Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce news came as a shock to their fans, but Jennifer Aniston was satisfied when she came to know about their split, reports suggest. He has also asked that the family be given space and privacy at this time. It’s a big story, you’re friends with both of them. “That’s the first I’ve heard of it”, he said, visibly shocked and upset. She had said, “Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems we couldn’t have made the film”. “That’s a sad story and unfortunate for a family. I feel very sorry to hear that”, he told reporters.
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Her lawyer released a statement to People saying, “Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for dissolution of the marriage”. The couple celebrated their second anniversary last month.
The iconic couple met in 2004 on the set of the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith and by April 2005, they were seen vacationing with Jolie’s son Maddox.
The 41-year-old star, who filed the legal documents on Monday, has cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split, reported TMZ.
Though together for 12 years, Pitt and Jolie Pitt only Wednesday in August 2014. Brad felt it was important for them to live life to the fullest, but as the months passed, Angelina seemed to withdraw, making the children and her work with the United Nations a priority.
In 2015, the mother of six publicly spoke about her decision to have a double mastectomy and her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure because of a family history of cancer.
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the Maleficent exhibit in Kensington Gardens, London, on Thursday, May 8, 2014.
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The Tomb Raider actress was previously married to Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, while Pitt previously was married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston. A source told Us at the time that Pitt, 52, wanted to keep the property, but Jolie wanted to sell it as she was “ramping up her efforts in the political world”.
