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Malkovich is best known for his screen credits, including “Empire of the Sun,” “Of Mice and Men,” “In the Line of Fire,” “Being John Malkovich” and the new “Wild Horse Nine,” in which he plays a dying CIA man on Easter Island who, after a lifetime of toppling governments and carrying out assassinations, is increasingly eager to spill the beans. The performance — mordant, droll, elegiac — is a big-screen apogee for Malkovich. He’s favored to win what would be his first Academy Award.












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Vivienne (pictured above in June 2026) has officially dropped her famous father’s last name.

Vivienne initially filed her petition on July 20, just eight days after celebrating her 18th birthday alongside her twin brother, Knox, pictured together earlier this month. GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID

Vivienne’s twin brother, Knox (pictured earlier this month), also omitted “Pitt” from his high school diploma earlier this year, although he not been confirmed to have legally changed his name.

A Los Angeles judge granted the 18-year-old’s petition to legally change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie during a hearing Monday, Page Six can exclusively confirm.

Vivienne’s attorney, Peter Kenneth Levine, appeared remotely for Monday morning’s hearing.

Judge Virginia Keeny, who presided over the hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court’s Stanley Mosk Courthouse, read aloud the names of those whose name change petitions had been approved.

The judge explained, “These are name change petitions, which are going to be granted. That means that I can read the information provided and sign a decree, and you’ll be able to get a copy of the decree in possibly one week in room 112 in the first floor of this building, the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

“So if you hear your name, you can sign off, and you can get your paperwork in a week. I’m going to read both the last name and also the last four numbers of the case,” she said.

Vivienne initially filed her petition on July 20, just eight days after celebrating her 18th birthday alongside her twin brother, Knox.


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“That’s not true ... It’s fun to see certain arms of the press kind of flop around,” said Carswell. “They’re so anxious to just get a name and when we sign a non-disclosure agreement, protecting the buyer’s privacy, we do not utter a word and give any clues. So, in the absence of giving a clue, they kind of pulled something out of the air that’s not true.”

He added that throughout the process of finding a buyer for Jolie’s home, background checks were done for security and to avoid “wannabes” who want to see celebrity homes but have no real intention of buying the property.

“Part of my job as a listing agent is to prevent that from happening, only bonafide buyers who are qualified and that’s what we did,” said Carswell.

When asked if the Maria actress was happy with the $24.75 million sale of the property, Carswell told Real Talk, “Doubly so. Quite. The ending was quite the climax after the journey we had been through on the market. It’s a difficult market presently in Los Angeles, which is always just temporary until things go back up the rollercoaster.”

“We had had enough of that challenge and then it ended quite well for our client, so she was doubly happy,” he concluded.




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From left: Bill Thompson, Nycoi Jones, Jim Balfanz, Emily Baeza, Pierce Cedillo, Octavia Spencer, Angelina Jolie, Saniya Parray and Hank Unger. Those in yellow and red jackets are AmeriCorps members serving a second year of service with City Year Los Angeles. (‘The Outsiders’)

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Zahara pictured above earlier this month

On Monday, a Los Angeles judge granted the 21-year-old’s petition to legally change her name from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.

“There being no objections, the petition for change of name is granted,” the Sept. 28 minute order states.

“The Decree is signed and filed,” the order continues. “The Petitioner’s name is changed from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie.”

Zahara’s attorney, Peter Kenneth Levine, appeared remotely for Monday morning’s hearing, according to the filing.

Judge Virginia Keeny presided over the hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court’s Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

A second source close to the “Maleficent” star exclusively said in response, “Today’s hearing was required by law and scheduled months ago by the L.A. court system. It’s a new low to have his camp to spin a conspiracy theory, disavow responsibility for his conduct, and attack his own child. Keep in mind, his daughter has had the grace not to discuss the details of his behavior in public.”


Knox, seen in Los Angeles earlier this month, dropped Pitt from his last name on his high school diploma.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s son Knox dropped “Pitt” from his last name on his high school diploma.

