Tag: Angelina Jolie

  • ‘Women are still the victims of war’: Angelina Jolie opens up about violence against women

    ‘Women are still the victims of war’: Angelina Jolie opens up about violence against women

    Hollywood star Angelina Jolie talked about the violence against women act (VAWA).

    She had a meeting with politician Cori Bush speaking about domestic violence and giving some steps to cure it.

    Reflecting on their meeting Bush tweeted, “I’m forever grateful to get to work in partnership with such strong women across the country in our movement to end domestic violence.”

    “As a survivor myself, this fight is personal,” the Tweet read.

    She also expressed gratitude towards Jolie while adding, “Thank you to Angelina Jolie for your leadership to put an end to violence against women.”

    The 46 year old actor on her meeting at Capitol hill in September, she upheld the cause of the act and consistently expressed her feeling for children’s better health.

    Earlier during her speech at the Eternals press meet, she stated: “I am thinking tonight of all the women who are bringing us through the pandemic: the scientists, the doctors, nurses… so many others who are showing us what strength and sacrifice are and whose contribution transcends borders.”

    She stated in 2019 that the world “will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts” as long as nations continue to put almost every other issue ahead of women’s equality, rights and participation.

    Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, added in a keynote address to a ministerial meeting on U.N. peacekeeping that “denying half a population representation in peace negotiations or in government is not the route to long-term stability.”

    There are many examples around the world of successful and inspiring women, she said, “but women and girls are still the majority of the victims of war,” over half the world’s refugees, and “the vast majority” of victims of rape and sexual violence.

  • Malala Yousafzai meets Angelina Jolie

    Malala Yousafzai met American actor Angelina Jolie and praised her for writing a book on children’s rights. The book is about making children aware of the injustice around them and to teach them how to stand against injustice.

    Malala, while sharing the pictures with Jolie, wrote, “I’m proud of my friend Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International for writing Know Your Rights, a book to give children the knowledge they need to stand up to injustice in their own lives and around the world.”

    “To the children and young people who are reading this: You have rights that are equal in status to that of any adult”, she added.

    Mala continued by saying, “No one has the right to harm you, to silence you, to tell you what to think or believe, to treat you as if you don’t matter, or to prevent you from participating fully in society.”

    The book named ‘Know Your Rights’ is written in partnership with Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren.

  • ‘Has someone told her about Kashmir?’: Fatima Bhutto slams Angelina Jolie

    ‘Has someone told her about Kashmir?’: Fatima Bhutto slams Angelina Jolie

    Fatima Bhutto has expressed her wish for actor Angelina Jolie to talk about Kashmir and Palestine after she made an Instagram account to call attention to the plight of people in Afghanistan.

    The Wanted star intends to raise awareness specifically for oppressed women and young girls following the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country.

    Taking to Twitter, Fatima said: “Judging by some leading feminists and actresses, Afghanistan was a paradise until last week.”

    In another tweet she wrote: “Thanks so much, do Palestine next.”

    “Has anyone told her about Kashmir,” she questioned in her third tweet.

    The Hollywood star’s debut Instagram post included an image of a hand-written letter she said was sent from a teenage girl in Afghanistan, who expressed fear about attending school under the Taliban regime.

    “Right now, the people of Afghanistan are losing their ability to communicate on social media and to express themselves freely,” Jolie wrote in the caption of the post. “So I’ve come on Instagram to share their stories and the voices of those across the globe who are fighting for their basic human rights.”

  • Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt awarded joint custody of children

    Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt awarded joint custody of children

    Brangelina court drama has reached its climax as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been granted joint custody of their children. The couple has six children: Maddox,19, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 14 and 12-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

    John Ouderkirk, the private judge hired to supervise the case has finally provided a decision on the dragged court battle which began in 2016 as the couple filed for divorce. BBC News reported that the ruling would “significantly increase” Pitt’s time with children.

    Maddox, the eldest, is not legally bound to the court decision.

    According to reports, Jolie is furious with the decision and will “continue the legal fight because the decision is tentative”. Jolie also has “other issues of concern” apart from joint custody and plans to challenge the court decision.

    The court battle was stretched out over several months and involved testimonies and inputs from various witnesses, therapists and experts to reach a conclusive decision. However, Jolie was furious at the judge for not allowing the children to testify in court.

    Pitt was investigated on charges of attempted child abuse which he successfully cleared out of.

    Jolie, 45, and Pitt, 57, have been embroiled in a bitter custody and divorce battle since Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016, ending their jet-setting, movie star lifestyle together that made them one of Hollywood’s superstar couples. Speaking to Vogue last year, Jolie had revealed that she parted ways with Pitt for the “wellbeing” of her family.

    Read more – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s eldest son testifies against father in court

    Soon after the couple’s split, it was revealed that Pitt was being investigated by the FBI and child welfare services in Los Angeles, related to reports he got “verbally abusive and physical with his children” on a private jet returning from Europe. A number of reports claimed that Maddox was the main focus of Pitt’s aggression on the flight. However, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services cleared Pitt in November 2016 after investigating the actor.

    Despite Pitt confessing about quitting drinking and smoking marijuana in 2017, Jolie still did not abandon legal accusations against him.

    Brangelina met on the set of the 2005 blockbuster Mr and Mrs Smith and tied the knot in 2014.

  • Adnan Siddiqui fondly remembers Irrfan Khan on first death anniversary

    On Irrfan Khan’s first death anniversary, Adnan Siddiqui, who shared the screen with him in the 2007 film A Mighty Heart, has penned an emotional note for the late Bollywood actor.

