It occurred to me while I was watching the video interview with Angelina Jolie that we rarely get to see Angelina in a situation with someone she really, really respects, admires and gets all awed and girlish over. We often see her with her contemporaries, and often they are people that she respects, but the only person she got all giddy and fan-girl over that I can think of off the top of my head was… Clint Eastwood. Angelina wanted Clint to be her daddy, and she would pretty much do whatever he wanted or needed. And now we have a new person that can make Angelina go giddy – Jane Goodall! Apparently, they’ve known each other for years, and Angelina has taken part in a biographical film about Jane:
Famed chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall will soon be appearing onscreen with one of her most famous friends: Angelina Jolie.
Jane’s Journey, a cinematic biography about Goodall, 77, chronicles her worldwide travels, personal footage from her childhood, and her charity work with Jolie.
“I was delighted when she told me she would be excited to be a part of the film,” Goodall tells PEOPLE of Jolie, who meets with Goodall in the film inside her home to work on a sustainability project. “Sometimes, caught up in the moment, people promise to give their support but don’t, or can’t come through. That was not true with Angelina.”
On Sept. 27, Jane’s Journey will make its national debut in select theaters, along with a special live appearance by Goodall herself, in which she’ll answers viewer questions.
The event will also features appearances by other famous friends of Goodall, including Pierce Brosnan and Dave Matthews.
[From People]
I’ve included two videos below – I think one of Angelina’s most telling comments is when she’s describing her life-long admiration for Goodall and how when she was little, she wanted to be just like Jane, and she still wants to be just like Jane. And in the part where they’re together, they’re really cute together! I like when Jane presents Angelina with the stuffed chimpanzee and Angie kisses it. So sweet.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I’m jealous of Angelina. I have such a grandma crush on Jane Goodall. I want her to be my grandma!
Angelina jolie hair looks so good in that video….she is so nice, i like to listen her voice…
Love Angie, love Jane – they are cute together!
Both are beauiful and humble women who are passionate about helping. Glad they are friends.
Jane’s face is the epitome of ‘kind old lady’ 🙂
I personally like Jolie, and admire what she’s done with her money, time, and life. The clips you showed aren’t just rather touching, they are also illuminating. The arrogant and the selfish do not admire others.
Nice article — thanks, Kaiser!
You know I didn’t used to like Angelina, but in the interviews she comes off as very relaxed, sincere, and intelligent. I think I am officially a fan.
Those videos show how sweet Angelina can be. Angelina also keeps good company.
I like Jolie’s type of friends and company.
They are often from a cosmopolite, very ecclectic circle, from different languages, intellectual and articulate.
From the namibian natural reservation owners to journalists like Dina Ruiz and Marianne Pearl who once said that she was like her baby sis, to that couple of NY doctors who treated Zahara to big entreprise executives like Paul Allen.
I like that many of her friends are not from the entertainment world but from her philantropic circle and cosmopolite environment.
She has quality friends…no trash talking, vulgar or abusive people in there, just passionate decent individuals from all over the world who are known for their respective passion/profession and integrity.
So cool. I can’t wait to see it.
Angie gives very good interviews, focused and on target. I’m impressed at the range of her interests and how well she is able to talk about them.
And co-sign what Julia said.
I didn’t watch the video just wanted to say Angie looks beautiful… Really wish she could put on a few pounds, though 🙁
Jane Goodall looks amazing! I love it when women keep their hair long when it turns grey. My husband once said he hopes I do the same when I get older, and I had to roll my eyes and explain that there are issues with texture, thickness and mobility that factor into a woman’s decision to chop it off at a certain age, but I still hope to keep mine pretty long if it will let me.
I totally agree with Julia. Angelina Jolie is a very classy woman. Jane Goodall is an awe-inspiring, incredible woman. She’s one of my idols. 😀
Angie is such a good person and a great mom- having her kids get involved in/be aware of roots & shoots, Jane’s books, and actually meeting Jane herself- WOW! I also like the story Angie told about Jane keeping warm in cold UT and how it changed her perspective- wise indeed!
Süß ………… very sweet!
I agree. I am so jealous of Angelina’s circle of friends. She picks really winning amazing people and that just shows more of who she is especially since they speak very well of her.
What an amazing interview and a peak into what Angie is really like. It says alot about who Angie is that she chooses people like Jane Goodall to befriend and that someone of Goodall’s character shows so much respect and admiration for her. Goodall is such a beautiful soul.
That documentary looks awesome. Angelina and Jane what an awesome duo. Angie knows some amazing people.
oh and I love that no one can find anything negative to say about this 🙂
Jane Goodall is exactly how i pictured Miss Marple all this while! She looks like such a sweet, fluffy (and sharp) old lady.
And Angie looks so cute and animated in the first video.
Both are such wonderful women!!
Aww! She looks real cute and so sweet here! I love the kind of people she surrounds herself with! Real class… I’m sure she likes to hear stories of substance. I love it when she’s giddy…
I wish I was the stuffed chimp :-)!
(min76 — you just jinxed it!!!!!)
So very, very nice. I have always admired Jane Goodall. You can tell Angelina & her are comfy together.
What the heck this thread is actually nice…la Jolie is so cute is this video 🙂
Love Jane Goodall! She was such a pioneer. I can’t wait to see her documentary – it will be a fun outing for me and my chimp-loving son.
Julia-
You took the words right out of my mouth. Jolie’s friends are not trash talking, spiteful or hateful. They are people who practice love of mankind and citizenship. These concepts are evident in what they do, what they speak on, who they assocaite with and how they live their life.
Watching the videos gave me a feel-good feeling and a stronger appreciation for the simple beauty in life- nature and natural habitat.
I like the message that we should not always take in life but learn (quickly) how to give back.
Loved this so much and just re-affirms everything I already know about Jolie and how awesome she is because “you can tell a lot about a person by who they surround themselves with”
In case anyone forgot or didn’t already know, Angie is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, whose membership is by invitation only. This link has a short video in which Angie and some other CFR members talk about the role of the Council in foreign affairs.
http://www.cfr.org/about/
OMG! I’m sure Cheyenne just experienced and orgasm while viewing this documentary!
29 posts free of negativity and a troll finally shows up. Poor losers are so predictable…
@Cheyenne: Huh? Are you referring to Heavenbound’s post? I took that as a reference to the fact you are an Angie fan, so you would love this positive, happy video of Angie. The only negative post I see here is yours.
Here comes the name calling again…for no reason at all. Seems to me it took 31 posts for the post to go sour, and to think all of us were happy it was negativity free.
Anyways…I had no idea AJ was tight with Jane Goodall, very neat indeed.
@Heavenbound: I agree with Moops. Your comment seemed like it was made in good fun, and didn’t at all warrant the nasty response you got in return. I’m continually amazed by how mean-spirited people can be on these AJ threads.
@Moops and Munkey: chill, people. Check out some other Angie threads she’s posted on.
Haha… Amusing! Some people have not been lurking on this site long enough. Go back a few months and read what Heavenbound has said in the past… Abt AJ and Cheyenne.
@Heavenbound. C’mon. You know, you did not intend for your statement to be taken as merely a ‘nice compliment’! More like a ‘cynical barb’… So own your cynicism.
Too bad some of you guys don’t want to back down from cornering Chey. Y’all should’ve discerned that she’s a strong-willed woman by now…
agreed, you can tell a lot about a person by who they have surrounded themselves with, i must admit, i need work on myself too, Angelina reminds me of that, the best way to ward off negativity is to ignore it and continue to climb higher, which Angelina has, it’s been said often, the best revenge is a successful life, well…..
@ Sandy #1
Totally agree !
I can’t stand trash talking, spitefull, obscene, childish, bittered and idiotic people who show no growth, no positive attitude and no evolution towards wisdom, a path we should all take when aging and maturing in our respective journey of life.
They reek of regression, bitterness, patheticness and make me think of them as faded flowers when as women, we are all queens and possess the temple of good feelings (compared to men who trigger wars, who are the most violent against each other, ect) and should blossom and get better and wiser and more tolerant with age.
I prefer people who have a dynamic positive outlook, who have the decency of never trash talking their peers…that’s ELEGANCE to me, who are courteous, artvculate and more into evolution, curiosity about the world, open mindness, women who cater to their heart and mind more than their physical attributes…real all around women in my book !
People who ooze happy serenity are great to be around cause happiness is contagious the same way as misery loves company.
Jolie for me evoque all of these : a happy free spirit and individual who evolves for the better though she is only 36.
Imagine what kind of grandmother she’ll be if she keeps evolving in the same direction ?
I like her attitude towards life. She has her priorities in check and this is a woman at peace with herself, a woman who has experienced growing pains and learned from it to become a better person. A woman who will age without being afraid of old age cause she is becoming wiser and wiser and is in sync with that fact.
@ Munkey, I’m amazed as well, it seemed like a light hearted joke. Unfortunately instead of giving a light hearted joke/comment back it has to be taken to a level that isn’t warranted or very mature. Grown people calling other adults names on a gossip site…wow. I’ve been reading celebitchy for years and I rarely post anything, but lately the amount of personal attacks via calling people names seems to be getting out of control, especially on the AJ posts.
Aww, I like this story. It made me smile. Its the nicest story of the week IMO.
AJ has great taste in friends that is for sure. Quality over quantity any time. 🙂
How amazing is the life she has prepared for her and Brad’s children.
They play on the beach with Jane Goodall. JANE GOODALL knows the Jolie-Pitt kids. Forget school friends, these are life affirming friends.
Lets see, Queen Rania and King Abdullah, Queen Noor and too many other World Leaders call Angie a friend. What, not somebody in the next cubicle and some fake folks are worried about her kids. Please her kids are surrounded by the greatest minds for compassion this world has to offer. Think of what they learn at the feet of these greats.
Jolie-Pitt kids will be able to help change this messed up world we live in because their school is the world. Not some classroom. To have the opportunity afforded them and Brad by their Mother is amazing. Who of importance does she not know. Okay, so she does not hang out with celebs. So what, if they want to be in her company, they will have to rise up. Chose AJ’s friends and anyone elses. Again, no comparsion. Hate all you like, but I am hyped.
Can’t wait until they grow up and learn me what they know. I SAID THAT.
Yes, Brad done good for himself and I too benefit from observing. Worry about less fortunate kids and try to help. The JP kids already help it seems.
I will wait for AJ’s next great tidbit to drop. I guess the tabs missed out again with their no good insiders. She wrote a movie and there was no leak. SHE WROTE A MOVIE (a 2nd one too) and designed jewelry and folks got played. They were in SPAIN without Brad’s PA. HOW? Lara, must be hurt. HAHA, BP has talked about them sneaking off to get dirty. If I was a tab reader, I would be pissed. Jokes on you.
This is what Dr. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., CBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace had to say about the book Angie wrote, Notes From My Travels:
Angelina is living proof of the power we all have — every one of us — to make a difference. I was deeply moved by her descriptions of individual refugees struggling to live with dignity and hope, and found her personal commitment to be an inspiration. Angelina’s journals document her awakening as a humanitarian activist and I hope they will move readers to act. I look forward to my continued work with Angelina on behalf of the United Nations.
This was back in 2003. I am so glad to see they have kept up their friendship.
I have been trying my best to steer clear of this stuff because it never ends well but I just have to call out rose80. You are so turned off by personal attacks(I am rolling my eyes right now) yet you can’t wait to support a comment as soon as someone starts dissing Cheyenne(who by the way doesn’t always like my posts or opinions) the poster you were all ganging up on in the last thread? It’s blatant that you all piled onto the previous day-old Angie story because this was so positive. That you also decided to attack the ‘loons’ on that post instead of acknowledging that Angelina is friends with the unassailable Jane Goodall, and that you only pounced when Cheyenne posted to continue the bullying from the previous thread-still never acknowledging the story which no amount of snark could besmirch. Seems more than likely that you are just as obsessed as any of us loonies 🙂
1. Yes they were both adorable.
2. I am jealous of Jolie’s circle of friends, I really need to rethink who I know and talk to on a daily basis.
3. Is Gorilla In The Mist based or inspired off of Goodall?
4. Goodall is 77?!!!! Who did she sell her soul to so I can get in touch with them.
I so do wish that I could love Angelina! I have tried with all my heart and soul to like her! She has done soooo many wonderful things in the world and being a human rights activist I applaud that, but something about her bothers me! It’s not jealousy or spitefulness. There is just something about her elegant self that I cannot stand! :/
angie is a friend to jane goodall???? get out of here!!!
the hags keep saying that angie has no friends. oh, i get it, angie does not have vapid, useless, famewhore, user, pervert, racist friends like c u next Tuesday CH, joe francis, and t richardson.
Jolie is awesome…Seriously, never got the hate for her…the homewrecking stuff is tabloid gossip, I think Brad left Jennifer for her but if there had been any cheating I think photos would have came out.
@ Seal Team 6 (about Mln76’s comment # 19):
“(min76 — you just jinxed it!!!!!)”
WORD! And LOL! Because (unfortunately) you couldn’t more right about it.
@ Sakyiwaa (# 36):
Perfect comment. Love you (still don’t love Monkey Pitt though).
@Eve. Hi!!! (waving :-)) Thanks. Twas stating the obvious. I cant believe they think their browbeating will work! JP fans dont cave in easily.
Aww, love you too! (‘unfortunately’, still like Monkey Pitt, hahaha!)
@Eve. Okay, okay, I can’t lie, lol…, make that ‘love’…
But I promise to quit him as soon as he does sumf’n really repugnant to Angie or the kid s ;-)!
@ Sakyiwaa:
@Eve. Okay, okay, I can’t lie, lol…, make that ‘love’…
It’s all right, girl! I don’t mind that you love him just as much as I don’t want people minding that I dislike him (there are other things in which people can agree, not only male hotness, right?). I’m a bitch, but I try to be a fair bitch 🙂 .
But I promise to quit him as soon as he does sumf’n really repugnant to Angie or the kid s ;-)!
He can’t be that stupid. And I honestly don’t think he will ever do anything reprehensible (to the point that you’ll hate him for that).
Now I’m back to ogling my forever dong:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150307618354510&set=pu.55352929509&type=1
*SIGH* I want to have his immaginary babies.
Both Jane and Angie are so lovely…
@ MLN, you are incorrect. I wasn’t “ganging” up on anyone. She was called out on her own hypocrisy and I agreed with another poster on it. She then personally attacked me, which she ALWAYS does to posters who have a different opinion. Names are called etc… and I discussed that with her. The only thing blatant was the negative comment bought into the post. I honestly took heavenbound’s comment as a joke, as did others. I think people are getting tired of the name calling, bullying, etc.. simply because people have a different opinion about a celeb that none of us personally know. I’ve been coming to this site forever and i rarely post, but I believe there is no reason to personally attack people because you don’t like what they say, so I decided to say something about it.
And FYI, I don’t “attack” anyone nor I have ever referred to anyone as a “loon”, not my style. Furthermore, I actually like Jolie, I don’t love her or anything crazy like that, but I think she’s a decent woman living her life and trying to do good things.
@rose80 if you are so upset by personal attacks why support a personal attack?
@ MLN76….Well, I supported what Blonde on dock said because, in my opinion, it was true. And if you go back and read what Blondeondock stated, I don’t think you could dispute it. Furthermore, in my opinion it wasn’t a personal attack, but an accurate statement about her commenting behavior. It’s been an observation of mine for a while now, and I decided to say a little something about it. It really wasn’t that big of a deal, but when personal attacks came into play and I admittedly fell into for a bit, it turned into this whole big thing on the other thread.
@Rose80 I am talking about heavenbound’s statement on this post. I felt like it was an attack on Cheyenne specifically because there had been so much piling onto her in the last post and she was an easy target. You were all about confronting Cheyenne but willing to ignore the other regular posters who many times make mean or petty comments saying she should ‘laugh it off’ that was unfair.
To everyone,
Do you know how many times Cheyenne attacks people that differ with her opinions? She will hound and pounce at you, and she is very vicious with her come backs, I have suffered it myself multiple times. Cant believe the defense this bully is getting. And for all intends and purposes it was a light hearted joke. Lighten up ladies! Please check all the JA posts and you will see how nasty she gets. And the funny thing is that I don’t hate AJ.. I think I made a comment about a dress, and she got all in my face, crazy I tell you.
Rose80 has experienced the same in previous posts.
@ mln…I honestly took heavenbound’s comment as a joke..it didn’t come off nasty, just a light hearted jab in my opinion, I’m not defending her because i don’t read everything exchange that takes place between the two, but she didn’t call her name and I think given the context of the comment it was meant to be a joke/jab not an attack. And there is a difference.
Eve**Glad you made it!! I was sooo hoping you wouldn’t miss this story. Isn’t The Jolie just lovely in that video! All we’re missin now is *John Wayne Lives*and your infamous (hugs from behind)*Runs With Scissors)!!
@rose80&heavenbound…I understand what you are saying about Cheyenne she has gotten mad at me also for any less than fawning Jolie-Pitt posts and I am a ‘loon’. HOWEVER I still don’t think you can claim the moral high ground if you are going to resort to making fun of her also. If you don’t want there to be personal attacks on the threads then don’t make personal attacks.
@ Min76
Im going to close with this thought:
“For every action there is a reaction”.
I am human and I respond as such, you attack I react.
I’m glad you are in a much higher ground than I as you stated.
@heavenbound I never stated I was on a higher ground I just stated my opinion. BUT I will say that I do TRY(please note that I said TRY) my best not to make personal attacks eventhough I am very opinionated. That doesn’t mean I never have but I do my best to concentrate on opinions based on what was said rather than character assasination.
@VintageBum: I feel the same as you. I don’t know what it is but I’m on the fence with AJ.
@rose80: you may as well give it up with Cheyenne. I think your diagnosis on the previous thread was “bang on” otherwise why would she continue to be so combative? I’m tired of the bullying by her and can’t fathom why anyone defends her behaviour.
@Eve. Oooh. He (Tahar) looks delish…! And age appropriate (if Im interested)! Go girl! You should have his imaginary triplets! (giggles!)
Blondie** I can’t fanthom is why you find ‘blowfish’s’ very mean remarks about a little girl not worthy to call out,but when Cheyenne does call ‘blowfish’ out its bullying? See we all have our own opinions.
Blondie** You’re tired of being bullied by Cheyenne? BUT….Aren’t you the one who called her out on the ‘Jolie VF’ thread? Sooo,if you do it,it’s not bullying?
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@ Min76
Well, I think at this point you need to take your own advice and pls let it go. You know well that Cheyenne is a bully and that you have had your own unpleasant encounters with her and you persist on defending her verbal attacks on fellow posters.
I feel at this point harassed by you. You have stated your opinion, now its time to end it.
Have a good day.
HorsePoor Hanna: there’s a difference between making an observation versus attacking a poster for having a difference of opinion which is what Cheyenne does. I was only using what she said to Blowfish as an example. I’m not condoning what Blowfish said. There is no justification for Cheyenne’s behaviour other than the fact that she may have a low functioning frontal lobe. She’s a bully. She makes it uncomfortable for other posters to make comments. Try being on the other side of the fence and let her go after you.
