Tuesday, June 20th was World Refugee Day. Angelina Jolie is the special envoy for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, and she always does something to mark World Refugee Day. We heard earlier this week that she and her children flew to Ethiopia, and many thought that she would do something in that country to mark the day. Not so! She flew to Nairobi, Kenya and marked the day with a series of events. I feel like a superficial a–hole for noting this, but she wore the same cheap, ugly suit for all of the events. She looked lovely from the neck up (I think she’s gained some weight and it looks good on her) but the suit is tragic. Here’s more about her day:
Angelina Jolie traveled to the African country of Kenya to observe firsthand the progress of the initiative against sexual violence that she helped launch. The activist and special envoy to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees marked World Refugee Day by meeting adolescent sexual assault survivors in the city of Nairobi, including a girl who was the “same age as my eldest son, who is already a mother to a child born of rape,” she said in a speech.
She then visited the International Peace Support Training Centre in the city to observe a training session for military and police personnel involved in U.N. and African peacekeeping missions. Jolie spoke to the peacekeepers present, giving a speech highlighting how they are at the forefront of the fight against sexual violence.
“The reality is that women and girls, as well as men and boys, can still be raped with near-total impunity in conflict zones around the world,” Jolie, 42, said in a speech exclusively obtained by PEOPLE. “The reality is that a peacekeeper may be the first person one of those traumatized girls encounters after their abuse. As peacekeepers you need to be absolutely clear what to do, because that girl will be frightened, especially of a man with a gun. How do you approach her, will affect her whether she is able to begin to recover or if more damage will be done.”
Jolie started the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative in 2012 alongside former Foreign Secretary Lord William Hague of Richmond. Since its founding, the program has trained over 17,000 military and police personnel on sexual violence issues, and the PSVI team of experts has been deployed more than eight times.
“It meant a lot to hear military gender advisors and officers say what they believe and what they want others to understand, that this is not simply about law and human decency. It is about military effectiveness,” Jolie continued in her speech. “If civilians do not have confidence in you as peacekeepers your mission will not succeed. And while this training is clearly only a beginning, it is the only way that we will begin to address the problems: working nation by nation to raise standards and increase effectiveness. On behalf of victims of sexual violence I want to plead with all of you to take this issue seriously and personally, to use your position and your influence to spread this message within your armed forces and on all the missions on which you serve.”
Jolie has really carved out her place in the issue of rape and sexual abuse in conflict zones and war zones. In the VENN diagram of Angelina’s big issues, this cause is where everything overlaps: it involves refugees and people on the edges of their societies; it’s about taking care of women and girls; it’s something that can be addressed through tangible and pragmatic methods. As in, you can train peacekeepers how to act towards traumatized victims. You can work to ensure that there are more avenues for treatment, prevention and education about rape and abuse in conflict. All of which she’s doing. I say this all the time, but I admire her so much.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
Um… she’s looking very smooth… very Kidmanesque…
She needs to quit the botox for sure.
I just came here to make the same shalllow comment. She looks very fluffy in the face.
Before I read the headline, I thought I was looking at a photo of Jennifer Coolidge.
Angelina has done nothing to her face. Here is the very same face in March 2017 when Angelina was in London for the LSE but with a lighter colored lipstick. I prefer the red lipstick it brings out her gorgeous features.
http://angelinajoliebrasil.com.br/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1497&pid=43898#top_display_media
Hell no A Fan….Look at her wide eyelids…in this post compared to her eyes that barely show any lid in your London photo. Two different pair of eyes! She looks like a little girl in the face….in these….compared to a woman in the London shot.
Before I read the headline, I thought I waa looking at a mannequin. And yes I aknowledge how shallow that is to talk about the looks in the post about refugees and rape, but she still is a celebrity. Celebrities use their status to draw attention to important issues and we still shoild have right to talk their looks on gossip websites
Yeeeeeaaaahh, I sent this picture to my plastic surgeon husband and this face has been jacked with. WHY WHY WHY?!
She looks way better without the fillers in that photo linked by A Fan above. Her face doesn’t move. You either have to make the effort to eat well (or to eat, full stop) if you want good skin (essential fats and micronutrients) or choose the scary fillers.
She looks different! Was not sure if she was the one on the top pic
Kudos to the work and regcogntion does with refugees. But what in the hellsbells, her face!!!! Her eyes lids look pulled.
Agree with everything you said. She messed with her face and it isn’t a good look.
Fillers Botox and perhaps an upper blephoroplasty. Those eyelids are really sunk in.
It’s obvious that the picture has been photoshoped. She looks fine in the last pic.
That pic has either been photoshopped to hell or she is indulging in injectibles. There’s no way that look comes from weight gain alone.
The first pic looks like it´s been photoshopped by someone who usually works on kids beauty pageant photographs — there is no texture left to the skin, barely shading, to the point where half of her brow is gone, super sharpened eyes + big super bright highlights — it doesn´t even look human anymore. But she looks fine in the other ones? Like, undereyes/eyebags and regular human face stuff.
pics are direct links to Getty so if it was photoshopped indeed is an insider job, PR approved.
That first picture made me think of the Barbara Walters filter
That’s weird to see a “news” photo be photoshopped. I don’t think that’s a service photo agencies should be providing.
The top picture is a bad photoshop job. It doesn’t even look like her. She looks good in the other pictures.
Yeah, that’s not weight gain.
Her passionate work as a refugee advocate continues to amaze me.
But yes, her face looks REALLY different…
Something is off about her face, I don’t know if the make up or… I like the suit because she’s with the refugees and not want to look to dressed up. I believe she did not want to be seeing out of place clothes wise.
I’ve lived in Nairobi and the suit is perfect. It’s respectful and appropriate but not expensive and won’t show the grime of the city.
Again,
Angelina has done nothing to her face.
Here is the same face back in March 2017 London for the LSE.
http://angelinajoliebrasil.com.br/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1496&pid=43818#top_display_media
@ A Fan: Give it up. She totally has, totally.
When I saw the header picture on the front page I thought it was a picture of a wax work likeness. Totally seriously, not just saying it to snark. That’s not weight gain.
On a less superficial note I really do wish the UN would turn the focus on their own peacekeepers and other Western forces a bit. This an incredibly important conversation, but the UN’s approach has been to be fairly vague in their language while softly positioning their peacekeepers and western armies as the solution, rather than the massive part of the problem that they are.
+1 I know she can’t address it head-on due to her position, but the unspoken fact of UN peacekeeper sexual abuse of civilians enrages me.
in fact she did.
it’s part of the program at PSVI to address rapes by peacekeepers.
there’s an article outlining what has been done and what needs to further be done to change the culture and mindset of peacekeepers.
such as specialized personnels trained in pyschosocial approaches, to monitor and train peacekeepers. the guidebook published during the PSVI summit outlines even further points about penalties and consequences, and the goals and targets the initiative needs to reach.
they are now working to get ALL countries on board with the guidelines. as we see with the Paris Accord… it’s not easy.
in addition:
this is what she said just yesterday:
“…there are still appalling cases of rape and mistreatment of vulnerable women, children and men by peacekeepers sent to protect them,” she said.
Jolie added: “The horror of sexual violence is compounded when it is carried out by someone in uniform who has a taken an oath to protect.”
she is never silent about this. in fact she wants harsher punishment for peacekeepers who betrays their oath. she has made this very clear from the get go.
whatever her fault is,
this is not one of them.
@Chetta B
Nothing to “give it up” to Chetta.
While others on here are voicing their opinion I am posting pics that clearly show she has done nothing to her face. Just because the above picture looks obviously exaggerated that does not mean that IS how she looks in person.
Below: same speech different angle. Look at THAT face in its natural, untouched state. Let it speak for itself. Note the naturally wide eyelids. Can those lids be manufactured by some physician?
http://angelinajoliebrasil.com.br/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=48359#top_display_media
And here from 2016 Humanitarian trip, pic shows she has always had wide eyelids….again, let the untouched picture speak for itself. This woman has never had what one would call “hooded” eyelids.
http://angelinajoliebrasil.com.br/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1278&pid=36627#top_display_media
@A Fan. I agree with the other poster, give it up. You’re talking 2016, this is summer 2017 and her face has definitely been messed with. It’s not just the header pic, it’s all of them. And like someone else said, who photoshops news photos. This is not a photo shoot for a mag.
It’s really freaky, you can basically see where the bones of her skull join at the sides of her forehead. But the forehead is super, super smooth, maybe overdid the botox there? It’s like she had to jack up her face to show she wasn’t super skinny (maybe just padded up the cheeks, lips and chin?)
So I just saw the video of her speech and at the end she’s talking to some people before getting in her car and her forehead does not move at all, even though she’s trying to raise her eyebrows. Way too much filler and she looks super ‘tight’. Definitely reminds me of Kidman a few years back.
I think it’s filler injections, doesn’t look like Botox to me.
I think it’s both. She’s overdone it, but does look much healthier and to have gained some weight. That part is good.
Could be. I saw some other photos on the Internet and the first thing that came to my mind was “fillers”. Like some people here wrote, it’s not only weight gain.
I’m gonna echo all of you…
her work is important and it’s wonderful that she dedicates her time and efforts and money to this cause.
now, to be (cele)bitchy.
yes, her face looks…different. I think she has gained a few pounds (good thing, I think she needed it) but that smooth, full face is NOT due to weight gain alone. and she does look unnaturally “smooth”. like, that first pic looks like someone who is wearing a fairly good Jolie mask.
(PS – I don’t HATE the suit…I’d never wear it but it’s appropriate for what she’s doing. it’s not the time/place to call attention to your fashion, and I think this neutral-colored “blah” suit is what that’s about.)
Thank you Doofus! Angelina is doer in life, human beings always judge the outside of person instead of paying attention of the actions on inside of a person.
Angelina walks the walk!
