before being promoted to Special Envoy, and has adopted three of her six children from developing nations.
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