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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is a US-born actress, film director, screenwriter and producer known for her political commitment to humanitarian causes.

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Screenshot of posts with fake quote "The moon is more useful than the sun, since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day, when it's already light out." with pictures of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Lauren Boebert

Fact check: How to spot fake quotes on social media?

DW's fact-checking team explains how to find out if a statement of a celebrity shared on social media is true or not.
Digital WorldJune 5, 2024
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Cancer prevention: Would you want AI to predict your fate?

What happens if an AI test predicts we carry a disease-causing gene mutation?
ScienceOctober 6, 2023
Angelina Jolie listening to a local woman in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in 2005

Angelina Jolie ends role as UN special envoy after 20 years

The American actress will no longer serve as a special envoy for the UN's refugee agency.
MigrationDecember 16, 2022
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Brad Pitt: Acting's great all-rounder

Before his new thriller, "Bullet Train," Brad Pitt has displayed his diverse talents across more than 30 films.
CultureJuly 19, 202211 images
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Chloe Zhao's 'Eternals' banned in Gulf countries

Marvel's most diverse superhero lineup starring Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan and Salma Hayek features a gay kissing scene.
FilmNovember 5, 20219 images
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Chloe Zhao, the director reinventing US cinema

The Oscar-nominated director of "Nomadland" has cast the Road Movie in a new light and will revisit the Marvel universe.
FilmApril 23, 2021
Rachel Stewart - Meet the Germans

German film & TV: Tatort, dubbing & the German Hollywood

Rachel Stewart investigates German TV and cinema – and catches up with the German voice of Angelina Jolie!
FilmMay 28, 202005:29 min
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Venezuelan exodus at 4 million since 2015

Four million Venezuelans have fled their crisis-torn homeland in little over four years, say UN aid agencies.
PoliticsJune 7, 2019
Angelina Jolie in a head veil, speaking ot young children in refugee camp

Spotlight on sexual violence in conflict

As part of its month-long presidency at the UN Security Council, Germany opens debate on sexual violence in conflict.
CultureApril 23, 2019
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Germany and Jolie demand action on war rape

Germany's foreign minister and Angelina Jolie want more to be done to combat sexual violence in warzones.
PoliticsApril 23, 2019
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie during her visit to the Old City in West Mosul

Jolie draws focus to refugee funding shortfall

Angelina Jolie was visiting the Domiz Camp in Iraq, home to 33,000 refugees displaced by the Syrian war.
ConflictsJune 18, 2018
Rohingya women look out of a shelter in a refugee camp

'Rape a key feature' in campaign against Rohingya

The allegations come just days after Myanmar's army denied all charges of rape and killings by security forces.
ConflictsNovember 16, 2017
Photo collage: Harvey Weinstein (middle) and women accusing him of sexual harassed (Copyright: getty images / picture-alliance)

The Harvey Weinstein effect

News, background and comment on the widening sexual harassment scandal surrounding Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
CultureOctober 30, 2017
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@dwnews - Harvey Weinstein accusers take to social media to share their stories

CultureOctober 13, 201703:48 min
Schauspielerinnen Angelina Jolie & Gwyneth Paltrow

More actresses come forward in Weinstein case

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has denied the latest sexual abuse allegations leveled in a New Yorker article.
CrimeOctober 10, 2017
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Angelina Jolie reveals health problems

In a Vanity Fair interview, the star opened up about her difficult past year after her split from Brad Pitt.
CultureJuly 27, 2017
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Brad Pitt reveals shocking details about personal life

The celebrity revealed details about his problems with alcohol, the end of "Brangelina" and his love of therapy.
CultureMay 4, 2017
Kambodscha Gedenken an die Opfer des Roten Khmer Regimes

Tackling its traumatic past

One of the biggest movies yet on the Khmer Rouge regime's atrocities in Cambodia will be launched this weekend.
PoliticsFebruary 17, 2017
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FBI 'evaluating' Brad Pitt incident

US investigators say they're gathering details of an alleged airborne incident involving actor Brad Pitt and his family.
September 23, 2016
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My picture of the week | Brangelina and the burden of fame

Brangelina's break-up gets more attention than some terror attacks. Do we have a right to judge, asks DW's Kate Müser.
SocietySeptember 22, 201601:36 min
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Jolie-Pitt split prompts separation of wax figures

Madame Tussauds museums have moved two wax figures of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to mirror the couple's separation.
September 21, 2016
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The rise and fall of Brangelina

Brangelina break-up
September 20, 20168 images
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Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

According to the TMZ, the 41-year-old Hollywood star is seeking custody of their six children.
September 20, 2016
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Angelina Jolie Pitt turns Masters professor

