Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Angelina Jolie sued over Blood and Honey plot

LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie's directorial debut is continuing to create headaches for her. The "Salt" actress is being sued by Croatian journalist and author James J. Braddock, who claims that the plot for the film was lifted from a 2007 article he wrote. According to the suit, filed in federal court in Illinois, Braddock's story and "Blood and Honey" -- which Jolie wrote, in addition to directing -- tell a similar tale of a rape victim who comes to work as a servant in the camp occupied by the soldiers who have abused her. "The subject work's main female character is subject to continuous abuse and rape by soldiers and officers in the camp. In addition to being raped continuously by soldiers and officers, she is...