OlderAngelina Jolie on Anderson Cooper 360
Angelina Jolie and CNN’s Anderson Cooper pose for a photo during the taping of an interview to air tomorrow, June 20, 2006 on CNN’s "Anderson Cooper 360." Angelina will give her first U.S. television interview since giving birth. She talks about baby Shiloh, Brad and her passion for refugee relief. Angelina tells Anderson, "Next, we’ll adopt… it’s going to be the balance of what would be the best for Mad and for Z right now." Angelina on being inspired by the people she helps in her role as UN Goodwill Ambassador "You think, ‘Jesus, the things these people go through,’ I owe it to all of them to get myself together and stop whining about being tired and get there and get focused because, God, it’s the least I can do with what they live with." Bigger pictures in the gallery!
UPDATE :: Added Anderson Cooper’s blog post regarding his interview with Angelina Jolie. Check it out after the jump!
One-on-one with Angelina Jolie
When Angelina Jolie came into the room, just four days after returning from Namibia, she was alone. No handlers, no entourage. True, elaborate precautions had been made to make sure no photographers followed her to the hotel where we met, but there she was, by herself, walking into the hotel suite, smiling, ready to talk.
There are a lot of ridiculous stories circling on the Internet, spread by alleged "insiders" who claim that CNN or its parent company Time Warner somehow paid for the chance to talk to Angelina. These anonymous "sources" claim that People Magazine and CNN had some kind of joint deal to secure rights to photos and the interview.
I have no idea what People Magazine did or did not pay for those photos of the Jolie-Pitt family. It’s been reported they paid as much as $4 million, which was donated to a variety of charities in Africa, but I have no way of knowing if that is true or not. What I do know is that CNN did not pay anything — directly or indirectly — to get Angelina Jolie to sit down for an interview.
So why did she do it? And why talk to me?
Both are valid questions. I’m sure there were plenty of news programs requesting interviews with Angelina Jolie. The truth is, mine wasn’t one of them. They called us. I was told that they were aware of my interest in Africa and knew that as a broadcast we have devoted a lot of time to reporting stories from the continent.
Tuesday is World Refugee Day. Angelina Jolie was interested in discussing the plight of refugees, so we sat down to talk about what she has seen and learned in refugee camps around the world. She had no movie to promote, no product she was pitching. In fact, I have no idea what her next movie is and we did not discuss any upcoming films. There were no ground rules. I was free to ask whatever I wanted.
A lot of celebrities have causes and show up to talk about them when cameras are around, but the truth is that Angelina Jolie knows what she is talking about when the subject is refugees. To use a cliche, she doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk. She has traveled to some 20 countries over the years as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and she says she donates one-third of her income to charitable causes.
I’m not sure what I expected before I met her, but to say I was impressed would be an understatement. She is smart, funny, self-deprecating, and intensely passionate about her children and her work on behalf of refugees.
Tuesday night, you will hear Angelina Jolie talk about some of the experiences in refugee camps that have changed her life. Yes, you will also learn about Angelina’s family — Maddox and Zahara as well as Shiloh Nouvel — but the focus of the interview is the plight of refugees. During the two-hour program, we will take you to the frontlines of some of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
It’s going to be an interesting broadcast, and I hope you watch.
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# 42 | CLINIQUA | - Great Post
Blah, blah blah do gooder. It’s all fake you know…she’s just doing it for the PR.
alexanderina…i started at 10 am now its nearly 6 pm so ive done a full day, plus i dont get lunch or breaks, just coffee and tea while i work, maybe a sandwich if im lucky! didnt get something till 3:30 today, so im fairly moody now!hope you have a better day than me!on a plus tho, my fella from friday night has been texting me all day so i have a smile from ear to ear!
jackson - JUST GO AWAY!
Inside Move: Chat with Jolie is Cooper’s babyThesp grants anchor exclusive interviewBy MICHAEL LEARMONTH, IAN MOHRAngelina Jolie has long bartered her fame to flog not just her pictures but also her charitable concerns.Anderson Cooper’s willingness to go all out on the refugee issue has given the CNN anchor one of the most coveted exclusives of the year.CNN landed Jolie’s first postpartum interview, an unedited hour of conversation the net is turning into two hours of programming Tuesday night, pegged to World Refugees Day.While Jolie is not tubthumping any particular pics, she’s said to be circling a starring role opposite Rosario Dawson in Robert Rodriguez’s sequel to "Sin City," after the helmer wraps "Grind House," his collaboration with Quentin Tarantino. Word that CNN landed Jolie sparked speculation that the interview was linked to Time Warner corporate sibling People magazine’s $4 million purchase of Brangelina’s baby photos.But "Anderson Cooper 360" exec producer David Doss said People had no connection to the "get," which came with few strings — just that Cooper "keep the conversation about Brad (Pitt), baby and Namibia to a minimum."Nevertheless, in the interview Jolie tells Cooper that she and Pitt plan to adopt again and that she gives one-third of her salary — "I have a stupid income for what I do" — to the refugee cause.Jolie told Cooper she also hopes to use the paparazzi for good, perhaps by making it easier for photogs to follow her to Darfur and other war-torn locales.Read the full article at:http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117945505&c=1238
STEPH- Ewww! I’m sure this site is not about you and your boring day or your stupid fella. Get Alexandera’s email or something. Or else I’ll start talking about how many times my nephew took a dump or spit up!
