- Jolie was approached by the former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court
- Luis Moreno Ocampo wanted the couple to take the Ugandan warlord into custody in the Central African Republic, where he was based
- The actress would reportedly lure Kony to a dinner where he would be arrested
Angelina Jolie was once allegedly asked to participate in a bizarre plot to arrest Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony along with then-husband Brad Pitt.
According to a report published by the Sunday Times of London, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, asked the activist actress act as bait in a ‘honeytrap’.
Moreno Ocampo reportedly approached Jolie about five years ago and attempted to cast her and her husband at the time, Brad Pitt, as her ‘co-star’ in a plot to take Kony into custody in the Central African Republic, where he was based.
Angelina Jolie (left) was once allegedly asked to participate in a bizarre plot to arrest Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony (right) along with then-husband Brad Pitt. The activist actress would act as bait to help take Kony into custody in the Central African Republic, where he was based.
‘Forget other celebrities, she is the one,’ Moreno Ocampo wrote in an e-mail. ‘She loves to arrest Kony. She is ready. Probably Brad will go also.’
Moreno Ocampo wanted to embed Jolie and Pitt with US Special Forces close to Kony’s stronghold, according to the report.
The former prosecutor claimed Jolie had herself suggested she could lure Kony to dinner in a plot to arrest him, the report said.
At one point, Jolie wrote back saying: ‘Brad is being supportive. Let’s discuss logistics. Much love Xxx.’
Moreno Ocampo also tried to recruit film stars George Clooney and Sean Penn to participate in his various quests as well as the wife of the founder of eBay.
He allegedly asked Clooney for help flying spy satellites over Libya ‘to put pressure on [Muammar] Khadafy’s generals.’
Penn was invited by the prosecutor to a New York hotel where he was propositioned to take part in potential investigation into the Palestinian conflict.
The actor is said to have replied: ‘While you make the decision on Palestine, I’m embroiled in a decision weather [sic] or not to get a steam in the hotel spa.’