INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Angelina Jolie has fiercely denied playing tricks on Cambodian children while casting for a film.
The actress and UN special envoy recruited local children to star in her film about Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, First They Killed My Father.
She spoke to Vanity Fair about the film and explained how they used a casting game which involved giving money to poor children then taking it away.
The interview caused outrage, with many accusing Jolie of being "exploitative".
In it, Jolie explains how the directors looked through slums and orphanages to find actors for the film, and were "specifically seeking children who had experienced hardship".
Their casting game saw children being asked to snatch some money, and then when caught, come up with a lie for why they stole it.
Angelina Jolie denies 'cruel' Cambodia child auditions
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