Thursday, June 14, 2007

Angelina Jolie Supports Freedom of the Press, Kinda Sorta...

Brad Pitt's sexpot squeeze really knows how to contradict herself.

In the movie "A Mighty Heart", Jolie plays Mariane Pearl, the widow of Daniel Pearl. If you remember, Pearl was the reporter from the Wall Street Journal who was kidnapped and decapitated by pro-Taliban extremists in Pakistan.

The premiere of the film was last night, and it was meant to support the organization "Reporters Without Borders".

However, last night, Jolie placed a huge fence around her borders, and journalists were told to sign a contract before speaking with Angelina. In the contract, it stated that...

- The interview could only be for the purpose of promoting the film.
- No part of the interview could be used in conjunction with any other stories about Angelina.
- No questions about Jolie's personal life, if these questions are asked, Jolie can terminate the interview immediately.
- If any violations occurred, the tape of the interview would not be released to the interviewer.
- Also, if any violations occurred, it would "cause Jolie irreparable harm" and would open up the possibility of lawsuits from Jolie against the interviewer.

Jolie initially told Paramount Pictures to ban all Fox News affiliates from covering the premiere. Paramount declined to oblige. What's interesting is that Fox News Channel reviewed the movie when it premiered at Cannes, and showered the movie (and Jolie's performance) with praise and positive remarks.

Reporters from USA Today, Associated Press, and other news organizations declined to sign the agreement. As one reporter asked, "Who does she think she is?"

Of course, given that she orchestrates the photos of her and her kids in People magazine...and has supported such dictators like former Namibian President Sam Nujoma, who heavily censors the press in his nation (calling them "the enemy", among other things), it's not surprising that Jolie also wants to censor the press around her for her own image.

What a surprise, another Hollywood elitist who crows about conservatives "taking away our freedoms"...contradicting themselves left and right.

No comments: