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FOI News: Celebrity FOIA fight at FBI?

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By Eugene Daniels, Politico Playbook, Apr. 19, 2022

WHO IS JANE DOE? — Josh Gerstein writes in: Rulings in Freedom of Information Act suits rarely capture much attention in Washington, but an intriguing decision released Monday allowing a woman to anonymously file such a case against the FBI is prompting curiosity about just who is the “JANE DOE” behind the suit.

The order from U.S. District Court Chief Judge BERYL HOWELL said the case stems from an FBI investigation into allegations that the plaintiff’s “then-husband … physically and verbally assaulted” her and their children while they were traveling on board a private plane “several years ago.”

The facts Howell outlined — including a statement from the FBI confirming an inquiry into the claims and another statement that the inquiry had been concluded without action — track closely with accusations Hollywood star ANGELINA JOLIE leveled at her then-husband BRAD PITT as she filed for divorce from him in 2016.


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