Why so glum, Angelina?
Several people have mentioned how cold and aloof Angelina Jolie
appeared at the Golden Globes in her understated gray chiffon St. John Couture strapless gown.
It was a marked change between Angie's upbeat and smiling demeanor at the previous week's premiere of "God Grew Tired of Us," an award-winning documentary about the Lost Boys of Sudan that her life partner Brad helped produce.
But she may have had her reasons for looking so downbeat.
First, my red carpet sources overheard her say that one of their kids was upset and crying when they left the Malibu house. Which could help explain why the couple headed home right after the show, skipping the big Paramount post-party celebrating their "Babel" and "Dreamgirls" big wins.
Then there was that embarrassingly lame Ryan Seacrest red carpet interview with Brad and Angie.
Bacon and Eggs? C'mon, Ryan, you can do better than that.
Watch interview.
My theory is that award shows hold some unsettling memories for Angelina.
At the '98 Globes, she won for her role in "George Wallace" and posed for photos with her dad Jon Voight - whom she no longer speaks to - at the Miramax post party. At the '99 Globes she won an award for "Gia" then jumped into the pool wearing her beaded gown, making scandalous headlines.
At the 2000 Globes she won for "Girl Interrupted" and celebrated with her date, brother James Haven. At the 2000 Academy Awards, Angie shocked the audience by
kissing James hard on the lips when she won for "Girl" and said "I love You!" to him from onstage. Oh, the press had a field day with that one.
She also attended the 2002 Globes with husband Billy Bob Thornton, even making out with him on the carpet. She was big into red carpet PDA's back then. But their relationship fizzled shortly after she brought home an adopted Cambodian baby boy. Personally I think she was mortified at the memory of those black penciled brows.
Remember all this stuff was back when Angelina was Hollywood's Wild Child: all knives, tattoos, blood vial necklaces, black leather jeans, bisexual lovers and rumors of drug use.
She's a different woman now: a devoted mother of three, a committed life partner, a United Nations spokesman, a seemingly tireless force for social change who wants to be taken seriously.
And she definitely doesn't like attending frivolous events that don't help the poor, hungry and suffering in the world. And let's face it, those unfortunate people are probably not watching the Globes.
Maybe she'll change her mind about awards shows if Brad gets an Oscar nomination on January 23.
