All you people who have had your say need to grow up give up on your amatuer psychology and get over yourselves and your worthless opinions. Who are you to assume to know the reasons behind these peoples intentions. Atleast they are doing some good with their fame and fortune which is a whole lot more than can be said for 99% of the vacuous, narcissistic and trully egotistical celebrities out there.
Friday November 2, 2007

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Don't start hatin' on Angelina around Mariane Pearl.
The widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl — whom Jolie,, 31, portrayed in May's A Mighty Heart — has spoken out against critics who bash the actress' prolific political involvement, Radar reports.
"Celebrities are doing the work that journalists are not," she said at a Glamour bash to toast her book In Search of Hope in NYC Thursday. "We can't afford to be cynical about that.
"Can you really strike out against Angie and Bono?" she added. "Sure, there's an opinion backlash. People think they are doing it for some sort of ego trip. But the people who are expressing that opinion? What are they doing?"
Fashion designer Marc Bouwer — who counts Jolie as one of his celeb clients — also rose to Jolie's defense Thursday at a different NYC fuction: the La Dolce Vita New York charity event and auction.
"I think her humanitarian position has just changed the way actresses and people in the industry think about what they can actually do ... to help the world," he said.
Jolie, he said, is also passionate about her clothes (usually, she's dressed in all-black): "She is very selective as to what she wears," he said.
Has he ever dressed the entire Jolie-Pitt clan?
"No, I’ve never dressed the whole family," he told Usmagazine.com.
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she needs to gain some weight and be a real role model...she looks like a sick old man from the neck down.
I dont think you can compare angelina jolie to jennifer aniston...they are obviously very different from each other, so saying that Aniston hasn't changed in 10 years, is what's ignorant. Has it ever occured to you that Anjelina fancies herself a superhero of the third world? Gimme a break...she's just another guilty rich white girl with ISSSUESSSSS. Someone who is that insecure with herself can never hide it. People aren't stupid.
Remember she was once a blood drinking tatooed freak who shared a sex life with billy bob... She is still the same person. I agree with those who say what goes around comes around. They should have never had a child.
Aniston and Pitts relationship were already on the rocks before even Jolie came around, so I totaly think that pitt just lost interest on aniston due to pursuing her career more that having a family - as to what pitt have always wanted. I guess pitt just became unhappy within their marriage.
she is right this time.. at least do good for the world. It is hard to be a celebrity, people will talk about you, blame on you, slur on you like saying your are looking for extramarital relationship on Sugarcupid.com and even say f**king to you.. just ignore them, because you are a celebrity.
Praising her OR not, it does not matter. At least she is doing something good for the world. And I dont think she is bragging anything about it, it is the media/tabloid/photographers that is putting this stories together. Because now she appears to be a humanitarian does not erace her past - true NOTHING eraces your pass, but people should never live in the pass but instead live what is in the future and make changes that can be either to do something about it or nothing at all. People were dying all over Ethiopia, middle east and the politicians did absolutely nothing, just cause Angelina and brad is doing something - theres questioning for doing a good cause?
I've seen people refused to give a 1 freakin dollar to charitys, when they purchased something at Walmart that are like $100's and so on. I can understand that it was wrong that brad left Jennifer aniston - i mean common - isn't that what we see around us in day to day - normal people have rough patches, we see divorce, seperations, no love anymore, no more chemistry - devastating but its LIFE.
Correct me if im wrong - Oprah is millionaire - but chose to help africa, build a school just for girls for $40 million project. which is nice BUT i prefer to say that she should help POOREST country out there who are malnutrition, people that has no clean water... it does not cost $40 million to build a running water does it? It's good to gossip and talk about celebrity's bad behavior(britney,lindsay), celebrity's pass, their good will.. but dont let that affect you OR change your inner you.If someone is doing good, by all means - say hey im glad someone out there is helping - and im wishing there are more celebrity's out there doing so...since i cant afford to do so.