Almost everybody in Hollywood does something with his/her face. Some people seem to forget that she’s still a Hollywood actress who wants to look good for this industry. It’s all fine … as long as she doesn’t go the Courteney Cox way.
It’s just really the first time she has had noticeable work done. Her face was ageing beautifully, it’s a bit sad to see her going down this route. Botoxed and fillered women – when done to a large degree – don’t look young, just ‘different old’
Puffy face from menopause mixed with fillers? It’s definitely not just weight gain.
At 42 it’s still a bit early for menopause.
She didn’t really go through menopause after her surgery to remove ovaries – she’s on bio-identical hormones which would prevent the hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, etc. that are currently plaguing me. Can’t have bio-identicals as I had breast cancer last year so I just have to grit my teeth and bear it. No puffy face though thank goodness.
Look at some old pics, Angelina and Brad were never really against Botox & co.
https://www.woman.at/_storage/asset/7578692/storage/womanat:content-large/file/110391722/brad%20pitt%20sauer%20auf%20jolie.jpg
http://photos.laineygossip.com/articles/brad-angelina-afi-reviews-06nov15-16.jpg
This looks like the Hollywood version of “gritting your teeth”.’ Doesn’t Brad look miserable.
London Look, funny you should say that.
when I looked at these pics, I was reminded of the pics of Depp/Heard (and others) that were seen through lens of hindsight…as in, looking back at pics of them, the unhappiness/tension was obvious.
of course, ONE moment in time is not indicative of the state of relationship, but…you know…
I see I’m not alone in thinking her face looks different and not in a good way. I thought it was the make-up. Anyway AJ, do you
Yeah, th only place that looks bigger is her face. That’s not weight gain that’s Botox and fillers. The rest of her body, arms, legs, hands, torso, are all the same size as before.
No shade, I plan on doing it myself soon and while some actors can eschew it, they’re few and far between and very rarely women.
Yeah her face looks…unnatural. I love her and have so much respect for her work, but this is not a great look.
Horrible filler job. I’m surprised. It looks cheap. Did she changed Doc? Not Dr. Colbert anymore? he’s the best, I can’t see him sending her home like this. She should have waited a little bit until it settles. I can also see she had some blepharoplasty? Definitely something different in her eyelids.
Yes, quite “refreshed,” euphamistically speaking? Too much filler in her cheeks and botox around eyes and forehead. BUT- the lighter eyebrows really let her eyes sparkle.
That header pic is photoshopped to hell and back. Anyone who doesn’t see that doesn’t want to. There are other photos where she looks the same as ever.
Yes, that’s a really weird filter, they pretty much made her face look drawn.
But I think she still looks like she got too much work done in the rest of the photos.
She’s certainly done something, but not to the degree of that photo. That is a very strange filter that makes her look like she’s wearing a mask of herself. Creepy.
Sophia’s Side eye
I agree. She’s gotten work done but not to the degree of the first pic. Other sites have pics of her and you can see wrinkles and eyebags. Here it’s gone. And I think her makeup is bad. It’s too light.
On a less superficial note she is just amazing and she’s at her best when she’s helping others.
Some who dislike Angelina’s for whatever reasons Refuse to believe that the picture is PHOTOSHOPPED. All the dislike will never brake Angelina Spirit. Angelina will go become even Greater.
I agree with you, Paige. I think Angelina is great at what she does for refugees, especially women and children, she’s tireless and passionate. This is the work she will be remembered for, imo.
It looks like she has gained weight and her MU looks different as well. Think its a combination of things.
Fillers I guess? It must be so hard to age for someone like Jolie. Especially that combined with a public divorce.
Thougt the same!
She looks more filled than healthy and her wrists are still so small! Eating disorders are a nightmare. Good for her to be getting out there promoting these excellent causes instead of taking selfies for Instagram all day. She and Brad both seem to flourishing in their separation.
Honestly, my first thought? Hefty course of prednisone. And respect, love and kudos for the amazing work regarding multiple serious world issues.
Angelina has had fillers too.
I don’t think it’s her – someone photoshopped the hell out of the top pic. Look at the other 2 pics & she looks normal.
Looks like Caitlin Jenner in the first pic
Hah! EXACTLY!
Top pic horribly photoshoped & she’s doing fillers which hurt her be/c hide her bone structure. Gaining some weight will do much better.
Woooow…. someone needs to lay off the botox. Who’d say she would replace Brad Pitt for injections and totally lose control of the dosage!
Yes, who’s face is that??? Not hers!
Not to say that she hasn’t had any fillers, but If you look at the other photos and other photos from the event, it’s pretty obvious that the publication airbrushed her face to infinity in that first photo.
http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/06/20/angelina-jolie-marks-world-refugee-day-i?videoId=371928486
This doesn’t look like Angelina Jolie at all?! Are you sure!
I admire her so much, but all I can focus on is her face! WHAT DID SHE DO? Why on earth would she have touched it? I think her sunken cheeks are gone, but I hope to hecko she didn’t do her eyes. If AJ works on HER face, we are all toast.
