Angelina Jolie & Marianne Pearl: Worst People to Plan a Playdate
Marianne Pearl, the wife of the slain Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, and Angelina Jolie (she plays her in the upcoming film A Mighty Heart) sits down with Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive for an interview at Angelina’s home. Here are some fun excerpts:
CINDI LEIVE: So Mariane, you started to tell me the story of how you guys initially met, which to my surprise had absolutely nothing to do with A Mighty Heart.
MARIANE PEARL: One day a few years ago, I was alone in New York with Adam, still having a rough time [after Danny’s death]. I read an interview with Angie in a magazine, about her and Maddox and her life as a single mom. And I thought, this woman could be my friend…. I’d never experienced anything like that before in my life. It was something in her tone, in the answers that she gave. I felt also that Maddox and Adam [then both about three] could be good friends. So I sent her a note saying, do you want to have a playdate?
ANGELINA JOLIE: And I, on the other side of it, had been aware of you through the time that everything went down. I remember being amazed by your courage and your grace…. And when I got the note, I was thrilled. Later I realized that Mariane and I are the two worst people to plan a playdate in the history of playdates.
CL: Why?
AJ: Because she hates the phone as much as I do. So it almost didn’t happen! But when it finally did, I remember being really nervous, thinking, she’s such an intelligent European woman—what are we going to do together? So we went to this serious, European, existential play—it seemed like the right thing [and it was supposed to be OK for kids]. But Adam and Mad got antsy, and finally halfway through, to each other’s relief, we were both like, do you want to get out of here? And we ran out and went back to Mariane’s place….
MP: We cooked pasta; it was actually good. And then we started talking about changing the world…
AJ: …and about all the things we were passionate about. Her instincts were right—we did have so much in common. And all the kids are great friends now. Zahara is madly in love with Adam.
The June 2007 issue of Glamour hits newsstands nationwide on May 8. Check out more of the Angelina/Mariane article with Glamour here. You can check our Pearl’s global diary here.








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piper, with a low Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 6:54 pm - flag comment
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piper with a low you own me a new monitor and keyboard. You have me SOTS on everything.
Your latest comments have been priceless and ICAM about Brad and his hands on Angie’s behind.
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think positive! Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 6:59 pm - flag comment
I would gladly understood your point if you where actually making a point but you don’t. Did I ever said that I knew where Ethan Hawek was??? No. I simply said that he wasn’t in the screening of the documentary because he wasn’t.
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My point again. How do you KNOW he wasn’t there? How do we know Angie wasn’t dancing? But yes, I guess I missed the part where you said it was cool that Angie was dancing and having fun. I don’t see anything wrong with it at all.
Brad will come out when he wants to.
Geez…he is not a caged animal.
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No Says
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You dont have a friend here, that’s for sure. Oh, what about this special screen name you used to befriend everyone? Oh, i guess it’s not time to come out yet !!!
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No Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 7:07 pm - flag comment
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I know he wasn’t there simply because there are no pictures of him being there or any article of a an outlet that covered the screening at Tribeca mentioned his name. And again I never said that I know that Angie wasn’t dancing because nobody knows. And I don’t find anything bad with it either.
TP, Please ignore. She will repeat same thing.
Sorry NO, but if she had really said or meant those things, she should have stopped the gossip and nasty comments about how Angie STOLE her role. If she and her rep can make comments about other gossip like how she didnt have a nose job or boob job, or isnt dating some camera man or whoever it was…they should have the decency to set the record straight on things like this…
They didnt want to because it was not in Jen’s best interest. That is why I think she is dishonest..(one reason).
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Ike, I agree with you. Jen would go and refute rumor about no boob job, no new nose, no dating with cameraman. But she would not clear any rumor benefitting Brad. This woman (Jen) may look non-threatening, but she is POISON.
She has 110M, but never give back. Instead she used the money to buy the GLADD award. That’s why I dont like her.
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konnitiwa Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 7:16 pm - flag comment
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I won’t respond again konnitiwa. Case closed.
