Angelina Jolie has to miss her Unbroken premiere because she has chicken pox

Angelina Jolie has to miss her Unbroken premiere because she has chicken pox
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Angelina Jolie has chicken pox — and the itchy, miserable red spots will be keeping her away from the premiere of Unbroken.

Jolie directed and produced the film, which tells the story of real-life American Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who was held as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.