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Angelina Jolie Sued For Allegedly Stealing Movie Idea

Truth rating: 10

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Angelina Jolie‘s directorial debut has yet to hit theaters, but it continues to cause a stir – for the wrong reasons.

James Braddock, a journalist and author of the book “The Soul Shattering,” is seeking to prevent the release of Jolie’s film, In The Land of Blood and Honey, on copyright grounds.

Braddock claims in a lawsuit that he met with Edin Sarkic, a producer on Jolie’s movie, several times to discuss adapting his 2007 book on the Bosnian War before the A-list star and Sarkic developed their own version, which allegedly features similar plot details and characters.

Like in Jolie’s movie, Braddock’s novel tells the story of a Serbian commander who falls in love with a female prisoner.

Jolie, Sarkic and the production companies behind the upcoming film – slated to be released Dec. 23 – are all named in the suit, which seeks damages.

The first-time director, who also faced hurdles while trying to film the production last year, has yet to comment on the lawsuit.

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  • guest

    Wow you cant even trust gossip cop to get a story right these days. The guy pretty much admits on his website that his book is not the same as Angelina’s movie.

  • Tramekap

    But he said she stole the plot from him.

  • Hound

    Who is Edin Sarkic? I don’t see him listed on IMDB’s In The Land of Blood and Honey page anywhere!

  • Gcsmearjob

    Proof positive gossip cop gets marching orders and memos from angelina’s arch enemies. one need only go to this joker’s site to see hhe’s insane. your article directly contradicts what the fool said, and his beef with jolie. he says a love story is impossible, and can’t happen..meanwhile saying simultaneously she stole ideas that he got from others. its ridiculous, but as usual gc is slamming jolie sight unseen

  • Lyinglisrd

    Like most smears of jolie , this is designed to fck with her at the peak of her promotions, then prove meritless. gossipcop could attempt to do real research on this opportunistic stalker thats being ENCOURAGED by certain factions. but they won’t as they’re in bed with them. its well known.

  • villedeville

    Similar plot and details? If Angelina Jolie stole Jim Braddock’s story line from whom did he stole his idea of a tragic love story about two characters on the opposite side of the war? I tell you from whom: William Shakespeare! Every tragic love story, whether it is between a capitalist and a communist (Ninotchka), a working class and an upper class, an Israeli and a Palestinian, a Catholic and a Protestant, etc. are all variations of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Hundreds of novels and tens of movies were produced using this theme so it is only Shakespeare who has the right to sue everybody for using similar plot line and characters.

  • truth

    Really surprised at Gossip Cop. But you know what this to shall pass. It seems nothing Angie does can go beyond getting scrutinized because she is that powerful.

  • Guest

    We know this all Jennifer Aniston’s doing. Right Loons?

  • Guest

    You guys are really getting worried about this aren’t you?

  • RMD

    Not at all…just chatting here…Angelina is advised by a team of experts before she heads into any project. This is just more jargon. Even if Jim sued does not mean he would win a thing…but she knew all this before she went ahead with this project. Braddock just another Aniston riding the coattail’s of Angelina’s famed name in hope’s someone will pay him attention.

  • RMD

    Jennifer Aniston without Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is just “Rachel”…But Brad Pitt without Aniston is Still “Brad Pitt”. And Jolie does not need anyone to be “Angelina Jolie”. The entire world knows this.

  • Krissu

    When I look at Jennifer Aniston I don’t think about Rachel! When I look at Brad Pitt I think “Cheater’ and when I look at Angelina I think ” “I would never steal another woman’s husband because my dad cheated my mother and I would never do that to another woman” (This interview was given about a month before they announced themselves publicly as a pair when they went to some big red carpet event together)
    Anyway, Thats what I think of when I look at them, so not everyone thinks the same way you do, RMD

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_F73EQBJHOTRLQAJM22UVJMURAQ Vampy

    Unfortunately she DID steal the plot, she just changed little bits here and there to make it look like it’s not the same thing…my uncle is a journalist in Bosnia and everybody’s talking about how a spoiled american rich lady can steal stories from their own history and just get away with it..since I lived the civilian war of the 1990′s, it breaks my heart that someone so clever as Angelina would step this low without even aknowledging someone else’s work and story…

  • Guest

    Angelina could cure cancer and people would still find something to criticize. Whether her haters want to admit it or not, they don’t like her because she’s a “home wrecker”. Get a life.

