Angelina Jolie Pitt has finally addressed the controversy brought by the leaked Sony Pictures emails that were released and became viral in late 2014.
During an interview with the New York Times for her upcoming film, "By the Sea,"Jolie Pitt said she did not read any of the controversial emails exchanged between Sony Pictures' former co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin. However, she admitted she knew what was written in them because someone told her about it.
In the email exchange, the 40-year-old actress was called a "minimally talented spoiled brat" and "a celebrity" by Rudin, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"There are certain things that bother me and certain things that don't," Jolie Pitt stated. "Personal attacks on me? I think I'm just so used to it."
She explained that her "first instinct" was getting worried about Pascal. "I had someone call her and ask if she was O.K. Not because I'm a saint, but because I think we have to look at the bigger picture. She's got kids. I knew it was going to unravel for her," the "Maleficent" star said.
Currently, the actress is busy promoting her film "By the Sea," in which she serves as the writer, producer and director, as well as the lead star along with her husband Brad Pitt. The film also marks the first time the Hollywood power couple has been seen on screen together since their hit 2005 spy film, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."
In the interview, Jolie Pitt opened up about the challenge of acting and directing at the same time. She shared that the duality of being the director who had to call "Cut!" while acting out as a vulnerable character was often hard.
"I'm hysterically crying and then calling "Cut!" or during a sex scene I am calling "Cut!" on Brad. You had to laugh at how bizarre it was," the actress said.
Jolie Pitt also shared her experience directing her husband Brad Pitt in the upcoming romantic-drama film.
"I am not just a woman, but a writer-director. We're also husband and wife," she emphasized. She said she thought it was doubly hard considering that they knew certain things about each other.
"At first it was a little uncomfortable," the "Unbroken" director said. "You want to be careful what button you press and what you don't. At the same time, he later said he felt like he could be the most open in his acting, because he trusted I was genuinely there to help him give the best performance."
"By the Sea," a romantic drama film that revolves around the story of a couple's troubled marriage, is slated to hit theaters on Nov. 13.
