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July 31, 2001 - Angelina Jolie talked to Entertainment Tonight Monday about Original Sin.

July 31, 2001 - Autograph Collector magazine has ranked Angelina Jolie as the celebrity most likely to sign an autograph for collectors.

July 31, 2001 - Angelina Jolie talked to Access Hollywood Monday about Original Sin.

July 30, 2001 - Variety's Lisa Nesselson reviewed Original Sin saying the film "remains compulsively watchable thanks to leads Antonio Banderas -- the only cast member whose accent remains stable from scene to scene -- and Angelina Jolie, who vamps and pouts when she's not pouting and vamping."

July 29, 2001 - US Weekly profiled Angelina's blonde look in Life where celebrity hairstylist Brad Johns said, "I'd give her an A-plus even if her hair were green. She can pull off any color because she's artistic and offbeat and carries herself with confidence."

July 29, 2001 - The June 2001 issue of VSD (France) featuring Angelina Jolie on the cover is up for bids on ebay. The magazine, item 1449615290, is unbid at $8.99 and the auction ends tomorrow.

July 28, 2001 - In an abstracts.net poll asking if you liked the fact that Angelina is 'cleaning up her act' and planning on having children, 38% said yes while 62% said no, with 158 total votes cast.

July 28, 2001 - The New York Post's Cindy Adams had several pieces of trivia in her column Friday including "Angelina Jolie, filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in Cambodia, took time to talk to the monks."

July 28, 2001 - The New York Daily News looked into the claim by one of our message board posters that Angie has a no-pregnancy clause in her Tomb Raider deal with a source close to the project insisting the contract has no contraceptive language. They also report Original Sin co-star Antonio Banderas admitting, "I've never done a nude scene or a love scene or half the things I did in this film."

July 28, 2001 - The Star reports Angelina Jolie is studying to become a certified tattoo artist. Billy Bob is encouraging the study and has offered to be her first customer.

July 27, 2001 - The cover of Billy Bob Thornton's new album cover for Private Radio was released today.

July 26, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports an insider on the set of Original Sin told him, "It's still very hot. Angelina's body is magnificent."

July 24, 2001 - Pinky on our message boards reports she and a friend talked to Angelina's brother James Sunday and reveal that he called reports that Angie wants a baby "bullsh**."

July 22, 2001 - From the same guys selling the face mask of Angie comes a 3/4 head and shoulder mask currently bidding on ebay. The mask, item 1448081128, is bid at $285 and the auction ends today. Also up for auction, the July 2001 issue of Amica featuring Angelina on the cover, item 1448988725, which is unbid at $14 and this auction ends July 29th.

July 21, 2001 - Premiere Magazine's Michael Solomon called into the Howard Stern show Friday and said Tomb Raider was able to bring in big money not because there was any plot, but because of Angelina according to him.

July 20, 2001 - IMDB reports Angelina's ex Johnny Lee Miller turned down a supporting role in Tomb Raider as he reaveled, "I saw Angelina a lot when she was in England shooting Tomb Raider. Of course we met the very first week her shoots started. Angie asked director Simon West if I could have a part in the movie, but unfortunately I was too busy."

July 20, 2001 - Angelina Jolie was pictured cuddling two pupples and kissing Billy Bob at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont hotel.

July 20, 2001 - Just saw a trailer for Original Sin on Big Brother 2 last night. The movie opens Friday, August 3rd. Check out the official site for the movie at mgm.com/originalsin.

July 19, 2001 - Thanks missme. A transcript of Angelina Jolie's interview with 60 Minutes talking about Tomb Raider and Billy Bob, amongst other subjects is on our message boards.

July 18, 2001 - The Globe reveals Angelina Jolie's uncle is songwriter Chip Taylor, who wrote Wild Thing.

July 17, 2001 - MSNBC's Jeannette Walls reports despite efforts to keep Angelina's tattoos covered during Tomb Raider, there is a scene where Jolie emerges from some water during an effort to rescue a nemesis where the Billy Bob tattoo on her arm is partially visible.

July 15, 2001 - The New York Post reports Mick Jagger, Angelina Jolie and Naomi Campbell are among the celebrities who caught Madonna's six-night run at London's Earls Court Arena. They also had to pay like everyone else, much to their surprise.

July 15, 2001 - Angelina Jolie's covers for two UK magazines are up for bids on ebay. The first is April 2001's SFX, item 1446294246, which is bid at $5.33 and the auction ends July 21st. The other is the August issue of HotDog, item 1446476956, which is unbid at $5.47 and the auction ends July 22nd.

July 13, 2001 - Bono joked to Worldpop that Angelina Jolie almost broke up their band as he revealed the Edge failed to invite him on the set when Angie was on there, "We've been together a few years now but the thing that nearly broke us up was Edge hanging out with Angelina Jolie." The Edge shot back, "It was a closed set!"

July 10, 2001 - Peoplenews.com reports Angelina Jolie is to appear on the London stage in a Shakespeare play which will be directed by her brother James.

July 9, 2001 - Movieline.com has a short preview of Lawrence Grobel's interview with Angelina Jolie in Movieline's June issue.

July 7, 2001 - Angelina talked to Megastar about the sacrifices she had to make during filming of Tomb Raider.

July 7, 2001 - An apparent about face from earlier comments by Angelina as Peoplenews.com reports she's turned down £10 million for a Tomb Raider sequel saying, "I know a lot of people think I'm crazy but I believe that I'm ready for motherhood. Billy Bob and I want a family so much it hurts. I'd rather be pregnant with Billy Bob's baby than bank £10 million for a follow-up."

July 7, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Billy Bob's upcoming album Private Radio has a track entitled Angelina. The album is due out in September.

July 7, 2001 - The UK Star reports shapely hotpants-clad bottom in Tomb Raider does not belong to the film’s star Angelina Jolie. In reality, Lara Croft’s bottom belongs to Jolie’s butt-double - a British glamour model called Lisa.

July 7, 2001 - Apparently Shaquile O'Neal has his target set on Angelina, but a source revealed "It seems to me Shaq will just have to settle for one of those Lara Croft dolls that are hitting the stores now," adding "Angelina only has eyes for Billy Bob, which means she's not available."

July 4, 2001 - The New York Daily News reported on Angelina Jolie's character being gunned down in the shooting of Life or Something Like It in The Big Apple last weekend.

July 4, 2001 - The Sun reports Nell McAndrew, the original woman who posed as Lara Croft for the Tomber Raider video game, was barred from attending the UK premiere of Tomb Raider, fearing she'd upstage Angelina Jolie. McAndrew said she's "absolutely devastated" over the decision.

July 3, 2001 - WireImage.com has several images of Angelina from the set of Life Or Something Like It in New York City taken Saturday. Check them out here.

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