After appearing in Cannes alongside Brad to showcase their new film, A Mighty Heart, Angie said, "I have always been honest about who I am, and I’ve always been very outspoken to press. I think people have heard a lot from me over the years. [If] people want to believe negative things, they will. ... I can’t help that.

"I’m going to be dead one day. And what people say about me is going to be what I accomplished and what I did in my life."

Angelina arrives in Cannes - May 22 2007
Angelina Jolie waved to the crowd as she arrived in Cannes - showing a rather veiny arm.

It’s not clear whether the slim star had been working out or maybe was feeling the pressure of being in the spotlight - but one things for sure she certainly set pulses racing.

The mum of four was accompanied by Mariane Pearl, the widow of Daniel Pearl who the Hollywood actress plays in her new movie.

A Mighty Heart was inspired by the life of the US journalist, who died five years ago, and stars 31-year-old Angelina as his wife.

Ang’s boyfriend Brad Pitt is also making an appearance in Cannes for his new movie - the somewhat more light-hearted Ocean’s Thirteen.

Later, on the red carpet, Jolie showed off her tattoos on her arm and her back.

The actress, wearing a black cocktail dress and peep-toe heels, walked up the red carpet hand in hand with Pitt, occasionally touching his face affectionately and whispering things in his ear.

But there was not the huge display of affection that Pitt and Aniston put on during their time on the same red carpet three years ago.

The loved-up couple were also joined by Pearl and her young son.

English star Panjabi wore a royal blue dress at the premiere.

British socialite Lady Victoria Hervey and St Trinian’s star Mischa Barton were also at the event.

Angelina: Why I adopted a third child - May 11 2007
Angelina Jolie has revealed she wanted to adopt her latest child partly so that there was somebody around who was similar to her eldest child.

Asked if she adopted Pax so Maddox would have a brother who looks like him, the star told Reader’s Digest that, after Shiloh’s birth "somebody in the house looked like Mommy and Daddy".

The 31-year-old added: "It became clear to us that it might be important to have somebody around who is similar to the other children so they have a connection."

She and Brad have four children - five-year-old Maddox, adopted from Cambodia, two-year-old Zahara, adopted from Ethiopia, Shiloh, born to the couple last May, and Pax, three, adopted from Vietnam in March.

Angelina said: "I always said I was happy never to have a child biologically. (Brad) told me he hadn’t given up that thought. Then, after Z came home, I saw Brad with her and Mad, and I realised how much he loved them, that a biological child would not in any way be a threat."

She continued: "We’ve tried to figure out a lot of private time for each of them. When everybody goes to bed, we give Mad time. When everybody is at school, we give Shiloh time. In between, Z and Pax each get special time."

She told the magazine, out on May 22, that on Sundays, the children all get into bed with the couple and watch a film.

"We’re talking about having to build a bigger bed."

No guns rule for Angie’s kids - May 9 2007
They met while playing married assassins in Mr And Mrs Smith, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly banned their children from playing with guns.