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Angelina: Fidelity Isn’t 'Essential'

Says she and Brad don't “restrict” each other.

Take it from a twice-divorced actress: Monogamy is overrated. Angelina Jolie recently told Das Neue magazine: "I doubt that fidelity is absolutely essential for a relationship. It's worse to leave your partner and talk badly about him afterwards." Jolie, who is currently raising six children with long-term partner Brad Pitt, added, "Neither Brad nor I have ever claimed that living together means to be chained together. We make sure that we never restrict each other." That doesn't mean it's easy, though, because "The sparks fly at home if the nice Brad fails to see that he's wrong and reacts in a defiant way. Then I can get so angry that I tear his shirt."