SubscribeAngelina Jolie wasn't MIA at the New York Film Festival news conference
When the news conference followed the debut of "Changeling" to journalists on Thursday at the New York Film Festival, there were lots of whispers of "Where's Angelina Jolie?"
The belief that she'd be present had been fueled by comments from a spokesman for the Toronto International Film Festival, who suggested last month that TIFF passed on showcasing "Changeling" because Jolie couldn't be present for the gala premiere.
Presumably, she was too busy with her and Brad Pitt's new twins. So, therefore, the assumption was widely made that she'd attend the news conference at the New York Film Festival, of course. After all, Jolie is currently in New York getting ready to attend the fest premiere of "Changeling" this Saturday night.
Director Clint Eastwood was present at the news conference yesterday, but there was never a plan for Angelina Jolie to be part of the meet-the-press event, says a spokesman for Universal Pictures. Just the premiere. Nor was there ever a plan to take "Changeling" to Toronto, which suggests TIFF didn't really pass on it.
"We never planned to go and never showed them the film for consideration, always aiming toward New York," says Universal's exec VP of publicity Michael Moses. "It wasn't at all a matter of Angelina's availability."
(Universal Pictures)
Angelina deserves praise...she is a terrific actress, a wonderful mom, and all this negativity is ridiculous (whose paying those reporters to constantly demean her? I bet it's Jennifer Aniston)
Posted by: margarita | October 04, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Honestly besides the media hyping her up, no one like jolie and even one see that she use brad and her keep for publicity, she was an attention seeker then kissing her brother, constantly talking about her sex life, which she still do. and she is an attention seeker now
Posted by: bella | October 04, 2008 at 11:24 AM
I am bored of Angelina Jolie and never thought that she was even that great of an actress. BORING!!
Posted by: Jamie | October 04, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are such mega stars and charity people that I am confident they appear as their schedules allow - give them a break people
Posted by: Karen Dunlap | October 04, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Clint is one smart guy! He knows what happens when she opens her mouth...So its best that he promotes his movie at least there is a better chance of people going to see it.....
Posted by: dorothy | October 04, 2008 at 07:17 AM
Presumably, she was too busy with her and Brad Pitt's new twins
GREAT.
Has this society become that hateful?
She looks beautiful.
Posted by: Kelly Bicraft | October 03, 2008 at 07:09 PM
jolie was at a CHANGELING press conference today. seen the pics already online
Posted by: DREW | October 03, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Go Angelina Jolie! I pray that she walks away with the Oscar!
Posted by: Supporter | October 03, 2008 at 12:57 PM