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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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Happy Birthday Estelle!Check out video of Brad on his bike.http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/19/brads-picture-perfect-sunday/
#150 CLINIQUA,I know what you mean.I watched InSide Edition today and they showed the portion of the interview where Angelina said she was terrified for a moment,which is normal.Trust me it was no big deal the media hypes everything.Yes she said they were going to adopt the next child,but it will been a year or more before they do.Angelina said on Nightline months ago that she was going to HAVE A FEW AND ADOPT A FEW.This is no big news.When it comes to Bamzs certain people will nitpick,just ignore,ignore ,ignore.
#99 / Original CuriousLmao….I don’t know how I missed that. Yep, that’s what friendship is all about isn’t it? Knowing the good (Stef’s) and the not so good (Acid Reflux).
Thanks ‘the real lou,’(#152) for calming me down…I need cyber slapping sometimes as the media and rags can sometimes get me out of my BAMZS happy zone, thank goodness for you guys! LOL :-)
I’m having trouble setting the timer for the interview….my problem is the time difference. Now nobody laugh, where I come from, we have only one time. Anyway, the time for the interview is 10pm pacific right, so that makes 12am central time…doesn’t it? Someone help.
Most of the people who want to interview or who want to watch are more interested in her personal life, even when she’s involved in something serious. Let’s hope because of that more people will tune in and get some lessons on the serious issues - Refugees.
I totally relate to Angie’s "fear" as I also had c-sections (two) and since you can’t see the baby immediately (they have to wake them up) the few sec or so until the baby cries seem like 10 years. For my first one I frantically asked, "What’s the APGAR!?" (a scoring system to assess a newborn). I learned about it in my Lamaze class so I neede to know LOL
# 155 | African Girl10 ET/ 7 PT
I don’t think that the whole two hours will be spent talking to Angelina alone. They will also show some clips which would involve refugees and their issues. Remember, it was only planned for an hour spot but they decided to extend it to two. CNN is playing for ratings and they are trying to please Angelina who is passionate about her cause, as AC well knows.The others who did not have the luck to land her for an interview are left to scrounge for the juiciest morsels they could find and those are her personal revelations, of course. They’re not interested in the humanitarian aspects of the interview, only in the stuff they could put in their breaking news segment.Angelina can not completely ban AC from asking personal questions either. She knows that in order to get her message out there, some sacrifices will have to be made. She can only ask that they be reduced to a minimum. One thing you have to be impressed with though is that instead of going on one of the larger networks which may have a greater impact on American television, she chose a cable station that can be seen around the world. Much wider audience. Very smart on her part.
# 152 | The real lou |- ITA with you and I definitely understand what Cliniqua is saying, since I can’t really post from work, I go online and everything is about Jolie’s adopting again blah blah blah, am like what the hell, she is not adopting tomorrow you morons
# 150 | CLINIQUA I was thinking the same thing. Even some of her so called fans are acting like she’s going to have a new adopted baby tomorrow. The woman is smart and will know when it’s right to bring in another child. ># 152 | The real louDid she say it would be a year or so? LOL
#158 / AngelahThanks. So 10pm PT, 7 ET and 8 CT? #160/ AlexanderinaI understand what you mean. I just get so frustrated with the media, it’s ironic that I’ve come to rely more on Blogs for real news instead of the usual sources. What gets me is the different headlines these idiots have for the SAME story….I mean one say "Jolie terrified of Birth, Will adopt" another has "Next Adoption, Jolie says Baby’s birth terrified her"….the stories are word for word…no difference, none whatsoever. Honestly, that’s just wrong but you know which headline never ceases to amaze, amuse and annoy me…The National Ledger. They always…always find a way to tie JA with any article they have about AJ & BP…they’ll have something ridiculous as "Jen has the last laugh: Jolie was terrified of Birth and will adopt" and you the reader, are left shaking your head wondering where it all went so horribly wrong.
