25 May 2001
- Ex-husband Says Angelina's Not So Crazy
British actor Jonny Lee Miller insists his ex-wife Angelina
Jolie wasn't the hell-raiser people portray - but a sweet
"big- hearted girl". The pair first met while they
were co-stars on the 1995 movie Hackers and later married.
They swiftly divorced in 1999 citing relationship difficulties
as the cause of the break-up. But despite that, Johnny says
there is no bitterness between them. He says, "People
find it bizarre and extraordinary that we were together. To
me, it's not. Angelina's image is of a wild, crazy femme fatale.
She's not. She's a very, very nice, very generous person.
A big-hearted girl. She doesn't get up to any more mischief
than your average person... well, maybe a little bit."
24 May 2001
- Angelina Jolie Dolls Are Anatomically Correct
Tomb Raider babe Angelina Jolie made sure her breasts were
perfect when they were immortalized for a selection of Lara
Croft action figures. Jolie in a number of different get-ups
and the dolls feature the full range of outfits - a Combat
Pack complete with training robot, combat gear, Siberian gear,
motorcycle gear and in her classic Tomb Raiding outfit. There
are seven dolls in total, which come equipped with four different
sub machine guns, a shotgun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher
and her trademark twin silver pistols. Gavin Waxkirsh, spokesman
for toymakers Vivid, says, "Angelina was very involved
with the dolls and wanted to make sure everything was just
right. I mean, everything is correct in every detail. There's
going to be more than a few adults buying the dolls and I
can reassure them that they won't be disappointed. Angelina
insisted they were right first time - she was there for ages
saying, 'bigger, bigger, no smaller!'"
26 January
2001 - Angelina Jolie Says Sex Is The Best Work-Out
Actress Angelina Jolie has ditched the gym for a more traditional
way of keeping fit - passionate sex with her husband, Billy
Bob Thornton. In an interview with Britain's NOW magazine,
Jolie admits she was not in the best shape before shooting
the action movie Tomb Raider (2001), but toned her body in
bed rather than on the treadmill. She says, "I smoked
a lot, drank far too much, suffered from insomnia and like
every other normal person I know, I was imbalanced. I had
to undergo a complete re-adjustment." To play the high-kicking,
fast-shooting virtual action hero, Jolie was forced to radically
change her lifestyle. The 25-year-old continues, "From
the moment I got up in the morning, I had to drink a certain
amount of water and I had to take vitamins." She also
had to begin pumping iron, but admits it was not her favorite
form of exercise. She says, "Having sex with my husband
keeps me in much more shape."
4 December
2000 - Angelina Jolie Opted Not To Be An Angel
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie was originally picked to
join forces with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in the action-packed
blockbuster Charlie's Angels (2000). But Angelina wasn't impressed
with what the producers had to offer. She says, "Their
selling points were; strong characters for women, it will
make you a big star - which is frightening and not exactly
a big plus... For me, I didn't watch the original TV series
and I don't get dressed up."