Over the past 15 years, Angelina Jolie has become as well known for her humanitarian work as her work on screen.
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As a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the actor has travelled to Iraq, Turkey and Syria, witnessing first-hand the appalling conditions in refugee camps and the desperate lives led by those displaced by war.
So, why did she drop the huge news that she had filed for divorce from fellow actor husband Brad Pitt at the same time as the UN refugee summit currently taking place in New York?*
This was the question asked by several social media users after news broke that the couple had decided to end their 12-year romance on Tuesday night.
With all the work Angelina Jolie has done for refugees, you'd think she might avoid a divorce announcement during the #refugeesummit.— Marc DuBois (@Humanicontraria) September 20, 2016
Divorce of Angelina Jolie, UN special envoy for refugees, guaranteed to overshadow huge UN summit on refugees— Dan Stewart (@thatdanstewart) September 20, 2016
I don't understand, Angelina Jolie is huge advocate for #refugees, why would she undermine Obama summit like this?!! https://t.co/gQD7ZSkDr1— Elizabeth Collett (@migrationliz) September 20, 2016
The answer is actually quite simple: she didn't. TMZ broke the story and her lawyer subsequently provided comment.
But that won't stop people from pointing out that the media deflection is a little bit like an Alanis Morrissette song.
Ironic: @Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie "boycotts" #UNGA after filing for divorce from Brad Pitt and becoming Breaking News all over pic.twitter.com/jMz97vx58W— Bricio Segovia (@briciosegovia) September 20, 2016
*For those wondering why the end of Jolie and Pitt's romance is even news at all, you have a champion in Susan Sarandon. She asked CNN to reconsider its "priorities" after running the story on its homepage, tweeting the name of unarmed black man who was shot dead by Oklahoma police last week, Terence Crutcher.
.@CNN Priorities. #TerrenceCrutcher pic.twitter.com/c4BMu4N6yO— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) September 20, 2016