The teenager, who turns 18 on July 12, used the name “Knox Jolie” on his certificate after graduating from Fusion Academy in Los Angeles earlier this month, a source exclusively told Page Six.

A third source exclusively told Page Six, “Angelina participated in years of family therapy with Brad and the children for everyone to try to heal after the events that led her to file for divorce.”

“If he isn’t close to the kids, it’s because of the harm that was done,” the insider added. “He wasn’t honest about his actions, and it affected the trust between them. It’s been very hard for the kids. No one knows, except them, how bad it has been.”

The source continued: “The children are now adults and make their own decisions, which deserve respect. If they choose to distance themselves from him, it comes from that pain and harm. It’s really horrible that he has tried to paint himself as a victim. When will people start asking real questions about what happened to the kids?”
Pax, pictured above in January

“Pax still has a relationship with his dad’s side of the family and continues to spend time with them,” a source exclusively told Page Six. “He recently joined his family as they went out to dinner and celebrated his cousin Sydney’s engagement to Archimede Jerome.”

According to the insider, Brad’s sister Julie Pitt Neal also attended the gathering, along with his niece Reagan Pitt and numerous other close family members.

Despite Pax’s close relationship with his father’s side of the family, he “doesn’t have much of a relationship with Brad,” a second source exclusively told Page Six.


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Vivienne (left) and Knox Jolie at street fair in Los Angeles, California. GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID (2)

In photographs taken on Saturday, Sept. 19, the 18-year-old, whom Jolie, 51, welcomed with ex-husband Brad Pitt, can be seen selling her original artwork at a local street fair in Los Angeles. Vivienne, who was joined by her twin brother Knox at the event, operated under the name of her art project, “The Tulip Fields.”

The budding artist was busy during the entirety of the event as she spoke with clients and sold prints, stickers and birthday cards. Knox, who was sporting his signature colorful hair and a pair of floral embroidered jeans, helped his sister during the event by assisting her with setup and taking photographs.


Knox (left) and Vivienne Jolie. GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID

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Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek Pinault are grateful to have each other at this stage in their lives.

Without Blood (in theaters now) stars Hayek, 60, and Demián Bichir as two people reuniting in the wake of war and trauma. Jolie, 51, adapted and directed the intimate adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s 2002 novella of the same name.

The conversations on set between actress and director “were delicious” and “very organic,” Hayek tells PEOPLE. “I love her mind and I get her. So I think when you know somebody gets you, you feel safe and you can be whoever you are in whatever circumstances.”

“I think it’s so nice we met at this later stage in our life,” says Jolie, who costarred with Hayek in 2021’s Marvel Cinematic Universe hit Eternals. “Because we’ve been through so many similar things, experienced different things, and somehow have landed as older women in a very similar place.”

“Even though I’m much older than her, by the way,” quips Hayek.

“Not that much older!” responds the mother of six with a laugh. “To appreciate that friendship and that bond and that understanding — I haven’t had that kind of a connection in my life.”

Hayek agrees: “It’s hard to find that connection. And I think that’s what part of the movie is also about, how difficult it is to communicate, to connect.”

In Without Blood, Hayek’s Nina and Bichir’s Tito confront each other over an act of violence amid an unspecified war, discussing its many ramifications decades later. Its subject matter inspired plenty of unfiltered conversations between Jolie and Hayek on the film’s Italian set.

“Sometimes we would start passionately screaming at each other,” recalls Hayek when asked about her dynamic with her director. “Then I start crying and she hugs me, then we’re laughing nonstop. And from the outside, I could see people say, ‘What’s going on?’”

The mother of one adds, “I can say whatever. She’s never offended because it’s coming from me. And we’re talking about issues, and then we start crying because we’re moved, not because we made each other cry... And then we say something stupid and we start cracking up.”

At the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Without Blood, Hayek told PEOPLE she was directing a new project that would see her reuniting with Jolie, with the latter in a producing role.
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Angelina Jolie has been cast in a new political thriller directed by Doug Liman, reuniting the duo behind Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

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“There has never been any real understanding of what happened that caused her to file for divorce, or the years that followed,” says a Jolie source. “For a decade she has kept silent, so not to disparage the father of her children. She has kept a dignified silence even while she was being attacked with misinformation.”

