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Originally Posted by Chalet
I haven't read this thread but the headline did make me wonder as to why Angelina wasn't painted as the evil homewrecker in the press. Beauty, big box office draw, Brad?
I read elsewhere that when the story broke she turned on motherhood and told the press that she wouldn't do an interview but that she'd be with Maddox somewhere if they wanted to take pictures. It all seems so long ago and the press just keeps going and going.
I wonder if she'd been unattractive or been like a Monica Lewinsky type would she have been written about differently.
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Of course it would have been different. The press loves narratives based on stereotypes and when they have picked a narrative for a particular celeb or politician they usually stick to it regarless of the facts, changing circumstances, or subtle nuances. It is for this reason George Bush was the "Stalwart Cowboy" for so long.
It is a tribute to Angie's savvy that she was able to turn her Wild Child narrative into Holy Jolie at the very same time she was wrecking a marriage. She is and was so beautiful that it was an easy transition for the press, who were eager to get a piece of her. It is clear they were concerned about ACCESS to her which would have been severely and understandably limited if the "Femme Fatale Homewrecker" narrative had taken hold.