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A Mighty Heart

Brad Pitt explains his side of story
18th Nov 2006 10.00 IST
By ApunKaChoice

After the ruckus over the alleged racial slur by Angelina Jolie’s bodyguards, Brad Pitt explains his side of the story.

It is national news by now that Brangelina’s bodyguards, on Thursday, allegedly roughed up a few people (including a child and a woman) and made racist remarks while handling a crowd of parents when the movie A Mighty Heart was being shot at Anjuman-e-Islam school in south Mumbai.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Brad Pitt has denied that any racial remarks were made.

Speaking to NDTV’s managing editor Barkha Dutt, Pitt said reports of racist slur are “absolutely not true” and he is “horrified by this allegation.”

Pitt said he and Jolie (his partner) have an inter-racial family and they would never hire anyone who is a racist. “It goes against everything we believe in,” Pitt said.

Corroborating Pitt’s assertion, Irrfan Khan , the Indian actor who is working with Jolie in the film, told Barkha Dutt that the entire story has been presented in a “completely biased way” by the media.

“I can vouch for his integrity,” Khan said pointing towards Pitt.

Khan, who was present at the shoot when the incident happened, said it was paparazzi that were blocking the gate. And that is why the whole argument started.

Pitt said the very allegations of racial slur goes against the purpose of the movie they are making.

‘A Mighty Heart’ is based on “the idea of embracing all cultures,” Pitt said.

However, he regretted that the students’ day was disrupted at the school.

The entire interview will be telecast on NDTV on Saturday night at 2200 hrs IST.

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