ANGIE GIVES IN!

She was in her element. During a whirlwind week in NYC, Angelina Jolie hosted two events at her Atelier Jolie studio, then walked the red carpet at the New York Film Festival with kids Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, and Maddox, 23, on Sept. 30, before stepping out for lunch with Pax on Oct. 1.

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She even managed to squeeze in some time with rumored beau, British rapper Akala, who was by her side at two of the events. "She seems really relaxed and happy," says a source. "It's like she's turned over a new leaf."

And she's leaving the past behind.

On Sept. 25, Angelina, using the pseudonym "Jane Doe," officially dropped a lawsuit against the FBI and the Department of Justice that was filed in 2022, related to the investigation into her marriage-ending fight with Brad Pitt aboard a private jet in September 2016.

"Brad's team has always contended that they both got full reports already and this lawsuit was just another way for her to destroy his reputation," says the source. "But it seems she's finally given in."