Angelina Jolie, Compared to Amber Heard by Social Media Creators Chasing Celebrity Scandal

[{"selector":"#anim-96b8a626-d669-484e-9fb8-f80d124d272b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90c5f58d-3702-4c91-8afe-dfad54df2f6d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 123.11622%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-573e9a31-35b7-4302-8482-35e02f419cb2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.266866362025297%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] NBC News reviewed online videos and comments regarding Angelina Jolie after a legal filing revealed additional abuse charges against her ex-husband Brad Pitt. Jolie has become the latest celebrity lady to be compared to Amber Heard

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