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Angelina Jolie Rescues Stranded Photographer
Friday June 15, 2007

Angelina Jolie gives Splash photographer James Ambler an amazing ride through New York after his bike breaks down.  June 14, 2007
Angelina Jolie gives Splash photographer James Ambler an amazing ride through New York after his bike breaks down. June 14, 2007.
Aaron St. Clair/Splash News

Angelina Jolie took pity on a member of the paparazzi on Thursday, giving a lift to a photographer whose bike suffered a flat tire.

"She was one of the nicest people I have ever met. And it was one of the most surreal experiences of my life,” said 27-year-old Splash News snapper James Ambler of his 30-minute car ride with the actress.

The London native had been following Jolie on his bicycle -- which allows him to easily move in and out of traffic -- when he accidentally ran over a nail.

"When I realized I'd got a puncture I thought I was going to lose her and not get any pictures."

"The next thing I know, Angelina's car is pulling over,” he said. “Angelina winds her window down and says 'Lance, why don't you jump in the car?'"

The 32-year-old A Mighty Heart star told him that she and her family were so impressed that he was able to keep up with the car, they had nicknamed him Lance after cyclist Lance Armstrong.

"She said, 'We love having you riding alongside us. You're always happy, always smiling. The kids enjoy watching you whizzing along on your bike.'”

Even after he’d climbed into the actress’ car, the photographer remained dumbstruck.

"I got in and said, 'This is so strange'," James recalled. "She just laughed and said, 'Well, it's a strange world we live in.'”

The snapper said Jolie was “really chatty” and asked him questions about himself and his job and where he was from.

She even told him she and boyfriend Brad Pitt, 43, don’t understand why they were such hot property and asked which one of them made the best picture.

"She said, 'Brad and I always wonder which one of us is the priority,'" James revealed.

"She said, 'We just don't understand why people always want to take our picture. We never go out drinking or anything like that.'”

"I just laughed and said 'Well, you are quite popular, Angelina. I don't know how you do it, smiling for the cameras all the time.”

"She just said it was part of the job.”

He concluded: "I think she took a bit of a shine to me. Brad better watch out!"

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