A new disturbing scam that takes advantage of the generosity of strangers has emerged, and one mother, Nancy Walsh, is sharing a warning that could save you from getting yourself into trouble.
Her urgent message reads: “If you see a stroller, car seat, or any type of baby situation alone in the middle of nowhere, please, I repeat, don’t get out. Be safe.”
Of course, when noticing any baby equipment on the side of a road, our initial reaction would be to get out of the car and make sure no baby or child is in trouble.
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Walsh, an estate agent, encountered this potentially alarming scene that might raise concern for individuals traveling alone.
She posted photos of an abandoned stroller positioned on the side of a country road. Her car appeared to be the sole vehicle in the area, and her headlights illuminated the pram, which was oriented away from her direction of travel, making it impossible to determine if there was anything inside it.
The stroller was positioned on a grassy verge adjacent to the road, which was flanked by large trees on one side. This kind of scenario might be particularly unsettling due to the isolated setting and the mysteries associated with the abandoned stroller.
According to Walsh, and plenty of other social media users, this is a trap. “Never get out. Always call 911 and let local authorities investigate,” one person wrote. “Yes, people lie in wait. At best they rob you, at worst they bash you too,” another added. “Families are struggling, some of them will use kids as bait,” some else commented.
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This alleged scam is done in order for a person to get out of their vehicle and leave it unattended while they check on the stroller. The scammers then steal the vehicle, rob the person, or even hurt him physically.
However, there were also those who commented under Walsh’s post and said that some people leave baby stuff at the side of the road because they are still usable and they don’t want to throw them as someone might find them useful.
But most of them agreed that the reason behind these abandoned strollers is sinister. “Someone may have put it on for when someone gets off [the road] to see what happens…,” a person wrote. Another agreed, adding: “It’s a bait trap. don’t get out. Pull over. STAY IN THE CAR. Lock the door. And call 911 FAST.”
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Walsh’s warning isn’t the first one issued on the same matter.
“OMG – I would be out of the car so fast to check, thanks for the warning,” one mother commented. “This is so cruel because they are targeting the best of us,” another person who said they would certainly get out and check if there was a child in danger added.
The ‘abandoned baby’ scam is a troubling part of a broader trend of deceptive practices aimed at exploiting the goodwill of kind-hearted individuals. Other similar scams involve a person feigns being passed out on the roadside while others wait in ambush to attack those who offer help.
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Some people shared their personal experiences with such scams. “I pulled over to help a man passed out on the side of the road once. The police officer yelled at me and said it is often a scam and as a single woman I should be more careful,” one social media user posted. “I have heard of women screaming for help only to do the same thing. Just call the cops and move on,” another person warned.
Walsh’s post gathered plenty of attention and has been shared 23,000 times.
No matter the urge to provide help to those we believe are in some sort of trouble, we should always be extra cautious and make sure we don’t put our own lives at risk.
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Amid the rumors of her split from husband Ben Affleck, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez cancels her upcoming tour, TMZ reports.
The reason for this decision, as reported by tour promoter Live Nation is that the mother of two is “taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends.”
The tour was supposed to start in mid June and was to promote her latest studio album This Is Me…Now which was released in February.
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“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary,” the 54-year-old shared with fans on her newsletter On The JLo.
“I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again. I love you all so much. Until next time.”
Despite rumors of poor ticket sales, a source informed the Daily Mail that this was not the case and did not influence Lopez’s decision to cancel the tour. However, according to Variety, the singer had previously canceled seven dates — Cleveland, Nashville, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa, New Orleans and Houston — back in March.
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“Jennifer made this tough decision this week, and she’s sorry to her fans,” the source said.
Ticketmaster will automatically refund fans who bought their tickets through their website. Those who purchased tickets from third-party resale sites will need to get in touch with the place of purchase for more information.
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The most recent public appearance of the couple was on May 30, on their way to the graduation party of Affleck and ex-wife, Jennifer Garner‘s, daughter Violet who graduated from high school recently.
Lopez and Affleck, known as Bennifer, have reportedly been living apart. They tied the knot in 2022 after reuniting nearly 20 years after their initial romance in the early 2000s.
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Headlines are never far away when the British royalty is concerned. It seems that the general public and the media can never get enough of this famous family and especially Harry and Meghan in recent years.
Ever since they announced they were dating, they caused a stir. Meghan, a former actress and divorcee, didn’t seem like the perfect fit for a prince according to many, but their love for each other prevailed.
At the time, it was reported that the Queen herself accepted Meghan right away and embraced her into the family.