    “Outstanding actor, human being par excellence,” wrote Adnan Siddiqui praising Irrfan Khan. “Irrfan bhai, I must have done something right in my life to have known you professionally and personally.”

    “Your vacuum in cinematic world remains as stark even after a year,” he added.

    Earlier, Adnan had shared that Khan’s death had left him “disturbed and gutted!”

    “A fine soul gone too soon,” Siddiqui had said, while recalling the moments spent with him.

    Meanwhile, Khan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar in an emotional Facebook post said that the world “stopped at 11:11 on April 29” for her as she fondly recalled beautiful moments spent with her husband.

    Khan’s son Babil also remembered his father in a heart touching post.

    Other celebrities who remembered Khan on his death anniversary include Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor and Randeep Hooda.

    Irrfan was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018. He breathed his last at the age of 53 last year on April 29 after being hospitalized due to a colon infection. Khan, who has appeared in over 100 Hindi and foreign language films, has charted a fruitful career filled with cinematic gems.

  • Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s eldest son testifies against father in court

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s eldest son testifies against father in court

    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s eldest son Maddox Jolie-Pitt has reportedly testified in the former couple’s divorce trial and has said not “very flattering” things about his father.

    “Maddox has already given testimony as [an] adult in the ongoing custody dispute, and it wasn’t very flattering toward Brad,” an “inside” source told Us Weekly on Thursday. “He doesn’t use Pitt as his last name on documents that aren’t legal and instead uses Jolie. Maddox wants to legally change his last name to Jolie, which Angelina has said she doesn’t support.”

    The report comes hours after Jolie reportedly told the court that she will offer “proof” at trial to support her claims of domestic violence against ex-husband. Court filings, submitted last week, indicate that Jolie and her children are willing to offer “proof and authority in support” of the abuse claims. Reports further said that Jolie said she is prepared to detail her negative experiences with Pitt, during their 10-year relationship and two-year marriage.

    Jolie and Pitt have six children. Besides, 19-year-old Maddox, there is Pax, 17, and Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 14, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12.

    Jolie, 45, and Pitt, 57, have been embroiled in a bitter custody and divorce battle since Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016, ending their jet-setting, movie star lifestyle together that made them one of Hollywood’s superstar couples.

    Soon after the couple’s split, it was revealed that Pitt was being investigated by the FBI and child welfare services in Los Angeles, related to reports he got “verbally abusive and physical with his children” on a private jet returning from Europe. A number of reports claimed that Maddox was the main focus of Pitt’s aggression on the flight. However, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services cleared Pitt in November 2016 after investigating the actor.

  • Adnan Siddiqui wishes to ‘relive glory days’ with Angelina Jolie

    Adnan Siddiqui wishes to ‘relive glory days’ with Angelina Jolie

    Adnan Siddiqui has taken a trip down the memory lane and recalled old memories with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt from the shoot days of his film A Mighty Heart.

    Read more – ‘Fake News’: Adnan Siddiqui says he never faced discrimination on the sets of ‘A Mighty Heart’

    Sharing the pictures on social media, the Meray Paas Tum Ho actor wrote: “What are the odds that some bygone treasures will pop up on my phone memory a day after I mused about what memories leave in their wake when they come calling!”

    “A Mighty Heart will always hold an indisputably prized place in my heart for professional and personal reasons. Looking at these photographs, I suddenly have an overwhelming urge to go back in time at The Taj Mahal Palace, Colaba and relive the glory days,” he added.

    Siddiqui worked with Angelina in The Mighty Heart which released in 2007. The film which also featured the late Irrfan Khan in a prominent role was directed by Michael Winterbottom and co-produced by Brad Pitt.

    Meanwhile, the actor was feeling nostalgic on Thursday and shared several throwback pictures on his Instagram stories.

  • ‘Fake News’: Adnan Siddiqui says he never faced discrimination on the sets of ‘A Mighty Heart’

    Adnan Siddiqui is the latest victim of fake news and it has not gone down well with the actor, who lashed out at a digital media outlet for spreading fake news and putting his personal relations at risk.

    Recently, news of the actor allegedly facing discrimination on the sets of Hollywood production, A Mighty Heart, was being circulated on social media. Following the reports, Adnan took to social media and lashed out saying: “If you want to publish news, at least get the facts right and if there are doubts the least you can do is to cross-check with the person you’re writing about.”

    He added, “Not only are you feeding wrong piece of information to your audience but also you may create a rift between people am friends with.”

    Read more – Adnan Siddiqui recalls the last time he met Irrfan Khan

    Later, the actor also issued a detailed statement on Instagram in which he further expressed his anger.

    “First of all, you’ve made news out of the interview which was done three to four years back and then even quoted me wrongly,” said the actor.

    He then clarified what actually happened.

    “I didn’t face any discrimination during the shoot. When I’d gone to shoot in Pune, on the first day I stayed in a different hotel. But when I told the production team who was I etc, the very next day they moved me to Taj.”

    “From the second day till the shoot was over, I stayed at the Taj where Angelina Jolie and the late Irrfan Khan were also staying,” added the actor.

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    A Mighty Heart, which released in 2007, is based on the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was killed by militants in 2002. While Jolie essayed the role of Pearl’s wife, Adnan played the role of a character called Dost Aliani. Irrfan Khan played Zeeshan Kazmi, who was the Karachi Police Chief at the time of the incident.