Angelina Jolie opens up about her absurd chickenpox outbreak and Shilohs wardrobe... but avoids question about THAT Sony email insult Angelina Jolie may have had to miss the premiere of her new film, Unbroken, but a case of the chicken pox did nothing to dull the director and actress enthusiasm. In an interview with Today on Friday, the pox-free Angelina, 39, spoke to Al Roker about her movie, her inconvenient illness, and how her children stepped up to help their sick mother. Three of Angelinas six children – 13-year-old Maddox, 11-year-old Pax, and eight-year-old Shiloh - even attended the Los Angeles premiere of Unbroken with father Brad Pitt. Like many others in the media, Roker commented on Shilohs choice of boyish clothes. I loved Shiloh wearing the suit and tie, the Today weatherman noted. Angelina took the comment in stride and added the information that Shilohs wardrobe also honoured Unbrokens central figure, Olympic champion Louis Zamperini. She had Louis shoe on, that he won in 1940, Angelina commented with a proud smile. The young daughter of Angelina and Brad has been in the news since the Unbroken premiere for her fashion choices, although both parents had mentioned in earlier interviews that Shiloh liked to dress in masculine fashions and preferred to be called John. For Angelina, the more important point was that her children helped out while she was home with the chicken pox. Of course it was really fun that my kids took the mantle, Unbrokens director said. They took it very seriously when I said, Youve got to represent mom. Youve got to do this for me. The proud mum pointed out that the childrens love for Zamperini, an athlete and war hero who died in 2014 at the age of 97, also prompted their trip to the red carpet. They were excited about the mission, Angelina said. As for the illness that kept her away from the premiere festivities, Angelina was also very willing to talk about her itchy annoyance. It was so absurd, she said of the chicken pox. During the day before, I was trying to do interviews, and I was like, Whats happening to me? Strange. The Oscar-winning actress and new director had recovered prior to the Friday interview, and she was ready to talk about the inspirational Zamperini. I loved him so much, Angelina said of the late Zamperini. He was really one of the funniest people youd ever meet. So full of life. So aware of the hardest aspects of life. Such enthusiasm for her subject brought some moments of doubt to Angelina as well. I often thought, This is too important. This is too big. I dont know how I got here and I dont want to fail him. While happy to talk about her work and family, Angelina was not interested in commenting on the recent Sony hacking scandal, according to Radar. I asked here... and she didnt want to get into that and we moved on, Roker explained of the choice to avoid the topic in the on-air interview. In a leaked e-mail from Sony, producer Scott Rudin disparaged Angelina, calling her minimally talented and a spoiled brat. Angelina has since spoken to Sony co-chairwoman Amy Pascal, although neither woman has commented on what they discussed.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:37:56 +0000
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