I don’t think her face looks that different, it seems to me she’s just wearing a lot more makeup than usual. But I did notice that her chest looks extremely flat. I wonder if she switched her implants?
Whooah – what has she done to her face?! That’s more than Botox.
Where is Bap? I hope she or other Angelina fan will be here soon to tell us what Angelina has done to her face. I’m just having some fun on such a depressing day. Life is short, so don’t sleep through it.
Angelina has done nothing to her face. True Goodness is always criticized. Angelina is the Greatest Humanitarian of the 21st Century!
LoL bna fan, doesn’t your name stand for brand and Angelina fan 🤔
Look at other photos and she looks great and natural with wrinkles. Not sure why the admin chose to use what looks like an obvious airbrushed photo – not professionally airbrushed but fan made. I’m thinking one of the fans on Twitter who always adds more makeup to her face probably did it.
I’m a fan, but NOT a crazy fan. I like them both together. I’m still hoping if he ever get his life together they will get back together. I honestly believe they love each other. I DONT believe he’s as bad as some fans think he is. I DONT believe Angelina is without fault as some fans believe.
I know Angelina still talks to both her Xs. And Brad’s Xs had nice things to say about him. I remember Jennifer saying she will always love Brad and Goop says what went wrong with them was her own doing and it took her five years to get over him. I believe Brad’s problem is his love ❤️ of alcohol and weed and it got out of hand because of who knows what.
B n A fn, as a fan I would never want her to go back to the abuser. I would be absolutely shocked if she went back to the man who hurt her children and then tried to used the media against her. Just like what Johnny Depp did to Amber heard.
Sorry if this is a double post. 😋
But then surely if a casual use of substances develops into a full blown addiction in the course of a marriage there’s good reason tof believe the marriage had something to do with it? Happy people who have hitherto managed their alcohol don’t just become addicts for no reason. I think people idealised that relationship and they both participated in that idealisation because it created a mighty brand. And then the plane happened and it wasnt worth acting anymore.
People at 50+ who have drank “every day since 18” in his own words, quit managing alcohol about 2 decades ago.
It’s an admirable cause and she’s an admirable woman. I often feel like we underestimate the effect of sexual violence against civilians during armed conflicts. IMO, instances of mass rapes against women and children should be considered a war crime at the very least.
She represents these causes very well. Always comes across as genuine, passionate and articulate. As for her outfit- it too seems appropriate. Lightweight and simple.
I’m not a big fan of the color but I’m not going to critcize her the one time she’s not wearing BLACK lol.
+1 Anyone giving voice to this, to create constant talk and genuine info and concern about it, will help to keep positive change going. I don’t think it will ever be resolved because humans are who they are. But continued focus and dedication to this is crucial. Angelina is doing valuable work and I applaud her for it.
Jesus, that first pic has an abuse of photoshopping. Her eyes have been lightened and sharpened to the point of looking alien. I’ve never been a big Angelina fan but certainly, admire her tireless work in these areas that she has focused on for so long. She really does believe in what she’s doing and backs it up with action. You’ve got to respect and admire that.
Yes the photo is photoshopped and it’s crazy they would even do that. I saw the actual video of her giving the speech and she looks fine.
ah ok good. thanks. I haven’t seen video.
I think the suit, overall look, is a softer look and appropriate given the day and the topic. Looks as if she’s trying to blend in and keep focus off her looks but still appear professional to get the message heard.
It’s Ralph Lauren- how dare you? Lol I actually liked it (should I be hiding in a corner somewhere?) It’s a nice change of pace from her and I for one appreciate it. Superficial stuff aside, Angelina supports such great causes and works really hard. I’m happy she uses her voice, time and influence to highlight some of the issues that we should all be talking about & focusing on.
And of course all the comments so far are about her face and none about her work. I mean if we must talk about the superficial let’s at least include the important stuff too.
Btw the pic is photoshopped…she looked fine to me. She gained weight but either way there were always going to be people accusing her of something, nothing unusual there.
We know the issues are important. We don’t need her to tell us that it’s important. She’s preaching to the choir at this point because hey, they people with the power, they don’t care. And the Orange Potus? He hates her guts. So, she won’t even be able to influence her own head of state.
What she can influence is how she ages. Apparently all these “real world” thing is not enough to stop her from vainly sliding into messing with her face. She’s not above all that, I guess, and despite her air and bravado she definitely is not Audrey Hepburn in terms of aging gracefully.
Preaching to the choir… I understand your viewpoint but this is necessary. Everything and everyone struggling in life is preaching to the choir. If the choir stops preaching, anarchy results. Every effort helps and we don’t always know how far the reach has positive effect. Also, she is speaking to the world, not just USA.