However, two years after tying the knot, Harry and Meghan decided they had it enough of being working royals and they stepped down from their royal duties. According to some, their initial plan was to leave Britain for just a year, but the Firm didn’t accept that and the Sussexes settled down in the States, where they still reside.
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One of the reasons for this major step was the British press.
In the past, Harry himself has spoken openly about the press and how it affected his late mother’s life. Diana was mercilessly chased by the paparazzi, who closely followed her every move. According to many, this not only affected her happiness but also contributed to her death.
Harry certainly didn’t want his wife to go through the same, and the moment he felt Meghan was scrutinized, he stepped up for her the best he could.
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When Harry and Meghan went on a blind date, he was happy to see that she was the one his friend had tried to set him up with.
According to the book Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown by author Valentine Low, Meghan was quick to reveal to the world that she and Harry were a thing. A source allegedly told Low that Meghan once gave Harry a serious ultimatum regarding their relationship. “She was saying, ‘If you don’t put out a statement confirming I’m your girlfriend, I’m going to break up with you.”
Another source claimed Harry was “freaking out, saying, ‘She’s going to dump me.’”
Low’s book further claimed that it was then that Harry contacted Jason Knauf, communications secretary for Prince William, Kate Middleton and Harry himself at the time, and told him to release a statement revealing his relationship with Meghan.
“Harry’s staff knew that Meghan was different from other royal girlfriends. She had her own opinions and would let people know what they were. In the spring of 2017, more than six months before the couple were engaged, she told one of Harry’s advisers: ‘I think we both know I’m going to be one of your bosses soon,’” an excerpt of the book reads.
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As expected, the media was interested in learning everything about Meghan, just as they were with any other person who became part of the royalty, including Kate and Camilla. However, with Meghan, something was different: she was the subject of racist remarks – and her husband, Prince Harry, was having none of it.
In November 2016, he made a decision to release a statement which not only acknowledged that he and Meghan were a thing but also aimed to protect her from the racist mistreatment she had endured.
“Meghan Markle has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment,” the message shared by Kensington communications secretary Kasom Knaufread read. “Some of this has been very public—the smear on the front page of a national newspaper; the racial undertones of comment pieces; and the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls and web article comments.”
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Harry also addressed the topic in his all-tell memoir Spare.
“I showed the essay to Jason (Knauf, former Kensington Palace Communications Secretary), said we needed a course correction immediately. No more debate, no more discussion. Within a day, we had a draft. Strong, precise, angry, honest. I didn’t think it would be the end, but maybe the beginning of the end.”
As he expected, his father and brother were furious.
“My statement generated a whole new onslaught from my family. Pa and Willy (King Charles and Prince William) were furious. They gave me an earful. My statement made them look bad, they both said.”
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The Duke added: “Why in hell? Because they’d never put out a statement for their girlfriends, or wives when they were being harassed. We needed a statement out there—within a day we had a draft. Strong, precise, angry, honest.”
The statement was officially taken down from the royal website a few days ago, though the reason behind this action remains unclear. In the meantime, a royal commentator has brought forth fresh insights regarding the “very angry” letter Harry sent to the press — it was revealed that he was “terrified” of the prospect of Meghan leaving him.
Angela Levin, royal commentator, told GB News, “On the royal website, they removed the information that in 2016 Harry sent this very, very angry letter to the press. It was to say that they were being racist towards Meghan and disturbing her. Now that was when they met.”
She continued by recalling a meeting with one of his aides who told her to be “very, very careful” because Harry had ‘just written a letter and he’s terrified that Meghan’s going to leave him.’
“‘So actually go very carefully, otherwise he’ll throw you out’. It’s quite an odd way of thinking. You’re going to interview the Prince, and then you’re going to have to be really careful. But I managed to write,” Levin continued.
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“That’s what the issue was; he was terrified that Meghan was going to leave him. It was love at first sight from his point of view. Now that the letter is gone he’s very cross because he felt it should be against the press.
“However it doesn’t work like that because they’ve moved forward and they don’t want to have this distancing themselves from Harry and Meghan.”
Harry and Meghan moved on and they appear to be very happy with everything they have achieved, both in terms of finances and of the family they have built together.
“As a husband and father, [Harry] has done brilliantly. And when he and Meghan celebrate their six-year anniversary on Sunday they will pat themselves on the back,” royal expert Ingrid Seward told The Sun earlier in May.
“People said it wouldn’t last and it has! Harry is no longer feted in his homeland as he once was. If anything, he is pitied. I don’t think Harry can see it. He is happy in his rarefied world with Meghan doing what they do. Long may it last – and I think it will.”
