Angelina Jolie expressed alarm over growing limits on personal freedoms during a press conference at the San Sebastián Film Festival in Spain on Sept. 21, 2025.
“Anything anywhere that divides or, of course, limits personal expressions and freedoms from anyone, I think, is very dangerous,” the actress said while promoting her new film Couture.
“I Don’t Recognize My Country”
Asked what worries her as both an artist and an American, Jolie replied, “I love my country, but I don’t at this time recognize my country.” She added that her life and friendships are international, and that these “very heavy times” require careful words and global unity.
Context of Media Tensions
Jolie’s comments came days after ABC and Disney indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! following jokes about former President Donald Trump and the Sept. 15 fatal shooting of activist Charlie Kirk. The move, preceded by remarks from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Trump’s criticism of negative media coverage, has fueled debate over free speech in U.S. media.
Longtime Humanitarian Advocate
A veteran human rights activist, Jolie has worked extensively with the United Nations refugee agency and frequently highlights global crises. Earlier this year she marked World Refugee Day by noting record-high displacement worldwide and issued a statement on famine in Gaza.
Plans for an International Life
Jolie has previously said she intends to live abroad once her children are grown, citing a desire for privacy and a sense of global community. “Sometimes this place can be…that humanity that I found across the world is not what I grew up with here,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in January, adding that she expects to spend significant time in Cambodia, where her son Maddox was born.
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