Angelina Jolie “seems totally in love” with Akala despite the rapper’s relationship with the girlfriend

Angelina Jolie gets pretty close to the rapper thinkdespite having a serious girlfriend, and friends warn it’s a messy situation that could explode into a full-blown scandal 20 years after she stole brad pitt from Jennifer Aniston.

“Angelina seems totally smitten with Akala,” an insider exclusively says in contact. “Between the amount of time they spend together and how cozy they are with each other, you’d never think for a second that he has a long-term girlfriend.”

In recent weeks, the 49-year-old man maria The star has been seen alongside the 40-year-old rapper and journalist. However, in late August it was reported that they are “not” dating and have been friends for “several years”. Instead, Akala has been in a relationship with Chanelle Newman.

Even so, the in contact The source reveals: “She’s very touchy with him, and every time they’re in the same city, they meet, really any chance she gets, she’s with him.”

How in contact previously reported, Angelina and Akala have been quietly hanging out for over a year. The Londoner, whose real name is Kingslee James McLean Daley, reunited with Angelina and daughters Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 18, at the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica in May 2023. Six months later, Angelina and Akala dined together in Jamaica. milan

According to the source, Akala’s girlfriend “rarely appears on the scene, so of course people say it’s inevitable that Angelina will take him for herself.”

It’s like “history repeating itself,” the source says, “with how worn out Brad was when he was still with Jennifer Aniston.” (Angelina met her 60-year-old ex on set in 2005 Mr and Mrs Smithwhen brad married the friends star, 55.)

Given their past, many people think Angelina and Akala “already hooked up,” says the source, “but she denies it and gets pretty defensive, insisting it’s purely a work relationship and a platonic friendship and nothing more.”

“She says she respects him and their relationship and has no interest in interfering,” the source continues. “But anyone who sees the way he hides it all has a lot of trouble buying that explanation.”

A separate source said in contact last month that their connection is seemingly undeniable.

“They first came together over their shared love of activism and humanitarianism, and then a connection was sparked. They both have their own production companies, so they’ve also been looking for a project to work on together.” say the source “He’s been such a refreshing influence in her life and someone she can really trust and rely on because he’s very low-key. He’s like a vault and he’s very protective of her and her kids.”

The insider continued: “It’s true, his girlfriend is there quite often. But Angelina also sees him alone, and she also talks to him a lot, so it’s a bit of a handful for friends because the girlfriend is o either the most tolerant person out there or the least insecure, given that he’s getting very close to one of the most beautiful women on the planet, who happens to be single.”