IN A MOVE sure to boost the circulation of gossip mags, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, after a dozen years together and two years of marriage.
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The Fight Club star also claims the family have become a “target” for paparazzi since the divorce was made public – and he’s not wrong. That’s a sad story and unfortunate for a family.
She has asked for physical custody of their six children.
According to U.S. entertainment website TMZ, the divorce papers listed the date of separation as 15 September.
“I am very saddened by this but what matters most now is the wellbeing of our kids”, Pitt said in a statement to People magazine. Then, seeming to think and find the right words, he added, “I feel very sorry to hear that”.
Jolie and Pitt – nicknamed “Brangelina” by fans – are one of the best-known couples in Hollywood. The couple have been together since 2004 and was married in their home in France in 2014-that’s 12 years of being together and our hearts are breaking.
But the source also said that rumours of an affair between Pitt and Cotillard are “100 per cent false”, and that Pitt’s main concern at this time is his children.
News of their split set social media buzzing, and #brangelina quickly emerged as the top trending topic on Twitter.
Pitt, 52 years old, was previously married with former “Friends” co-star Jennifer Aniston.
The pair was seen publicly together as recently as July, when they were spotted taking their twins to breakfast in Los Angeles.
Since Mr And Mrs Smith, the couple have appeared on screen together in By The Sea, a film written and directed by Jolie and produced by Pitt, in which they played a glamorous couple whose marriage is in crisis.
“It’s an insult”, Walzer said.
The couple sold the photographs of their wedding day to People and Hello! magazines for a reported US$5 million and contributed the payment to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
She frequently went countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Tanzania, Iraq and Jordan to call attention to the plight of refugees and the underprivileged. Pitt has worked for years to help rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Though Pitt and Jolie denied infidelity, Pitt later told Rolling Stone he “fell in love” making the movie. Among their six children, they gave birth to three of them and adopted two from Africa, one from Vietnam.
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Pitt’s early acting roles include appearing alongside Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in Thelma and Louise. His other films include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, and the Ocean’s 11 films.
