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India has had it with Angelina Jolie
By Stone Martindale Oct 16, 2006, 3:25 GMT
Brad Pitt (R) and Angelina Jolie travel with their adopted son Maddox in a three-wheeler autorickshaw in the western Indian city of Pune October 8, 2006. REUTERS/Stringer
India first was charmed, but now Pune residents are growing a bit weary of the American super couple known as "Brangelina" who defaulted to shooting in Pune instead of Pakistan for safety reasons.
They can wrap this movie up anytime, "A Mighty Heart" is filming in India for one of the locations, and since the famous elusive couple has landed, it has been rough seas.
Since arriving in India last week, Angelina Jolie has been the indirect cause of a motorist involved hit-and-run accident, a paparazzi choking and a paparazzi slugout.
News media reports out of India are reporting the Indian police will be heightening security measures for the actress after a car in her convoy collided with a motorcycle Wednesday, causing minor injuries to the rider.
Nineteen-year-old Mittal Rawat told police the car sped away after hitting him in an effort to avoid a swarm of paparazzi.
Allegedly the actress was not among the passengers in the vehicle, which was carrying crew members from A Mighty Heart, police said.
Local production company Kailash Picture Company, which is managing the film's shooting schedule in India, said the collision was minor and had been "blown out of proportion," police have said they are "not taking this incident lightly."
"We have increased the security for Ms. Jolie to see that incidents like this do not happen again.," R.S. Khaire, a police officer in the western city of Pune, told Reuters.
A case has been filed against the driver of the vehicle and the number of officers accompanying Jolie on location will be increased, police said.
Jolie plays Mariane Pearl, the bi-racial widow of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, in the film being produced through Plan B production company.
On Friday, a freelance AP photographer said he was punched in the face and threatened at gunpoint by guards on the set of A Mighty Heart after he approached Jolie to give her his business card.
Earlier one of Jolie's bodyguards grabbed a paparazzo by the throat after he refused to lower his camera. The incident was captured on tape and broadcast by an Indian television station.
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I do not see the pair as you...
Brad and Angelina have done quite a few good works also. And this film 'A Mighty Heart' itself is a very nice project to work on. In one of my posting (http://leon.2admire.com/) I have few of the good works of Jolie kindly have a look to understand them more
They should be more tactful and respectful in the way they treat the media, instead of trying to hide from them, they should just give them what they want and soon the media will leave them alone. Evading the media just increase the frenzy and leads to unncessary drama.
I have to agree with one of the comments made, both Jolie n Pitt have to make it a point to manage their thug bodyguards, n since they are media figures, both of them should placate the media people covering them.
Don't go trying to save the orphans of the world, when one has thugs to punch out photogs??? so what if photos are taken off them??? Big deal!!!.
Everyone has to eat.
My husband, who is no big fan of them, tells me that Jolie is the biggest exploiter of her 2 adopted kids.
He says- 'You never see Shiloh do u?- to see Shiloh, you have to pay.'
I have to agree with him.
He adds on 'You always see them with Maddox n Z, the greatest exploitation of children that I have ever seen.'
I have to agree with him, as well.
Jolie NEVER SMILES when photogs are taking photos of her, in public, ONLY when she has to promote her own agendas.
Jolie should seek some PR advise, as she is OBNOXIOUS.
and I am a fan of them both.
Love them both... great respect for them....
Just one advice -- best followed earliest -- change the bodyguard!!!
He's ruining the image of two perfectly wonderful persons.... keeping him in this job is just giving a violent psycho justification for his acts.
...so have we...
'My husband, who is no big fan of them, tells me that Jolie is the biggest exploiter of her 2 adopted kids.
He says- 'You never see Shiloh do u?- to see Shiloh, you have to pay.'
I have to agree with him.
He adds on 'You always see them with Maddox n Z, the greatest exploitation of children that I have ever seen.'
I have to agree with him, as well.'
This is to Mary - who posted the comments above.
I am a little curious how your husband is such an expert on Jolie, and the reason that you don't see Shiloh, i would imagine, is because of the crazy photographers that doesn't leave them alone. And as far as the silly comment about having to pay to see her goes, the money they got for that photo spread went to alot of good causes.
