Every year, People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue gets tons of press and internet chatter. And every year, I feel like the other tabloids try extra-hard that week to pull focus. I wonder if Us Weekly would have gone this hard with a Brangelina cover if they knew People’s SMA was just going to be John Legend? Because there’s a lot of ANGER on this cover. And in the first excerpt from the cover story, the story doesn’t match the cover at all. Basically, Angelina is “torturing” Brad because… she’s still upset about how he did something on the plane to Maddox in 2016. She’s still upset about how his drinking affected their family. Is it Angelina “torturing” Brad when she’s just like “wow, I cannot get over how alcoholism tears families apart”?
Angelina Jolie still has anger toward Brad Pitt despite ending their marriage more than three years ago, multiple sources exclusively reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.
“Angelina still has a lot of resentment toward Brad,” says a source. “She wants him to be held accountable because she feels he turned her and the children’s lives upside down.”
Pitt, 55, and Jolie, 44, had been together for nearly 12 years — they tied the knot in August 2014 — before splitting in September 2016 due to irreconcilable differences. While the actor is desperate to move on, multiple sources reveal that Jolie can’t. The Maleficent star, for one, is bitter that she can’t move with their children — Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 13, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne — out of Los Angeles, where the actor is based.
Jolie revealed in her Harper’s Bazaar December/January cover story. that she’d “love to live abroad,” but “right now, I’m having to base where their father chooses to live.”
“Before the divorce, the entire family led a very nomadic existence, and that was because of Angie’s restlessness,” says a second source, but it led to a lot of fights. “Brad wanted the kids to have stability while Angie always said they were giving the children an idyllic childhood by exposing them to different countries, languages and experiences.”
Another thing Jolie is upset about? The fact that she didn’t want to marry the Ad Astra star in the first place. “She felt that Brad pressured her,” a source told Us in October, and as a result, it’s a reason she’ll “never get married again.”
Choose your adventure: Angelina won’t let Brad move on… or Angelina is desperate to leave the city/state/country where her ex resides. Which is it? Seems like she’s moving on. Seems like she moved on – or moved past – Brad pretty quickly. Now, all that being said, I’m very curious why the last part of their divorce is being dragged out this long. They’ve figured out the custody issue, they’ve been legally bifurcated, and the only thing left to do is… figure out the money. Angelina already submitted all of her financials to the court. Has Brad? I think this last fight is all about money and from where I sit, Brad is the one holding things up. Brad Can’t Move On! Brad Tortures Angelina! Why Brad Can’t Let Go! All of those headlines would be much more accurate, right?
Photos courtesy of WENN, Backgrid.
Brad already submitted all his finances as well. It is in this article:Angelina Jolie’s Life No Longer in the ‘Pitts’ … Gets Old Name Restored at The Blast web page is from April. So, I don’t know either why is it taking them so long
Yawn. Brad needs new PR. STAT. Bc this war of attrition is becoming petty and tiresome.
I am team Angelina, but US Weekly is like the other tabloids these days. They’ve been bought by American Media. I wouldn’t trust anything they say
Oh please, Angie left that sad sack, took the kids and never looked back. I don’t think she spares Brad a thought in a thousand any more. He’s the one holding on because he has nothing else to hold onto.
US WEAKly strikes again!
As in most contentious divorces, both likely hold resentment towards the other. It has nothing to do with what is right or wrong, ironically, like the quote Pitt had but, rather, with individual perspective and the basic human trait of only seeing things from one point of view. Hopefully, both have, or are moving past that feeling through the therapy that they shared.
The only smart comment to come out of this so far. EDIT: Ok, maybe not the “only smart” comment, from you lovely celebitches, but this particular comment hit close to home for me.
As someone going through a seperation myself, Darlingdianna struck gold. Ironically, Brad and Angie were married on the same day and year as my astrainged (sp?) husband and I were.
We just don’t have the luxury to air out our “anonymous” source dirty laundry on the cover of a tabloid every week, unlike these two.