  • Guest

    Is there any proof that Brad cheated on Jen with Angelina?

  • Guest2

    Oh brother… You know how ridiculous you sound. I guess all the actors involved with the movie conspired with Angelina to steal your history along with all the foreign journalists and writers who by your standards also stole your history by daring to write about the conflict.

  • Realdeal

    guest2… what are you talking about? you misunderstood the point you´re trying to reflect about.

  • You

    The plot of Jim Braddock´s story isn´t any similar to Shakespeare´s `Romeo and Juliet´!

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  • Camguy

    Not that this has much 2 do with anything but I read it on another article. My wife’s the most beautiful woman in the world EASY, but I like Jolie & all she’s done. But sometimes I see something that makes me wonder. I mean SEE. I dont believe tabloid sht. I’m a cameraman so I know good cam work & pro lighting can do just about as much as photoshopping. & I notice things about AJ that made the comment below ring true tho I dont want it to be. Doesnt help that the writer doesnt seem like a nutcase. He sounds like a doctor. & intelligent, doesnt care much just fed up, & writes well. Its not like trashing. Its like how hollywood sells people. Shooting film I know that the difference between what I experience on set & what the public thinks the person is like or looks like or what is natural is huge. I guess everyone knows this just maybe doesnt know how mega huge the difference really is. But I dont see alot of professional legit comments like this. hardly ever. I dont want 2 say it, but from my work it sounds really legit. A doc shouldnt write this stuff its confidential. Prob 2 much drinking that day. But dag the pit of my gut says hes very right even if I dont like it.
    Insider 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand
    Sorry, not a hater & I know they all get plastic surgery, but nowhere near as much as Jolie. Indisputable that Jolie has more implants and injectables in her face alone (never mind the rest of her), and had/has more procedures done, than Cher has in total. Jolie is a running joke among the small group of physicians who cater to biggest celebs,etc.I am privvy to this group, believe me or not, doesnt matter- still true..None of them consider her beautiful, believe me or not- still true. Jolie is often discussed because of the techniques used & the finess of all the work done .She has been discussed recently because her relatively recent midface mini-lift did not turn out well. You would not believe what she’s had done, how much she’s had/has done, and how often. I’m just as tired of hearing about her face work as I am of fans denying it. Really wish I could give you details, but wont despite anonymity here. You serously would be amazed. Believe me or not, still true.
    The only thing that gets to me personally is her weight problem and the concommitant vein bulging. Theres a ton of jokes in the same circle about how she would make a great living anatomy model for med students now that she wears her cardiovascular system on the outside. Truth.
    Many, many problems this woman has, at least physically. I will not comment on her character or mental status as I have not spent nearly enough time with her so it would be grossly unfair, mean.
    I do commend the mostly excellent surgical and dermatalogical work.
    Let me leave it at this: It took and still is taking constant work to make good lemonade out of a lemon. Whatever makes her happy, its her business. But she cannot be compared to other beautiful actresses because Jolies medical interventions exceed by far even Hollywood standards.
    Again, makes no difference what you believe. The above is stil absolutely true.

  • Thoney

    What has this got to do with anything with Jen Aniston?

  • Krissu

    And Jennifer Aniston haters drag her name into everything to do with Jolie for …what reason?
    Anyway, I find it funny how if you don’t like someone you are called “A hater” Not just in this website and with those 3 people, but overall.
    Some people don’t like cats and prefer dogs, does it make them a cat hater? (Don’t include me into this mix, I have two 10 week old kittens running around the home right now!)

  • Guest

    Gawd help the Jolie/Pitts and their fans. When Gawd was passing out brains these folks were at the end of the line. What are YOU Fools going to do it this ia all true? Throw yourselves off tall buildings? Beat yourselves with branches with throns? Have total breakdowns? You are too invested in this women and it can’t be good for your health.

