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Angelina Jolie Stops To Chat With Bedridden Fan In Heartwarming Venice Film Festival Moment

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Angelina Jolie’s glamorous night at the Venice Film Festival turned emotional when she stopped on the red carpet to greet a bedridden fan. The Oscar winner was seen chatting with a person identified as Italian writer Pasqualino Esposito, who is said to have a rare bone disorder. Esposito has reportedly attended the event multiple times and arrived on Aug. 29 in a portable medical bed. Photos and video from the evening show Jolie kneeling in her gown to have a brief conversation with Esposito. He spoke with The Hollywood Reporter through a translator after the encounter and called the A-lister a “fantastic” person with “a very big heart.” Jolie was on hand to celebrate the premiere of her Maria Callas biopic, which received a reported eight-minute standing ovation – moving the mom of six to tears inside the theater, according to video from multiple outlets including Deadline.