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Pitt is to join the London School of Economics (LSE) for a new masters program.
May 24, 2016
Angelina Jolie speaking at the event on migration

UN's Jolie warns of refugee system breakdown

UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie warns of a "race to the bottom" among countries competing to be tough on migration.
May 16, 2016
Angelina Jolie with refugees Reuters/M. Karagiannis

Actress Angelina Jolie visits Greek refugee camp

Film star Angelina Jolie travels to Greece to bring attention to the plight of thousands of refugees crowded in camps.
March 17, 2016
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt star in "By the Sea", Copyright: Photo/Merrick Morton/Universal Pictures

13 memorable moments in Angelina Jolie's career

Angelina Jolie has directed and stars in "By the Sea." Here are some highlights of her prolific career.
December 10, 2015
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Angelina Jolie's career highlights

Angelina Jolie releases her third film as a director, "By the Sea." Here are a few highlights of her prolific career.
CultureDecember 10, 201513 images
Syria: Jisr al-Shughour

Anti-regime advance in Syria

Anti-regime groups have made gains in a joint offensive on a bastion of Syria's government.
April 24, 2015

Remove breasts first, then the ovaries?

Angelina Jolie has undergone surgery to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
March 25, 2015
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Angelina Jolie has ovaries removed over cancer risk

Film actress Angelina Jolie says she's had her ovaries removed. The 39-year-old says it was to avoid cancer risk.
March 24, 2015
Brad Pitt has been nominated for the "Keeper of the German Language" title.

And the nominees are...

Brad Pitt has second love: and her name is Germany.
December 19, 2014
UNHCR startet Kampagne gegen Staatenlosigkeit

UNHCR takes on statelessness

Desmond Tutu and Angelina Jolie have lent celebrity to a campaign to highlight the "devastating lifelong consequences of statelessness" for more than 10 million people. The campaign hopes to end the problem in a decade.
November 4, 2014
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Top Earnings Actresses 2014: Shift Ranking of August 5

1. Sandra Bullock €38 million / 2. Jennifer Lawrence €25.4 million / 3. Jennifer Aniston €23.1 million / 4. Gwyneth Paltrow €14.2 million / 5. Angelina Jolie €13.4 million Source: Forbes
August 5, 2014
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'The shame is on the aggressor'

Actress Angelina Jolie has called for "real commitment" and "proper protection for vulnerable people" to bring an end to sexual violence in conflict zones. The four-day summit in London even attracted papal interest.
June 11, 2014
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Fending off cancer

Angelina Jolie's preventative mastectomy does not surprise some who have undergone the procedure.
May 15, 2013
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Actress Angelina Jolie leaves Lancaster House after attending the G8 Foreign Minsters' conference on April 11, 2013 in London, England. G8 Foreign Ministers are holding a two day meeting where they will discuss the situation in the Middle East; including Syria and Iran, security and stability across North and West Africa, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and climate change. British Foreign Secretary William Hague will also highlight five key policy priorities. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Jolie has double mastectomy

Oscar-winning US actress Angelina Jolie has said she underwent a preventive double mastectomy. She chose the surgery after learning she carried a gene that makes it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.
May 14, 2013
US director and actress Angelina Jolie arrives for the premiere of the movie 'In The Land Of Blood And Honey' during the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 11 February 2012. The movie is presented in the section Panorama Special at the 62nd Berlinale running from 09 to 19 February. Photo: Jens Kalaene dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Get real

A typical day doesn't include five orgasms, 17 murders and a revolution, except at the Berlinale.
February 13, 2012
Actress Diane Kruger arrives on the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Berlinale

Berlin's red carpet

Berlin's 62nd Film Festival started Thursday with a host of international movie titles making their world premier. Attracting record audiences, the competition will screen 400 titles over the next 10 days.
February 9, 2012
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Permission granted

Actress Angelina Jolie may now shoot her controversial film set at the start of the Bosnian War.
October 19, 2010
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Film permit denied

Angelina Jolie's debut directing project has hit a hurdle due to concerns from Bosnian war victims.
October 15, 2010

Silver Screen

Officials confirm what the paparazzi show: Berlin's filmmaking scene is flush with new activity.
August 14, 2007

World-Shaping Angies

A politician, an ex-soccer player, a businessman and a pope -- all Germans -- walk into a bar. The barman looks at them and asks: "What is this? Unsexiest People Alive?" "No," they respond. "We rock the world."
May 1, 2006

Davos Succumbs to Star Power

Movers and shakers from business and politics at this year's World Economic Forum in Switzerland were pushed to one side, as international celebrities added combating poverty and AIDS to the agenda.
January 30, 2005