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Time Magazine released their TIME 100, a list of global icons –100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our world. Angelina Jolie was listed under "Heroes & Pioneers" and an article by Deputy Secretary-General of the U.N. Mark Malloch Brown was posted…
Recently, I took my 13-year-old daughter Maddy to a New York City event honoring Angelina Jolie. Every parent will relate to the fact that Maddy often finds the world of celebrity magazines more interesting than the world of her father—which in my case centers on the United Nations and its work fighting poverty. That night Angelina brought those two worlds together. Maddy was awed by how Angelina used her celebrity to lift all of us beyond the glamour of a Manhattan ballroom and make us confront the grim realities of poverty in the farthest corners of the globe.
That ability to transcend worlds has something to do with Angelina’s movie-star charisma—but it also says something about her diligence and grit. Angelina, 30, spends a great deal of time in the developing world, visiting refugee camps, speaking and listening to the men, women and children she is working to help. Those people, Angelina explained, "have seen so much, they’ve felt so much pain—lost more than anyone could bear, and yet they contain joy of life and appreciation for small things we often forget." It was a further indication of Angelina’s humanity that she stopped to listen and talk to Maddy as the city’s power brokers hovered impatiently, awaiting their brush with celebrity.
Angelina’s commitment as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has pushed her to speak out about root causes—economic failure and lack of justice. She urged me relentlessly to meet her last year during a stopover at an airport where our paths happened to be crossing, so that I could brief her ahead of her appearance at a big international meeting. It is typical of her. The subject was the Millennium Development Goals—a set of objectives agreed upon by the world’s governments. They range from eradicating poverty to reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS. As always, she wanted to be prepared—not just to share impressions of poverty but to be able to speak seriously to the issues. Angelina went on to make a film for MTV on a village in Kenya, where a pilot project is under way to fight poverty, hunger and disease.
That blending of the activist and the performer, not on the set but in the African bush, reflects her determination to stick with a subject, immerse herself in it, make it part of her life—and then bring her public with her. It is celebrity advocacy at its most effective, most intelligent and most sincere. For that, she has my enduring respect and gratitude—and Maddy’s. (More pictures in the gallery!)
(L) Brad grabs onto Maddox after arriving at Namibia’s Swakopmund
Airport this past Friday. (C) Looks like Brad’s got a new bracelet!
(R) Angelina holds her precious Zahara snuggled in her arms.
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OK Alicia and jjoy, here are the AJ/ Collin videos….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csULW93KeZw&search=angelina%20joliehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xsueCRtIE&search=angelina%20jolie
#249 Original jpf…I wonder if Angelina has learned how to cook yet?——-I am sure she knows a dish or two. It takes time. My sister does not know how to cook when she got married she learned…slowly but surely. But with busy schedules I am sure they have their own cook. At any rate, who cares as long as they have each other. AAWWW
# 96 | noni |who is that clown using my screen name!!! I’m mad!!! That person is mean and cruel to say thoes things about BMAZ+1. I enjoy seeing BMAZ+1 pictures on JJ. this family is beautiful. I watched Dateline interview with Angelina and she is admazing. no wonder she’s on the Time magazine 100.
To allBAMZ+1 fans, have a Good Nigth.Que Viva La BAMZ+1!
# 251 | ariel I would sneek and call people and whisper "how do you make this, or that". Now I’m a novice gourmet. I remember frying chicken, and I didn’t know you needed more than a tablespoon of oil and of course it was a wreck. jpf
Just watched the interview. It was great. she prefers being with her family than making films, they both love children. They support each other’s vision. Those are the major areas where they connected. Why bring up Colin, he said he liked Angie but the relationship was simply platonic.God bless the Jolie-Pitts.
# 255 | RizosPleasent dreams. I’m following suite shortly.jpf
She’s absolutely one of the very few good fella in Hollywood.She got lot of blessings with Brad
# 254 | the real noni | Hey there, they always do that , heven’t you seen different variations of guli from other posts. it’s the usual crap, they are trying to get your dagger up and react and we will not do that (I hope)at least tonight :) Honestly, by now we all know who is fake and the true friends and fans so just laugh about it, you are famous with the haters to get them to use your names variation :))))))
That interview was soo not long enough! I want more. I like the part when Ann was explaing how she felt when she was Pregnant. She said she felt like she was speaking for two people. Angelina said she already has two kids and she’s about to have another so she feels like she’s speaking for all three of them. LoL
# 250 | gitane Is it made with Vodka and or champagne? I remember a friend ordered for me and i thought it was a mimosa, but he said it was a champagne bellini. Hey, who cares right "it was good!"jpf
Rizos:No, I don’t have dvr… guli, Alicia,All Jolie interviews can also be found here. I saw the Leno Alexander interview here. It’s very funny. She is such a great guest on any show. In comparison "she who shall not be named" is soooooo BoooooRing–usually her host ends up talking about themselves.http://angiejolie.free.fr/eng/videotvshow.htm
Question..Was Brad & Angelina both born at the YEAR of the RABBIT? If so, that’s nice. No wonder the twosome keep on hoppin’. LOL
# 262 | Original jpf it’s traditionally champagne and peach. but the version we made at the restaurant was champagne, peach, vodka and a touch of grenadine. oh, and it was frozen, too. but, any way you make it, i like it.
Just saw the Anne Curry interview. Angelina is a likable, beautiful, nice woman. So much mystery and gossip around her but in reality I think there is a sweet, almost shy girl underneath the tough girl facade.Lovely woman. Influential indeed. Glad the rest of the world is finally giving her proper credit..Incredible trailblazer of her generation.
Also, it was nice to see that Angelina is happy and sort of talking about Brad. People expect her to be morbid and saddenned by Maniston’s interviews but Angelina looks glowing or happy.. Aniston’s nonsense has not fazed her one bit! Good going Angie:)
# 260 | guli |I just logged on JJ after I watched the Curry/Jolie interview and to my suprise I read that mean post. I enjoy reading Rica’s fanfic and get well soon Rica!
Fresh squeezed orange juice in Malibu? Ann Curry asked why is she doing this -isn’t it hard when she can be drinking fresh squeezed orange juice in Malibu and Angelina had a classi answer "(drinking juice in Malibu) now that would be hard for me"….JARED: This new format is still taking a long time to load so can we go back to the old format? This one is no fun…Thanks!
Hey Guys, I just watched the interviewed and of course I taped it and watched to two more times. I loved it. She had me laughing so hard. I thought it was going to be longer but still it was a great interviewed. She looks very happy. I am so happy for them.
# 271 | JOLIE IS THE BEST After you hit the post button, just go the the refresh on your menu bar and click and it’ll post your response right then.jpf
# 271 | JOLIE IS THE BEST You may have to hit the refresh button twice btw.jpf
For anyone visiting this site for the first time and visitings a BAMZ thread with 2000 comments in one entry, they would be overwhelmed. I already upped the comments per page from 30 to 100, so I think that’s sufficient.
# 272 | Alexanderina I’m supposed to be hitting the sack, but I keep watching it and cracking up! When she says she laughs so hard she falls out of the bed is so funny. Oh and trying to keep the kids from sitting on each others heads.jpf
# 276 | Original jpf - I know she was just incredible. I absolutely love that woman and her whole family
The remark Curry said about drinking fresh squeezed OJ in Malibu was a interesting line, Curry seems to be baiting Angelina to see if she will "talk about the other woman" Of course Angelina has more sense to stay focus on education for all children. This interview gave me more information about helping the children affected in Africia and other parts of the world.
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