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Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliam also remarked on Harry and Meghan’s marriage, stating that they appear “very well matched” from the outside, but they can always do “the unexpected.”
“All I can say is that the optics [of their marriage] as far as I can see seem fine. The two seem very well matched now, whether or not that’s a favorable comment depends, of course, on your view of them. They have their fans. They’ve also now got quite a few activities, and Megan launching American Riviera Orchard,” he said.
“And of course, she has a program she’s doing for Netflix and Cochrane entertainments, and so forth. Harry, with his series on Polo. The trip to Nigeria, which as a private visit, certainly had the trappings of a sort of pro royal trip, but it went well. There’s no reason that it shouldn’t have – what they want to do in the future weeks and months – that is quite another question.”
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The tragic moment of three friends in a final embrace shortly before being swept away during a flash flood in Italy has been captured on tape.
The footage that broke millions of hearts, posted on X, shows Patrizia Cormos, 20, her friend Bianca Doros, 23, and her boyfriend Cristian Molnar, 25, standing thigh deep in a churning river.
The group found themselves stranded on a tiny pebble island while taking a walk along the Natisone River, Udine in the Friuli region when the water levels surged to dangerous levels. They alerted passersby and firefighters were able to arrive at the scene as soon as possible trying to save the group by tossing them a rope, but the three friends couldn’t grasp it, according to reports.
Unfortunately, they were ‘swallowed up by the flood waters’ and firefighters watched them ‘disappear.’
“We threw them a rope, but they were literally swallowed up by the flood waters in front of our eyes. We watched them disappear,” recounted Giorgio Basile, the chief of the provincial firefighters in Udine.
On Sunday, June 2, the community made a grim discovery when two bodies believed to be Patrizia Cormos and Bianca Doros were found approximately 1 kilometer from their last known location. The third person, Cristian Molnar has not be found yet.
The search intensified with drones, boats, and divers scouring the river.
Doros, originally from Romania, had traveled to Italy to visit her parents.
Cormos, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Udine, joined her friends for a drive to celebrate completing a significant exam, as reported by her devastated mother.
Reportedly, the trio parked their car near the river to explore a small beach and capture some photographs.
The mayor of the nearby town of Premariacco, Michele De Sabata, said the tragedy occurred in “only minutes.”
“They found themselves in an unpredictable situation. Those who live in Premariacco know the river and how conditions can change quickly.
“The three kids arrived when it was sunny. They could not have known what was about to happen. It only took minutes,” he said.
Recent severe storms have triggered a string of destructive flash floods across northern Italy, with the cities of Padua and Vicenza being particularly hard-hit, with Veneto’s governor comparing the extreme weather conditions to a “water bomb.”
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A woman named Cathy and her husband Ian untied the knot. It was a hard time for her because she struggled to get used to her new life, but having a son, she knew she needed to accept the reality as soon as possible and move on.
One day, she noticed her son, Alex, all dressed up in brand new clothes and having new headphones. Intrigued, she asked him where he got all that stuff from. “From Dad,” Alex replied, engrossed in his phone.
But something didn’t feel right since both Cathy and her ex preferred practicality over name brands, and Alex’s new clothes were rather expensive. Just to be sure that everything was fine, she contacted Ian and asked him if he had bought Alex anything recently. His answer was no.
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This only added to the suspicion and Cathy was determined to figure out how her 14-year-old son could afford such an outfit.
The following day, she overheard him talking to someone on the phone and decided to follow him.
After some time, Cathy noticed Alex entering a car she has never seen before. A blonde woman was on the driver’s seat, but Cathy was too far to be able to recognize her. Once she got closer, Cathy was shocked to see the woman was her sister Lia whom she hadn’t seen in years.
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It’s been a very long time since Lia disappeared from Cathy’s life.
She never even said goodbye, she simply vanished and never wanted to contact her family again.
“Why are you here with my son, Lia? You disappeared without a trace, and now you’re back, meddling in our lives through him?” Cathy asked, demanding answers.
Lia’s eyes brimmed with a complex blend of emotions, mirroring the tangled history she and Cathy shared. “No, Cath,” she softly replied. “Not to meddle. I found Alex on Facebook, and I reached out to him. I thought we could mend our relationship through him.”
Her words carried the burden of the unspoken pain and the unresolved history. At that moment, tears started rolling down Cathy’s face. “You can’t just waltz back into our lives after all these years. And Alex is not a pawn for you to fix what you left behind.”
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Liz, who was aware of her past mistakes, uttered, “Cathy, I know I messed up. I know I hurt you and the family, but I have changed. And I want a chance to make amends.”
Not knowing what to feel and what to respond, Cathy looked at her son whose eyes looked as though they begged her to forgive Liz and start everything over.