At least you Ophelia are consistent in your comments, it’s comforting. Its about raising awareness as I’m sure you’re aware…Eg: UNHCR doesn’t have enough funds and I’ve said this before, I personally know of many people that donate to UNHCR in Angelina’s name. So Angelina out there constantly talking about the issues is important.I get the sense from your comments that your’re engaged with such issues but unfortunately too many people are not and Angelina gets attention from those who may not be as aware. So basically you’re saying she should shut up because she offends you & you’re aware of the issues and she can’t sway Trump so she shouldn’t bother?
As for Angelina’s face…this is her face, she’s looked like this for a while. She looks to me like she has since 2015. This is a gossip site and the superficial will always be discussed and that’s okay, but it just seems to me that in most Angelina threads where serious stuff is the topic, people are always quick to discuss the nonsensical and convienently leave out the important. Discuss both at least.
Too many women get in their own way to accomplish great things in life and be relevant.
There will ALWAYS be women who sell themselves short and continue to think that their number one asset is how they look and how much they weigh.
It is clear that Angelina has NOT fallen into that trap and continues to shine while making making a solid impact on serious women’s issues that affect us globally. She gets it.
I actually like the suit. I would wear the heck out of that to court now that it’s warm.
To be fair, almost everyone noted that her work is admirable, but also noted that she seems to have done something to her face. They aren’t mutually exclusive …
I think it’s just a tailoring issue. The jacket is a bit too small, and the pants are a bit too big (in the legs). I agree the basic idea, and color, are nice.
Agree completely, the suit is a nice change from the black dress. She is such a good speaker.
Yeah, what cheap ugly suit? That suit looks great and she is wearing the hell out of it.
I agree. I didn’t think the suit looked cheap but appropriate for a hotter climate. Not a fan but points to her for knowing how to dress appropriately and not turning up in designer outfits unlike certain celebs claiming to be doing human rights work (Amal Clooney for example).
i think if she is on medication that wd have contributed to the face gain
She does great work, and if every celebrity did a fraction of this, it would make such a difference.
On a shallow note,
It looks like she borrowed a pair of shoes from Jennifer Garner.
LOL Garner OWNS all the ugly shoes in LA, she has the monopoly..
Lmao total Jennifer garner shoes
Very proud of her continued work on this issue. It is so important to train those in uniform. We could do with some of that training in the United States as well. Look at what is happening to our women in the military. And they are trained and not fleeing conflicts.. Women are the still being treated less than animals.
She hasn’t done anything to her face. My word. Why is that the thing for every woman in Hollywood. The first picture was taken from a screen shot from a video. She is talking and in mid sentence or word. This happens to every person in the world. Which is why people ‘pose for pictures” because everyone looks weird when a photo is taken out of context when you are just talking. Not to mention the lighting. Looking at the second and third picture she looks are usual beautiful self.
I like the lighter cloths. Nice to see her in something other than black. But those shoes are horrid. I like a good wedge sandal.. but those are not good wedge sandals.
@Nemera34 Thank you for the kind words for Angelina! Angelina is comfortable in the shoes and that’s all that matters.
I don’t think it was taken from a screen shot. It’s simply been airbrushed by a fan. The paparazzi do a more professional airbrushing — it’s crazy how obvious that it’s been retouched but commenters think it’s a pic that hasn’t been messed with? 🤔😂😂😂
Ehh – the thing is I see getty photos from two different agencies/individuals … even the one that’s much more natural looking that’s credited to Simon Maina is still showing a completely smooth forehead. I’m barely 27, and I have a lot more natural movement/lines in my face than she does. She’s DEFINITELY gotten a bit of work done – and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s not like these are tumbler photos either – these are done through an agency. One agency did a lot more editing it seems – and to say it’s just been airbrushed by a fan isn’t correct either.
She’s a beautiful lady – and she does have good skin and the means to take better care of it than most people do. But I don’t believe for a second that she hasn’t at least had a little bit of work done.
I do think she’s had some work done its small. The first pic is a mess. It’s clearly photo shopped or airbrushed too death. I looked at different photos of her in Kenya this morning and I saw wrinkles and bags. I see none of that in the first pic.
Is this AJ’s version of The Divorce Botox?
She looks like Megan Fox than Angelina Jolie.
Could be that she’s drawing the spotlight to herself, because a new face will definitely get the people talking.
Should’a stayed away from the face. At least it deflects the chatter about the Non-Father’s Day stuff AND World Refugee Day.
Let’s hope she’s not the new Courteney Cox and it was just for this trip.
Immediately after the divorce they both looked so much better and now they both look terrible. He lost too much weight and looks old and now she’s gone and messed with her face and looks old.
Different opinion. No argument with yours. Just saying, I think I prefer how they both look now after the divorce. They split and slowly seemed to morph back into faces, bodies and personal styles that look like themselves. Before they got together I mean.
The top photo looks photoshopped. Great work, keep it up.
I’m not even a fan but I think she looks great. Her limbs are so very thin, she looks very healthy with a jacket and pants on, and her face looks pretty. She’s just wearing makeup. A lot of shade for someone who does so much for women and children. Never thought the day would come I’d be taking AJ’s side, but damn girls.
ITA Nancy.