I don't really care what they say they do. I still hate them both. Brad and Angelina belong to each other in that way... I wish more people would express exhaustion with those two and then maybe we can get actual people in the spotlight and not two dried up celebrities such as themselves. Angelina's rotting away to nothing and Brad is as clueless on life as ever... I'm just really sick of it. Plus, they need to stop having, adopting, rescuing.. (WHATEVER)...kids because they're making adoption look bad for everyone.
God, My bother told me this man has a profile at agemingle.com? What does he want there? dating?
brangeloons are psycho-just like their king and queen. Millions of people around the world are dedicated to helping those less fortunate--they just realize the importance of their endevours rather than the importance of getting a ton of media attention. As much as I hate Angelina, you can see the same narcissism in EVERY celebrity. They are told by their publicists/reps to contribute to charities because it helps their IMAGE. Period. When Angelina is rotting in her grave because of some STD she contracted, other celebs will be doing the same work that they were doing before her. Why the H*ll is she soo special?
To 1:29 AM Rumi Says:
Rumi you are absolutely right, well said....
Thanks, 9:49 PM.
Rumi
Who do I have to pay to NEVER read another word about Angelina Jolie again?
RUMI,
Both posts are extremely well put. And right.
Thank you!!!
The fact that one of the world's most controversial couples helped Mariane Pearl to tell the world her story is not what I would describe as the luckiest development in her life. Now she feels obliged to defend a woman whose personal morality has always been open to question for the greater part of her time in the spotlight. I really feel sorry for her.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are simply two beautiful, ultra-rich movie stars who are too much in love with themselves, their reflection in other people’s eyes, their own love story and the product of their love story to realize that something about them might be amiss. Has Angelina ever asked herself why people never spent a single second hurling abuse at Jennifer Aniston when she was married to Pitt? She'd better do that instead of deluding herself that her humanitarian show-offs alone are enough to entitle her to respect. Over the last three years I have seen many people projecting Pitt's and Jolie's deficiencies on Aniston beyond measure! They accuse her of everything that those two were supposed to do and there's no way to persuade them that they have anything to apologize for! One of the most frequent accusations on forums is she never accepted responsibility for the end of her marriage. Hello, she did so in the VF interview! And she is the only person who did so at a time when she had every right not to do it! Pitt and Jolie will never realize how much of their personal comfort they owe to Aniston because if she didn't have so much dignity and integrity, the truth about their shameless making out would be well known everywhere now!
You must be really a fool to believe this Psycho is doing charity work out of the goodness of her heart. She had no man in her life, no movies, no attention. This psycho begged the UN to take her. Now, she does not need the UN as much anymore. By being with Stupitt, she gets all the publicity she wants. She has cancelled moe appearances in 3 months than she has in 3 years before Pitt. Trying to change after a child is another BS. Not long ago after she was accused of having an affair with Pitt, her response was I don't need Brad, I get men delivered to my suite. What a great example for Maddox. All you blind fools choose to believe what you but don't force it on us. We ain't stupid. The Skank's main agenda after Shiloh was born was to get pregnant so she can nail the coffin on Stupitt.
1:03 PM Anonymous Says:
Your comment is so ignorant. I've said this a thousand times, and I'll say it again: Why should it matter that I don't give as much money as a celebrity? Why should it matter that I give of my time instead? Just because a person volunteers at a girls group home, is a big sister, has worked with Habitat for Humanity, volunteered at a local soup kitchen, or donates a portion of their check to United Way - somehow, our donations don't compare with what Angelina Jolie has done?!?!?!? If a person who makes a $100 a month donates 10% of that to charity, their contribution is far more selfless and valuable (in my book) than someone like AJ donating 10% of her paycheck, because it's a little more of a struggle for those who make less to give at all.
Please explain your comment to me. I cannot seem to grasp the concept you're trying to make a case for.
All I can says is that Angelina has done alot of change in her life ever since she had Maddox...having kids can change your life and she has done charity ever since...ask myself/yourself - have you done charity or any good to your neighbor or support and help any poor country? She is trying to make a difference and for someone trashing her humanitarian work is really stupid and have no heart. Look at ourselves/yourselves first before judging anyone!
