ANGELINA Jolie was joined by her daughter Zahara in Washington, D.C. today to urge lawmakers to pass the Violence Against Women Act.
The Oscar winning actress and advocate teared up while discussing the bill, calling it “one of the most important votes U.S. senators will cast this year.”
Angelina and her daughter Zahara in Washington, D.C.
Jolie and her kids often advocate for the rights of othersCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Jolie, 46, appeared at a news conference at the Capitol on Wednesday alongside a bipartisan group of senators to announce the renewal of the legislation.
“The reason that many people struggle to leave abusive situations is that they’ve been made to feel worthless,” she said.
“When there is silence from a Congress too busy to renew the Violence Against Women Act for a decade, it reenforces that sense of worthlessness.”
Angelina is a special envoy to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The “Eternals” star is also no stranger to the nation’s capital, having previously met with lawmakers last September and December to urge reauthorization of the act.”
When she visited in December, also with Zahara, Angelina shared on Instagram: “We need reforms including judicial training, trauma-informed court processes that minimize the risk of harm to children, grant programs for technology to detect bruising across all skin tones and create non-biased forensic evidence collection, and protections for the most vulnerable.”
Angelina has been busy dealing with courts and laws lately, as her nasty custody battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt drags on for over five years now.
Last October, Brad’s motion to appeal their current joint custody agreement was denied.
The appellate court’s decision means that the custody fight over the two celebrity exes’ five minor children would have to start over with a new judge.
The couple share children Maddox, is 20. Their other children are Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh, 15, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 13.
A representative for Brad, 58, told People at the time that the original decision “was based on a technical procedural issue, and the Supreme Court’s decision not to review that procedural issue does not change the extraordinary amount of factual evidence which led the trial judge — and the many experts who testified — to reach their clear conclusion about what is in the children’s best interests.”
“We will continue to do everything that’s legally necessary based on the detailed findings of the independent experts,” they claimed.
Contrarily, a representative for Angelina told the outlet that the denial was a “welcomed decision” for the mother of six.
“Ms. Jolie is focused on her family and pleased that her children’s wellbeing will not be guided by unethical behavior,” her attorney asserted.
“As reinforced by California’s appellate courts, our judiciary prioritizes ethics and children’s best interests, and won’t tolerate judicial misconduct to reward the interests of a party. Ms. Jolie is glad for the family to now move forward cooperatively.”
BRAD’ NEW LADY
Since the decision, the Moneyball actor has moved forward with Swedish pop star Lykke Li, who lives just minutes away from his gated home in LA.
A source told The Sun exclusively: “Brad and Lykke have been able to fly under the radar so easily because they’re neighbors.
“It’s worked out perfectly for Brad, to have someone he likes living so close.”
Despite the reported sightings, a source close to the actor insists the pair are “just friends” who haven’t seen each other for some time.
The actress teared up when discussing the legislation today
She was joined by lawmakers after the passage
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