Angelina Jolie Using Billionaire Friend Salma Hayek to ‘Ratchet Up Her Power’ in Brad Pitt Battle

Angelina Jolie has been cozying up to Salma Hayek of late, according to a source who exclusively reveals to In Touch that the Maleficent star is desperately hoping her high-powered Hollywood pal will help boost her bank balance as she spends a fortune on legal fees fighting Brad Pitt in court. 

“Angelina has met plenty of billionaires during her career as an actress,” the source says, “but the friendship she has forged with Salma over the last few years is a different animal altogether and really ratchets up Angelina’s power in the business.” 

Salma, who alone has a net worth of over $200 million, married billionaire luxury-brand mogul François-Henri Pinault, who boasts an impressive stack of cash with a net worth of $7 billion, in 2009. The From Dusk Till Dawn actress, 57, is currently working with Angelina, 49, as the lead in her upcoming film.

“Their next project together is Angelina’s film, Without Blood, which will roll out this fall on the festival circuit,” the source says, “but the reality is that it was a pandemic-conceived project for Angelina that she has been quietly working on for the last th...