I guess you all haven’t read “The New Prohabition”. Any woman who is a mother and have a significant other man in their lives is not allowed to look at, smile but worst of all DANCE with another man. If a woman disobeys this new prohabition the punishment will be very severe and will be enforced immediately :-)
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kearnie Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 7:11 pm - flag comment
Brad will come out when he wants to.
Geez…he is not a caged animal.
LMAO. Let’s not try to reason with these people. Logic is a alien concept to some people here.
Thanks Jared for the thread and the picture. Keep up the good work.
blah blah blah you no it all
What a beutiful friendship. Here’s a real woman who reached out to another real woman. Thanks JJ for the article.
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MIAM Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 6:51 pm - flag comment
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I know.
Should Angelina have waited for Kevin Bacon to give her the ‘all clear’ or something?
Brad is running for monthly Hello hottie and is running last:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/vote/mostattractiveman/month/index.html?presentar=resultado
Susie: You are so sweet sending me a copy of People mag. Thanks….Sorry if I couldn´t respond you before…I´m at work now…Talk to you later….
prohibition not prohabition.
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PHDiva Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 7:16 pm - flag comment
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No Says
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You dont have a friend here, that’s for sure. Oh, what about this special screen name you used to befriend everyone? Oh, i guess it’s not time to come out yet !!!
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Special screen name? You are telling me I have no friends here then telling me I have befriended someone?
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to think positive Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 7:36 pm - flag comment
blah blah blah you no it all
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LMAO!!! And your problem is? :lol:
Guys, let’s stop with responding to trolls. They are only after one thing and that is to bait. We managed to not respond to them earlier on and we can still go ahead and do so. The thread is so much more interesting when the trolls are ignored.
TO ALL THOSE THAT HAVE YET, EVERYONE READ THE BOOK “A MIGHTY HEART”, ITS A VERY GOOD READ. IM VERY GLAD TO KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BRAD THAT REALY GOT HER THE PART, BUT MOSTLY HER FRIENDSHIP WITH MS PEARL.
LOVE BAMPZS.
Pittwatch has a new poster from AMH. It is a quiet , non-hype type. After reading these two’s Glamour interview, I think the movie studio is sensitive to Mariane’s intention of writing that book. There is no melodrama look on that poster.
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explore Says:
April 30th, 2007 at 11:06 am - flag comment
Interesting that if y’all truly believed in Jolie’s supposed “goodness” it would presuppose you’d feel the same way about others who do much more than her as well. Where’s the constant worship for them? Matt Damon has campaigned tirelessly for Darfur and is again on this thread calling attention to Darfur - if that was Jolie on that thread, you’d all be clamouring to post how much of a saint she is 150 times a day - how many posts are there on Damon’s thread about his *true* altruism? Only a handful - which tells me that it’s not the actual good deeds you salivate about, it’s the ridiculous unrealistic perception you cling too about Jolie holding her up, for some unknown reason to a standard that is only real in your mind. Because reality is much different.
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THE TOP 50 CHARITABLE STARS
Elton John $155M
(a passionate campaigner for AIDS awareness, Sir Elton John created The Elton John AIDS Foundation and hosts many star studded social events throughout the year, including his annual White Tie and Tiara Ball. Elton contributes massively to this cause. He has helped raise over $155M since he launched his foundation 15 years ago. Elton’s Oscar party this year alone raised 4.3M)
Bono $150M
(Is there a more inspirational humanitarian than Bono-Sir Paul Hewson? Bono donated $150M for the ONE campaign. Bono also co-founded DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade Africa) and co-organized global charity concert Live 8 in 2005)
Bob Geldof $130M
(Sir Bob Geldof created global charity concerts Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 in 2005. He has provided millions for charity relief in Africa)
Sheryl Crow $122M
(this breast cancer survivor lends her support to the City of Hope cancer charity. The PSA which Sheryl recorded was heard by 38 million people. Sheryl also works with The Dream Foundation to help those affected by terminal illness, as well as Help USA, to aid the homeless)
Paul Newman $100M
(Paul and his wife, Joanne Woodward, have pledged million through The Newman’s Own Foundation. He also created the extraordinary Hole in the Wall Gang Camps for children with cancer which are a tremendous success story)
Michael J. Fox $90M
(after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1991, the actor created The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000 to find a cure. It has funded over $90M of research for the disease)
Lance Armstrong $90M
(The Lance Armstrong Foundation has raised tens of millions for cancer research and rehab, including more than $55M from the sale of his yellow bracelets)
Oprah Winfrey $60M
(has donated over $50M to charity alone in 2005. She recently she opened an Academy For Girls in South Africa, as well as donated $10M to Hurricane Katrina relief)
Jay Leno $50M
(works with Keep Memory Alive, a foundation for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. Jay also asked his talk show guests to autograph a motorcycle that was auctioned for over $500K for Hurricane Katrina relief)
Katie Couric $28M
(works with the EIF National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance after losing her husband, Jay, to the disease in 1998.)
