Angelina Jolie’s close friend was hacked by the Murdoch press in 2005-06

Radar had an interesting Jolie-Pitt story yesterday which I thought was going to be some kind of “definitive proof” of when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s relationship really began. But it’s not. The story is complicated, but one of Angelina’s friends – a woman named Eunice Huthart – is suing The Sun because she was hacked. The hacked phone calls and messages were in March and April of 2005, when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston had already separated, and Jennifer filed for divorce in that time frame too. And is it really a big secret in retrospect that Brad and Angelina were boning then? No, it’s not. But the hacking stuff is really interesting:

A former Hollywood stunt double has sued News Corp and its subsidiary News International, accusing the companies of ordering the hacking of her phone. The suit, the first such claim from the US, was filed by Eunice Huthart, a British former double for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie.

In the suit, the Liverpool resident alleges messages from family, friends and Ms Jolie were intercepted and in some cases deleted. News Corp declined to comment.

In a civil complaint filed on 13 June, Ms Huthart seeks damages for violations of federal and California laws and “intrusion into private affairs”. According to IMDB, Ms Huthart worked as Ms Jolie’s stunt double on the films Wanted, Mr and Mrs Smith, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

In the court filing, she describes herself as a close friend of Ms Jolie, and says the pair “often travelled and socialized together”. Ms Huthart said that in 2004-05, some friends and relatives complained she had not returned their phone calls, and she in turn complained to her mobile phone provider that voice messages were being lost in their system. She said Ms Jolie left messages concerning travel arrangements and other plans, which Ms Huthart never received.

She added that her daughter left messages complaining about bullying in school in Liverpool, which she also never received – rendering her unable to console her daughter. Ms Huthart said her husband had also criticised her for not responding to his messages.

Ms Huthart says her name, telephone number and other private information appeared in the notes of Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator who worked for News Corp’s News of the World and was jailed in January 2007 for unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages received by royal aides.

Ms Huthart “believes that they were hacking her cellular telephone as a means to obtain information about Ms Jolie”, says the court filing.

According to the suit, The Sun newspaper published several news stories based on information illicitly obtained from Ms Huthart’s mobile phone messages. Revelations about phone hacking in the UK led News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch to close the News of the World newspaper in July 2011. The investigation into phone hacking claims and payments to public officials for information has led to scores of arrests of journalists, police officers and other public officials.

Among those charged were Rebekah Brooks, a former News International executive, and Andy Coulson, former News of the World editor and ex-communications chief for UK Prime Minister David Cameron. UK police have identified more than 4,000 possible victims of phone hacking included politicians, celebrities, actors, athletes, relatives of dead UK soldiers, and victims of the 7/7 London bombings.

The suit comes days before News Corp is to be split into two companies, one for its entertainment assets and the other for its publishing business. Mr Murdoch is to be chairman of both firms.

[From BBC]

Radar has more details about the specific instances in which Huthart was hacked – in late March, Angelina left a message for Huthart about her travel plans to spend a weekend with Brad, and The Sun got their hands on the details of the trip, and The Sun also knew that Angelina had checked in using the name “Pocahontas”. There was another instance where Huthurt arranged for motorcycle riding lessons for Angelina, and once again, The Sun got the information. You can read more about it here.

This just reminded me of the time in 2010 when Angelina and Brad sued another Murdoch press outlet, The News of the World, for claiming that they had contacted a “divorce lawyer”. The NOTW later settled with the Jolie-Pitts, issuing a public apology and giving a settlement to Brad and Angelina. I bring that up because it seems like Murdoch’s press outlets have a years-long issue with their Brangelina coverage, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if this particular Brangelina thing is a lot bigger than people think.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. jj says:

    We all know they got together the minute jen and brad said they were separating.
    long live brangelina

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      I don’t think so. I think Angelina made him chase her and Maddox for at least four-five months, to see just how committed he was to them.

      That must be something quite heady. To have one of the best and most popular actors coming after YOU. Chasing after YOU. Wanting to be a real father to your kid, and willing to accept another kid-that is not biologically his. Not too many guys do that…my own stepdad did it when I was four and he was 21.

