The duo were spotted leaving a hotel in Venice, Italy together on Wednesday during Venice International Film Festival.

In Touch has claimed that Jolie, 49, has been ‘casually’ seeing the journalist and author, 40, for over a year.

The publication reports that Akala joined Jolie and her daughters Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 18, at the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica in May of last year.

An eyewitness shared at the time that Akala was ‘very protective of them as he shepherded them around.’

They enjoyed dinner together in Milan six months later, the publication also claims.

An insider shared with In Touch that a primary component of Jolie’s attraction to Akala has been seeing how he relates to her children.

In addition to Zahara and Shiloh, Angelina and her ex-husband Brad Pitt share sons Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and 15-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

‘I think a large part of her attraction to Akala, beyond the physical, is seeing him interact with her kids because that is so important to her,’ the insider said.

The source further explained that Jolie and Akala have ‘connected’ over their shared interests of activism, travel, and learning about different ways of life.

‘They connect over their interest in activism and share a passion for travel and discovering different cultures. It’s been a long time since she’s felt this kind of attraction,’ they said.

Akala, 40, – born Kingslee James McLean Daley – started out as a rapper before moving into political activism, endorsing former Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election.

His older sister is also the famous singer and rapper Ms. Dynamite.

Ms. Dynamite, 43 – real name Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley – enjoyed a string of hits in the early 2000s with her debut album A Little Deeper, which won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

The publication has also claimed that the Maleficent star has been seeing another man, Broadway composer Justin Levine.

‘Angelina has been seeing two different men over the past year or so,’ a source claimed to the outlet.

Tony-award winner Levine was a part of the Broadway production of The Outsiders, the musical Jolie produced.

In Touch reports he co-wrote the book and score for the play. Jolie’s daughter Vivienne also worked as a producer’s assistant on the program.

Angie just adores Justin, and they’ve been spending so much time together that a lot of people think the relationship could turn romantic,’ the source said.

An insider also shared with the site that the men are ‘totally different’ but Jolie is ‘falling for both of them.’

The new romance rumors comes five years after Jolie was declared legally single from Pitt.

Jolie split from her film star husband after a disputed incident on a plane in 2016.

She has said in court documents that he assaulted her and some of their six children and poured wine and beer on the family in a rage. He has always denied being violent towards her or the family.

Akala and Justin are not the first two men Jolie has been linked to since her divorce.

Several years ago, she was linked to musician The Weekend.