August 2014: Finally, the couple married in a ceremony before roughly 20 friends and family members in a Romanesque chapel on the grounds of Château Miraval, their estate in the South of France.
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According to TMZ, Jolie was concerned about Pitt’s parenting methods and does not want him to have joint physical custody.
Angelina Jolie had apparently hired a private investigator who confirmed that Pitt was indeed having an affair and was partying “like a single guy” on the sets of the film.
Though their initial romance – begun after the pair starred together in 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” – sparked an avalanche of interest, Jolie Pitt and Pitt settled into their own unique kind of domesticity. The BBC reported that the Namibian government helped shield the Jolie-Pitts from reporters and photographers by denying entry to the country, even resorting to arrest and deportation of those who hounded the famous family.
Anyway, it’s sad. Pitt and Jolie have been together since 2004 and recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
Before their August 2014 wedding at their French estate, Jolie and Pitt said they would not Wednesday until same-sex couples were allowed to marry. She started directing films (Unbroken).
In many high-profile celebrity divorces, the terms of the split are negotiated prior to filing official documents in order to preserve discretion. “It feels nice to be husband and wife”, she said.
Angelina’s attorney Robert Offer made similar comments on her behalf.
“It’s an insult”, Walzer said.
TMZ says its sources have described conflict between Pitt and Jolie over his use of weed and possibly alcohol, over what she sees as his anger issues and over the way Pitt interacts with the children.
Media commentators reacted to the news with surprise and sadness.
A representative of Jolie indicated she shares Pitt’s request for privacy for their children.
With six children, homes in the US and France, and the philanthropic Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the pair has much at stake.
Their children include sons adopted from Cambodia and Vietnam and a daughter adopted from Ethiopia.
In March 2015 Jolie went public again in an essay revealing she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed and had gone through early menopause.
He and Jolie also had been sparring over their lifestyle, another source said.
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Pitt’s breakout role came in a supporting part in Thelma & Louise in 1991.
