Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt formed what the world saw as an unbreakable duo when they got together almost 14 years ago. The two were top stars in Hollywood with faces and bodies that had put them in many beautiful and pretty places. They made a pretty perfect couple, and the world happily inherited the title Brangelina, a hybrid of their two names that represented them practically as one. Their unity was broken when Angelina Jolie announced their divorce in September 2016.
Their relationship may not have been perfect, starting with the fact that Brad Pitt was in a relationship with actress Jennifer Aniston when rumors of his involvement with Angelina Jolie began to circulate. It all started in May 2004 when Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt met on the set of the movie Mr & Mrs Smith. They denied rumors of any personal involvement at the time, claiming that the chemistry they displayed on-screen was strictly professional and that they had no off-screen romantic connections. In January 2005, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced they were splitting up over irreconcilable differences.
Angelina Jolie began adding to her family by adopting an Ethiopian child named Zahara in July 2005. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston officially divorced in October 2005. In January 2006, Angelina Jolie announced that she was giving birth to her first child with Brad Pitt after Maddox and Zahara were already adopted.
In May 2006 she gave birth to her child in Swakopmund, Namibia. In March 2007, Pax Thien was adopted from Vietnam and the couple had twins Knox and Vivienne in July 2008. Despite this growing family establishing the couple’s partnership, they didn’t announce their engagement until April 2012.
Unfortunately in February 2013, Angelina Jolie was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a preventative mastectomy. Finally, in August 2014, they secretly married at the French Chateau Miraval with their children present. The rocky start of their love story in the public eye was soon forgotten as their family grew steadily with the aforementioned international adoptions and births. the two stood side by side in difficult times. Brangelina soon became a testament to true love, something to look up to and want to have. However, a shocking announcement by Angelina Jolie in September 2016 shattered the image of their perfect marriage. The actress announced
Why did Angelina Jolie split from Brad Pitt?
In filing for divorce from Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie pleaded irreconcilable differences and filed for custody of all six of their children, although she asked that Brad Pitt be granted visitation rights.
According to the divorce decree, Jolie’s decision was attributed to an alleged altercation that took place on a flight between Brad Pitt and her son Maddox, which allegedly ended in physical contact. Maddox was 15 at the time and reports of the event led to an investigation by the FBI and the Los Angeles County Division of Children and Family Services. However, Bradd Pitt was deleted in the end.
He spoke candidly with GQ about his ending marriage and admitted that around the time Angelina Jolie called it quits, he had been drinking too much. Angelina Jolie hasn’t disclosed any details or reasons for the split, only that in July 2017, on Vanity Fair, they were trying to recover from the events that led to her filing for divorce while using the strength of their children has praised.
Brangelina may not be more as the two celebrities appear to be doing their best for their children, and Brad Pitt states that he has renounced all substance use and that they are both focused on parenting together.