Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce deal after eight year battle-Josie Copson-Entertainment – Metro

Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt eight years ago (Picture: CARL COURT/AFP via Getty Images)

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have agreed to a divorce deal eight years after the lengthy legal battle began.

Jolie’s lawyer confirmed the settlement, but the legal team of Pitt are yet to comment, reports the Associated Press.

The couple married in 2014 after they first met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith in 2005. After two years of marriage, Jolie, 49, filed for divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.

The former couple, who share six children, then entered a custody battle. In 2021, they were awarded joint custody.

It was the second marriage for Pitt, who was previously married to actor Jennifer Aniston. Meanwhile, Jolie was married twice before to actors Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

On December 30, the divorce paperwork was signed and Jolie’s lawyer James Simon told Daily Mail that she is ‘relieved this one part is over.’ 

Their divorce has lasted four times longer than their marriage (Picture: MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

He continued: ‘Frankly, Angelina is exhausted. More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family.’

Jolie and Pitt wed at their Chateau Miraval vineyard in France, and the battle over its ownership continues.

As part of the divorce proceedings, in October 2021, Jolie sold her half of their shared winery, known as Château Miraval, for $67million (£51million) after verbal discussions fell through.

Pitt and Jolie share six children (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

This sale – to Russian-born billionaire Yuri Shefler’s Stoli Group – led the Moneyball actor to accuse his ex-wife of trying to ‘intentionally damage’ his reputation, and he also insisted he had first refusal on her share.

By selling to a company ultimately owned by Uri Shefler, Pitt argued the brand became linked to Russia, its homophobic laws, and the war against Ukraine, potentially tarnishing Chateau Miraval’s name.

Jolie and Pitt share Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 17, and twins Vivienne, and Knox, both 16.

In the fall out of their messy split – which has trundled on for years now with various legal battles – a few of the pair’s children have opted to change their names. In May, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt filed documents to drop her famous dad’s surname shortly after she turned 18, while Vivienne also appears to have dropped her dad’s last name.

The Hollywood duo, often referred to as ‘Brangelina’ separated after Pitt was accused of being drunk and aggressive during a flight from France to California.

Pitt has now moved on with jewelry designer Ines de Ramon, 34, who he has been dating for almost two years.

Metro has contacted Jolie and Pitt’s representatives.

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