In the September issue of Elle, of which she is on the cover, the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil star wrote an essay about how universally women are subjugated and persecuted whenever they pursue some form of gender equality.
“Women could be accused of witchcraft for having an independent sex life, for speaking their mind on politics or religion, or for dressing differently,” Jolie explains of how women have been treated through history. “Had I lived in earlier times, I could have been burnt at the stake many times over for simply being myself.”
In line with how Jolie’s character Maleficent was painted as a misunderstood figure in the 2014 film, where she was physically assaulted by a man, Jolie writes “‘wicked women’ are just women who are tired of injustice and abuse. Women who refuse to follow rules and codes they don’t believe are best for themselves or their families. Women who won’t give up on their voice and rights, even at the risk of death or imprisonment or rejection by their families and communities.”
Throughout the essay, Jolie invokes historical figures like Joan of Arc and human rights issues like honor killings to highlight what she sees and instances of women fatally punished for supposedly “wicked” behavior.
Controversial relationship with her brother
Angelina Jolie and her brother James Haven are close and share a good relationship. The duo was once spotted kissing in public and that led to rumours that she was having an affair with her brother James.
Jolie, who is one of the stars of the upcoming Marvel film The Eternals, ends her essay with the hope that more women in the world are able to develop their minds, in spite of the wicked label, starting with her daughters.
Coming Out As Bisexual
After her divorce with Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie starred in a movie titled ‘Foxfire’ with Jenny Shimizu, who is a lesbian. In an interview, Angelina revealed that she was so attracted by Jenny that they ended up dating and then Angelina came out as bisexual.
Licensed Pilot
Daughter of two Hollywood actors, Angelina Jolie knows how to fly a plane. She got her pilot’s license in 2004, which allows her to fly small private planes. She also own a plane name Cirrus SR22.
Global Family
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a total of 6 kids together — Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and Vivienne and Knox, 11. Maddox, Zahara and Pax were adopted from orphanages in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam, respectively. The remaining three are their biological children.
Their oldest child Maddox was adopted when she was still married to Billy Bob Thornton.
Award Winner
Angelina Jolie is two-time Academy winner. She won Best Supporting Actress for her work in ‘Girl, Interrupted’ in 2000 and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2013. She was also nominated for Best Actress for her part in ‘The Changeling’.
Breast Cancer
In 2003, she was told that she has genes that would almost guarantee that she would have breast cancer in future. In order to cure that, she had a double mastectomy (a surgery to remove all breast tissue from a breast as a way to treat or prevent breast cancer) and to make sure she would never have a chance of getting breast cancer.
After her mastectomy, she wrote an article about her experience in the New York Times and became an advocate for Breast Cancer education.
A Tattoo Lover
Angelina Jolie is a tattoo lover. The ‘Maleficent’ actress was used to getting a tattoo for every serious relationship she had. When she was dating Billy Bob Thornton, she had his name tattooed on her shoulder, which was later hidden by her kid’s name which she adopted with her now ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Jolie has at least fourteen tattoos on her body.
Multiple Times Sexiest Woman on Planet title
Angelina Jolie has been voted multiple times in magazines of all over the world as one of the most beautiful and sexy woman on the planet. In 2003, a magazine carried a survey, asking men if they could pick any woman in the world to go on a New Year’s date. A whopping 35% of them mentioned Angelina Jolie, making her the first choice.
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