Scarlett Johansson sparks a controversy!

Star actress Scarlett Johansson is well known for her roles in a diverse set of movies, from the SHIELD agent Black Widow in The Avengers, to a magician's wife in The Prestige to a zookeeper in We Bought a Zoo, as well as for her natural beauty!

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Given her positive public image, Scarlett has been the face for many companies, endorsing brands and products on a commercial level.  However, she has also undertaken significant charity work with the company Oxfam, an aid and development agency, for which she was a Global Ambassador.

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Is she still with Oxfam?  Nope! Here's where the controversy comes in...

     The Israeli company SodaStream, a home system that carbonates water, a healthy alternative to addictive sodas, has hired Johansson to promote SodaStream.  Johansson, Jewish on her mother's side, took the opportunity.  (See the SuperBowl commercial that never aired because it put down Pepsi, who was sponsoring the halftime show!)  Yet, despite her good intentions, it was discovered that SodaStream has operations in the heavily disputed West Bank, an area over which the Israelis and Palestinians fight for control.  Though the SodaStream CEO and Johansson both see this as a bridge-building opportunity between the two groups, human rights organizations say SodaStream undertakes unlawful practices and has displaced Palestinians in the area.  The criticism Johansson faced from Oxfam caused her to resign as Ambassador earlier this year.

Want more Scarlett Johansson trivia?!? Read on!
1) She has a twin brother named Hunter.
2) She is political involved and campaigned for John Kerry and Barack Obama.
3) She was born and raised in the Bronx.  Her mom is Jewish and her father is Danish
4) She was briefly married to Ryan Reynolds.
5) She has received four Golden Globes nominations, but has yet to win.