Fortunately for us, we are trying to reconcile.
Good luck with everything Carrie! I hope it works out well for you.
Exactly.
I mean it’s hard to move on when you know someone wronged you and/or a loved one and will continue to be Hollywood’s Golden boy.
He really is a piece of …..
Sure, Angelina is confiding to US magazine 🙄.
I lol’d so hard at your comment minx
Brad Pitt still planting and gaslighting. Angelina is basically begging for her freedom in every interview she does lol
I’ll say this- she probably does have resentment since it was her who had to handle the downfall with those kids. It was her who had to help them heal from his abuse while he immediately started planting stories about dating and attacks on Angelina. He couldn’t care less about those kids mental health.
Also, no one holds him accountable for anything. I think it’s very clear that he is an abuser and it’s sad that he still gets the good guy treatment because of CAA and promises he made to the magazines.
Anyway according to Angelina’s interview she’s looking forward to her new life so deadbeat needs to leave her alone and stop planting. He’s a creepy stalker at this point.
Yes, Angelina traveled perfectly fine with no problem but now all of a sudden deadbeat wants to force her to stay in LA while he gets to traipse wherever he wants because he doesn’t have 50/50 custody.
Angelina has been traveling for her movie and stationed in Spain for months now. So that’s how often deadbeat sees those kids —NEVER.
She was just talking about having to base the kids in LA, not saying he forced her to never leave LA. That’s not new either, they determined that almost immediately. It’s why she bought the DeMille house.
Read the question again. She’s asked basically when was there a time when you were stifled or trapped (can’t exactly remember) and she answers that it’s now that her and her kids are trapped in hollyweird because that’s where daddy dearest wants to be. Funny how he use to go on about how they didn’t want to raise their kids in that toxic environment and now it’s about controlling Angelina.
The media will never admit that though because all of these articles were approved by db and CAA as he promised exclusives if they attacked Angelina for him.
eh, I kind of feel like Jolie had moved on (at least partially) before the plane incident. like, she had been unhappy for a while (which is not news) and knew the end was inevitable but hadn’t quite gotten to the point that she was ready to split. and it’s pretty clear from the past few weeks of press for Malificent that she HAS moved on. she’s just living her best life, promoting her latest movie, and doing good for those who are oppressed.
amazing how one comment on how she has to live where her kids father does so that he can see them (which I’m not sure happens often anyway) becomes her “torturing” him, “public shaming”, not letting him move on, etc.
I think they were both checked out. He was never around and she looked awful that last year when they were together. Whatever happened on the plane gave her the determination to end it once and for all. But I think even if nothing had happened, they were heading to the end of their road together anyways. She looked like a shell of herself at that Kung Fu Panda 3 premiere. I was shocked by those pictures.
She looks great now. Ending it was clearly good for her.
I agree with everything you wrote here. I think the plane incident was just the thing that pushed her to move. and I agree she has looked worlds better since they split.
But Brad “…didn’t hit Maddox in the face”!
I’ll never get over Brad’s very carefully worded non-denial of a physical altercation between drunk father and teenage son.
I’m not shading Angie, but can’t help but wonder if a therapist told the ex-couple the children need consistency in their lives; therefore it would be wise to have a home base. I’ve seen many pics of Angie and the kids out of the country; last week wasn’t it the Canary Islands?
I don’t get this argument about consistency.
Angelina & the children were in uk for 3 months last year and this year, 1 months in Mexico and now 3 months in UK/Spain. Rest of the time, they are based in LA.
Even when Brad travelled during their relationship, the children stayed with Angelina in LA.
It’s a mixed bag for kids–constant moving.
We’re a military family, and by the time our daughter was 10, she’d lived in four countries on three separate continents. She’d been exposed to 5 dominant languages that were not her own. She’d attended 4 different schools. By 10. At 16, that number has gone up considerably.
