Brangelina breaks-up! Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

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Brangelina breaks-up! Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

 

 

Brangelina is no more.

 

LOS ANGELES: -- Hollywood’s hottest couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have split.

 

The actress’s lawyer, Robert Offer, confirmed Jolie had filed for divorce, saying “this decision was made for the health of the family”.

 

 

He added: “She will not be commenting, and asks that the family be given its privacy at this time.”

 

Court documents show ‘irreconcilable differences’ cited as the reason for the break-up, with Jolie reportedly seeking full physical custody of their six youngsters – three of whom are adopted and three the pair’s biological children – with visitation rights for Pitt.

 

Revelations about the divorce follow a report on the celebrity news website TMZ.

 

Together for over a decade, Pitt and Jolie married just two years ago.

 

Known collectively as “Brangelina”, they were one of the entertainment world’s most visible couples, due to their good looks, successful films and activism.

 

Their relationship was steady fodder for supermarket tabloids from the beginning with reports focussing on what role Jolie played in the breakup of Pitt’s marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston, when he would marry Jolie, her weight and, more recently, possible trouble in the marriage.

 

Jolie, 41, who won a best-supporting actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted” in 2000, was previously married to actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.

 

Having met on a film set, Pitt and Jolie appeared together again in 2015, in the drama “By the Sea,” written and directed by Jolie, about a couple struggling to save their marriage.

 

“I am very saddened by this but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids,” Pitt said in a statement to People magazine.

 

“I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-09-21

[jaidam]

He deserves a medal putting up with that for 12 years. He must be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Next step, find an Angie lookalike but 20 yrs younger and start another rainbow family. Happy hunting.

[ClutchClark]

16 minutes ago, jaidam said:

He deserves a medal putting up with that for 12 years. He must be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Next step, find an Angie lookalike but 20 yrs younger and start another rainbow family. Happy hunting.

 

This is great news.

 

I was always saddened that Brad put on a skirt and let her wear the pants in that relationship.

 

good riddance and follow the advice above--trade in on a younger model.

[Alive]

I doubt he is desperate for a new love or kids. I'm sure his kids are enough to keep him busy.

[ezzra]

Six kids, non of which he sired himself, breast less women who's too busy fixing the world's ills, complaining about his drinking and weed indulgent, yeah, a real keeper I'd say... he can do much better, much much better, wonder what they're going to do the their excellent wine producing Chateau in France now..... 

[55Jay]

I don't follow the tabloids but remember when they (finally) did get married, I wondered why.  My impression was they were into this trendy, new age lifestyle where people have "life partners" in lieu of  the old fashioned tradition of marriage, seen as an unnecessary religious and legal pantomime.

[Credo]

The only reason they are getting divorced is because they got married.   If they hadn't gotten married, they wouldn't have to get a divorce!   

 

My guess is that when they made the decision to get married is when things were starting to get rocky.

 

 

[Dagnabbit]

She has no class. 
 

She's already trashing him publicly. All part of the game to get her way in a Hollywood divorce.

 

I expect it'll get worse too.

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Six kids, non of which he sired himself, breast less women who's too busy fixing the world's ills, 

 

Bit uncalled for. She's definitely showing her age but has been through a lot with the cancer. He's a cool dude and all that, but I'm sure he ain't perfect either.

[KarenBravo]

She never had cancer.

She had her breasts lopped off and her cervix and ovaries removed as a preventative measure. She had an 87% chance of getting cancer due to a gene she had.

[canuckamuck]

Brad Pitt will be listening intently to the advice of the folks married to bar girls about how he can do better next time.

Edited September 21, 2016 by canuckamuck

[KarenBravo]

41 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Brad Pitt will be listening intently to the advice of the folks married to bar girls about how he can do better next time.

 

He could do worse......

[Ulysses G.]

3 hours ago, jaidam said:

He deserves a medal putting up with that for 12 years. He must be breathing a huge sigh of relief. Next step, find an Angie lookalike but 20 yrs younger and start another rainbow family. Happy hunting.

 

I knew that he would dump her when she started aging. 

Edited September 21, 2016 by Ulysses G.

[bark]

Great news. I always told her I would not sex her until after they split up.  Back door roar.

[KarenBravo]

14 minutes ago, Ulysses G. said:

 

I knew that he would dump her when she started aging. 

 

Actually, it was Saint Angelina that did the dumping.

[ChoakMyDee]

59 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Brad Pitt will be listening intently to the advice of the folks married to bar girls about how he can do better next time.

 

Love this! 

[mesterm]

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

Brad Pitt will be listening intently to the advice of the folks married to bar girls about how he can do better next time.

 

My thoughts exactly. 

[Mosha]

Announces to the world, then says they want privacy. SMH

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[pumpuy]

After marriage , women seem to have a tendancy to try to take over the control .

When a man has to constantly justify his acts , it's the beginning of the End .

[freebyrd]

1 hour ago, Dagnabbit said:

She has no class. 
 

She's already trashing him publicly. All part of the game to get her way in a Hollywood divorce.

 

I expect it'll get worse too.

 

Has she ever really shown any class? Privileged and travelling the world picking up adopted children with an ease that no layman/woman would be allowed to.

[GOLDBUGGY]

I always suspected this day would come but am surprised they lasted this long together. A Marriage (that seems to be) Made in Heaven" seldom is. 

 

I suppose if you are Brad Pitt, you won't have to stay alone for very long. Even in his 50's it won't take him long to find some 20's Something Woman who loves Brad for just being himself and a kind and thoughtful Man. That his fame and money doesn't matter. But in this day and age, it won't take Angelina very long to find a Man in his 20's to, who loves her for the same reasons. 

