Akala
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Akala attends the "Maria" Headline Gala during the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Akala also attended other screenings in London.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Akala attends "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" during the 68th BFI London Film Festival at BFI IMAX Waterloo on October 14, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Danielle Deadwyler and Akala attend a special screening of "The Piano Lesson" at The Soho Hotel on October 13, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Netflix)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: Akala attends the UK premiere of "Supacell" at Odeon Luxe West End on June 24, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Venice
Akala and Chanelle were also in Milan in November, 2023 when the cast and filmmakers of Maria, including the top execs of Fremantle, had dinner together.
Recall what they told People after Venice:
“She and Akala are not dating. She is friends with him and his partner, Chanelle, who was also there,”
The Oscar-winning actress has been friends with Akala for “several years,” a second source tells PEOPLE. Jolie, 49, is currently single and not dating seriously, the source confirms.
“They share the same passion when it comes to social and humanitarian causes,” the second source tells PEOPLE. “They did several collabs over the years that focus on global issues like human rights. Angie speaks very highly of him.”
They are well aware that the tabloids are pairing them together. Page Six, itself far from a reliable source, quotes another of The Sun's imbecilic concoctions.
Angelina Jolie, 49, and rumored boyfriend Akala, 40, spend two nights together in her London hotel: report https://t.co/2OdKeOVdhZ pic.twitter.com/g8HQtC9ZpU
— Page Six (@PageSix) October 22, 2024
The “Maleficent” star, 49, reportedly snuck the 40-year-old musician up to her hotel suite at The Corinthia in London last week, sources told the US Sun Monday.
“The pair spent Wednesday and Thursday night together inside the hotel and did not leave,” the insider shared, explaining Akala joined the actress two hours after she arrived.
“Akala was snuck out of the hotel via one of Angelina’s cars on Friday — a couple of hours before the [British Film Institute] premiere for her new movie,” the source added, referring to Jolie’s forthcoming movie, “Maria,” which was showed at the London Film Festival.
“They are using separate cars and secret entrances to keep their relationship under wraps, but it’s the real deal,” the insider continued.
The “Eternals” star and Akala both attended the film festival, though they were photographed arriving separately.
After the premiere, they cozied up for a romantic dinner at the exclusive Soho House, per the outlet.
Reps for Jolie weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.
The “Girl, Interrupted” star and Akala have been romantically linked since May 2024 when the latter attended the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica alongside Jolie and her daughters Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 18.
The singer, most recently, accompanied the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” star to a party at her Atelier Jolie art room in New York City on Sept. 28.
That same week, Akala also tagged along to the premiere of “Maria” at the New York Film Festival hosted at Alice Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall.
While InTouch reported that the duo had been seeing each other for at least a year, a source told People in August that they are not dating.
The insider explained the two pals “share the same passion when it comes to social and humanitarian causes.”
The mom of six was last romantically linked to her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, whom she separated from in 2016.