  • Guest

    “home wrecker” home wrecker” “home wrrecker”

  • Guest

    THE WORLD OF THE LOONS

  • Guest

    So you are on first name bases with “Jim”?

  • RMD

    Such sensitivity for Aniston…it’s a post in relation to those who would try an gain fame riding on anything Jolie might do. And in my opinion Aniston is in that category. Jim Braddock jus another.

  • Marie

    There are many self help books out there…GET ONE…and Thank God not everyone thinks like you.

  • Marie

    QUOTE…”I was tired of pretending the marriage was something it wasn’t”…Brad PItt. He was leaving whether Jolie came into his life or not…What part of that don’t you Jolie hater’s get.

  • Debra

    Absolutely True.

  • RMD

    Now this is about me and whether or not I have a relationship with Jim Braddock? Really get a Life…We all post using first, last, nicknames in reference to article’s and who’s in them…Example Mr. Braddock,Jim Braddock,Jim. Did I really need to spell this out for you?

  • guest

    pot meet kettle. That’s the thing with people who don’t like her…. they think we should all feel the same. Thank God I get to have my own opinion.

  • Wendywatkins

    Are you on intimate terms with Angelina Jolie??

  • Janet

    This guy is a buffoon if he thinks he will see a dime out of this stupid lawsuit.

    Nobody owns a copyright on a historical event.

  • Teresa

    Nice try Camguy…and how many procedures has her 5year lookalike had?

  • Jae

    Exactly my sentiments.

  • Josephine

    We should all be as invested in helping this disgusting world…The way Jolie and Pitt do.

  • RN

    Good question? : ) I have said it before and I will say it again…As a surgical RN for more than !5yrs. with plastic surgeon’s worldwide, Angelina Jolie’s face is the most sought after face in the world. Her face has remained the same for years. The only procedure on record is rhinoplasty years ago to refine her nose. Same as Ms. Aniston. Why don’t you all leave them alone already. Especially you camguy really woman. Your circles and you are not professional at all,nor do you have any idea what your talking about. Clint Eastwood calls hers “The Most Gorgeous Face On The Planet”…Johnny Depp calls her “A Walking Poem and a Perfect Beauty”, Denzal Washington say’s that “Angelina Jolie is one of the most professional actresses he has had the pleasure of working with”. really just sounds like your running with a very jealous circle that does not know a thing about her.

  • RN

    Good question? : ) I have said it before and I will say it again…As a surgical RN for more than !5yrs. with plastic surgeon’s worldwide, Angelina Jolie’s face is the most sought after face in the world. Her face has remained the same for years. The only procedure on record is rhinoplasty years ago to refine her nose. Same as Ms. Aniston. Why don’t you all leave them alone already. Especially you camguy really woman. Your circles and you are not professional at all,nor do you have any idea what your talking about. Clint Eastwood calls hers “The Most Gorgeous Face On The Planet”…Johnny Depp calls her “A Walking Poem and a Perfect Beauty”, Denzal Washington say’s that “Angelina Jolie is one of the most professional actresses he has had the pleasure of working with”. really just sounds like your running with a very jealous circle that does not know a thing about her.