# 53 | stef | - LOL, I am glad, he better treat you right
Good morning Ladies, just a quicky before my 10 am, deposition.I don’t know if anyone post the linke below already, many more pictures of Brad. See everyone in a couple of hours, I hope…http://www.rameypix.net/index.php?module=assetserver&page=setDetail&setId=48568
Can I give you just one piece of advice? It seems that you guys are having fun responding to these haters. But they actually want you to respond. You’re doing them a favor by responding. Because what they’re trying to do is bring out the hate in you. That’s why they keep repeating this behavior, which is not unusual by the way and you can’t stop it. When you try to stop it, that just fuels them more and more. And sometimes they don’t even realize it. They want people to see how ‘bad’ Angelina is by provoking her fans. Once you give into it, they begin the game of nasty name calling of your ‘idol‘. And that brings out the ‘nasty’ in you. When they justify it by saying they have the freedom to do so, playing the victim game, and say “see, Angelina fans are just as EVIL as her! See, see! I proved my point!” - they also know that criticizing her just pushes your buttons even more. Because they know you don’t think it’s acceptable. So, they do it more and more - somewhat out of rebelliousness. And when you react more and more, things get out of hand. People then start hating on Angelina on other websites. Hence, defeating the purpose of dousing out the flame. Don’t get emotional about it. Cause that’s what they want. THAT’S why they do it. Because if you didn’t react, then they’d find no purpose in doing it and get bored. I think the best thing to do is just ignore it. Then they’ll get the hint. And eventually they’ll stop, even on other blogs. But don’t fuel them because they‘ll just go on ahead and do it on other blogs, trying to spread the hate. And you want to contain that type of fire, not spread it.
K…im really not bothered what you think!
Good afternoon Bamz’s fan’s.Angelina you look as beautiful as ever,can’t wait to see your interview tuesday.Ignore the trolls life is good,especially for Bamzs.
BRB.
# 58 | Estelle Hi there. Here are larger pictures of Brad, if you haven’t seen them http://www.simplybrad.com/images/displayimage.php?album=618&pos=0
Doesn’t she look like she already lost the baby weight? She was fuller in the pics from Namibia. She looke beautiful!
# 59 | JessAgree. Classy Jared deleted the vile ones so I didn’t have to read them, but I learned about them from the responses.Thanks again, Jared!
# 63 | guli -good morning, Thanks for the larger pic…I still have a few minutes, we are still waiting for the court reporter..LOL…, on my link, Ramey has over 10 pictures..but, small ones…
These two, Angelina and Anderson, look really good together, don’t they. :)
Yawn! Can she stay away from the media?
hmm isn’t it some1’s bday today?
# 56 | k hold your pants on…i like to read stef comments….they are witty and funny…go right ahead post stuff about your nephew but they better be good and funny and not about him having poop or some nasty stuff…okay?? and if you really don’t like stef’s comments, don’t read them then…spoilsport..
Yawn! Can she stay away from the media? # 68 | Simon*******************Can YOU stay off her threads dumb@ss? It would be a lot easier to convince us that you’re soooo very bored and all. LOL twit.
# 68 | Simon how about you staying away from jj?? hypocrite!!
Seems to me there is a lot of censorship on this thread !!!! # 21 | LAughing Of course there is…it’s the American way!Censorship because we don’t think she is beautiful. WTF? # 30 | Ankles Away Uhhh NOOOO….that’s not why there is Censorship. If you don’t think that she’s beautiful, that’s your opinion. But when you start spewing unnecessary nastiness. Then I’m sorry, your post should be removed. If your only goal is to be nasty to a woman you claim to dislike then why come to a thread where posters are lauding her praises? So your nastiness can be seen. Do you visit the sites of other actors you don’t like and insult them or is that a privilege saved solely for Angelina Jolie? If you don’t like ANYTHING about a person, why waste your time trolling sites and threads dedicated to them, just so you can post your nasty comments? And then get upset or act surprise when they are removed?Seems to me you already know hateful posts are removed so if you come and post anyway you’re just being a jackass who doesn’t deserve to be heard.
finally a new BMAZS thread! I got so tired of the in house arguing among afew BMAZS fans in the other thread. Angelina message is important and I’m glad her interview with AC is for WORLD REFUGEE DAY on TUESDAY! She looks beautiful for a new mom, Brad and Angelina are proud parents of three wonderful and loved children.
# 68 | Simon The question is "can they stay away from her?"Now think before you answer that Cap’n MENSAjpf
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