Also, the comments about seeing Maddox and Z and her exploiting them. Is she not allowed to walk around with her children in public in case someone would take a photo of them, and people like you calling that exploitation!
Agree with that!
This message is for Mary. Perhaps the reason Shiloh haven't been in the public so much because she is still baby and it doesn't make sense to drag a baby to everywhere they go. Also, the money they made from Shiloh's pictures went to charity. TomKat hasn't shown their baby that much, how come you didn't make any comments a/b them? In addition, if Angelina want to exploit herself, at least she is bringing some attention to the areas where most needed assistance. There are many celebrities who exploit themselves and didn't contribute a darn thing for any good causes. So what if Angelina was wild and did crazy thing, that doesn't make her evil. She was younger and people do crazy thing when they are young. So what if she is wild. Is her life and she should live how she wanted to live. Now she has children and she matured. People change and we should give them a chance. You can dislike/hate a person because some bullshit stories the gossip magazine made up. You don't even know her or Brad Pitt. You made it sound like she is the only person on this entire planet to ever did some crazy thing. There are so many celebrities who are worse than Angelina. People make bad judgement a/b her Angelina because they assume she broke up Jen & Brad marriage based on the gossip magazines. The only people who really know the real truth are Jen, Brad & Angelina. I think is time that people should leave them alone and let them live their lives because I am sure they have move on.
Who is this Mary person?? I agree with Jen & Pokeman! Shiloh is STILL a baby!
Oh My God she's only a few months old! Not to mention the Paparazzi make their money by getting new pictures of hot celebrities including & especially Baby Shiloh or Baby Suri.There are bounties on these baby's heads. Like millions of dollars worth. So the media is getting ugly & more aggressive. It's worse now than it ever was with Princess Diana. Haven't you & your 'not so interested in Brangelina' husband (yeah right he's not obsessed with them)figured that out yet? That's how the Paparazzi make a living by getting the new & latest pictures. Brad & Angelina's bodyguard was too hands on & out of line. But I whole-heartedly agree with Bodyguard taking a stand. No matter what Brangelina do or where they go the media will never ever leave them alone. At least not for NOW or as long as they're together. Mary Note: Unlike Jennifer Aniston, Brangelina do not give interviews on Oprah or other shows on their personal lives AT ALL. Except for the occassional magazine article here & there. THAT'S IT. If they really wanted to exploit their three children & themselves they would have absolutely no problem doing so. I think they're living their lives the best way they can. Frankly, with all the media & public fascination I don't know how Brad & Angelina have lasted this long together.
Angelina Jolie with her fake boobs, lip jobs, adopted kids and her gang is biggest epitome of crass American Materialization. Where grownup men (paparazzi) make money out of picture of 'Brangelina'. The supposedly ultimate object of desire (lust) for all of America.
The Cultural pollution by America has no end. Atleast they should not preach values to others.
Angelina is actually a natural in the boob and lip department.
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April MacIntyre
You tell him April! Vishal consider yourself told!!
Just because so many women in Hollywood have fake body parts doesn't mean what God naturally gave Angelina should be called unreal!
Angie's boobs are real, see Gia, the movie. She is the real thing. She wants her children to be with her and why not. She is a mother. Get over it. We don't live inthe spotlight, thankfully.