      The majority of my cousins all have kids, and except for two of them, none of them are with their child’s father-and the father doesn’t do anything for them. Thankfully, due to the fact that my mom and aunts and grandma were all single mothers at some point, my male cousins all take care of their kids.

      But I think that that’s something wonderful and marvelous. It’s probably what attracted Angelina to Brad in the first place, beyond chemistry.

      Which kind of brings me into adoption. Since this is sorta a Brangelina post, adoption is something I’ve been thinking about (in the next 5-10 years of my life), has anyone here ever done it? Any insight you could give me?

      • Thinker says:

        Good for you Virginia! Angelina has taken the international route (which can be very costly, you usually need to hire a specialist adoption lawyer). On the other end, after being a foster parent for years, my aunt adopted two girls through domestic adoption. My aunt says nothing can prepare you for being a parent, no matter how you become one! The best advice I could give you would be to just read up on different types of adoptions available in your state and find the one that’s right for you and the family you want to make. It’s an amazing gift to give a child a loving home, I wish you well!

      • Hakura says:

        I haven’t adopted, personally. But my aunt & uncle did (after more than 10 yrs of trying to get pregnant). Due to some interesting (uncommon) circumstances, they ended up having the chance to adopt 2 children (not related) at once.

        They had to wait for a few years before they came up on the list (waiting to adopt a child)… That’s one thing to consider, that it can take years from the time you connect w/the agency before you get your chance.

        (They got a girl & boy. But just their luck…On their 2nd bday, my aunt found out she was pregnant. >.< They were thrilled of course, it's just ironic xD)

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        It’s been something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately for the past couple of months, probably due to my own family history. We have a lot of family members that aren’t related through blood, we take in each other’s kids when a family member needs help (when my mom was in the navy and in deep debt, my siblings and I stayed with my aunt-who was single with kids-for a year and a half). Stuff like that.

        Plus I’m not so sold on the whole “you need a man around….”. My bio father is proof that that doesn’t work all the time. I’ve always been rather ambivalent about being in a relationship, and I love being by myself.

        But adoption is something for me to plan for the next years. It gives me a goal to strive for…and I think my mom would be happy to be a grandma for that reason.

        Thanks for the advice, keep it coming!

        Oh, and out of curiosity, Hakura, why was it so hard/uncommon to get more than one kid? I’ve been thinking that I want to do more than one kid-siblings- and I’m wondering if I have to be older than 23 or 28 to do that.

      • Hakura says:

        @Virgilia Coriolanus – Well, they had been ‘approved’ as great candidates for adoption, but that meant they ended up on a waiting list (which unfortunately they waited on for 7 years). They were supposed to be getting the little girl, (who was the next baby due to be born), so that was their plan.

        But before the little girl was born, a boy became available. It was a big decision, because the employee warned them that the little girl’s mother (who was *14*) could very well still change her mind. They didn’t want to lose their chance after waiting so long, so they agreed to take the boy.

        About a week later, they got a phone call from the agency to let them know the girl had been born, & the mother signed her over. So they asked ‘Are you still interested?’

        They were, & ended up with both of them, even though the 2 aren’t related, at the same time. It’s just that a lot of people are on waiting lists, so most agencies won’t let you put in for more than 1 child at a time. I’m sure that isn’t always the case, though.

        As to the age thing, I never heard anything claiming you needed to be of a certain age (beyond 18 of course) to adopt. But my aunt/uncle were already in their early 40’s, so I’m not entirely sure. It may differ depending on state & agency.

    • Katherine says:

      Huthart was named as a victim of the hacking scandal when it was first in the news. I read it in the Guardian. Her name was in the official charges report. From that the gossip media preferred to use Brad and Angelina’s names as “victims” in their headlines (quelle surprise!) rather than Huthart’s name. They would print that Brad and Angelina were victims leading people falsely believing that somehow Brad and/or Angelina’s phones were hacked – and from there some people started in on even more fantastical speculation that actual phone conversations of Brad and Angelina were wiretapped – which of course was untrue. There was no wiretapping by the NOTW – it was hacking into phone messages.

