Angelina Jolie has sparked romance rumors with British rapper and political activist Akala.
The duo were spotted leaving a hotel in Venice, Italy together on Wednesday during Venice International Film Festival.
In Touch has claimed that Jolie, 49, has been ‘casually’ seeing the journalist and author, 40, for over a year.
The publication reports that Akala joined Jolie and her daughters Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 18, at the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica in May of last year.
An eyewitness shared at the time that Akala was ‘very protective of them as he shepherded them around.’
They enjoyed dinner together in Milan six months later, In Touch reports.
An insider shared with In Touch that a primary component of Jolie’s attraction to Akala has been seeing how he relates to her children.
In addition to Zahara and Shiloh, Angelina and her ex-husband Brad Pitt share sons Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
‘I think a large part of her attraction to Akala, beyond the physical, is seeing him interact with her kids because that is so important to her,’ the insider said.
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The source further explained that Jolie and Akala have ‘connected’ over their shared interests of activism, travel, and learning about different ways of life.
‘They connect over their interest in activism and share a passion for travel and discovering different cultures. It’s been a long time since she’s felt this kind of attraction,’ they said.
Akala, 40, – born Kingslee James McLean Daley – started out as a rapper before moving into political activism, endorsing former Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.
