Angelina Jolie, 49, hardly ever does interviews, however the “Maria” actress’s 1998 sitdown with late-night tv present host David Letterman is making its rounds on-line once more.
Letterman invited Jolie on his “The Late Present” program 27 years in the past. Jolie admitted feeling nervous concerning the televised encounter earlier than Letterman commented on her scent.
“You scent nice. You scent good. That’s a stunning perfume. You scent good. I recognize that,” the comic informed Jolie. The Los Angeles native sarcastically responded, “Something I can do.”
When the clip first resurfaced on-line in 2022, a number of observers shared thier tackle the awkward alternate.
A couple of individuals defended Jolie and felt Letterman’s habits was out of line.
“He pushes boundaries for humour. Delicate gestures of intimidation…the tight hand squeeze then the invasive questions. She was groomed to be subservient to males in Hollywood nevertheless it didn’t work,” mentioned one Fb follower.
“I at all times cherished Letterman…however…he acts this bizarre technique to girls when he’s drawn to them. Not cool,” mentioned one other.
There have been others who sided with Letterman, nevertheless.
“Jeepers nothing there that was dangerous she is on a chat present how about get there on time,” mentioned an ovserver.
“Glad I grew up watching letterman,” commented one other individual.
The dialog then grew to become about Jolie’s non-public life. On the time, she was splitting from her first husband, English actor Jonny Lee Miller.
“Are you married? Might I ask in case you’re married?” Letterman questioned a visually uncomfortable Jolie.
The daughter of Hollywood legend Jon Voight finally answered, “We’re within the strategy of a separation.”
After apologizing for citing her marriage, Letterman continued to probe the then-23-year-old Jolie about her failed relationship with Miller regardless of the awkward stress.
When requested if she was too younger to be married, Jolie acknowledged, “No, I feel we went into it eager to be with one another, be dedicated to one another, expertise issues very totally, by no means put an excessive amount of on it. Simply to take it for what it was, daily. And I wouldn’t take something again.”
Jolie and Miller first met whereas engaged on director Iain Softley’s 1995 film “Hackers.” They later reconnected and acquired married in March 1996.
Blaming their busy schedules for disrupting their marriage, Julie filed for divorce in February 1999, and the authorized paperwork was finalized that very same 12 months. As latest as 2023, Jolie referred to as Miller a “stable man and a stable pal.”
Jolie went on to marry her “Pushing Tin” co-star Billy Bob Thornton in Might 2000 earlier than the pair parted methods in Might 2003. Like Miller, Jolie is claimed to nonetheless have a friendship with Thorton following their divorce.
Maybe Jolie’s most well-known relationship was her marriage to “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” solid mate Brad Pitt. The pair, collectively often called Brangelina, have been wed from 2014 to 2024. Jolie and Pitt underwent eight years of authorized battles to settle their divorce.
Whereas Jolie has remained a tabloid goal for everything of her profession due to her well-known romantic companions, the mom of six has been quiet about televised interviews.
In December 2024, Jolie returned to the late-night speak present circuit for the primary time in a decade when she appeared on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
Jolie spoke to Fallon to advertise the “Maria” movement image. Nevertheless, a lot of the commentary about her “The Tonight Present” look was centered on her lack of sneakers.
“I observed that you’re barefoot. Did you overlook your sneakers?” Fallon questioned. Jolie defined, “No, I broke my toe yesterday, and I attempted to discover a comfy shoe, however I simply determined to not [wear any shoes].”
Jolie stars because the title character Maria Callas within the Netflix-distributed “Maria” biographical drama. She earned a Greatest Actress in a Movement Image – Drama nomination on the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January 2025 for her portrayal of the late opera singer.
“Maria” was Jolie’s first starring function in a characteristic movie because the Marvel Studios superhero film “Eternals” in 2021. She additionally wrote, directed, and produced 2024’s “With out Blood” conflict drama that includes Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir.
“I wanted to be house extra with my children,” Jolie expressed to The Hollywood Reporter in August 2024 when requested about her self-imposed hiatus from appearing and directing.
She added, “They’re a bit older, getting extra impartial. I’m much less wanted and so capable of go away for various intervals of time. And so they’re sufficiently old to affix me at work.”
Throughout her marriage to Thornton, Jolie adopted a son named Maddox (born on Aug. 5, 2001). Pitt later adopted the Cambodian youngster. Jolie and Pitt additionally adopted a daughter named Zahara (born Jan. 8, 2005) from Ethiopia and a son named Pax (born Nov. 29, 2003) from Vietnam.
Moreover, Jolie gave beginning to their daughter, Shiloh, in Might 2007. Brangelina are additionally the dad and mom to fraternal twins, a son Knox Léon and a daughter Vivienne Marcheline (born July 12, 2008).
Maddox and Pax labored as crew members on “Maria” as assistant administrators. Apparently, Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín gave Jolie’s son good critiques for his or her contributions to the biopic he directed.
“They’ve accomplished that fairly just a few instances, and I feel that’s good for them. Pax tends to do stills and he will get introduced in, and Pablo was fantastic and acknowledged that he was good at it,” Jolie informed The Hollywood Reporter.