#161 j,No Angelina didn’t say a year or so,I was guessing at least a year due to the fact Z isn’t potty trained.They have 2 kids in diapers.
Happy Birthday, Estelle! Hope you have a wonderful day.Don’t know if anyone posted this.http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/19/the-other-man-in-angelinas-life/
# 155 | African Girl-click on this to get AJ’s TV scheduleyou are ahead of us 2 hours or 3 ?…if we are at 10:00 pm/8pm central/7pmET…I think you should check the local time or get on CNN website, I’m sure they will have the time zone things figure out for us…LOLhttp://www.tv-now.com/stars/jolie.html…I’ll be back in an hour…
Happy Birthday Estelle! =)I too hope that the majority of the interview is focused on the topic of refugees. I’m sure Anderson will do his part to steer the interview in the right direction. Glad that she chose someone like AC to give an interview to and the reason for why she decided to give an interview. Refugees. Can’t wait for the interview tomorrow and try to check out some of the other coverage on Refugees since they are spending a whole day on it. I’m a news junkie so it’s gauranteed CNN will be on for the whole day. hehe. =)
# 162 | African Girl | - I totally hear you AG, that why most of the times and don’t click on some of those sites. I go for my BAMZS news on JJ, Bradforums and Souliejolie and People.Com, the rest to me, can just go to hell for all I care.Are you in Chicago? If so, I think AC comes on at 9PM local time, because isn’t Chicago one hour behind New York
I am not sure if you have seen this, but I am not lurking and thought this is so beautiful and wanted to share, check it out: http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/19/the-other-man-in-angelinas-life. Brad is so lucky, she is an amazing woman! What can I say.
# 168 | **** |Angelina looks gorgeous and it’s so cute that she is carrying Maddox’s backpack. All the comments were positive too except one who seems to be still stuck in the past. Love Angie’s purple dress. Beautiful and simple. I’ll stop praising now cause I need to swoon. lol.
What is going on with this site taday?I am having problems with my posts.I just read the added Anderson Cooper’s blog post and Angelina made the following comment"Next,we’ll adopt….It’s going to be the balance of what would be best for Mad and Z right now."Anyone with 2 brain cells who read that comment would know Angelina and Brad will take some time before adopting or having any more childern.
Angie look good with AC. Watch out Brad. Just kidding. If Angie can’t make AC go back to the other side, if you know what I mean, then no woman can. Oh I wish. He is so hot. A girl can dream.
If Angie can’t make AC go back to the other side, if you know what I mean, then no woman can. Oh I wish. He is so hot. A girl can dream. # 171 | me |————————————————–LOL, I know what you mean
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie insist they have no plans to wed in the immediate future. "There is nothing in the air. The focus is the kids, and we are obviously extremely committed to the children and as parents together. So that kind of says it for us, and to have a ceremony on top of it is nothing," Angelina Jolie said at joint press conference in Namibia, couple’s first public appearance since the birth of their daughter Shiloh Nouvel.Earlier Angelina Jolie said they would marry eventually if their children want the ceremony. She says, "We will never marry… I’ve been divorced twice, so it’s not something we’re considering." Before having baby Shiloh, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt became parents to two adopted children. American courts take the issue of adopting children very seriously, and one source said that the process is more binding than marriage - you cannot divorce an adopted child. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can someone tell me if Angie said "We will never marry………She says, "We will never marry… I’ve been divorced twice, so it’s not something we’re considering." and if she did when and where.Seems the media is taking the "not married" jabs now.Thanks.
169… doesn’t she. She is so simple and gorgeous. People will learn to love this woman, she is very unique and we are very lucky to watch two people madly in love rock our world. I am swooning too! Who cares about the one negative comment. Whoever it is, will come around… the comments are getting softer… slowly but surely!
fresh threads! oh goody! i can’t wait until tomorrow night! who knew i’d ever be excited about watching cnn?
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