  • Camguy

    Holy batsht. Is this what people mean by ‘Angeloonies’? My post wasnt trashing or hating. It came from real experience. Real life as in I have 1 & dont care about celebs who live in a different world. Didnt even know this site existed til teen niece showed me 2 ask for my opinion becuz of my work. I sat thru a bunch of posts & a 60-minutes interview. I was careful not to bash anyone just showed her what I cud tell about cam/light./makeup work. (The lighting job was awesome esp the outdoor footage.) Theres been 1 case of anorexia in the family & I try not to have another. Now she shows me ur responses & cant believe the nastiness. Ive taken the kids & their friends on set 2 see how thick the packaging is on these celebs. The kids see the transformations themselves done by the crew. Makeup wizs show them how it takes much more makeup to look like the celeb isn’t wearing much/ All the cam ops tell them about the computer chips in cams or the special lenses on handhelds that can erase bad features & still show pores. Its danherously convincing. So when I saw the Insiders comment I thought it worth reposting so maybe some other kid might step back & stop comparing themselves to something not real. Otherwise THIS STUFF IS NOT REAL LIFE. THE ONLY REASON TO DISCUSS IT IS TO KEEP OUR KIDS FROM EXPECTING THEMSELVES 2 LOOK LIKE WHAT NO ONE DOES IN REALITY. STARVATION DIETS/BULEMIA/ SELF HATING/EXPECTING THEIR BOYFRIENDS ESPECIALLY GIRLFRIENDS TO LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THAT ISNT REAL. IS THE ONLY THING I CARE ABOUT. Showing them what is real & whats not is really IMPORTANT!
    -2 Teresa.Try what? I dont know about lookalikes thats for the celebs privacy & we dont deal with them. All I can say is that body doubles have to be filmed & edited extra carefully. Lookalikes r sometimes on set but usually wrapped in coats/hair in face/big glasses to decoy media. They arent used on film cuz they arent like a twin.& filming isnt their job. Decoying is. So I dont know anything about AJs lookalike. But it wasnt a lookalike on 60 minutes or a couple of other interviews. It was AJ. & I called the enhancement methods used as I saw them.
    -2 RN: Dag I’ve been called alot of things but never a woman!!? Im married 2 my highschool sweetie who one A lister said is so beautiful shes ‘a freak of nature’. She visits sets sometimes. I overheard other A listers say she is ‘fantastically beautiful”. Last wknd we were walking down street when a limo stopped in the middle of the street, some guy got out ran right infront of my wife took a bunch of pics & ran back to the car 2 drive off. This stuff happens all the time, & its nothing compared to how beautiful she is as a person. 12 years & I dont know what she sees in me but I thank God every day. Im a very lucky man who has alot 2 be grateful 4. So jealous? Of what??
    -What jealousy? What ‘circle”? What the heck r u talking about? U know my gender? Uve got 2 be kidding.
    -Records of surgeries? Really? Wake up please.If celeb surgery records arent kept seriously locked up, then they use aliases or whatever. Otherwise, we wud all know every surgery each celeb has had. & they couldmt spend so much time denying them. Kind of a lame argument.there. & on set its not unusual.2 see bruising & healing from work done until makeup wizs cover it.
    -Do you really think these people say what they really think? Wow. A listers rarely dis other A listers. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN THE SAME MOVIE. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE HERE. Ive been around a zillion times when handlers or other advisors discuss the most glowy thing to say about celeb colleagues. Its all choreographed. Depp is the best Ive seen very smooth very sincre & humble like & great with great nice words. Then I get 2 hear what they really think by what they say & how they act when private on the set. Btw whatever happened to ‘believe 1/2 of what u see & none of what u hear’ ? I hear the truth cuz I’m there. How do u know what goes on? Do u seriously think these people say what they really think to the public? Reallly? Thats just sad.
    -What circles? What jealousies? What other sht? The Insider post states he has met her. That post mentioned circles. I’m on sets. & again, my post was mild. & mean 2 no one. So what is ur prob? U have a tuff time with truth u dont want 2 hear? Fine every1 needs some1 to look up 2, or to envy or whatever. But ur response is just ugly nastiness 4 no reason. I like the woman, Dont care if shes real or fraud at the end of the day shes helping people. Thats the bottom line. Not her agenda if theres 1.