Ellen DeGeneres $20M
(supports The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and America’s Second Harvest to help fund the hungry. Ellen also donates her time and funding to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation)
Harry Connick Jr. $18M
(a New Orleans native, Harry has been significant in the Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery efforts there. He insured the NBC telethon was such a huge success, and later set up Musicians’ Village in the city, worked with Habitat for Humanity, and released records of his own to raise funds
Denis Leary $8M
(supports families and widows of firefighters in Boston, New York, and New Orleans through The Leary Firefighters Foundation)
Arnold Schwarzenegger $5.6M
(The California Governor and sports enthusiast helps The Inner-City Games Foundation and The Special Olympics, created by his in-laws, the Kennedy-Shrivers. He also pledged $4.1M to the Twin Towers Fund. and has worked to raise money for Nelson Mandela’s children’s fund in Africa)
Jessica Simpson $5.2M
(raises money for kids in orphanages in Mexico, and a vocal campaigner for Operation Smile, which provides surgery for children with facial deformities)
David & Victoria Beckham $4M
(hosted several high profile events to support various UK charities. Their Full Length and Fabulous charity event alone in 2006 raised $4M for UNICEF)
Brad Pitt $3.4M
(in addition to his work with The Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which he created with actress, Angelina Jolie, and the white wrist banded ONE campaign, Brad is helping Global Green to build eco-friendly housing in battered areas of New Orleans)
Angelina Jolie $3.2M
(works as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), and supports Worldwide Orphans Foundation, founded by good friend, Dr. Jane Aronson. Also created The Jolie-Pitt Foundation with actor, Brad Pitt)
Wyclef Jean $3M
(launched Yéle Haiti in 2005 to improve health, education and community development in the country of Haiti)
Nicolas Cage $3M
(donated $2M to provide rehab for child soldiers. He also supports the homeless charity Chrysalis, and gave $1M to help victims of Hurricane Katrina)
Madonna $3M
(created the Raising Malawi charity which funds six orphanages in Malawi, Africa . Madoonna also supports Children of Peace to help bring Israeli and Palestinian children together, as well as the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR)
Jon Bon Jovi $3M
(donated to the people fighting genocide in Darfur in the African county of Sudan, and is an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity)
Leonardo DiCaprio $2.5M
(the eco-friendly actor, a good friend of former Vice President of the United States and green activist Al Gore, created The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to raise awareness of environmental issues)
Jackie Chan $2M
(The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation was created in 1988 to help young people in dire straits to achieve their dreams. He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and intends to leave his fortune to charity after his death)
Sean Combs $2M
(supports the ONE campaign, The Children’s Hope Foundation, and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, among other causes, and has donated $1M to Hurricane Katrina relief)
Sting $2M
(created The Rainforest Foundation with his wife, Trudie Styler, in 1989. A 2006 concert featuring Sheryl Crow and Lenny Kravitz helped to raise $2M for the fund. Sting also works with MusiCares to help members of the music community in need, especially in New Orleans post Hurrican Katrina)
Steven Speilberg $1.5M
(The director works with The Righteous Persons Foundation and founded the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. He also contributed to Hurricane Katrina relief)
Will and Jada Smith $1.25M
(The Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation donates millions of dollars to aid inner city development and youth education)
George Clooney $1M
(traveled with his father, Nick, to the Sudan, Africa, rallied senators, and spoke at the United Nations about the genocide in the country’s Darfur region)
Celine Dion $1M
(supports The American Red Cross and has been a patron of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation since 1993. She began raising awareness of the disease in 1982 after her cousin died from it)
Heather Mills $1M
