Then, she referred to her daughter, Shiloh, as a To further the damage, Angelina turned her mother s death into a publicity-courting event, posing for several pictures as she went to collect her mother s belongings. The pictures soon appeared on covers of all the tabloid magazines. Still not getting sympathy, Angelina adopted an orphan from Vietnam to join her other adopted children from Cambodia and Africa.
As expected, she used her latest child for several photo ops. To top it all off, Jolie tried to have reporters banned from asking her personal questions at the premiere of causing several large news organizations to pull out altogether. The person to feel sorry for in all this is Mariane Pearl, who hoped her story about the events leading up to the death of her journalist husband Daniel Pearl, as well as the fallout afterwards, would be seen and talked about.
It s a tragic story about a fallen journalist which will forever be marred by its association with an image of a fallen movie star. It s almost as bad as it would be if Angelina Jolie was cast as Princess Diana, a woman Angelina tried so hard, but ultimately failed, to emulate. One could certainly blame the low turnout for on the subject matter, pointing out that it is too depressing to be released during the early summer.
But one can also point to Angelina s falling popularity. One can read Internet forums, (which one year ago were praising Angelina s every move) to see that she is losing fans. I have encountered more than one person who didn t want to see this film solely because Angelina Jolie was involved.
They missed a good film, but can you blame their preconceived notions?
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