“There’s very little communication right now” between Pitt and his children, says a source close to the actor. “It’s a tragedy.”

Jolie has “been looking forward to this for a while. For years, so much of her life was centered in Los Angeles,” the source adds. “She’s doing really well. She feels very inspired creatively and loves having a lot going on. For a long time, her focus was very much on the kids and she wasn’t working much. Now that they’re older and have their own lives, she has more time to focus on work again.”

Despite the contentious split, the first Jolie source adds, the actress “is forgiving. She wishes him health and happiness. She just wants to be left alone.”
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Angelina Jolie: A Life Without Borders

With her children grown and a new creative vision taking shape, Angelina Jolie is embracing a life guided by art, purpose, and the freedom to explore what comes next.

Published 09.09.2026 by Yohana Desta


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Angelina Jolie sits peacefully in a room in Los Angeles, the city where she was born and, at present, cannot wait to leave. She’s surrounded by moving boxes, flanked to her right by her beloved rottweiler, Dusty, who is lying by the window, backlit by the glowing sun of a late July morning.

“It’s the end of a certain time for me,” the movie star and humanitarian says over Zoom. Now that all six of her kids are adults (her youngest children, fraternal twins Knox and Vivienne, turned 18 in July), Jolie is free to live wherever she likes. For the Oscar winner—who is as famous for toplining films ranging from Girl, Interrupted to Disney’s Maleficent as she is for her humanitarian work, visiting conflict zones and drawing attention to refugee crises as well as leading initiatives through her Cambodia-based nonprofit, the Maddox Foundation—the whole world is once again her veritable oyster.

The first order of business is expanding and opening new global locations of Atelier Jolie, the creative house she opened in 2023, in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SoHo home and studio in downtown New York. On a rainy afternoon in July, the day before Jolie’s interview, the atelier feels cozy and welcoming. Anyone can stroll into Atelier Jolie, which opens into a small art gallery with works by Bing Lee and Janette Beckman on display (as well as beautifully preserved wall art by Basquiat), then linger in the café, where refugee chefs dreamt up a menu that includes Syrian ma’amoul cookies and pistachio baklava, lounging on sumptuous leather furniture and thumbing through an array of art books under a generous skylight.


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When it opened, the Atelier was heralded as a serious entrée to the fashion world, debuting with a ready-to-wear collection designed by Gabriela Hearst and slinking its way into the niche carved out by brands like The Row. It has since evolved from retail and transformed into a thoughtful sanctuary for artisans and makers across mediums. Fashion, Jolie admits, “was never my central interest.”

“There was a big discussion about sustainability,” says Jolie, whose personal style has evolved over the years from punky goth to glamorous leather goth to quiet luxury with goth-lite traces, like the fine black sweater she wears during our interview. “It became obvious to me that I didn’t want to be pushing people merely to consume. My main focus is welcoming visitors who want to learn, create, and be in community. Anyone who contributes by attending and visiting gives back to the artists who come in. Our doors are open to all, and I love when new visitors continue to discover and join us.”

The Atelier has since grown into a hub for artist residencies, public talks, classes, and offerings such as a Pan-African dining concept called Tatale, created by chef Akwasi Brenya-Mensa. On the night I attend, the multi-course menu includes delicious reimaginings of chichinga beef suya and chin chin cheesecake. New locations of Atelier Jolie will open before the end of the year, shifting to meet the needs of each local community.

Jolie is also excited to see this month’s release of Without Blood, the fifth feature in her directorial oeuvre. Starring Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir, the film is based on the Alessandro Baricco book of the same name and follows a pair of survivors reflecting on opposite sides of a conflict through a series of restrained monologues. “The first day after I went home, I had a breakdown because I had held those emotions for so long,” Hayek Pinault told L’OFFICIEL in 2025. But she trusted Jolie, whom she befriended on the set of Marvel’s Eternals in 2021, describing her as a “genius” director who also wrote beautiful material. “This was the easiest time that I’ve ever had, just automatically memorizing lines without effort.”