      This should go to further prove that the media and the so called gossipists had no reports prior to this period of time in 2005 that there was anything between Brad and Angelina. I think it’s fair to assume that if there really had been anything they would have been all over that bit of info in a flash and started their hounding of Angelina before they did.

      Remember that model who some tabloid claimed was seeing Brad – maybe in Feb or March 2005? They even published photos claiming they were of Brad (they weren’t) in some foreign location.

      Despite all this malarkey about Brad cheating on Jennifer there has never been any proof or even any detailed rumors or evidence that panned out.

      So here is further proof about when their relationship really began. AFTER the separation.

  2. mimifarrow says:

    This is some 1984 shit, so creepy.

    • atlantapug says:

      I agree. I don’t care who’s boning who or freedom of the press or any of that bullshite, this is a MAJOR invasion of privacy and a hot topic here in the US right now.
      No one, NO ONE, has the right to snoop through your phone records without a warrant.

  3. Toot says:

    Yeah, Eunice has been friends with Angelina for awhile. She was her stunt person on Salt too.

    I hope she wins.

    • lisa2 says:

      She has been on all of Angie’s movies since TR. She also worked with her on Maleficent. They are all still close friends. I saw somewhere that said she was Shiloh’s Godmother; but who knows. Brad and Angie really keep the real personal stuff tight.

    • Rhea says:

      With this, some people who always going on and on about Jolie as a questionable character—for not having ANY female friends—might quiet down.

  4. jj says:

    About the News of World ,i really dont think they had any clue about what was happening and that report was bogus.

  5. Talie says:

    I think The Sun were the ones who got some of the first pics of them together with Maddox, riding bikes. Freaky…

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      Weren’t they in Kenya, on the beach? I actually remember that, as my sister was leaving for college, and the pictures were in People magazine. That was the only People that she had. I also remember that uk tabloid saying that they were going to divorce, that Angelina had offered money for the kids. I was only 11 or 12 at the time, but I was really worried, because I never liked seeing anyone split up. Silly right?

      • Kim1 says:

        NOTW story about split came out in 2010 you were only 11 or 12 ?

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        @Virgilia Coriolanus …

        Yes, the first pictures of Brad and Angie together as a couple in Africa came out in April 2005. Angie and Maddox were already there. Brad joined them.

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        @kim1

        My bad. I knew it was some time ago, I just didn’t remember when. All I remembered was seeing tabloids in the grocery store that said that Angelina and Brad were splitting; and she was offering him something like 100 million to keep the kids. I didn’t know it was so recent.

  6. lisa2 says:

    The NOTW story was dumb because unmarried people don’t go to see a divorce lawyer. especially one that said he never met them.

    I have no doubt that Brad and Angie have some kind of legal thing already in place. They have 6 children. I never understand why any one married or not doesn’t. Angie said on many occasions that they are legally bond to their children. And I recall an interview when she or brad said they always make sure all the legal things are updated when she goes to any dangerous location or if they are all flying somewhere without their children. Sound smart to me.

    and as you noted Jennifer and Brad were over in January. So he and Angie like all the other celebs we see dating and what not could do what they wanted after that. Jennifer was seeing Vince before the divorce for “final” although it was really final in August. beside it is now 8+ years. everyone seems very happy. All’s well that ends well. (seems an appropriate statement)

    • lem says:

      divorce lawyers often do more than just divorces– they often do all forms of domestic relations practice. therefore, it makes sense that they would see a “divorce” attorney to deal with family matters. they could have been seeing a family attorney to set things up in case something happened to them/they split. i don’t doubt they did see a “divorce” attorney but i doubt it had anything to do with a split.

      • lisa2 says:

        true but as I said the lawyer mentioned in the “divorce story” never met them.