These posters cannot let Jolie live. She’s been silent since her promotional duties. Kept a low profile. It’s like people expect her to disappear.
And Jolie is no clothes horse never was. That isn’t changing.
I think she looks fine. But hey if she had work done she isn’t the first or the last. It’s expected of women in Hollywood. Men too. And we all know Brad’s been “refreshed” every now and then. Remember that awards show when he looked freshly peeled?
If Jolie wants to treat herself then so be it. I just hope it doesn’t go too far.
And besides she’s going to have to work more now that she’s a single parent so she needs to maintain the Hollywood standard.
Give her a break.
I mean – some of the comments might be a bit harsh – but just because she does amazing work (which I would never discredit) I think we’re also posting on a gossip site- and some of those photos are HELLA worked, and I don’t think it’s ALL photoshop. I don’t think pointing out that someone looks very different is the worst crime – she’s still an actress.
I also don’t think it’s really fair to haul Courtney Cox in, either though – because she’s really laid off the work lately.
Erinn, I do my share of shading galore on this site…..as you say it is a gossip site. Some of the posts seemed harsh, which is strange, because as I said I never was a fan of hers. How did you get Courtney though? Yesterday I compared her to Renee and others were saying Nicole Kidman for all their surgeries, but Courtney is in her fifties now. Seems strange, watching reruns on Netflix when she was young. She did mess up her face which is a shame because I think she would have aged well with her pretty face. Okay, just another day in the life!
She’s a little long in the face as she’s aged. The suit could use some tailoring.
Angelina a very hard worker and has 6 children to worry about. Question why are people so worried and taking digs at her face when they should be Worried about the Refugees Crisises?
I have never questioned her commitment to the UN or her devotion to her children. I do question why she opted for fillers when she should have increased her diet and exercise. Plus, this is a celeb gossip site. 🙂
she looks so different with this makeup!
So E News,People Magazine,etc were wrong as usual with their “exclusive ” info about the family flying to Ethiopia.
It’s kind of a Reverse Kate Middleton situation for me tbh- even if her clothes or face look a lil janked, it’s trumped by her humanitarian work.
I know she’s an actress she has more experience speaking to an audience but AJ could give lessons to Middleton when it comes to public speaking.
ITA LP
During these trips I hardly notice what Jolie is wearing or even what she looks like cause I am focused on what she is saying.
And I really want more information about the Zahara center. Last I saw was the TB research and they were cited in medical study.
Know matter what you say about Angelina her Spirit will Never be Broken. Angelina will be Remembered in History!
Angelina is not Whiner and does not need to play in clay to get her life together.
We are looking at a smoother version of Jocelyn Wildenstein
Well, I would not go as far as to compare AJ to the cat woman herself.
I hope not that she will end up like that but it’s HW.. so you never know.
Get real.
Does she EVER get a break. That first photo is photoshopped why I don’t know. There is nothing wrong with her face except that horrible lip color and signs of an aging 42 year old white woman who lives a very stressful last year. You all just gave rags something new to discuss.
is see some fullness but you also saw that when she emerged at the Cambodian FTKMF premiere. Her face has been slender for so long you can’t remember with a fuller face. But she does look different than in 2014 Maleficent Angie. I see an aging woman.
leave it alone I’d rather see her with a fuller face than a skinny one. Her face has been the same since January. You don’t see her eyes that much because she has been wearing sunglasses in most photos.
Onup Angelina has said she does Not mind aging!
My thoughts in the style dept are, A) we are not used to seeing AJ in khaki, so automatically she looks different, and B) that orangey lipstick is not flattering! I much prefer her in a nude or pinkish lip, especially with this outfit.
That said, and photoshop aside, she looks beautiful here: confident, relaxed and in her power as a UN spokesperson. I believe so much in this woman, her humanitarian focus, her desire to be a light in the world and her commitment to using her celebrity for good. Few film stars choose this route. Some say she does it for attention, but even if the attention feels good and gratifies her ego, so what? How many of us feed our egos with the positive fuel of our deep dedication to making the world a better place? I wish more.
Angelina Jolie is nothing short of heroic. Of course she is a “real person” too, but as a public figure she holds a ton of symbolic energy, both positive and negative, depending on what kind of personal history, shadows and complexes we bring to the table. It can’t be easy being Angelina Jolie. Wishing her, and all her family, the greatest health and happiness. xx
The difference between the header photo and the rest is ridiculous. They photoshopped the hell out of that photo. She looks like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man. In the rest of the pics, she looks normal but with with a little weight gain.
Stay puff marshmallow! lol Yeah … it’s unfortunate
Wrong, In the third picture her cheekbones fillers are noticeable.
I don’t think she did anything to her face. Her eye makeup is different – she put heavy eyeliner on the top lids but none at bottom, that can make your eyes look different. Plus I think the top pic is not a good pic
Look at photos of her during the making of FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER. she looks sooooooo much healthier now. Dumping Brad was the best thing she did for her own physical health. She also looks relaxed and less stressed. Glad she gets to do more of her humanitarian work— she used to go on multiple trips a year and hasn’t been able to do that because of the abusive hasbeen ex.
