According to People, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s children reportedly wanted their mother to be more vocal with her side of the story during their eight-year-long divorce battle, which was finally resolved on December 30. The outlet reported on January 1, citing a source, that despite her children urging her to speak up for themselves, she reminded them to focus on changing laws rather than telling public stories.
“She’s trying hard to come to the light after dark times,” a source close to the Mariah star tells People.
Of Pitt and Jolie’s six children — Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 16 — the insider said, “The kids have grown up seeing that some people have There’s so much power and privilege that their voices don’t matter. Their pain doesn’t matter.”
Also read: Angelina Jolie hopes Brad Pitt will ‘move on’ after divorce and ‘stop attacking her’: Source
Jolie and Pitt met in 2005 as co-stars on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. After dating for a decade, the pair got married in 2014, but parted ways after just two years. Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in 2016 following an alleged incident of abuse on a private plane involving their children.
The actor was not charged by authorities at the time following the investigation, and Jolie also avoided charges.
In 2017, the couple signed an agreement to maintain the privacy of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and appointing a private judge to handle all legal decisions.
Documents obtained by various media outlets at the time revealed that if Jolie did not help repair the Bullet Train star’s relationship with her children, she risked losing primary custody of her children. Ultimately, according to a source close to Pitt, the custody trial resulted in the judge awarding 50-50 custody to both parents. However, the private judge overseeing the case was later disqualified by an appeals court, and the ruling did not take effect.
Following their recent divorce settlement, Jolie’s attorney, James Simon, told People that his client is focused on finding peace and healing for the family. However, that may not be happening any time soon, as the former couple is embroiled in a contentious legal battle over the French winery they once co-owned.
Also read: Ines de Ramon encouraged Brad Pitt to ‘eventually settle’ divorce with Angelina Jolie: Source
