Brad Pitt made a rare public appearance with his girlfriend Ines de Ramon at the fifth annual Albie Awards in London.
Stars arrived in droves at the awards ceremony created by George and Amal Clooney to “shine a protective spotlight on courageous justice defenders who are at risk, sending a message to those who abuse human rights that the world is watching”.
Amal, a human-rights lawyer, shimmered in a gold Gucci off-the-shoulder gown as she arrived hand-in-hand with her husband George at the Natural History Museum on Friday night.
Pitt and girlfriend Ines de Ramon were among the famous faces photographed on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony hosted by comedian Graham Norton.
The Albies are named after anti-apartheid hero Justice Albie Sachs, who received a lifetime achievement award at the charity’s inaugural fundraiser in 2022, according to the Clooney Foundation for Justice website. The Clooneys are co-founders of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which provides free legal aid in defence of free speech and women’s rights.
Other stars in attendance included Hugh Bonneville, Richard Kind, Laura Dern and Isla Fisher.
Emma Thompson, 67, stepped out with her daughter Gaia Wise.
In a statement ahead of the awards, the Clooneys said: “This year’s Albie honourees embody the values at the heart of our foundation.
“Through these awards, we want them, and everyone advocating for justice around the globe, to know that the world is watching and that they are not alone.”
Among those honoured were Kyrgyz journalists Bolot Temirov and Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, Malawian women’s rights advocate Vanessa Mwangala and American photojournalist Lynsey Addario.
The couple hosted their inaugural Albie Awards in 2022 at the New York Public Library. It was attended by celebrities including Meryl Streep, John Oliver, Julia Roberts, Dua Lipa, and Bruce Springsteen.
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