As for her face? She used to get matching Botox with Pitt but that’s not what’s going on in the header pic. 😂
Her humanitarian work is great, but this is a gossip site and she definitely went a little overboard with the facial work.
The first photo is obviously photoshopped – to make it more smoother and brighter. You can see other photos from different sites that aren’t photoshopped, you can see her eyebags and forehead lines. You can even tell she looked tired. But she did gained weight in her face which is good.
Here’s my thing, if she gained weight in the face – she’s accused of doing Botox and doing all this stuff to her face. But if she didn’t gained weight to her face – she’s accused of starving herself and people telling here commenting how she looks gaunt and scary. I mean, she can never win, can she?
I hope one day she’ll manage to talk about the issue of sexual abuse perpetrated by UN peacekeepers in CAR even if it’s considered a controversial issue. That said, she’s a great speaker and I’m glad that some celebrities actually care about the causes they champion.
If she really cared about the cause of sexual abuse in combat areas then she might perhaps consider that she should speak against the sexual abuse carried out by UN peacekeepers and other “helpers” and western military.
My take is that Jolie is silient on the issue of sexual abuse carried out by UN peacekeepers because she works for the UN. Speaking out against the UN might lose her the UN ambassador post.
She has actually spoken out against it. I think it was during a speech for the launch of her foundation. She’s also talked about how the UN is not perfect and needs change.
She did. In this exact speech. She talked about sexual assault by the people in uniform who are supposed to be there to protect them. Do a little research before you get so judgy!
Know your facts Angelina has already spoken about the UN peacekeepers role with abusing Refugees in 2015 and 2016.
I’ve often wondered about that issue with UN peacekeepers. Do you think she should quit her UN ambassadorship and found her own organization dedicated to wartime sexual violence? Or maybe work with some of the local organizations rather than the UN?
For a large bureaucracy like this, it’s better and more effective to deal with this and be as loud as possible from the inside.
She and (and I think already has?) will, form an outside org to deal with the victims of the violence, get justice for them and advocate for them on the outside.
To effect change in UN she is in the right place. Using her spotlight to raise this issue over and over to the leadership to change the training policies and increase the punishment for the people in uniform that are thugs hiding behind the uniform.
but she did!
she has not, as you accused her, been silent for fear of losing her job… i don’t think she cares about who employs her as long as she can get what she wants that is justice.
like… she doesn’t care about H-wood too much that she felt the need to arsekiss or pander to H-wood… i’m sure the same approach is taken with UNHCR, and now PSVI.
she talked about it when she first formed PSVI, she continued to talk about it at every SVC opportunity she has,
and she talked about it just this past day!
here’s what she said:
“The reality is that women and girls as well as boys and men can still be raped with near-total impunity in conflict zones around the world, and there are still appalling cases of rape and mistreatment of vulnerable women, children and men by peacekeepers sent to protect them,” she said.
Jolie added: “The horror of sexual violence is compounded when it is carried out by someone in uniform who has a taken an oath to protect.”
not just one day in the future.
she has been talking about it for 5 years at least!
Hey AJ. Madonna called. She wants her face back!
Jolie’s face looks suspiciously smooth and full and wrinkle-free.
She looks fine. Why all the criticism. She said she loves red lipstick. Her face looks fine. The suit I perfect for the climate and I do think after all the nipple hate that Jen Fade is paying more attention to the tops she wears. I don’t think Angelina cares but haters are so cruel. She is an amazing woman doing good work.
Yikes! Saw pics of her on the DM yesterday. Something happened to her face and not in a good way. She is not going to age well.
Angelina’s revered for her humanitarian work, because she really does
go above and beyond for the cause. Most celebrities they just jump on the bandwagon ‘feminist’, ‘gun violence’, ‘child trafficking’, they get their 10 likes then you never ever hear them talking about it again. She’s been with the UN for 15 years, that’s some selfless commitment.
I could see her getting a Nobel one day (well when your Angelina Jolie anything is possible).
@Mish01 Angelina has been with UNHCR for 16 years in February 2018 it will be 17 years.
She needs a belt with that outfit, or maybe a more modern pant. That zip front looks so dated.
Whatever – she was never a fashionista. I applaud her continued humanitarian work.
And please don’t say I am misogynist for critiquing her clothing – I am currently aghast at the sight of Prince William in white slacks with black socks on Dlisted.
The suit is meh, but it is nice to see her in some form of color and not wearing a gunny sack.
I deeply admire the work she is doing and I’ve become such a fan of hers in recent years…but her face in these photos makes me sad. She’s such a stunning woman, but why with this? She has gained a few pounds and it does look good, but she’s full of botox and fillers, and I think she’s had her face pulled a bit. No judgment–every woman should do whatever they want to do and I’m not opposed to any of it (I myself, at age 40, love a little baby botox just between the eyes to help prevent frown lines…I’m an subconscious frowner and twice a year baby botox trains me/helps me remember not to furrow my brow), but her face is so naturally exquisite–at any age! I think this is not an improvement. Her prerogative, for sure, but I just wish she would leave perfection alone!
