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This is the most misogynist book I have read in a very long time. Clearly most all of Morton's questionable sources are Jon Voight and his friends. Most of the book focuses on a very, very negative portrayal of Angelina Jolie's Mother -- a woman who is conveniently (for Voight, Morton, his "sources" and the publisher) -- DEAD. If you read between the glaring factual errors, lies, verbatim lifts from PEOPLE Magazine, tabloids or the obvious animus the author had before he started this "project", what you find is the truth -- what Angelina has been telling us for years -- she has only been with a very few men (two of whom she married), she was in a a sexual relationship with a woman, she tried a lot of self-destructive stuff before finding a purpose in her life with UN-HCR work and the adoption of her baby son in 2002. She likes to learn, explore, travel and she is an actor. What you won't find is what Morton said he was going to write about -- the real woman. How do you write a biography of someone and leave out any mention of the five charities she has founded (and FUNDS) in the last 7 years? How do you write a biography of someone and leave out any mention of the Millennium Project she established in Cambodia or the schools she funds in Africa, Asia and Afghanistan? How do you write a biography of someone and leave out any mention of the HIV/AIDS/TB clinic she and Brad Pitt are building in Ethiopia. No mention of the work she is doing in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida or Missouri. The wildlife refuge in Namibia she supported in 2002. No discussion of her status as the most powerful and highly paid actress in the world. What is the point of this screed other than to line the pockets of Morton and smear a young woman who is doing what harm in the world? Fascinating? No. Just pathetic really. I seriously can't fathom why anyone would buy this book!
August 2010 · Books · verified purchase
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Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography
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