@ all
why can’t we all get along? Unite in the name of gossip and glorious speculation! lol Yes perhaps we differ in opinion, but if we went around arguing against every opinion we did not like… it would be endless! lol So lets wish for some juicy scandal to over-analyze! ^_^
Blondie** Sorry,couldn’t get back at ya,not ignoring. I just got back from working in 6hrs in the rain(ok,heavy drizzle,but still..)and sloppy,gooey mud.And, a scary ride home with the horse trailer.Soooo…what the hell were we arguing about.Noooo…I don’t really want to be reminded.(Sleep tight Xoxo)
@ HorsePoorHanna:
The Jolie IS lovely most of the time. As I said some time ago, we’re defined by the people we choose to be friends with and it’s great to see Jolie surrounds herself with these amazing people. The funny thing (about The Jolie) is that I used to find her beautiful and a reasonably good actress, but that was it. Then I started visiting Popsugar’s posts and, after reading the comments on the insane threads there (2007-08), I started paying more attention to her interviews and actions. The more I read the comments filled with pure hatred towards her (there was this girl who had more than 15 profiles there, just so she could bully Jolie fans), the more I could see they did not match the woman I was looking at. I only became a fan AFTER that. So, their hatred for her was counterproductive 🙂 .
About Runs with Scissors…tsk, tsk, tsk. She seems to want to leave us crying at the ocean. That’s so not cool.
@ Sakyiwaa:
Isn’t he perfect? I know I sound annoying when I keep begging for him on HGF’s posts, but this guy has pretty much everything I like in a man: the pitch black eyebrows, hair and eyes have such an effect on me that’s hard to describe, then there’s his jawline, the pale skin with a bluish undertone contrasting with that black hair…See? I’m already drooling here.
Eve** I hope with the hurricane and all the flooding on the east coast here in the states our girls *Runs with Scissors*and*John Wayne Lives* are ok. Or anyone else,for that matter.And actually,I had been reading Celebitchy for quite some time before posting.I started posting on The Jolie threads,because I couldn’t understand the hatred directed at her.Snarky is one thing,but I was floored by the hatred.
Second time I’m posting in a matter of days, oi vey.
You twunts need to realise the actual definition of bullying and stop giving the word less meaning and power by calling a snarky bitch (Cheyenne) one.
This thread was about something incredible, and all y’all can do is harp on and on about other posters. Get the fuck over it, seriously. Quit mucking up Jolie posts with your tired bullshit, or at least keep it to this one over the weekend so you don’t shit up the newest one.
I don’t post much because generally everything is said by other posters in a more polite fashion, and I’d probably be labeled far worse than Cheyenne if I began calling cabbages out… because stupidity hurts my brain badly, I have no filter, and this little dog pile on Cheyenne is really fucking stupid and starting to get on my nerves.
Now since I am guilty of adding another piece of wood to the flames, I guess I will do the honors of getting the thread hopefully back on topic…
Julia — Your words are so beautiful and ring so true. I find myself nodding along to your posts a great deal. Also, while I had never seen the interview from Goodall re: Angie… Do you realise Goodall said Angelina is inspiring? *swoon*
I would go bananas to meet, let alone be friends with, Jane Goodall. The JPs are so lucky, so very very lucky.
@ Derpy:
I read once a comment where you said you usually lurks the threads…so you may have seen the ones where some girls called or referred to Cheyenne as “The Kraken” and that they “should not stare/look at The Kraken”. I was appalled by that. First because that was name calling, pure and simple. Secondly, because it was technically wrong: one CAN look/stare at The Kraken. It’s the Medusa you can’t look at…
P.S.: I still regret not having defended her back then — I didn’t want, as you just said, “to add another piece of wood to the flames”.
I adore you Eve, I really do.
lol if I offended I apologize 🙁
Derpy** I think we all adore Eve!!
@ Derpy and HorsePoorHanna:
Likewise, girls!
But I fear all this pampering may turn me into a (bigger than I already am) conceited bitch 🙂 .
Whatever, I’ll enjoy it for a while (even raising my left eyebrow and smirking like a good ol’ ham actor) — but if I become insufferable, like, Natalie Portman kind of insufferable, you can all shout a big “SIT DOWN, Eve” at my direction.
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