There were tremendous advantages. HUGE. She’s seen outrageous wealth and she’s seen outrageous poverty. She’s learned that white, middle-class Americans do not represent the majority of the world’s population. She’s seen that different cultures are deeply different and, yet, deeply similar in their humanity. She’s learned the people are people no matter where you go, how they worship, what language they speak, or how much money they have. It is a perspective that only widely-traveled kids receive, and it has shaped how she views politics, morality, matters of faith, and every human being she passes in her life.
The downside is also worthy of consideration. As an only child, she has very few tight friendships (because we never live anywhere for more than 3 years), and she is attached to her father and to me more tightly than most people her age tend to be attached to their parents. She’s missed out in the “making relationships” department, but she’s navigating that in her own time.
For the Jolie-Pitt kids, that dynamic is probably a bit different because they are not only children. They have each other.
Anyway, my point is that there are advantages and disadvantages to being a child of “nomads.” It doesn’t cripple kids to be firmly rooted in a home town, and it doesn’t cripple them to be widely-traveled with roots in a nuclear family. Each comes with a different set of benefits and challenges.
@Marigold, this is a really thoughtful response, and you make excellent points. Thank you for sharing your perspective as a military family, and providing a balanced viewpoint to help us better understand the situation. It sounds like your daughter has really well-grounded and supportive parents; I can’t imagine it is easy for you.
How on earth can they claim she’s prevented him from “starting his new life”? He’s out there doing movies and press and rambling on about sobriety and sculpture and seems to be doing whatever he wants to do.
Right. It’s convoluted. Like Kaiser said, the writing doesn’t make sense and you can see the errors as you read it. He just mad she doesn’t want to live near him. I think he tries to still holler at her and she still ghosting him.
Just a note to say that custody has not been decided, or rather the judge has yet to render a final judgement. That’s why the issue of child custody was bifurcated, and the only issue mid you. I highly doubt the delay is due to the finances, especially given that neither has requested alimony/child support, they agree on the date of separation, and the marriage only lasted two years. Pitt wants you to believe it’s over money and his ex being spiteful, when the truth likely is those kids still don’t really gel with him. It’s why he made a big deal of emphasising in the press this time last year that the judgement made then was only temporary, i.e. he wasn’t and has yet to be awarded joint custody. Not a good look after three years.
Exactly. It’s about custody.
I think her having to live in LA is apart of the custody agreement. When she is not working abroad she has to be in LA. That’s prob why she’s taking acting jobs far, far away. Lol.
Y’all notice tho in the article, it says BP gave her a verbal agreement she could live abroad (he reveals things he really does). He may have reneged on that and of course she is upset about that part, the woman has always been honest about not liking LA. Plus, it’s pretty clear the kids love traveling and being w/ her.
No it actually has been decided. Angelina came out with a statement from her and her lawyer saying she was relieved that it’s all finished now and she was looking forward to the next step of ending that relationship. Db then came out through US WEEKLY SOURCES LOL saying it wasn’t over.
Sorry but I choose to believe the parent that puts her kids first and not the one who is obsessed with attacking the mother of his children when things aren’t going his way.
It’s never been about custody of those kids anyway imo- it’s always been about the French home that is meant to be for their kids and now he wants to turn it into an artist compound for his weird enabling friends like Thomas housegoes. I’m hoping Angelina is fighting for it for her kids… it was always meant to be the family home and not just deadbeats play center.
Reminds me he lost the case against the lighting designer. He tried to claim credit for her work – well he lost and had to pay for defamation as well.
The only thing he ever wins is the court of public opinion because people want to believe him over the women and kids he abuses. He clearly lost custody and will likely lose Miraval next.