Holy Botox, no Angie no! I thought for sure she’d never mess with her face.
She’s been getting Botox for years, it’s why her forehead always looks so waxy. She definitely overdid it this time though.
She’s just not wearing tons of makeup that she would normally wear at some Hollywood event, plus the pic has been photo-shopped out of all proportion. She’s dressed appropriately for what she’s doing – do you expect her to show up in a glitzy outfit, jewelry, big hair? I would rather focus on lauding the difficult and heart-breaking humanitarian work she does consistently despite having a busy movie career AND raising 6 kids.
Glad it was her face and not my old eyes. I kept sitting here blinking thinking my eyes were not focusing … I sure hope she did not bring the kids with her and left them with minders. There is so much violence there. It is a dangerous place to be.
Very botox
Guys, it’s very clearly photoshop. Nobody’s eyes naturally glow like that in the daylight. The makeup was poorly phoned in. They smoothed only portions of her face. You guys are so quick to gym the gun and criticize her, shame. It’s pretty obvious that it’s photoshop, and poor photoshop at that.
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Somehow she looks like Madonna’s cousin here..
Angelina keep doing the Great Works and you will continued to be blessed.
More than the Botox or fillers or whatever she did, it’s her eyes that creep me out. Why are they glowing like that? Who was in charge of the photoshop? It looks like one of those poorly photoshopped pictures of K. Middleton you see on Pinterest.
I’ve seen these exact same pics elsewhere and she looks pretty much her normal self. Why People Mag felt the need to photoshop her into a blank Barbie Doll version of herself is, well, WTF knows.
Kudos to her for ignoring the ‘noise’ and keeping on keeping on, focusing her time and energy on the important stuff and the issues she cares about and their need for constant attention.
Imagine if her and Jennifer Garner became friends
they can talk about ugly shoes non stop!
Yay! Saint Angie for all you are doing for refugees and rape survivors. Someone seriously over reached on the retouching in that first photo.
She needs to stop messing with her gorgeous face. I like the suit though. Looks comfortable and subdued which is appropriate for the occasion.
I love her inclusion of boys and men who have been victims of wartime rape. Due to patriarchal attitudes towards masculine vs. feminine behavior as well as general erasure (even derision) in the public consciousness of male victims of rape, specifically in war zones, these survivors very rarely get mentioned.
PS: I say all this expecting everyone to already be aware that women are sexually victimized at a higher rate than men, so don’t @ me yelling about false equivalency.
Angelina is the Great Humanitarian of the 21st Century!
The suit doesn’t look tragic at all.
If you stare at the picture long enough she starts to look like Caitlyn Jenner.
The picture has been Photo-Shopped.
Sure it has….with fillers
She’s had work done but that top photo doesn’t look natural. Her eyes look like they are glowing and its not good. She looks so much better in the Daily Mail photos. I’m not sure if people are still using the word wack but that photo is wack.
Im clearly in the absolute minority here but I think she looks gorgeous.
Honestly, it’s the lack of dark black upper liquid liner. It completely deranges my face when I don’t wear it. But also… she MUST have done some injectables. NO ONE with a stressful divorce/custody as recent as AJ has a lineless face.
She’s been Botoxing & doing fillers for years. Nothing to be ashamed of but why is anyone thinking this is a new thing for her?
She obviously uses fillers and Botox.
Having said that I think the header photo has been badly photoshopped because she doesn’t look like that in any of the other photos from the same event.
I do t mind the suit and least it’s semi fitting! she doesn’t seem to be big on fashion and fair enough not everybody has to be; she onv got other things on her mind.
You all spent an entire thread talking about her botoz and fillers and 20%about what the speech was about. Just as when she speaks about he r movie all that will be taken away is what she ways about her divorce. Sane for Brad. No one is interested in his movies all they want I know about is his life with Angelina.
Guess he won’t have much to say after a while cause she ain’t taking him back. He can’t use the kids and humanitarian thing anymore.
When I saw the thread picture on the main page I thought it was a wax work figure of Angie. No, no no!.
Concur. Looks like a mini face lift by the way of the skin around the eyes and cheek bones.
Might as well freshen up if you have the cash and are going to be on the prowl again?
Too smart for Depp, but just for gossip’s sake I hope she hooks up with a douche bag like Gerard Butler! lol
OMG!!! What’s she done to her face?! I had no idea she was so insecure as to mess up her beautiful face á la Kidman… So sad.
Nicole, Courteney Cox, and Angelina all had flat out gorgeous faces, and all messed with them. It’s a strange thing.
It doesn’t surprise me that the ones with the most beautiful faces take aging the hardest.
No bueno.
Took much posting regarding her looks instead Angelina’s Great Works but these are the Times we Live in.
Angelina always been blessed for the good she does.