    Just some thoughts:1 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON THE PLANET IS SOPHIA LOREN. NO ONE AJ OR ANYONE ELSE CAN EVEN COME CLOSE NO MATTER WHAT HER AGE. (Course I accept votes for Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly.& some others who arent alive). If only Loren would take off/change those ugly glasses she always wears.LOREN IS IMHO THIS MILLENIUMS HELEN OF TROY.IN A LEAGUE OF ONLY A HANDFUL & NO ONE AROUND 2DAY CAN EVEN COME CLOSE NO MATTER IF U LIKE THEM/HATE THEM/DONT CARE. ITS JUST FACT.
    2. HAS ANYONE SEEN THAT TV AD WITH CHARLIZE THERON FOR SOME PERFUME???? DOUBLE DROOL. I LIKE AJ & HER GOODWILL WORK BUT IF SHE WALKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THERON IN THAT COMMECIAL THERON WUD RULE BIG TIME. NO CONTEST!! MEGA AWESOME
    Seriously RN, I wrote nothing 2 deserve questioning that Im male/not a professional/know nothing/jealous (of nothing). I’m in the biz, do the filming, & have a front row seat 4 all the fake & packaging sht. Nothing u can say changes this tho Im sure ur a great nurse. & ur comment made me remember a blurb a month or 2 ago that said some medical journal had done a plastic surgery survey. Now the most wanted eyes are Ann Hathaway(sp?) most wanted mouth was Scarlet Johannson (sp?). I dont remember other face parts but AJ wasnt #1 on any of them. This was from a major national news site not blog or whatever. Just remembered this thanks.
    ASKING EVERYONE 2 PLAY NICE & REMEMBER THE HUGE IMPACT THIS STUFF HAS ON OUR KIDS FEELINGS OF SELF WORTH. B4 U WRITE A WORD THINK ABOUT HOW KIDS COMPARE THEMSELVES 2 OTHERS. KEEPING THIS PSEUDO WORSHIP FOR PACKAGED FAKE PERSONAS REALLY AFFECTS THEM. BE CIVIL PLZ & REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS,
    Thanks

  • Camguy

    & RN, what r u bringing Aniston up for? Just keeps the nastiness going. What if we all agree 2 leave Aniston out of any AJ stuff. Finally. Or we only have ourselves 2 blame when the ugliness never stops.

  • Camguy

    Cudnt put it better. ROFLMAO. Great.

  • RN

    Camguy you are the one who brought up he circle you travel amongst. And in reference to Ms.Jolie and her mini lookalike I was referring to her beautiful daughter Shiloh…who bears a strong resemblance to her Mother when Ms Jolie was little girl. Try to stay with me. As far as the Quote’s from famous actor’s we all know and love …well that is what they said. And since you are saying that you are married with children…I would most certainly hope that in a happy marriage you would view your wife as the most beautiful woman in the world. I wish you everlasting happiness..Truly. However your wife is not a Hollywood starlett and in the mass public eye everyday. But Ms.Jolie is…so let’s stick to the matter at hand. Once again in my profession,like it or not…the photo we see most often is Ms. Angelina Jolie’s,when woman are asked who they think has the most beautiful feature’s. And Camguy you are dreaming if you think the medical profession and the heavy hitter’s in it do not have access to whatever record’s they deem fit to pull. Especially the most public stars. They just donot reveal them because they are under oath…doesn’t mean we as the staff are not privey to record’s also..I am in th ethick of it with what face the world really want’s,I see it everyday..for years. How’s that for keeping Ms.Aniston out of it. Be well and have a Happy and Healthy Holiday season.

  • Jakecameraman2

    If you are sooo concerned about what our children think and peace among us all…What was the purpose for your negative’s in you post? It contradiction buddy.

  • Playboybunny

    Hollywood and it’s writer’s,directors, and producers…diagree with your disaproving “GROUP”…cause they keep coming after Angie for their films and paying big buck’s for her “YES”.

  • Camguy

    I must be speaking another language. I never said anything about disapproving. Read again I state I like Jolie. I copy/pasted another poster who was in a ‘group’ of doctors for the purpose of addressing how much we dont know & people accepting themselves,especially young people, instead of trying to look more like celebs who have a host of pros 2 look they way they do. I have no ‘group’ or ‘circle’ . That poster had this. Im just there on the set.
    My original post bashed no one. I’ve been misread & pretty much attacked, then get called negative for defending/explaining my words. & of course my wife is the single most gorgeous woman in the world. I mentioned Loren in a defensive 2nd post as the most beautiful woman in the world of celebrities.
    It is hard for alot of young people to differentiate what is real from what isnt esp when the hollywood machine has become more sophisticated with technology & makes it all look so convincing when celebs are actually spun wrapped commodities. I really dont care about any particular celeb. Their world, that industry, is mostly (not all) nutty,neurotic, desperately competitive, & well just desperate. I love filming & the creation that is made on set but its not a ‘circle’ I want to be in. I have a life & am bery fortunate to be very happy. There. I admit freely the last couple of sentences are negative. Otherwise I didnt intend to disapprove of any celeb, was not being negative, reserve the right to defend myself when even my manhood is attacked for no reason. Even then I was strongly defensive but trashed no one here, no particular celeb, just called other posters out for being harsh.
    I can see that I could be explaining or defending ad nauseum. Already it feels like banging my head against a wall. GOOD GRIEF.

