If humans could fire laser beams from their eyeballs, Angelina Jolie would be a sharp shooter.
Over the weekend at the Cannes Film Festival in France, Jolie was seen giving an apparent snub to one of her bodyguards.
In a now viral video, it appears that Jolie ignores and tries to shun one of her several security members.
Members of Angelina Jolie’s protection service seem to have interrupted her big night
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The viral moment happened during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Jolie had been attending the premiere of the movie Eddington from director Ari Aster about the 2020 COVID-era drama in the United States.
With his right hand on the back of her chair, he bent down and whispered something into her left ear.
At the same time, he was gesturing with his left finger, as if indicating something.
After the bodyguard began speaking and gesturing, she seemed to sigh, then abruptly turned her head to the right, as if she was more interested in what another bodyguard was telling her at the moment instead.
“Is Angelina Jolie Ok”, online fans were worried over the encounter
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“She needs a bodyguard from her bodyguard!” one person said.
“I feel stressed out just by seeing that . I know that’s their own work but please let her breathe!!!” another said.
Other people meanwhile commented on the bodyguard’s job.
“Can’t blame him, she looks like an angel!”
“...this man has been working for her for several years. It’s hard to find someone as loyal even though he is annoying,” a supporter said.
The look on her face was “Dude back off!” in additional moments with same bodyguard
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Other moments in the viral video showed more cases of Jolie seeming to want to move away or ignore the one particular bodyguard.During a meet and greet with fans on the red carpet, Jolie was handed some flowers and a gift from a fan.
The bodyguard in question tried to take the items from Jolie as she was signing an autograph. Again, she shot him a look that appeared to say “back off”.
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In yet another moment in the viral clip, Jolie is seen walking away from her security people, a bit hurriedly, toward a fan. The bodyguard in question seems to get pushed aside when a different bodyguard chases after Jolie.
Angelina made her first debut at the Cannes Film Festival after 14 years
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Angelina was in Cannes as the festival’s “godmother”, the individual chosen to present the prestigious Trophée Chopard, which is given to two young actors to recognize and encourage their careers.
"I love the international cinema. We are brought to other lands, into private moments, even on the battlefield. We connect and we empathize. I think of films like My Father's Shadow, which is premiering here at Cannes. Anything that is possible to make international cinema more accessible is necessary and welcome," she told the crowd.
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"What brings us here is not carpets, even though they're lovely, but what brings us here is to connect to each other through international cinema and the opportunity to be with creative people," she said.
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Angelina is one of the most watched celebrities, with fans commenting on every aspect of her life.
When she and her daughter got matching tattoos, some criticized her for allowing her young daughter to get one.
She has also said that being a mother ‘saved’ her from a bad-girl streak.
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Jolie has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt, including Maddox, Pax and Zahara who were adopted and Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne who she conceived with Pitt.
The pair were together for years, but only officially married for two. The start of their relationship was chaotic, as Pitt was in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston at the time.
Their divorce was finalized at the end of last year after much media attention over custody issues and ownership of shared properties.
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The former power couple's six children have been experimenting with exactly which last name they want to use in their lives.
Shiloh, who was recently seen stepping out in L.A. for dance class, is famously private.
She recently filed papers in court to legally change her last name from Jolie-Pitt, to just Jolie.
Her sister, Vivienne, meanwhile, also dropped the Pitt portion of her last name for the official playbill of The Outsiders in which she had a role.
Angelina's seemingly rude security guard is sparking online debate
