Jolie gets tattoo in Thailand
Jolie gets tattoo in Thailand
BANGKOK: Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has gone under the needle in Thailand, having her left shoulder blade emblazoned with a traditional Khmer tattoo, a report said here on Thursday.
Tattoo master Noo Kamphai, from Pathumthani province just north of Bangkok, performed the 15-minute operation with a traditional needle, the Nation newspaper reported.
"She can endure pain very well. She didn't say a word, although she admitted to feeling it," he told the daily English- language newspaper.
Jolie reportedly said she was superstitious and had long been affected by oriental magic.
"I like it (the tattoo) a lot. It looks very sacred. I think I'll have a new tattoo the next time I come to Thailand," she was quoted as saying.
The black tattoo features five vertical rows of ancient Khmer script, which Noo reportedly said would ward off bad luck and help her avoid accidents.
Jolie, who is a UN High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassador, has made many visits to Asia since filming Tomb Raider in Cambodia several years ago, including trips to refugee camps. --AFP
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Pavarotti denies marriage news
ROME: Luciano Pavarotti has not married his long-time partner after all, the Italian tenor's press officer said on Wednesday, putting a media report to the contrary down to a misunderstanding.
"There was probably a linguistic misunderstanding," Renata Meroni was quoted as saying by Italian newspapers after German magazine Frau im Spiegel announced the happy event on Tuesday.
"We did it secretly so nobody would know," 67-year-old Pavarotti allegedly told a reporter after a recent concert in Munich, southern Germany, without saying where or when he had tied the knot with 33-year-old Nicoletta Mantovani.
"He feels like he's married to Nicoletta, but there has been no secret wedding. The maestro told me that when he does (get married), he will do it in the greatest secrecy," Meroni said.--AFP