Angelina Jolie: Fidelity is not essential in relationship with Brad Pitt

Despite playing house with Brad Pitt for the past four years, Angelina Jolie has not abandoned her wild side entirely.

Angelina Jolie Pens Article About Impending U.N. Decision On Darfur President

Angelina Jolie is using her celebrity status to once again draw light to the situation in Darfur.

In an article the 34-year-old actress penned for Time magazine, Angelina reminded citizens of the world that the United Nations would hear the results of an investigation they called for into the situation in Darfur.

Angelina expressed her outrage over Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, kicking out 16 international aid groups after he was indicted on seven war crime counts and five crimes against humanity counts. And the actress wrote to remind the public about the struggle those in Darfur continue to face.

“Darfur has almost disappeared from the news, and experts now call it a ‘low-intensity’ conflict. But the intensity of the crisis has not lessened for those who are struggling to survive. More than 250,000 people from Darfur have lived destitute lives in refugee camps in Chad for six years now,” Angelina wrote. “Camps with more than 2 million internally displaced persons inside Darfur are even worse. Thirty percent of those displaced are school-age children. Girls leaving the camps are raped; boys leaving the camps are killed. They want an education; they want to go back to their villages, to their land; they want peace. But they also want justice.”

Angelina claims she learned about how disturbing the situation was in Darfur, during a visit to Chad she took in 2004.

“On that trip — more than five years ago — the refugees I met told me that the government was organizing the violence. About a year later, the international community came to the same conclusion. Some began to call the violence ‘mass atrocities.’ Others ramped up the rhetoric and called it ‘crimes against humanity.’ Nothing changed.”

The actress said the Security Council member states now have to decide what to do about the situation.

“As they are considering Bashir’s fate they are also considering their own,” she wrote.

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Angelina Jolie tops Celebrity 100

Angelina Jolie is now the most powerful celebrity in the world, taking the No. 1 spot on Forbes' 2009 Celebrity 100 list, which ranks stars from the film, TV, music and sports worlds based on entertainment-related earnings as well as exposure in the media.

This pushes Oprah Winfrey, who held the top spot for two consecutive years, down to No. 2 on a list dominated by females.

Being in the spotlight throughout the past 12 months brought Jolie to the top of the list. However, Winfrey remains the highest-paid, earning $275 million over the past year, compared with Jolie's $27 million.

Madonna's "Hard Candy" tour helped her rise 18 spots on the list to No. 3. She earned $110 million. Beyonce Knowles, who earned $87 million this past year, remains in the same spot as last year at No. 4.

Tiger Woods, who remains the highest-paid athlete in the world, was bumped down three spots to No. 5, making him the highest-ranking male celebrity.

Thanks to his latest tour, Bruce Springsteen returns as No. 6 on the list this year, while Steven Spielberg takes the No. 7 spot, up from No. 13 last year. He pulled in $150 million last year with the release of the latest "Indiana Jones" movie, amongst others.

Jennifer Aniston took spot No. 8 (up from No. 17) with Brad Pitt, her ex, close behind at No. 9, up one spot. The No. 10 spot was taken by Kobe Bryant, who makes his first appearance in the top 10.

Many wondered whether or not Barack Obama would make the list this year, becoming the first president to appear in Forbes' Celebrity 100. Indeed, he sits at No. 49 after a historic election brought his fame to a new level and helped him sell over 1 million books.

Other newcomers to the list include Alec Baldwin (No. 91) and Meryl Streep (No. 64), as well as country musicians Toby Keith (No. 59) and Rascal Flatts (No. 42). Rising music star Taylor Swift also made the list at No. 69.

Other notable celebrities include Miley Cyrus at No. 29 and Ryan Seacrest, who sits at No. 44. 50 Cent, coincidentally, sits at No. 50.

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Angelina Jolie hospitalized briefly for minor injury

Actress Angelina Jolie was hospitalized briefly on Friday after suffering a minor injury while shooting an action sequence in Long Island, New York, for her upcoming film "Salt," the studio behind the film said.

Her hospitalization was a "precautionary measure," and she was soon out of the medical facility and back on the set, said a spokesman for Columbia Pictures.

Jolie, who was nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role last year in "Changeling," is in a romantic partnership with actor Brad Pitt. The globe-trotting couple, dubbed Brangelina in the media, is raising six children together.

Spy thriller "Salt" is expected to be released next year.

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Angelina Jolie says she'll work 'a lot less'

Angelina Jolie is getting ready to join the ranks of the unemployed.

The "Changeling" star and mother of six says that while she'll be in front of the camera early this year, she plans to lie low — at least until twins Vivienne and Knox are toddlers. The twins were born last July.

Says Jolie: "I've had a year off, and I may work for a few months. But if I do, I'm probably going to take another year and a half or two. I'm going to work a lot less."

The 33-year-old actress didn't say what projects she may be working on.

Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt attended the 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday night. - AP