Was Angelina Jolie offered to direct Fifty Shades of Grey?

There are times where there were rumours saying that Angelina Jolie was offered to direct Fifty Shades of Grey. 

When Jolie was asked about these rumours, Jolie laughed, saying, "I—I was just,". 

"I came very clear out of the gate: after Blood and Honey, if I ever directed again, it would have to be a certain kind of film. You know, I'm looking forward to seeing what Sam [Taylor-Johnson] does with Fifty Shades and she's amazing."

She added, "I—I think they're just … it's funny, I think with directing, you just think: I'm better at telling some stories than others but um, who knows?".

In fact, Mark Walhberg was interested to direct this movie and when that didn’t happen, he almost fired his agent, Ari.