Why Angelina Jolie didn't mind one neighbor totally spying on Brad Pitt

He's the Sexiest Man Alive and one of the world's biggest movie stars. So Angelina Jolie couldn't be too upset when she found out that one elderly Hollywood neighbor used to spy on Brad Pitt.

Especially considering she ended up working on a movie with the neighbor.

Jolie told a great story at her Unbroken special screening on Sunday night about the inspirational subject of her film, Louis Zamperini.

Turns out the World War II hero Zamperini and his wife Cynthia lived in Jolie and Pitt's Hollywood neighborhood. So when Jolie asked where Zamperini lived, she was told it was close by -- maybe a little too close.

Jolie said laughing:
Do I even tell this story? I was told, (Zamperini) knows where you live. Because his wife used to look for Brad with binoculars.

Although Zamperini died earlier this year at age 97 and Cynthia died in 2001, members of the Zamperini family were on hand at the screening and urged Jolie to tell the snooping tale from the audience.

It got a great laugh. The movie itself, out Christmas Day, received some serious applause and more than a few tears from the clearly-moved audience.

Jolie pointed out that Zamperini's incredible life story was an easy decision to undertake as a director.
 To have the honor of walking in his footsteps, I wanted to share that story. I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. Funny enough, it turned out if I went to my rooftop I'd see Louis because we were neighbors.
And Jolie admitted that Brad would not get in the way of her clear affection for Zamperini once she got to know the man.
Brad knew if there was one man in the world he could not get in front of, it was Louis Zamperini. Brad understands that. It's understood in our house.