Angelina Jolie is no stranger to the world being a witness to her personal life. The actress who rose to prominence very early in life fell in love and married Brad Pitt. Here’s how the star’s romance with Pitt likley changed the trajectory of her life.
Before getting married to Brad, Angelina had several public relationships. The list of Jolie’s exes includes Val Kilmer, Jonny Lee Miller, and Billy Bob Thornton. The actress dated in the public eye without caring much about what the world had to say.
After a string of A-list romances, the star met Brad Pitt on the sets of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Brad and Angeline immediately hit it off while shooting the movie. It is also speculated that Brad, who was married to Jennifer Aniston back then, cheated on her with Jolie.
In a 2006 interview with People magazine, Angelina describes how the romance between her and Brad “all kind of just happened suddenly.’ When the couple decided to start dating, Brad accepted Angelina’s adopted son Maddox with open arms. The now exes later adopted Zahara and Pax while they also had three children biologically.
The world was left shocked when Aneglina filed for a divorce in September 2016. The couple had been together for 12 years at that time. The reason cited in the official documents for the divorce was “irreconcilable differences”.
The exes have spent the decade of their lives quite differently after their split. In more recent years, Brad has won several awards, taken on multiple roles, and even started living with his girlfriend, Ines de Ramon. Agelina, on the other hand, has chosen to keep a low profile.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the set of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) pic.twitter.com/JiauE8KQD3
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Jolie was rumored to be dating singer The Weeknd back in 2021. Neither of the parties acknowledged the rumors but were reportedly seen leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles. On another occasion, the two were seen enjoying a dinner date at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica.
A source close to the actress spoke to The Sun, revealing the actress might have given up the chance to find her one true love and sworn off men for good. “Ange still has difficulty trusting,” the source revealed. The insider also noted how they aren’t too sure if the actress will be able to “fully get over the trauma of her divorce.”
The actress has previously opened up about feeling low. In a 2023 interview with Vogue, she shared how she was “in transition as a person,” while adding how she had been feeling a “bit down these days.” She added, “I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a way.”
During the time of their split, rumours about Bradd hitting one of the children surfaced. The attraction reportedly took place on the couple’s private jet when the whole family was present. Official court documents from the divorce state how the actor got drunk and hit Jolie. He then allegedly “choked one of the children and struck another in the face”.
Brad Pitt says he & Angelina were keen to have 12 children but stopped at six pic.twitter.com/8zpVy5wZ7w
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Angelina’s lawyers claimed that this was not the first time Brad had hit her. But “this marked the first time he turned his physical abuse on the children as well.” After the couple’s split, most of their kids cut off ties with their father.
Maddox has reportedly gone years without contacting the actor. Zahara and Shiloh have also stopped talking to him. Vivienne and Knox are reportedly the only two out of 6 children to maintain contact with Pitt.
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