Angelina Jolie: ‘Brad and I have our issues’

Glamour couple ... Angelina Jolie described the couple’s new film <i>By The Sea </i>as ‘a honeymoon’. Picture: Getty Images

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THEY’RE Hollywood’s hottest couple, but it seems even Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aren’t averse to a few problems every now and then.

In a new interview with US Vogue, the 40-year-old actor spoke about the couple’s new film, By The Sea, which looks at a relationship in decline.

“It’s not autobiographical,” Jolie said of the film, which follows a couple who take a holiday to France together in a bid to save their crumbling marriage.

Falling apart ... Jolie and Pitt’s new film By The Sea looks at a relationship in decline. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

The actor gave hope to us all when she admitted the couple’s marriage is not always perfect.

“Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems we couldn’t have made the film,” she said.

“As artists we wanted something that took us out of our comfort zones. Just being raw actors. It’s not the safest idea. But life is short.”

The movie, which Joile wrote and directed, was shot on the Maltese island of Gozo soon after the couple married at their French Chateau in August 2014. (The actor describes the film as their “honeymoon”.)

Beloved ... Angelina Jolie lost her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in 2007 to cancer. Picture: APSource:AP

By The Sea marks the first time the two have appeared in a movie together since 2005, when they fell in love on set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Jolie also opened up about having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in March, two years after a preventive double mastectomy.

“I wish my mom had been able to make those choices,” she said. “They are not easy surgeries. The ovaries are an easy surgery, but the hormone changes — interesting.

“We did joke that I had my Monday edit. Tuesday surgery. Wednesday go into menopause. Thursday come back to edit, a little funky with my steps.”

Jolie’s mother Marcheline Bertrand died in 2007 at the age of 56 after battling ovarian cancer and breast cancer for eight years.

The start of something ... Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie first starred together in the 2005 hit, Mr & Mrs Smith. Picture: APSource:AP

Jolie also spoke about going through menopause, adding that she’s looking forward to growing older. “I feel grounded as a woman. I know others do too,” she said.

“Both of the women in my family, my mother and my grandmother started dying in their 40s. I’m 40. I can’t wait to hit 50 and know I made it.”

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in By The Sea

Wow! Guy tattoos Davido's face and necklace on his chest

Davido shared the pic and asked fans to help locate this die-hard fan for him! No words! 

Linda Ikeji finally tells us when she is getting married, plus her house is actually N800M (more photos)

A day after blogger Linda Ikeji broke the Nigerian internet space when news of her Banana Island, Ikoyi home purchase went public and social media is still buzzing.
“Linda Ikeji” is one of the top ten trending topics and people just can’t stop talking about the blogger who went from nothing to every damn thing!

 This is a woman who relentlessly pursued her dreams and has made a success of her life. Banana Island house or not.

Initially there was speculation that the house which a newly built home was N450 Million, but Linda herself set the record straight saying she spent over N500 Million on it.

The house is listed on two property sites at N600 Million & N800 Million respectively.


According to the listing the 700 m2  detached house is newly built covering 3 floors and has a penthouse. It has:

• 6 bedrooms (all ensuite)
• Penthouse with Master bedroom.
• 3 living rooms
• Cinema Room
• Fully fitted Kitchen
• Swimming Pool
• Laundry room
• 3 room Boys Quarters
• Parking area for 8 cars

Her neighbours are Mike Adenuga, Aliko Dangote, Sayu Dantata to name a wealthy few.
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For those asking when she will get married, she has this to say

Nigerian Girl gets dumped by boyfriend after bleaching to satisfy him

A Nairaland user, AlihKizito posted this story not too long ago...it's something ladies can learn from!

Nigerian girls could be so silly (apologies to good girls in this forum). How will you describe the stupidity of the lady in this story. Let me quote it as I got it from her friend. 

My name is Ladi and my friend is in a dilemma now. She is living in shock of the reality that her 8 months boyfriend just dumped her for “not being the kind of fair he wants.” She once told me that her boyfriend told her that it wouldn’t be bad for her to be a little lighter because he feels he is often attracted to light skinned ladies.

I discouraged her from bleaching her skin and she told me I would not understand what dark skinned ladies like her go through. I told her that if a guy doesn’t like her the way she is, then he doesn’t deserve her. 

But when I returned from a trip after 5 weeks, my friend had changed completely from the dark coloured lady she used to be to a light skinned lady; even lighter than I am.
Now she is telling me that Johnson has dumped her and told her he feels embarrassed walking side by side with her and that she has a particular odour he can’t stand. 

She said he told her all these and many more to her face after he had been avoiding her and refusing to pick her call, till she eventually tracked him down to ask what was wrong with their relationship. 

I really want to help her but she doesn’t want to move on and is blaming herself for using cheap cream instead of bleaching like a big girl. Please my fellow people, what do I tell her to get her out of this mess.

Julius Agwu mocks Nigerian Pastors & the witches/wizards that endorsed Goodluck Jonathan

So last night, Comedian Julius Agwu took a swipe at the Nigerian Pastors that tried to convince Nigerians to vote for former president Goodluck Jonathan in the past election.

While addressing guests at the red summit gala which held at the Harbor point, off Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island Lagos last night, he had this to say.


"I know how many Nigerian Pastors were paid big money to pray for GEJ to make sure he came back as president, but their prayers were not answered."

He further said "Moreover, why was it mostly witches association that were endorsing him?
The so-called association of withes and wizards kept saying orishiriishi, claiming that GEJ is their man and that he will be the president but God pass them"

Moving on, he said "Please help tell president Buhari not to joke with this God that got him to the throne. As a matter of fact, we need to discard the first verse of the National anthem and stick with just the second stanza. We have been singing 'Arise o compatriots' for many years now but the compatriots are not arising biko...let us stick with stanza two 'O God of creation, direct our noble cuase'...let us be lik the Americans whose theme reads 'In God we trust'. That theme is really working for them despite all the bad things they do" 

Rotimi Amaechi, Fayemi, Oby Ezekwesili were some of the dignitaries on seat while Julius cracked the jokes.

How Rotimi Amaechi, Debola Williams & Chude Jideonwo convinced Buhari to wear a suit for the first time

 

When President Buhari wore a suit for his first campaign shoot last year, some Nigerians were quick to mock him while others praised him for the dapper look.

Just so you know, that's the first and probably the last time Buhari will dress that way!


Well that's according to Rotimi Amaechi.


Speaking at the red summit gala which held at the Harbor point, off Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island Lagos last night, the APC lord told a story of how he got Red media (Debola Williams and Chude Jideonwo) to handle the election campaign for Buhari.

"Buhari said to me, do we have to do all these paparazzi, Amaechi you know my nature but i said him, sir you have to wear this suit so that Nigerians can see the handsome side of you. Wee had to convince him and then he finally obliged us and today, that photoshoot is still the best he has ever had. We were able to present the other side of the president that most people did not know...most peeps didn't know he can laugh but we brought out that side of him. 

On behalf of the campaign and Buhari, i thereby appreciate Debola Williams and Chude Jideonwo for their hard work and achieving a feat that many thought they couldn't achieve. When i gave the job to them,  I took a risk. Why? There was a company from America, another from Britain that wanted to do this job and handle the campaign for us but i wanted these young men to do it and i was ready to take the risk, fail or succeed with them and look where we are. 

Yes God won the election for us but used them and Nigerians." he said.

The red summit event was put together to mark the ten years anniversary of Red media!