Angelina Jolie not ruling out running for office one day
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Could we one day see Angelina Jolie running for public office?
“Never say never,” the 43-year-old actress and U.N. special envoy told People magazine in a new interview published on Wednesday.
“[But] right now I am looking to others for leadership," she noted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Angelina Jolie isn't ruling out running for public office one day. (Reuters)
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In her role with the U.N.'s High Commission for Refugees, Jolie recently urged nations to deploy more women peacekeepers in order to prevent sexual violence against refugees.
“I try to speak for what I believe in,” Jolie said, adding that "we have to change laws that treat women as second-class citizens."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“If you look across the world, there are far too many women and girls who are not only not seeing progress, their rights are slipping away from them,” she explained.
Angelina Jolie, Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, and Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt attend the premiere of Disney's "Dumbo" at El Capitan Theatre on March 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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In addition to her philanthropic efforts, Jolie — who split from husband Brad Pitt in 2015 — has been focused on her six children and film career.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She wrapped up her first starring movie role in four years as Maleficent in "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," which is due out in October.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.