(works to clear landmines and rehabilitate survivors through the Adopt-a- Mindfield organization. Heather is also a passionate animal rights activist and stands against fur trade and seal hunting in particular)
Sandra Bullock $1M
(donated to Hurricane Katrina relief fund)
Paul McCartney $950K
(Sir Paul McCartney is a longtime passionate advocate for Animal Rights, and supports Adopt-a-Minefield campaign, as well as pledged to a tsunami relief fund. Paul was also a major advocate in the Live 8 global charity concerts)
Kevin Bacon $550K
(created the web site SIXDEGREES.ORG which links to over one million charity web sites and enables visitors to donate online)
George Lopez $500K
(spokesman for The National Kidney Foundation (after having a kidney transplant himself). George’s celebrity golf tournaments also generate funds for charity)
Molly Sims $400K
(raises money for a Mexican orphanage through Friends of El Faro. Molly also used her connections to help inspire sponsership from Microsoft and Covergirl for this charity)
Richard Gere $400K
(supports Meals on Wheels Association of America. He also donates $100K per year to run an orphanage for HIV infected children in India)
Julianne Moore $350K
(research and cure advocate for the genetic disorder and The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance)
Nicole Kidman $325K
(supports breast cancer charities, the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Australia. Nicole is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and travels the world to promote their cause)
Hilary Duff $250K
(donated $250K to The American Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina and works with USA Harvest to provide meals for people in need)
Pamela Anderson $200K
(passionate advocate and has lent her considerable support to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and their campaigns against seal hunting and the fur trade. Recently traveled to Russia for PETA)
Scarlett Johansson $185K
(assists Oxfam projects in India and Sri Lanka. Scarlett also supports Clothes Off Our Back and the RED campaign to fight AIDS in Africa)
Charlize Theron $180K
(This South African actress launched The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, and supports animal rights group PETA, as well as fighting AIDS for amFAR)
Salma Hayek $75K
(lobbied the Senate in her role as the national spokesperson for the Avon Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program, and has given over $75K to domestic violence shelters in her Mexican hometown of Coatzacoalcos and nearby Monterrey)
Nick Lachey $65K
(supports the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs)
Ricky Martin $60K
(UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and worked for Habitat for Humanity to rebuild Thailand following the 2004 tsunami. His Ricky Martin Foundation fights for children’s rights)
Halle Berry $60K
(ambassador for The Diabetes Aware Campaign and supports The Jenesse Center in LA to help battered women)
Shakira $55K
(after helping childrein in her home country of Columbia, South America, was made a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador)
Eva Longoria $50K
(national spokeswoman for PADRES Contra El Cancer (Parents Against Cancer)
Hilary Swank $45K
(taught English to children in India for United Planet, an organization that supports impoverished communities throughout the world.)
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That’s nice. I’m sure they have their own threads somewhere in cyberspace. No one ever said Angelina is the only one doing anything. She’s only 31. But we are not just fans becasue of her charity, we like her as a person, as a mother, find her to be one of a few interesting people in Hollywood, her unusual beauty, like her movies and he sense of style. She is living proof that you don’t have to be a homely mother theresa type to be a humanitarian.
nice find jared… kewl
Since they met first before Angie was together with Brad, I think it was around 2003-2004. Isn’t it amazing that Angie never says who she is freindly with.
Another things is there seems so many things cross connected with Angie and Brad even before they met for MMS. It is really fate.
I really love to see AMH and her documentary (place in time?). I hope that someone put the documatary film on youtube or somewhere that everybody can easily watch.
Andromeda- I hope it doesn’t take too long to get to you :)
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