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In the mid-1990s, Jolie captivated the public not just with her performances, but with her raw honesty regarding her attraction to her Foxfire co-star, the model and actress Jenny Shimizu. Jolie spoke openly about the electric, undeniable pull she felt toward Shimizu, famously remarking that she likely would have married her had she not met her first husband. For Jolie, sexuality was never a label to be hidden; it was an integral part of her human experience. However, as her life shifted into the stratosphere of A-list superstardom and she entered her decade-long partnership with Brad Pitt, that facet of her identity seemed to recede from the public eye.