      • Kim1 says:

        Well according to the atty he never met them so the story was a lie that’s why they paid Brad and AJ

      • lem says:

        good lawyers don’t reveal who their clients are (unless it’s a matter of public record). i’m not saying there was trouble in paradise, but i don’t doubt they met with the attorney and he attorney simply lied to the media about it (which is what he should have done).

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        @kim1

        Didn’t they sue because it was actually carried by legitimite news stations? I think they said something about seeing it on CNN…I bet the American tabloids were kicking themselves. It’s harder to sue here in the US, than in the UK. Which sucks for them, but worked out.

      • Kim1 says:

        Why would they consult that atty when they have their own attorneys. Who they have used for years.I’m not saying they haven’t discussed these matters with attorney the lie was they hadn’t met with the atty mentioned in story.

      • lem says:

        b/c most attorneys have specialities. i’m sure they have entertainment attorneys on retainer, but it makes sense for them to go see a family law attorney specifically to deal with the children, properties, etc. since they aren’t legally married but their lives are so co-mingled.

      • Janet says:

        @Virgilia: Brad and Angie had been the target of vicious tabloid gossip for years. Up to then, they ignored all the reports. I think the NOTW report was the straw that broke the camel’s back because it got picked up by the legitmate news stations and their older children saw it, either on the web or on the TV or both. The kids must have been devastated. I think at that point Brad and Angie said enough is enough. It’s one thing to mess with them but something else altogether to mess with their children. They sued NOTW out the wazoo and won an enormous settlement.

      • Katherine says:

        Lem, lawyers do not lie about who they represent. This lawyer mentioned in the NOTW story was/is a respected attorney and he would never have issued a statement as he did unless it was true. If a lawyer wants to keep his representation a secret then he or she says nothing.

        Further that statement was presented to the court in England as a statement of fact by the UK lawyers repping Brad and Angelina. Just more evidence to support Brad and Angelina in their claim that NOTW lied and made up that story. Which, in the end, NOTW admitted was a lie and was made up.

    • Emma - the JP Lover says:

      @Lem, who wrote: “b/c most attorneys have specialities. i’m sure they have entertainment attorneys on retainer, but it makes sense for them to go see a family law attorney specifically to deal with the children, properties, etc. since they aren’t legally married but their lives are so co-mingled.”

      Yes, but the reason they sued and ‘won’ their case is because they had never met with the particular lawyer cited in the news article.

      It would take more than just the lawyer’s word (lying or not). There had to be proof to present to the Judge (or Lord, in this case). And the Jolie-Pitts had to be able to prove it as well, which could have been as simple as providing proof they were some where else at the time the alleged meeting took place (photos of them at an event, travel itinerary, etc.).

      • lem says:

        my point was that they do, despite being unmarried, have a reason to see a family law attorney. it would be stupid of them not to have those things dealt with no given the structure of their family. lisa2 was stating that it was false b/c they had no reason to, and that is what i was trying to correct.

        i was simply stating that i believed they did meet with an attorney (but the NOTW article got the details wrong & hence they won their lawsuit) and it would be completely understandable if they had.

    • pwal says:

      @Virgilia Coriolanus

      It was blared all over the place. I seem to remember that the story trickled out on a Saturday night and all of the Sunday morning news shows covered the ‘break-up’ at length. Many of the shows tried to legitimized the story by citing their lack of appearances at award shows, despite the fact that they rarely go to award shows unless one or both of them are nominated and neither was nominated for anything, although I think it was the year that Inglourious Basterds was nominated.

      Plus, the story hit just after Aniston’s Five years later People cover was on the newsstands, so yeah, the enthusiasm to publish the story also served to bookend Aniston’s much lamented survival, post-Pitt.

      • Anon says:

        Every news org picked the story up about them splitting…it got so out of hand, CNN reported on it constantly–they also said Johnny Depp had died too. Ahem.
        Angie and Brad had enough because it was not true and they feared the kids would hear the lies. The attorney in LA said he never even met Jolie and Pitt–that attorney happened to be one of that Oksana’s attorney for a short time (one of many she fired)…in the Mel Gibson deal.
        The hacking scandal was breaking then, NOTW flat lied and paid a tidy sum to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation in settlement. Does NOTW even exist anymore?