GOOD LORD! JUST IMAGINE EVERY TIME YOU STEP OUT OF THE DOOR YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF CAMERAS CLICKING AT YOU!I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT THEY TELL MAD.HE MUST WONDER WHY HE AND HIS PARENTS ARE STALKED ALL THE TIME.I HAVE TWO YOUNG BOYS AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO THE PARK OR ANY TYPE OF OUTTING WITHOUT BEING STALKED IS WONDERFULL!HOW STRESSFULL IT MUST BE FOR THEM.I'M SURE IT MUST TAKE BRAD AND ANGIE ALOT OF PATIENTS NOT TO REACH OUT AND GRAB THOSE GOONS BY THEIR NECKS THEMSELVES!THAT COUPLE ARE DOING SO MUCH FOR THIS SAD LITTLE WORLD AND THIS IS HOW THEY ARE TREATED.I FIND IT SO DISGUSTING !! LETS GIVE THEM AND THEIR SWEET BABIES SOME SPACE. HANG IN THERE! CHERYL
u people are all nuts africa is not the only place to have aids and hunger nor the only place to have the homeless and poor america is just good at hiding there own there are plenty of displaced and orphaned kids in america it is about time that the world stops these people from buying kids like a new pair of shoes. zahara was dragged around from a baby and she was not well but did they leave her at home in the care of a nanny so that she could have peace and a stable place to recover the pair of them and madonna are a big dissapointment they have told all the peodos out there that is u have enought money u can buy kids in africa to do as u please just give the right people the money and u can do as u like i have no respect for pitt as he is just doing what he is told so that he can get into her bed and make a son of his own which he is dying to have why does he not shut up and stay at home. they should have helped the father and the granny to enable them to look after the children so that they could grow up in there own culture and with their families.
I wonder if this Janice person is a racist? Africa is in a CRISIS.YES America & many other countries have serious social problems too. BUT whether we like it or not THEY HAVE SYSTEMS in place UNLIKE AFRICA which has none! A child like Zahara has a better chance of being raped & killed THAN EATING! YUP THAT'S THE REALITY OF AFRICA AS WE SPEAK. Janice go back to your naive existence of ONLY AMERICA MATTERS & TO HELL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD PARTICULARLY THOSE DARKIES FROM AFRICA, RIGHT JANICE???? We don't know about Madonna's motives just yet!But Angelina has always said she wanted to adopt a child from Africa. Also for the record when baby Zahara was adopted, Angelina wasn't even sure if she had Aids. Zahara's mother died from Aids. So Angelina TOOK A BIG CHANCE BY TAKING THE BABY.AND a baby needs to bond with its Mother NOT a Nanny! So Angie taking little Zahara everywhere she goes IS ACTUALLY THE SMARTEST THING TO DO.
I know people are entitled to their opinions BUT where do people like this JANICE person come from, the land of the Stupid? It makes me so mad that people like this are on the PLANET! What is Africa supposed to do if people from the G8 Countries don't help? This is no longer the Politicians problem it's everyone's NOW!
Oprah once said that Women living in America, Canada, England & the other rich Countries are very very lucky but don't know it! I think one of the reasons that Angelina & Brad don't protest when the Paparzzi follow & swarm them is because they realize how fortunate they are in life. Angelina has said many times that once she became A Goodwill Ambassador & travelled to Third World Countries that she would never again take her life for granted. She gets it!! Just being able to take her kids out is still a blessing considering what they would be going through HAD SHE & BRAD NOT ADOPTED THEM.
Life is not fair or right. Being a visible minority anywhere but particularly in a poor Nation means the hardest of life and likely a short life! So Maddox & Zahara have already beaten the odds! WE Women should be grateful to be able to sashay our asses around in North America like it's nobody's business. In most Countries Women are treated worse than animals. Rape & Physical abuse are NOT CONSIDERED WRONG LIKE IN AMERICA BUT A WAY OF LIFE...like in Afghanistan or South Asia. We should stop Bitching & give thanks each day for our lives & that OUR men here in America give us the respect, dignity & choice to get an Education, Work & be Independent!
More than 70% of Women in the world are considered 2nd class citizens. It's mostly Women who live in North America, Western Europe & Australia that enjoy equality!
Despite her reputation as a humanitarian and philanthropist(For which I give her much credit), One can easily get the impression that Jolie's bodyguards are rather brutal, insensitive and have no regard for ordinary people. They almost (I say again, ALMOST) act like the old KGB or Gestapo. Granted, someone in Jolie's position requires security, but those bodyguards of hers can be regarded as either inconsiderate louts or thugs.
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JewelOct 16th, 2006 - 07:39:50
she and her 'gang' cause havoc everywhere they go, and she has the nerve to place judgement on other countries for this or for that. Who the heck does she think she is? And Brad, the mister do-gooder all of a sudden? where was he for the first 42 years? they seem to me to be the biggest hypocrites.
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