No one has to tell everyone what they donate to unless they
want too. I think it is terrible to say that anyone that
doesn't approve of Angelina calling the press every time
she does something isn't capable to donating to their own
causes. I donate to many things, St.Judes, SOS, Habitat,
and many other things that are helping people in America.
I don't have millions to give so I prefer to try and help
the people that are trying to get by in this country. Many
have had their houses forclosed on, go to the soup kitchen,
and can't pay their utilites. They have families and are
trying hard to get back on their feet. I feel they need
it as bad as anyone in the world. Our government does
donate billions to other countries in the UN. I love
America and I want it to stay strong, therefore I feel
that I am helping by donating here. Lousiana needs help,
Californa needs help, who to say that is wrong to donate
there.
I would invite everyone who has slammed Angelina for her humanitarian work to please list what they have done recently to help those in need. Seriously, regardless of her motivation, people are being helped. Why do people have a problem with this?
JOURNALISM IS NOT POLITICS: The two are mutually antagonistic, so either that's a misnomer in the headline, or Mariane Pearl does not know what she's talking about.
Succinctly put, if Angelina Jolie would do HER job as an ACTRESS and just ACT WELL, then she wouldn't have to run all over the world - exhausting herself and her family in the process - doing all the other stuff she does in a desperate attempt to redeem herself and get all the attention and approval she craves.
"Questioning motives" is right: Her efforts have everything to do with her own personal publicity and self-gratification, and very little to do with the people she is ostensibly trying to help. "Guilt trip" is more like it.
I guess the developing world should be grateful Angelina Jolie has no talent.
The U.N. is an evil organization, and by supporting it, Angelina Jolie is doing evil. It seeks to usurp the sovereignty of the United States, tax Americans and Westerners in general, redistribute the wealth to small, malicious regimes like Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran, and ultimately enslave us and make us exist by permission. It seeks a "New World Order" composed of one world government, where the small dictator member states can outvote the Western nations and thus impose their will on us. The people that support the U.N. are twisted and have serious emotional problems. Most of them seek political power for themselves to fill the hole in their souls.
:18 PM Anonymous Says:
She has seen has beens use charity to change the public's image . She is so desperate to reinent herself so she's using charity. Guess what, not everyone believes her. She's a power hungry attention getter manipulator.
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are you that stupid? she has been doing humanitarian works for seven years and continuing to do so. why don't you try to do that even for a year....you dumba$$ instead making some stupid judgement that you don't even know about somesone true intention. You insulted the humanitarian who worked with angie because they truly believe in her effort. if she wants to reinvent her public image, she could have done something else instead travel to diseases infected areas, war torned countries, and god know's what else she has to deal with. she has four children. she could have stay home and not leave her children instead of putting her life in danger. you know what you are right not everybody believe. the most important thing is that the humanitarians, the people she helps, bono, and other high-powered people believe in her so who give a bleep if you believe her or not.
Every Saint had a past, and every sinner has a future. Where are you on the path?
1:28 PM get real Says:
I don't think most reasonable people would deny that Angelina HAS done some good, they question her motives for doing it.
She has seen has beens use charity to change the public's image . She is so desperate to reinent herself so she's using charity. Guess what, not everyone believes her. She's a power hungry attention getter manipulator.
This hoe is the biggest fraud. Why is it that she and her boytoy wuss always make a donation when plugging a movie? No matter how she tries so very hard to erase her past, she's still a husband stealer and drug addict brother kisser psycho.
Angelina is a narcissistic witch who w hores her children out for publicity.(period)
"I think her humanitarian position has just changed the way actresses and people in the industry think about what they can actually do ... to help the world,"
What a funny guy!Yeah,everybody in Hollywood just waited for her to appear before deciding to write a check or give time to charities.Ever heard or Audrey Hepburn,Liz Taylor or others.
Almost every actor has his cause,makes a Unicef trip once in a while,creates a fundation...
But don't worry Mr Bouwer,now,you're basically assured she will wear one of your dresses on the red carpet during the season awards (cross your fingers for the Oscars!)