As Cathy and Alex walked home in silence, he said, “Mom, I like Aunt Lia. She’s been good to me. She bought me the new things, not Dad.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Cathy asked.
“Because you’ve been upset over the divorce, and I didn’t want to add to that.”
At that moment, Cathy realized how deeply Alex was affected by the divorce, something she wasn’t completely aware of until then.
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Although she was mad at her sister, Cathy was thankful she was there for Alex during the difficult times the family was going through and helped him cope with the challenges of being a child of divorce.
After thinking about it long and hard, Cathy decided to embrace her sister into her life. Over time, their parents were also able to forgive Liz for disappearing from their lives without any warning.
Their family was now complete and everything felt right.
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Few celebrity couples have attracted the attention of the media like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. They were one of the most famous and most influential pairs of the early 2000s tabloid scene and their rekindled romance after 20 -or so- years made many of their fans happy. At the same time, it delighted hopeless romantics and pop culture enthusiasts.
However, while the world went crazy over Jen and Ben, they somehow forgot of his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
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Affleck and Garner divorced back in 2018 but split in 2015. They have three children together, Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14 and Samuel, 10.
Rumors are that Garner started dating her on-and-off boyfriend, businessman John Miller, around six months before her divorce was finalized.
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Miller, who loves to keep his life as private as possible, is an attorney and a businessman who works as the CEO of the fast food chain CaliBurger and its parent company, CaliGroup. In the past, he worked at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals as the VP of intellectual property.
Miller, previously married to American violinist Caroline Campbell from 2005 to 2014, completed his divorce around one month after Garner’s separation from Affleck. Miller and ex-wife share daughter Violet and son Quest together.
Although Miller and Garner have been together for five years now, they avoid the spotlight and tend to live a more private life away from the public and the media.
“She loves how little he cares for the limelight or the whole Hollywood scenester stuff…Very different from Ben and J.Lo’s relationship in that way,” a source told Us Weekly. “You’ll never see them ham it up for the cameras or fixate about what events to attend together, it’s just not their style.”
The source added: “They’re happier being a regular, under-the-radar couple and don’t need anyone else’s validation to know they’re meant to be together. That’s not to say they’re taking digs against others, it’s just not them.”
Miller and Garner split for a short time between 2020 and 2021 and the reason why was that “he was ready for marriage, and she just couldn’t commit,” according to a person close to the couple.
“John is so smitten and caring, but not in an overbearing way…He gives Jen space when she needs it but he’s there for her when the chips are down or she’s in the mood for something spontaneous. They’ve enjoyed some wonderful getaways together…that’s one of their big things,” another source said of the couple.
When Affleck and Lopez tied the knot in 2022, the media was eager to see Garner’s reaction.
Garner and her boyfriend were caught having fun and smiling and it was obvious she didn’t mind her ex marrying in Las Vegas.
January 2023, Entertainment Tonight published photos of Affleck “happily chatting with John.”
“Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are proving that exes can get along just fine! Jennifer and her boyfriend John Miller arrived at their house where Ben was seen happily chatting with John. The private couple were then spotted were also spotted in Santa Barbara, shopping in Montecito’s Village,” the outlet wrote.
Growing more at ease with showcasing their relationship to the public, Garner and Miller have been spotted together openly displaying their affection through kisses, holding hands, or seen on an early morning run.
“Jen’s not nearly as shy as she once was with John because they’re a lot more comfortable and secure with each other,” a source said. “She’s proud to show him off.”
A source told US Weekly in 2023 that the couple are “in a great place” and added, “They used to go out of their way to keep a low profile, but they’ve both become very secure with their relationship and how it’s all worked out.”
On Garner’s 50th birthday, they brought all their children together, reaching an important milestone.
Their friends say the two have discussed about marriage, but they are not rushing things up and the actress is “perfectly happy cherishing and enjoying what they have…without a formal label.”
“Jen and John have a really special relationship,” another insider added. “After having so much of her [marriage with Affleck] in the spotlight, she really enjoys being with someone who isn’t a celebrity.”
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With the advance of technology, the world changes rapidly in ways that can feel unrecognizable to older generations. All these changes highlight human adaptability and societal progress, creating both challenges and excitement for the future. At the same time, new generations get more and more distant to the type of life their grandparents and even their parents experienced.
What is interesting is the emergence of a popular online trend that asks from the online communities to identify “strange” and “unusual” objects once used by our ancestors. These items are sometimes found in attics and basements, left there to remind us of times that are likely to never return again.
