Angelina Jolie to Sue Daily Mail Over Ancient Heroin Video; Follows George Clooney Suit Against The Tabloid

Angelina Jolie to sue the Daily Mail over a leaked video from her "ancient history."

Angelina Jolie will take the Daily Mail to court over a video the tabloid published showing Brad Pitt's girlfriend her strung out on heroin. The Video was shot when Jolie was still relatively unknown.

Just this week, The MailOnline was forced to apologize to George Clooney after the actor wrote a column that slammed a false article about his mother-in-law. Clooney rejected the tabloid's apology, saying it was "the worst kind of tabloid."

Angelina Jolie apparently agrees. The Daily Mail claims that the leaked video showed her while she was addicted to heroin in the 1990s.

The Daily Mail says it got the footage from the National Enquirer. The video shows a conversation between Angelina Jolie and dad Jon Voight while they were talking about her brother James and her late mother Marcheline Bertrand.

The 1999 video was leaked to the National Enquirer by Franklin Meyer, a former drug dealer. Meyer says he was at Jolie's apartment to drop off heroin and cocaine.

Under the footage, The Mail ran the headline, "Bloodshot hollow eyes, emaciated arms and rambling on the phone: Haunting video of Angelina Jolie the heroin addict."

The Times of London reports Jolie feels publishing the video was a gross violation of her privacy.

Reports say that "pictures like this have been floating around for years."

Franklin Meyer claims he supplied cocaine and heroin three times a week to Jolie.

Meyers claimed Angelina Jolie has been his client for several years. "One day she called me up and wanted me to drop by her place. That was her way of telling me she wanted me to bring her drugs," he said.

The Daily Mail was forced to apologize to George Clooney for suggesting his fiancee's mother objected to their marriage on religious grounds. 

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