  7. AZ says:

    We are cracking up over here at that fake name. “Pocahontas”?? Bitch Please! Was Snow White taken? Well, thanks for lightening up a particularly dreary morning at the office, Angie.

    • Kim1 says:

      That is funny what last name did she use Pochahontas Jones? HaHa

    • Jess says:

      That made me lol too.

      Is it possible she was actually hooking up with Colin Farrell then? He was playing Captain Smith in Malick’s Pocahontas film around that time. If not it’s a really weird choice of alias for her.

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        From what I read, he was really into her, as in, he even admitted it on live television. He wanted to go out with her, and she didn’t want to because she only saw him as a friend. Of course, playing his mother may weird things up for a little bit. Maybe if she hadn’t gotten with Brad, and Colin still wasn’t a mess at that point, maybe then they could’ve started something.

      • drea says:

        She supposedly is of Native American descent on her mum’s side. Maybe it has something to do with that?

        I suspect that there was a little something with Colin (she took him on one of her refugee camp trips), but I don’t think it got to the point where she’d use an alias that had something to do with him while she was on a weekender with Brad.

      • Jess says:

        It was the use of Smith as the last name that made me wonder. The real Pocahontas/Matoaka obviously never took the name Smith and even in the fictionalized Disney movie Pocahontas and Smith don’t end up living happily ever after.

        And my thought was more that it was actually a weekender with Colin, not Brad.

      • pwal says:

        And if she used Doe, would that have meant that she was hooking up with Kevin Spacey?

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        And what did she do with Maddox during he wild weekend with Colin? Angie’s whole lifestyle changed once she adopted Maddox.

      • Jess says:

        Well what do you think she did with her son when she and Brad started dating? What do you think she and Brad do with their kids when they want a weekend away or even a date night?

        Or do you think Angelina was celibate in the years between divorcing Billy Bob and getting serious with Brad?

    • Amy246 says:

      A lot of celebrities use silly fake names. This isn’t even the funniest or weirdest one. I never understood why they use obvious fake names.

  8. LoL says:

    Oh but I thought she didn’t have friends. 🙂

    • Toot says:

      Exactly. Angelina never said she didn’t have friends, she said she didn’t have friends that she talked about her humanitarian trips with. That she just talked to Brad.

  9. Dizzybenny says:

    I could be mistaken but, isn’t around the time that Piers Morgan was editor?

  10. Jessiebes says:

    Please enlighten me, but I was under the impression that Brad cheated on his wife with Angelina. I don’t mean after they separated but when they were still very much a couple.

    Sorry I haven’t followed this at all.

    • lisa2 says:

      I am a fan so call me bias. But there is no proof of Brad/Angie together before Jennifer and Brad separated in January and after the divorce was filed in March. The first pictures of them was in April. So everyone falls on opposites sides. I say nope but there will be lots of posters here that believe otherwise. I think when you are separated and getting a divorce you are free to start your life with whomever you want. The divorce filing showed that the marriage was over.

      and not being rude but I don’t buy your last statement about not following this at all. People that don’t follow this wouldn’t be asking if they cheated.

      This gave you away
      “I was under the impression that Brad cheated…

      if you don’t follow this at all how do you form an impression?

      funny

      • Jessiebes says:

        Well.
        I’m on celebrity sites, such as this and of course I’ve read the headlines. So I do know a bit and my impression of them was based on that little information above.

        After reading this story and the comments, I realised that perhaps I was wrong to jump to conclusions so quickly. I seriously came here to be enlightened, not to judge.

        Actually with all the wonderful things they do (again based on headlines alone) I was looking forward to be proven wrong and maybe even become a fan. This world could use more heros.

        No need to bite my head off.

      • lisa2 says:

        I don’t think I was biting your head off. Just making an observation about your comment. and I was really not trying to be rude. Just that I know people that don’t follow gossip. So your comment struck me as strange. And I wouldn’t base my opinions on the topic headings. they can be misleading.

