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Jolie gives others credit for media limits

By TIMES WIRES
Published June 16, 2007

Try to control the media? Not me, says Angelina Jolie. The star of the new film A Mighty Heart, about the widow of slain reporter Daniel Pearl and freedom of the press, says her representatives were trying to protect her when they sought to make media outlets sign an agreement not to ask personal questions during interviews. "I didn't put it out there, " Jolie said Thursday on The Daily Show. "It was from my representatives trying to be protective of me, but it was excessive, and I wouldn't have put it out there. But it's all right, and nobody was forced to do it." Jolie spoke candidly about her family at the film's New York premiere on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. But media outlets seeking one-on-one interviews were asked to sign a legal document banning certain questions and mandating that any story from the interview must be about the movie. Jolie's lawyer, Robert Offer, told the New York Times that he blamed a "bone-headed, overzealous lawyer, " namely himself, and that Jolie was unaware of the contract.

Power-packed Oprah

Oprah Winfrey continues to take over the world. The media mogul is back on top of Forbes' annual "Celebrity 100 Power List, " which ranks the rich and famous based on earnings and buzz. Winfrey, who came in third last year, was the top moneymaker with an estimated income of $260-million over the past 12 months. She last topped the list in 2005. Golf tycoon Tiger Woods, who pulled in $100-million, ranks second. Madonna, absent from the list last year, is No. 3. The pop star's "Confessions" world tour and her adoption of a baby boy in the African country of Malawi put her back in the spotlight. The Rolling Stones dropped from No. 2 to No. 4. Brad Pitt ranks fifth, up 15 spots from last year, in part because of his status as one of the most talked-about celebrities in the world. Girlfriend Angelina Jolie is No. 14. See the whole list at www.forbes.com.

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