I don’t remember her exact statement, but I think Jolie was relieved there was no need for a trial, that the custodial evaluators recommendations were followed by the judge, and that she and the kids could settle into a routine after that summer and all it entailed. The fact is however, that custody was bifurcated and until that issue is resolved the divorce can’t be finalised. They can resolve all other issues (property, financial settlements etc.) and still not be granted a divorce until the custody issue is resolved (It’s also unlikely to be about Miraval because the Miraval estate and business are marital assets). I’ve said here before that they are trying to get the children to a point where they can grant Pitt joint custody (does not mean 50/50), as favoured by Cali courts, but given how long it’s taking the court may soon intervene and make a final judgement rather than allow Pitt to continuously extend the judge. That is no “stability” for the kids, and they’d be better off with a longterm definitive schedule even if that means Pitt only gets visitation.
The undercurrent in these types of articles seems to be: the problem isn’t Brads alcoholism and how it affected his family, it’s he fact that Angie acknowledges the alcoholism and how it affected the family. That’s a message abusers send, it’s not about my behavior it’s that you acknowledge my behavior and call me out on it. How dare you do that, Im entitled to act how I want
Here’s the thing, however – Pitt has made statements in interviews that he has struggled with alcoholism since college?
If that’s truly the case, & he just got sober a few years ago, it will take him a while before he resets back to normal.
Emotionally, that’s a man who is 17, 18 years old. It doesn’t in any way mean that Pitt’s not intelligent, or that he hasn’t had life experiences that have shaped him thus far, but it does mean that because of addiction, he hasn’t actually grown or yet matured in certain ways. I imagine that’s even more so, for a person who reached fame at a relatively young age, and has had the luxury of having people do things for him, and tend to his needs, including plenty of money to hide out, & not deal with the realities presented to average Joes, like showing up to work at 5:00 am at the plant or factory, for his 12 hour shift, angling for overtime to cover the bills for the newborn and the new mortgage. It doesn’t mean he hasn’t faced adversity, but it’s a very different type of adversity for a wealthy celebrity, than Joe in Louisiana, who hasn’t even had time to hang out in NOLA’s French Quarter and have a beer with his pals, let alone indulging himself with bottles of booze, while sequestered in his castle in France.
He probably has some growing up to do. Jolie has every right to be angry, but he also has every right to attempt to fix whatever he helped fuck up. We really don’t know what happened here. The truth is usually somewhere in the middle.
It takes about 5 years of sobriety for a recovering addict/alcoholism get his or her life completely back on track. It takes about 7 years for the brain to completely heal and rewire itself, & that’s when real, profound, emotional recovery actually begins. While time spans may vary, this is usually the case for many recovering alcoholics and addicts. That’s why many people in recovery finally quit smoking cigarettes (usually their last addiction and bad habit) within 4 to 6 years sober.
If there are other issues, such as sex addiction, gambling addiction, etc, those things have to be addressed in concert with the physically debilitating conditions of alcoholism and addiction, or you’re looking at what people in recovery call a dry drunk. And if the person in recovery either manages to convince themselves that they can still drink or use drugs socially, recreationally, intermittently, or in a measured way, however successful that outcome may be, they actually delay that period of growth and healing, not because they’re still participating in catastrophic self harm, but because they failed the test of why so many developed addiction as coping mechanisms in the first place: admitting powerlessness over something (such as booze, drugs, sex, gambling, overeating, anorexia, bulimia, etc.) that caused them to engage in profound self harm, something that negatively impacted their interpersonal relationships, affected their career, and eventually brought them to their knees. If a person cannot recognize and accept that as human beings, we are powerless over certain situations, we cannot properly heal, because doubt, self sufficiency, and even arrogance, will stand in the way, just like when the addiction was full blown. It’s very subtle, but it’s real, & I know because I went through this.
This story is very likely untrue. Good luck to them all. Addiction is almost always impossible to overcome long term, and those who manage to do so are on a very small minority, a 5% minority, according to available data.
The kids are with Angelina when shes working AND when she’s not working. I want to know how much custody he received!
The answer is probably none. Maybe a supervised visit when they’re in the same place but willing to bet it’s if the kids are comfortable with it and if it fits with their schedules. What works best for the kids.
He is pathetic. I can’t believe it took me until this divorce to see this side of him.