 

Well, at least Brad would be hit hard with the Divorce financially as she has more money than he does. Although both are financially secure. Probably not too bad with the Child Support either, which can pinch the pocketbook when you got 6 kids. Some Guy get all the luck!

 

Will Brad now get back with Jennifer Aniston now that he is free? Inquiring Minds want to know!

 

Well maybe! But since she just got married he may have to wait a few years first. In the average Actor and Actress Marriage, that will take about 3 years before she is Divorced and free again.  

 

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Divorce will unspool the complex life Jolie and Pitt created

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For more than a decade, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been a glamorous, globe-trotting Hollywood power couple, attracting cameras to their film projects and philanthropy alike.

 

With six children, homes the U.S. and France, and the philanthropic Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the pair has much at stake. The pair became a couple in 2004 but married two years ago — which could further complicate the divorce that Jolie Pitt filed for Monday, and put the future of all they've shared in the hands of teams of lawyers and accountants.

 

Under California law, only assets acquired during their marriage must be split equally, said Los Angeles divorce attorney Peter Walzer. Forbes magazine estimates the pair earned a combined $555 million since their relationship began, with pre-tax earnings of $117.5 million since their 2014 marriage.

 

If Jolie Pitt and Pitt haven't already spelled out who owned what prior to their marriage, a divorce judge won't have authority to help them work it out. Jolie Pitt's filing did not indicate whether the couple has a prenuptial agreement.

 

"The rules are really unclear when you don't get married and you don't have a written partnership agreement," said Walzer, who is vice president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

 

Pitt and Jolie Pitt's relationship grew out their roles in the action comedy "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," and they reunited on the big screen for last year's marital melodrama "By the Sea."

 

The two don't have any joint upcoming projects. But both have a number of films coming out soon that will surely receive more attention in the wake of their breakup. Pitt stars in the World War II romantic thriller "Allied," which is out in November, and Jolie directed her fourth film, "First They Killed My Father," which is set to be released by Netflix next year.

 

Other Hollywood power couples have faced similar dilemmas. When Melanie Griffith filed for divorce from Antonio Banderas in 2014, the actors had a number of joint film ventures and had intermingled their political lives. Their divorce judgment, entered in December, divided their homes and shares of profits from numerous films, including several movies in the "Shrek" franchise.

 

For now, Jolie Pitt and Pitt's immediate concern, as evidenced by statements each of them issued Tuesday, appears to be their six children, who range in age from 8 to 15. Jolie Pitt is seeking sole physical custody, with Pitt having visitation.

 

Any custody agreement they reach in Los Angeles would continue to be enforceable overseas, and would spell out where the holidays will be celebrated and how Jolie Pitt and Pitt will make decisions about the children's medical care and education.

 

"You don't split the kids the way you do bank accounts," said Mike Kretzmer, a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who has handled numerous celebrity divorces and specializes in complex custody cases. He said Jolie Pitt and Pitt, along with their lawyers, are going to have to come up with a workable parenting plan.

 

"It doesn't matter whether you've got 10 cents or 10 billion dollars, this can be a really painful process for everyone involved," he said.

 

While wealth can simplify some things, their fame will cause complications. For one, their children may find stories about the divorce online and that can add confusion and stress, he said. Both Pitt and Jolie's attorney released statements seeking privacy, yet public interest in their breakup is immense. #Brangelina, with references to Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, remained a trending topic on Twitter for much of Tuesday.

 

Custody likely will be one of the biggest stressors, Kretzmer said.

 

"The one thing that never changes — I don't care if you're a billionaire or before the poverty line — is the amount of time available," Kretzmer said.

 

In addition to their children, a major part of the actors' identities has been their philanthropy.

 

What becomes of their Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which the couple founded in 2006, will also be an issue.

 

The pair did not address what would happen to the foundation in their statements, and a phone message left at a number associated with the Jolie-Pitt Foundation was not returned Tuesday.

 

A tax document filed in November showed the foundation had about $4.5 million in assets in 2014. Jolie and Pitt contributed $613,000 to the foundation that year, and the foundation paid out a variety of grants, including for wildlife conservation in Namibia, arts programs in Sarajevo, and a variety of projects in Cambodia.

 

Walzer said deciding the foundation's fate would be similar to couples who own a business together, and a lot depends on how well Jolie Pitt and Pitt can work together now.

 

"I could see keeping the name because it's got a certain brand, trademark value," he said. "It would be great for their image to continue it. It would be great for donors."

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Film Writer Jake Coyle in New York contributed to this report.

 

-- © Associated Press 2016-09-21

[williamgeorgeallen]

marriage seems to ruin everything. respect to her though she is not asking for any financial support from brad. wondered why they even bother getting married after dating for so long.

[Fookhaht]

OMG!  All that fame and wealth!   Think they had a pre-nup?     

[Goldieinkathu]

It's always sad when any marriage breaks up.

Sad for the children especially.

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Brad Pitt will be listening intently to the advice of the folks married to bar girls about how he can do better next time.

If that advice is never, never , never get legally married, then he should listen.

No doubt many bimbos will be throwing themselves at him now, so he won't have any problem having casual sex.

 

No doubt Aniston is celebrating now.

[Credo]

Now, all we need to keep the story alive is for one of them to come out of the closet.   

[NongKhaiKid]

Has CNN scheduled a special programme yet ?

[augustwest]

Brad probably wants a whole woman to gaze upon

[PremiumLane]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

Six kids, non of which he sired himself,

 

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