Without Blood offers a different vantage point on war compared to Jolie’s last few films, such as In the Land of Blood and Honey and Unbroken, which take the audience into the thick of violence. This film is a post-conflict narrative, looking at the reality—and possibility—of what happens when some of the dust settles. “It doesn’t wrap up with some Hollywood ending,” she says. “But I think it’s comfortable for people who like to sit with things that feel true.”


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L’OFFICIEL: Let’s talk about Atelier Jolie. What do you think worked in these first few years? And what ended up having to evolve?

ANGELINA JOLIE: I didn’t know exactly what it was when I opened the doors. My thought was to open a space and gift areas to different thinkers and creatives. I watched Prune Nourry [a French multidisciplinary artist] move in and make the top floor a studio for herself and do monthly talks. I witnessed the refugee chefs at Eat Offbeat [New York’s immigrant training-focused food venture] find different ways to bring their culture to people daily. Things that have to do with community—like the talks, the dinners, and the gallery space—seemed to naturally push forward more than the fashion. Offering the space on a rotating basis to makers from around the world was more exciting than having a daily traditional shop. One of our first artists in residence was textile artist and designer Zolaykha Sherzad, who founded Zarif Design, a fashion and fine crafts company based in Kabul that reflects the rich Afghan cultural heritage of traditional silk weaving, chapan-striped cotton, and embroidery. All products are made in Afghanistan, giving the women involved an opportunity to have a business and show their craft. We have a designer from Rwanda coming in September. I am looking forward to seeing how they make the space their own.

LO: When I first visited, fashion was the focal point; there were clothes on display. But the evolution makes sense.

AJ: I find it much more interesting to encourage people to learn a new skill, buy pieces of art, meet international makers, or upcycle their own clothing. You can bring your clothes into the Atelier and redo them, take a sewing class, things like that. I learned myself how I would better approach art and clothes—I took screen printing and did a little felting. I haven’t had the opportunity to live in New York for a long period since the Atelier opened. As soon as I can be there more, I’ll be a regular at the classes.

LO: So, are you planning to be in New York more in the next chapter of your life?

AJ: Out of the States more, I think. The hope for the Atelier was always to be global; Brazil might become the first space that we open outside of the U.S. The idea would be to visit the different locations around the world and meet local artists and makers. I’m going to get back to doing more hands-on work with my foundation in Cambodia and my field work. I don’t really plan to have a base. I’d like to have a home base for my family, a place where some of the mom stuff and the family photos are. And then I’d like to be a bit nomadic for a while. My home in Cambodia will also be a residency a few months out of the year for Khmer culture.

LO: What kind of timeline do you envision for the new Atelier Jolie locations?

AJ: A few will open quite soon. We’re talking to teams in Vienna and Cambodia. There is not a country I wouldn’t consider working in. The idea is that wherever it is in the world, it’s always run locally and it’s theirs to benefit from, because we’re a nonprofit. When I worked as a diplomat, I would see that there was so much focus on charity and aid and there wasn’t enough focus on supporting business and independence, so I wanted to build a model that would grow other people’s careers and community.

LO: You already have the dinner series. Are there any other projects or events you’re hoping to launch at the future Ateliers?

AJ: I’ll be most excited when I see these regular residencies from around the world. A misconception about the Atelier is that it’s this private space. There are things within it that are private, but the absolute majority is completely open to the public. All the classes, the dinner series, some of the talks, the gallery. I’m looking forward to seeing more people using it. And because it’s a collective, it really is as much as people make it. I think today, the average person can tell when something is created by a brand. It takes a little longer and it’s harder, but when you build something organically with real friends and real artists and invite people to participate as a community, it’s more authentic and a little bold. It’s unknown and is a chance to help others do business and share their craft. That’s what’s exciting.

LO: That makes me think about artists creating something versus the growing anxiety that everything will eventually be AI-generated. I’m curious whether you want to wade into that conversation at all—why it’s still so important to encourage and value human creativity.