  • Camguy

    Plz see my response below.

  • Jae

    Maybe RMD is and Maybe RMD is not…What’s the big deal?

  • Geturheadouttajensass

    Aniston Also Wrecked A Home.

  • RN

    I am way more in the thick of these stars than you could ever be and far more close to their faces raw than you will ever see.

  • Playboybunny

    Go back and read your orignal post….sure does sound like a Jolie slam to me. You got alot of poster’s that see it this way. Can’t all be wrong. Be advised “not a good thing as a camguy to say anything of negative nature” about ant star.Easy to trace anybody today. So that those with this type of access…know exactly who you are. Seen it done.

  • cooper

    Agreed. He doesn’t even use his real name. He stole it from a famous American. Also, not the first time he has tried to sue about someone “stealing” his story. He is so looney he posts on every article I see about the movie with the same exact bull**it.

  • SP-EFX

    come again?? delusions of grandeur much? there is just no way you can be nearly as in the thick of the talent when you’re not on a set working very closely for weeks to months. seeing the true faces, the true personalities,the bickering that what they think their best angle is to be used,hearing what is truly said about each other,seeing the difference from the true appearance and the then through a camera after a load of specialists in every area have transformed them, seeing the plastered makeup and big sunglasses when they leave the set looking good but trying to look like they’re not trying when they hit the paps waiting for them, etc. every location. every film every day. every single day for weeks to months each time. you will never know ‘raw’ ever like this. if you think you’re even close that is sad and funny.

    yeah where are you when the talent you have records access to who have only had ‘rhinoplasty’ come and go with obvious discolorations and swelling from procedures nowhere near their noses. they get stuff done a little at a time to avoid the look of drastic change.
    makeup most of all deals with this all the time. i mean constantly. i can include angelina here many times because i work on locations also.

    overreacting much,loon? if i am following the thread right, you bite cam guy who, no i swear i don’t know, with things you can’t on earth know like he’s a woman? then you get almost decent but you just couldn’t let go could you. you just have to bite again, again with stuff that is just plain out crazy wrong.

    people like you are often really unhappy with themselves. by hissing and biting way out of proportion you just blow up your own self. you show everyone your true small character. slither away in the grass and spread your obvious loon sad bitterness somewhere else.

  • http://twitter.com/LadyYejin Brianne Hammack

    Read the book then see the movie. I have. She stole it sorry. It is literally impossible to have that many similarities in two different things without it being plagiarism. While I will admit I like some of her movies and I do think she is a good person but being a good person does not make it okay for you to steal someone else’s copyrighted work.

  • Prvopokucaj

    The controversy about Angelina Jolie’s movie “In the Land of Blood and Honey” attracted my attention to the book “THE SOUL SHATTERING”, because the author claims that Ms. Jolie used the book as the platform for her movie, and sued her for copyright infringement. So, I recently saw the movie and read the book. In my opinion similarities are obvious, but the book is superior. By reading the book I had a chance to enter the horrible and fascinating world of war, terror, murder, rape, hope and love which Braddock brilliantly depicted. His characters are real, and his story is impressive. D,D,

  • Sue^
  • Sue^

    By Shannon (Alexandria, LA) –
    This review is from: The Soul Shattering (Paperback)
    This is a book that needs to be read by everyone!! I was so moved by this book and the horrible things that all these people had to live through. It is a story that needs to be told and the very least we can do as fellow humans is listen to the stories of the survivors. I’m so glad that Mr. Braddock took the time to write this moving story and I know I will never forget it.

    On a side note, I have not seen Angelina Jolie’s movie which seems to have many similarities to this book. Without seeing the movie I can’t say with certainty whether I feel she stole the idea for her movie, but it does seem very fishy to me!

  • Sue^

    James J.Braddock

  • Sue^

    James J.Braddock by The Soul Shattering

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