In a new interview, Angelina Jolie opened up about how Harvey Weinstein affected her relationship with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Speaking to The Guardian, the actress first reiterated her experience with the disgraced Hollywood producer while filming 1998's Playing by Heart. “If you walk out of the room, you think she tried but didn't, right? ” she said. "The truth is that the attempt and the experience of the attempt is an assault." (Weinstein has denied Jolie's experience in the past. She was only 21 at the time.)
The Those Who Wish Us Dead star went on to reveal that she later turned down a role in 2004's The Aviator opposite Leonardo DiCaprio to avoid working with the producer again. “I said no because he was involved. I never associated or worked with him again. It was hard for me when Brad did it."
While Jolie did not cite the specific project Pitt worked on with the convicted sex offender, The Weinstein Company co-financed 2009's Inglorious Basterds and also served as distributor for 2012's Killing Them Softly after Pitt approached Weinstein with producing the film, something Jolie inferred was against her wishes at the time. “We fight for it. Of course it hurt,” she concluded.
What makes Jolie's comments even more interesting is the fact that Pitt previously clashed with Weinstein in the 1990s after he harassed Pitt's then-girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow. In a 2018 interview, Pitt recalled her approaching Weinstein and saying, "If you ever make her uncomfortable again, I will kill you." Pitt is also currently producing a film about the Weinstein scandal, titled Ella She Said, through his production company, Plan B Entertainment.
This November, Jolie will become a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to her role as Thena in the upcoming Eternals directed by Chloe Zhao.