AJ: The reality of the future is there will be all these new technologies [as a result of AI]. Hopefully they’ll help with cancer research and global education at a more affordable price. There will be positives. On the other side of it, the things it can never replace are human touch, human connection, building something yourself. We have to understand the realities of what is happening with a lot of the new technologies, see how it affects our lives, and be even more so together and hands-on in the world. It’s what it is to be alive.


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LO: For over twenty years you’ve also run the Maddox Foundation in rural Cambodia, which is fully locally led, with a focus on conservation and community development. What is it about that work that continues to excite you?

AJ: It’s evolved over the years. When I first moved to Cambodia, I thought I would buy a place and hire local people to work with me to demine and work on local education and development. We did that. But it became clear there were a lot of issues with deforestation, gem mining, and illegal wildlife trade. It expanded to conservation work. We’ve been doing that for a long time. Now I think focusing on development and independence is the next stage, to see different business and education opportunities for people in the community. Just to continue to help develop and grow.

LO: I wanted to ask about your refugee visits, too. I know you do those independently now, working with organizations on the ground, as opposed to when you were special envoy for the UN. How has that transition been?

AJ: Honestly, it hasn’t changed much. I always paid my own way—even during my UN years, my travel was never the agency’s responsibility. Same with lodging, security, anything like that. I never wanted an agency carrying that weight for me. And the relationships are still there, with people at the UN, the Red Cross, INARA [International Network for Aid, Relief & Assistance], and so many local organizations doing this work on the ground. Even when I was with UNHCR [UN Refugee Agency], what I really cared for most was understanding the local reality. UNHCR is kind of an umbrella, it’s a protection agency, so its job is securing the legal permissions that let you actually be present in a country. That means navigating legal frameworks, protections, endless negotiations with governments. Important work, but a different kind of work. While I have real concerns about certain aspects of the UN’s work, I remain deeply convinced of its vital role in protecting human dignity, in delivering emergency aid to those who have nowhere else to turn, and in defending human rights when no one else will. Finally, in bringing nations together in the pursuit of peace. A peace that, so often and so tragically, still eludes us. If only we lived by the principles of the UN Charter and if only those words were matched by action, I believe the world would be a far better place.


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LO: How do you select your upcoming trips? I saw that you went to Rwanda recently.

AJ: It depends on where you feel like you can be useful. Shiloh and Pax were with me in Rwanda. We met up with the Legacy of War Foundation and the women in the farms, which I’d heard about for so long. It’s so great to see things that are working. It sounds silly to say, but I think people are very overwhelmed by the amount of crises in the world. It feels insurmountable. When we can highlight programs or local leaders and see change and a path for progress, it’s very important. We are looking at a few countries based on needs: One is a current crisis that needs some attention, and the other is a somewhat-forgotten emergency that’s critical to keep on the radar. The reason I say I have the honor of working with refugees is because they’re truly some of the most wonderful people. My closest friends. So resilient, so extraordinary. I’ve learned most of my life lessons, if not from my children, from them.

LO: I would love to talk about Without Blood, the film you wrote and directed about the repercussions of war. It’s really beautiful. What was your writing process for adapting the book?

AJ: I stayed very true to a beautifully written book. I felt like I was editing and shaping more than completely writing. My first film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, I wrote from a blank page. My process has been a little strange, because I started writing when I had all my children and I tend to write about conflict. I would find myself in the middle of a children’s art class or karate class sitting in the corner, making little sketches and writing thoughts in a notebook. There wasn’t a space to completely turn everything off and write. I’d find a few hours here and there. I appreciate you saying you liked it; I know it’s not an easy film to watch. That was a choice to stay true to the book. Post-conflict is really hard. The film is less about forgiveness and more about honesty. To discuss forgiveness when there is a denial of harm isn’t healing. What I loved about Without Blood is that he agrees to sit and hear how his actions changed the course of her life. I have had this kind of healing with my father. Even though we see many things differently, we have been able to have honest discussions and find peace. I hope that for other aspects of my life.