      • Jessiebes says:

        It felt like you were biting my head of. But now you know where I’m coming from.

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      Read the infamous vanity fair article:

      http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/09/aniston200509

      Personally, I don’t believe so, as their marriage was dead in the water before Angelina came along, and he would’ve left her, with or without Angelina. I guess you could technically say an emotional affair, because I think that they did come to care about each other on the set. I think Brad was aware that he was married, went away in December 04/January 05 to get separated, went back to the set after shooting Troy (my twin loves that movie), and started pursuing her.

      And correct me if I’m wrong, celebitches, but I’m pretty sure that I read that the tabloids were saying that they were dating early on, after the surprise separation, just because of the chemistry that we saw on the set, but no one really knew that they were starting something until the photos with Maddox on the beach came out.

      • Jess says:

        Speculation that they were together started way before the separation.

      • lisa2 says:

        @jess

        yes and speculation about problems in Jennifer and Brad’s marriage started long before he made Mr and Mrs. Smith.

      • Janet says:

        IIRC speculation about problems in the marriage started about two months after the wedding.

      • Jess says:

        I agree. It’s possible to think these two were banging while Brad and Jennifer were married whilst not being a fan of Jennifer (or of any of them for that matter).

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        @Jess, who wrote: “Speculation that they were together started way before the separation.”

        No … the question was raised in various magazines after Jen and Brad separated, but there was nothing there, so it was dropped. “People” magazine even raised the question, as speculation (speculation number 2, as to why the marriage ended), in an article they did in the January 31, 2005 edition of “People” magazine titled: “Going Their Own Way.”

        http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20146707,00.html

        It’s a great read and gives a snap shot of how life ‘really’ was for Jennifer Aniston after the separation. It also states (as I’ve said before) that Angie was in Africa at the time working on a documentary film. Brad, it seems, spent a lot of time walking along the beach in Santa Barbara, where he and Jen owned a home. Jennifer seemed happy while filming “Friends With Money.”

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        @Emma-the JP lover

        I’m not surprised. I think that they did care about each other, but ultimately they probably shouldn’t have even married each other. They’re too different from each other, and not in a good way. Plus, Brad was on the rebound from goop. We should have more Goop hating/jealous of Angelina stories. Those would be way more entertaining…can a person write to a tabloid to request that?

    • Janet says:

      Nobody knows for sure. All anyone knows is that they fell in love while making Mr and Mrs Smith. Whether or not they began an affair at that time is anyone’s guess. Since Brad’s marriage was on life support before he even met Angelina, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did. After all this time, what difference does it make?

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        I think the whole reason that you can “trust” Brad’s word on the whole issue is because he is known in Hollywood for being absolutely faithful to whoever he’s with. We had tv, up until five years ago, and one of my sisters was watching an unauthorized bio of B.pitt on vh1.

        Even the tabloid writers were all gushing over the fact of how loyal he is to his partners. I mean, Juliette Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow cheated on him, and he’s never said a bad word about either of them. He’s never said a bad word about Jennifer either. I can respect that.

        So I think that with everyone saying there was no affair, no prior history or speculation of cheating, that I can safely believe him. But that’s me. You may be right, I wouldn’t be that much surprised….although I don’t think they would’ve been able to hide much on a set. Did any crew members say anything?

      • Emma - the JP Lover says:

        @ Janet and Virgilia Coriolanus ..

        Please see my post above. 🙂

  11. Amy246 says:

    It’s really funny how the Jenfans and haters claim this is proof of an affair. They ignore the fact that Brad and Jennifer were already separated for months and Jennifer was already dating Vince Vaughn. I always found it odd that Jennifer was able to paint herself as the hurt victim whose perfect marriage was destroyed by the evil Angelina yet she started dating somebody so quickly. I do think Brad and Angelina had an emotional affair and didn’t start a relationship until the separation. Brad admitted to Jennifer about having feelings for Angelina. He wouldn’t have said anything if he was having an affair.

    • Kim1 says:

      Yeah her fans always ignore the pic of her kissing and “riding” Vaughn on the hotel balcony in Chicago months before divorce was finalized.