Most recently, we have stumbled upon an interesting object that stole our attention. Eager to learn more about it, we have also turned to the netizens for help.
The object in question resembles a regular, old tree branch, Y shaped but otherwise quite unremarkable.
It turned out that this strange object dates back to the 1500s. It goes by several names, including “Water Dowsing,” the most common one, a “diviner”, “doodlebug”, “well witch”, or “water-finder.”
When it comes to the purpose it served, the name speaks of itself – to locate water!
It is used by holding both ends of the Y-shaped stick in each hand, with palms facing upward. The bottom point where the two branches meet is tilted toward the ground at a 45-degree angle.
As the person holding it walks back and forth, they are believed to sense vibrations at the tip of the Y, indicating the presence of water underground.
Originally, in the 1500s, dowsing with metal rods was a technique for locating metals in the ground. Later, people adapted this method to find water sources for new rural homeowners.
To learn more about dowsing check out the video below.
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Although it’s been quite some time since the separation of what was dubbed one of the most famous and most influential Hollywood couples, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, they still attract plenty of attention mostly because of the feuds the two have been involved in following their divorce.
From the moment she was born, Pitt-Jolie’s daughter Vivienne became an instant celebrity. When she and her twin brother Knox were welcomed into the famous family, the world went crazy. Everyone was anticipating the photos of the babies, and their parents sold exclusive images to People and Hello! for $14 million, which was donated to their non-profit organization, the Maddox-Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
In 2008, Pitt spoke how the media violated their privacy. “Well, we get run out of every major city. It’s what I’ve been b****ing about. These photographers are chasing the kids and calling their names,” he told Rolling Stones.
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Vivienne, now 15, is considered one of the most beautiful young women, and that’s thanks to the features she has inherited from both her parents.
Her mom, famous Angelina Jolie, has been named the most beautiful woman in the world several times while her dad, Brad Pitt, has twice been named People’s Sexiest Man Alive.
Rumors about Pitt and Jolie’s relationship started shortly after he divorced actress Jennifer Aniston in 2005. While the public doesn’t know the exact reason of Aniston and Pitt’s separation, the Tomb Raider star insists the two weren’t intimate until Pitt’s divorce was complete.
“To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive,” she said, referring to her father’s infidelity. “I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn’t be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.”
Pitt and Jolie tied the knot in 2014 and share biological children Shiloh, born in 2006, along with Knox and Vivienne. The family also includes adopted kids Maddox Jolie-Pitt (22), from Cambodia, daughter, Zahara Jolie-Pitt (18), from Ethiopia, Pax Thien (19) from Vietnam.
Speaking of their children, Jolie told People, “They’re pretty great people and because there’s so many of them, I think they’ve had a very significant effect on each other. It’s not like I’m the head of anything. I’m very resolved not to treat any of her children differently I’m very honest with my kids. And I’m very human with my kids.”
She continued: “I have six very individual human beings in my home. I am so excited about all the different stages and feelings and curiosities that they go through. Why wouldn’t you be? We’re supposed to help them figure out who they are. And you can’t figure out who they are if you don’t enthusiastically develop with them.”
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Following their messy separation, the couple continued co-parenting their children.
“Every time I see or say Vivienne’s full name I think of my mom,” Jolie told Hello! Referring to her personality, her dad added, “I dare to say Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality. She is quite elegant like her mother.”
At the age of five, Vivienne shared the screen with her mom, playing young princess Aurora in the 2014 film Maleficent.
“We think it’s fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That’s not our goal, for Brad and I, at all. But, the other three and four-year-old [performers] wouldn’t come near me. It had to be a child that liked me and wasn’t afraid of my horns and my eyes and my claws. So it had to be Viv.”
Viv hasn’t acted ever since. “Viv reminds me of my mother in that she isn’t focused on being the center of attention but in being a support to other creatives,” Jolie told E! News of her daughter, who’s her assistant for the stage production of the 1983 movie The Outsiders. “She’s very thoughtful and serious about theatre and working hard to best understand how to contribute.”
Besides being blessed with great looks, Vivienne is also a kind soul. Some years ago, she was spotted selling dog treats at a Los Angeles park in an attempt to raise money for a rescue dog shelter.
Vivienne, who is a huge animal lover, was crashed when her pet bunny died in 2020. “…Vivienne’s bunny passed away during a surgery, and we adopted two sweet little ones who are disabled. They need to be in pairs. They are so gentle and it has helped to focus on their care with her at this time. And on the dogs, and snake, and lizard…,” her mom told Harper’s Bazaar.
We are yet to witness what young Vivienne would chose as a career path. What’s certain is that many hope she follows into her famous parents’ footsteps.
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