Brad pitt turned out to be a real douchebag. It’s disgusting how the media constantly paints him as the victim & villifying Angelina every opportunity. Pitt is protected by Hollywood, CAA & won in the court of public opinion. I truly hope Angelina fights back against all who are trying to tarnish her & all this comes to an end for her & the children.
How exactly Angelina needs to fight back??, I’m just curious about what you guys think, Angelina needs to do to fight back?? 😕
A statement to People magazine would be nice. Something telling her version and maybe explaining why her kids don’t want to be around him. It’s the only way to shut db up at this point. Maybe even reveal what happened on the plane. If you notice anything that’s she’s said about the situation with her deadbeat ex comes straight from her or her lawyers. She doesn’t use sources. He’s such a sorry mess that he even uses blind gossip as a plant for his lies against her. LoL Why can’t he just let her be?
A person who has moved on and actually cares about his children would not be planting evil stuff about the mother of his kids. Makes no sense. Perhaps he needs more therapy.
Anyway, the court filings show that the extension he asked for wasn’t given to him. Could be why he’s acting out. He’s not getting his way AGAIN.
(As far as fighting back), Angie is too nice or should I say, she’s more like too rational meaning she thinks people will see the truth eventually (I hope that do but usually it takes years i.e. Harvey Weinstein) and she’s gonna be the bigger person. Well, that’s great and if we weren’t living in delusional America right now, she would be right but the lie is unfortunately winning right now and the only way to combat it is to counter the lie, not avoid it/turn the other cheek. Meaning, I would sue the pants off of these tabloids for defamation of character and get retraction statements out of them or a lot of $$ out of them for their lies. I also would have just taken ole boy to court and had this done, still would actually, just the threat of doing it prob would scare him and then it would be done. Lastly, Angie should invest in a PR person, she is a one woman stop shop meaning she is her own PR, manager and agent. I get she doesn’t like anyone speaking for her but they misinterpret and twist everything she says anyway plus that’s a lot especially w/ being a mom to six kids, a real working humanitarian, an actress, dealing w/ past health issues and now having to take on a cray ex, his cray stans and his huge PR firm backing all the cray.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love the fact Angie is the bigger person but I don’t love the fact people believe this bs. I honestly think Angie is keeping it real and is true to herself which is amazing considering the bs she has to go through. I just wish she would counterpunch him more publicly like when she got that lawyer from San Fran and he was like “doh”. Lol. She is winning privately and legally esp for her kids which is why he’s butthurt and that’s what really matters. Plus, I do love the fact she is a kind/genuine person who knows you she is and isn’t worried about what others think of her. She knows the truth and is secure in that. I’m working to be more like that, honestly.
Omg, this has become soooooo old and lame now. Every two weeks he puts out a new lie, either it’s about how handsome he still is even tho he is clearly old and it shows or he’s dating some young woman he’s not really dating or it’s about Angelina, usually after she has said the truth that is misinterpreted by the lame bias white male media that hurts his feelings and his stans feelings. How gullible do you have to be to fall for his bs? I get that people are, that’s why he keeps doing it but this has become so obvious, it’s rinse and repeat at this point. Plus, it seems he hasn’t moved on and is still hurt, she left him. Dude give her the divorce and move on. Quit running to these tabloids.
(Guess Oscar can’t buy you happiness, interesting his stans keep thinking it can). SMH.
I feel like it’s another form of abuse he’s using on her because she’s not in LA and he can’t abuse her in person anymore. 🤷🏽♀️ Wonder what his kids think about it becsuse they obviously adore their mother
Interesting how the old narrative gets dragged up again just when his not-Oscar-campaign is buidling up steam….
They should never have gotten married. So messy. They got together and had SIX kids (technically Maddox was already part of the package though) within three, four years, wasn’t it? And the constantly travelling, media scrutiny, multiple film projects filming and promoting all over the place, etc. How did they even have time to get to know each other?! Recipe for a dysfunctional relationship even without all the alcohol and pot and no matter how compatible you could have been.