  12. e.non says:

    murdoch should be in jail for running a criminal enterprise.

    • lisa2 says:

      So true.

      but look at what is happening in the Government. People think that hacking on celebs is OK because they “gave up their privacy” but when the government does it is well an outrage. My thought is take all of this as if it was your life. Then see how you feel.

  13. Paloma says:

    I think JA was hurt by the speed with which Brad flew, not walked, into Angie’s arms.

  14. Hakura says:

    This is another unfortunate side effect of evolving technology… It’s really disconcerting to think someone could hack your phone so easily, copy & erase messages. =/

  15. Faye says:

    I think one of the ugliest parts of this story -and the hacking scandal in general- is the discord it caused between the victims and their family members and friends. She alluded to it here when mentioning missed calls and messages. On an even worse scale, I remember reading an interview with Sienna Miller saying she had been convinced her mother and sister were selling information to the tabloids, because things were being printed there that she had told only them. She actually had an encounter with them where she was yelling and crying and begging them to tell her why they were doing it, and of course they were yelling right back because they were so offended. Horrific. The people who did this just weren’t punished enough.

    • pwal says:

      I especially hated that they hacked into that murdered girl’s phone and erased some of her messages, resulting in her family believing that she was still alive. That was a particularly ugly part of the story.

      It’s good that this didn’t ruin her friendship with Jolie. Mind you, it seems that Jolie didn’t relay every aspect of her life on voicemail, which is a smart course of action when dealing with technology. Of course, just leaving messages like ‘Hi… it’s me. Call me.’ is way too impersonal and cryptic.

  16. Why is Mr Murdoch not in prison!!

  17. MAC says:

    Jude Law said he same thing. He said he questioned everyone and it made him paranoid. It is sad that anyone would goto that length and for what gossip?

  18. lisa2 says:

    The tabloids have bitten themselves in the ass for years regarding their BA reporting. They and gossip sites went ape crazy that Angie has not friends. So now they can’t say Friends of Angie told us this or that. Brad said that he has always been paranoid that he was being spied on. If you ever see pics of Brad candid you can always see when he spots the paps. And since Angie’s surgery it was very clear that all those supposed sources were not true. I mean sources that hear intimate arguments/fights didn’t hear a peep about doctor’s appointments or surgery discussions. Brad said they have known this was coming for some time YET not one of these insiders knew squat.

    It is obvious that Brad/Angie have a close and tight net group of friends that don’t talk about their personal business. And I’m sure over the years they have gotten things even tighter. the tabloids don’t know sh*t about what is going on with them. and it is just laughable when they print stories now.

  19. floretta50 says:

    Both of these couples are getting married and have moved on, see no reason for the Daily mail web-site to print things they got from Jolie’s stunt double phone calls. Slanderous stuff like Brad and Angelina during the premier of Mr and Mrs Smith checked into a hotel under a fake marriage title,we all know that’s not true. This would mean that Brad and Angie were cheating long before he and Jennifer Aniston were divorced. So long ago, everybody needs to chill out.

    • months after says:

      Mr & Mrs Smith premiered in June 2005, several months AFTER the formal separation, so either party was free to date. I think Jen was seeing Vince during this time, too.

  20. sami says:

    No one knows what happened between then or when it happened .they feel in love . yes im a jennifer fan but , a and b are ment to be .there was a story that her and brad and he oldest son where in a room and he look up and called brad dad and thats when she knew . I ve never thought she stold him , it love and you cannt fight that . I do feel sorry for them that it seems she cannt even make calls to someone she works with without getting hacked

  21. lisa2 says:

    They really look great together in those pictures

  22. Hipocricy says:

    Those practices reminded me of the late french president François Mitterand. He asked his services to put some wires in all his favourite actresses appartement to spy them…all this during his mandate as the president of the french republic with public funds at that.

    That was one of the biggest scandal in France along with his former mistress and love child put in a luxurious appartment near his office.

    He had a major thing for Juliette Binoche who was one of the most spied one….Dirty Old Man…