Angelina Jolie says she doesn’t have ‘close relationships’ after ‘being betrayed’

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Maybe it’s being somebody who’s been betrayed a lot.” However, the Maleficent star still acknowledged that she has good friends to turn to in times of need, including Cambodian-American human rights activist Loung Ung. “I’ve had a few friends over the years not be there for my family in their hour of need.” Jolie clarified that she has no problem keeping her inner circle small, similar to what beloved opera singer Maria Callas - who the actor portrays in Pablo Larraín’s new biopic, Maria - did. During an interview with WSJ Magazine in December, she said that while she’s living in Los Angeles, she doesn’t “really have…a social life,” and once again acknowledged that her dearest friends are refugees. “Maybe four out of six of the women that I am close to are from war and conflict,” she said at the time, before recalling her struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide during the height of her fame, and how she’d “wanted to escape.” Following that experience, she went on to visit refugee camps in Cambodia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Pakistan, before starting her work with the United Nations refugee agency in 2001.