Angelina Jolie’s adopted daughter, Zahara, was apparently conceived when her birth mother was raped. Mentwabe Dawit said she was attacked in 2004 after walking home from work at a construction site at night in the southern Ethiopian town of Awasa.

“He pulled a dagger, put one hand on my mouth, so that I could not scream. He then raped me and disappeared,” she tearfully recalled to Reuters.

Mentwabe originally named the baby Yemsrach (which means good news in the Amharic language). She was unable to feed and take care of the baby so she decided to put her up for adoption.

Unable to feed the child, the baby “became malnourished and was even unable to cry,” Dawit told Reuters. “I was desperate and decided to run away, rather than see my child dying.”

Despite reports that the birth mothers is requesting Zahara back from the Jolie-Pitt family, Mentwabe is denying this saying:

I have never disputed the adoption of my baby by Angelina Jolie,” she said.

“I think my daughter is a very fortunate human being to be adopted by a world famous lady. I wish them both all the success they deserve.”

That is sad and I hope that the mother is better!

Last week I (along with everyone else) reported that Angelina Jolie’s black Versace pants split on the red carpet at the London premiere of Beowulf November 11.

Though a seam appeared to be split in photos, her stylist Jen Rade tells Usmagazine.com it was a zipper.

In fact, Rade says Jolie “even wore the pants home on the plane.”

Beautiful!

The stunner strutted the red carpet for the U.K. premiere of her latest film, the computer animated Beowulf, in an outfit that included skin-tight black leather pants. In fact, maybe they were too tight.

As Jolie, 32, headed toward the theater in Leicester Square, it became clear that her slacks were splitting down the back. Luckily, her partner Brad Pitt was there to lend a hand – literally – as he shielded the gap with his palm.

To make matters worse, Jolie also stepped in gum at the premiere, and a sizable wad stubbornly stuck to one of her sky-high Christian Louboutin heels.

The Oscar-winner hardly seemed to notice her wardrobe woes, however – graciously signing autographs for fans and making the red-carpet interview rounds.

The couple – in town for the premiere without kids Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 1 – also found time for a date-night on Saturday. They slipped out for dinner at Roka, a London restaurant known for its sashimi and tempura.

They “enjoyed all [our] best dishes,” the manager told PEOPLE, “and looked very, very happy.”

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Angelina Jolie is joining British people by marking Remembrance Day by wearing a traditional poppy pinned to her coat.

The A-lister was spotted with partner Brad Pitt leaving a night-spot displaying the bright red poppy in memory of thousands of soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

The 32-year-old prides herself on humanitarian work and has now added the Poppy Appeal to the long list of charities she supports.

For more information on the Poppy Appeal – go here!