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LO: You do tend to make films about conflict. I’m sure you’ve heard before that every director is, to a certain degree, making the same film over and over.

AJ: That’s interesting. One of the things that the film says is that we return to where we break. I think that’s true for a lot of people. They may not even recognize why they behave a certain way or what they’re searching for, but something somewhere transformed the person. A lot of your life is either trying to put that piece back or understand it. For me, I started traveling into war zones when I was 23. I probably didn’t realize how much of an impact that had on me. I cried a lot the first year. I was shocked by what I didn’t know. I changed as a person. Working since 2001 on the border of Afghanistan and then seeing the return of the Taliban, seeing things slide back, and the reality of so many friends... I had a school there. Maybe that’s why I want to focus so much on solutions, because I think we are all quite overwhelmed by not seeing progress and seeing things grow worse. When I started, there were 40 million people displaced; it’s 115 million now. That has had an effect on me. My first film was about a war beginning. Without Blood is an examination of when the war is over. When it’s over, how does it sit with us? It doesn’t end when the bombs stop.

LO: I’m curious to see the next phase in the life cycle of your films.

AJ: Me too. [Laughs] I don’t know what happens. I hope it’s post-conflict.

LO: On the topic of film, your sons Maddox and Pax are working as assistant directors. How did they end up there?

AJ: I think if you have any interest in working on film, you need to be a part of the crew and do the hard work and know all the different departments. They’ve worked on a few films that way, and they’re both doing other things, too: Maddox is focusing on being a pilot, and Pax has his photography, but I think he does have an interest in film. Obviously it’s nice for me to be around them, but I am just Mom, wanting to be around her family.

LO: You’ve said that while making Maria [the 2024 film that follows the life story of opera singer Maria Callas], you had this realization that you never really cried in front of your children. Were there any similar revelations about motherhood on the set of 'Without Blood '?

AJ: To be clear, I don’t think any mother has never cried in front of their kid. If they give me a birthday card, I cry. [Laughs] I’m kind of famous for quickly crying. But that wailing emotional pain is certainly what I would hide from my children until Maria. It’s upsetting to see somebody you care about in that much pain. I don’t think I exposed [them to anything new] on this film. They know me pretty well. For better or worse, they know all sides of me. We had a wonderful shoot. We were in Italy. We were in the same place, but everybody had their own separate [living space] so we weren’t living in a family house together. We were living in a dorm-type situation and everybody was exploring Europe, so that was nice.

LO: Speaking of your children, I know you often visited your daughter, Zahara, at Spelman before her college graduation in May. I would love to hear your perspective on seeing the HBCU experience.

AJ: I just felt so deeply honored to be a part of it. I came in knowing that she belonged and it was a special place for her. I didn’t assume I would be as welcomed and educated and supported as I was. There’s no place that would’ve been better for her—it really transformed her and it’s really a part of our family now. They actually pulled me aside when she became an AKA [member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the historically Black sorority]. I didn’t know what that really meant, but they talked to me about how it was for life. It’s an extraordinary place. Our family felt so proud of her, so honored to be a part of it and to feel like we were welcomed into something that is very special, unique and important.


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LO: From the outside looking in, it seems you’ve raised true individuals.

AJ: They’re definitely individuals. That makes me very proud, because one of the most important things, I think, is to basically not get in their way. As a parent, you try to do many things, but you also try to not get in the way of this human being who has a life separate from yours and so much potential in their own mind. You want to make sure that you support them.

LO: Is there anything you’re excited to do for yourself now that they’re all adults?

AJ: I really love and am looking forward to more connection and community. I’m not somebody who vacations or shops or things like that. I envision more field work, more travel, and just being out in the world. Get my motorcycle back, get back in a plane. I don’t know. That’s definitely what my kids want! They had Mom when Mom needed to be Mom. Now, they’d like me to call them from Tunisia having just landed a plane to meet with local artists. I agree that would be very nice.


