Ben Affleck thinks Angelina Jolie is not high profile enough to be the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations. Affleck commented on Jolie during the press conference for his short movie Gimme Shelter in NYC on Wednesday. They said he was joking, was he?
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“UNHCR has to find a goodwill ambassador who will get the attention of the president because the woman they’ve got is not high profile enough,” Affleck said.
Jolie has been working with the field staff and she has also met many refugees over the years. She has been the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador since early 2001. While Ben has also been trying to create public awareness on important global issues.
One of the things about being an actor is that I’ve had the opportunity to be exposed to really smart people,” he said. “People have been really generous. I expose myself to those people and say, ‘Help me learn about this,’ and I’ve given myself a great post-graduate experience in this arena.” US Magazine
Everyone is entitled to his opinion but be careful what comes out of your mouth, Ben. Angie might be taking some anger management classes but Brad Pitt probably doesn’t like anyone criticizing Angie. Oh, they said Affleck was joking though. Do you think Affleck was really joking when he said Jolie isn’t high profile enough?
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