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MANICURE: Alex Jachno using DIOR
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PRODUCED BY: The Morrison Group
PHOTO ASSISTANTS: Paul Gilmore and Eugenio Ruiz
SET DESIGN ASSISTANTS: Sunny Mills and Ethan Kankula
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Aaron Johnson and Avedis Oksozian
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A long simmering lawsuit against actor Brad Pitt’s post-Katrina neighborhood development Make It Right is back before a New Orleans judge this week, after a multimillion-dollar settlement to pay homeowners for shoddy construction didn’t come through. Now, the homeowners are seeking class-action status to get what they believe they’re owed.

Make It Right homeowners, who purchased their properties from the non-profit organization founded by the Hollywood leading man, first sued in 2018 for critical design and construction flaws, breach of contract, and fraud.

The case has yet to be resolved despite a settlement in 2022, when Global Green, a Los Angeles-based environmental organization, offered $20.5 million to compensate the homeowners on Make It Right's behalf.

Trouble was, Global Green didn’t have the money. The lawsuit was derailed for almost three years thereafter.

On Monday, lawyers began debating the situation anew in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, at a hearing to determine whether to certify a class action for the plaintiff homeowners.

There’s little argument that the homes Make It Right built were leaky and prone to rot. After all, in 2018 the organization sued its own managing architect for allegedly allowing poor building practices to take place.


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The Oscar-winning filmmaker tells PEOPLE why adapting Alessandro Baricco’s novel felt deeply personal and praises Salma Hayek’s “incredible work”

By Angelique Brenes Published on August 10, 2026 11:02AM EDT

Angelina Jolie is giving fans a new glimpse at Without Blood, and opening up about the deeply personal story she hopes audiences take with them.

Ahead of the film’s Sept. 18 theatrical release, the Oscar-winning filmmaker exclusively tells PEOPLE that her drama, starring Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir, is ultimately about “healing after trauma” and finding connection through honest conversation.

“I was drawn to Alessandro Baricco’s beautifully written novel because it examines universal truths about conflict, memory and what it is to be human,” Jolie, 51, tells PEOPLE of adapting the author’s acclaimed novel. “I chose to stay very true to it. My approach was to shape and edit more than to write.”

She says the story’s message extends far beyond its setting.

“The film is for anyone who seeks answers and healing after trauma,” Jolie says. “The book discusses how we often ‘return to where we break.’ That’s true for almost anyone. No one knows what someone else has gone through. To sit and talk with openness and honesty, is a beginning.”

The film also marks another collaboration between Jolie and Hayek, who previously starred alongside one another in Marvel’s Eternals. This time, however, Jolie is behind the camera directing her friend in what she says is one of the actress’ most transformative performances.

“It was wonderful,” Jolie tells PEOPLE. “I felt very fortunate to direct Salma, Demián and the rest of the cast and crew who worked incredibly hard.”

She says the emotionally demanding material required every actor to be fearless.

“It’s a very challenging piece for actors who had to be very brave and emotionally open,” Jolie says. “Knowing her well helped to direct her but there was so much about her as a woman and a performer I was surprised by still and so impressed.”

Jolie believes audiences will discover a side of Hayek they’ve never seen before.

“I am excited for people to see her incredible work,” she says. “To see her in a way she hasn’t been seen before.”

Without Blood, which Jolie directed and produced, is based on Baricco’s novel of the same name. Starring Hayek, Bichir and Juan Minujín, the drama unfolds in the aftermath of an unnamed conflict and explores themes of war, memory, trauma and healing.

The project has been years in the making. When production was underway in Italy in 2022, it also became a family affair.

At the time, Jolie’s sons Maddox and Pax worked behind the scenes in the assistant director department on the set. Reflecting on the experience, Jolie told PEOPLE, “We work well together. When a film crew is at its best, it feels like a big family, so it felt natural.”

Now, with Without Blood finally set to reach audiences, Jolie hopes viewers leave with the same sense of empathy that first drew her to the novel.

“No one knows what someone else has gone through,” she tells PEOPLE. “To sit and talk with openness and honesty, is a beginning.”


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