‘She
is
relieved
this
one
part
is
over.’
Angeline
Jolie
and
Brad
Pitt
arrive
at
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
at
Beverly
Hills
in
2012.
Photograph:
Mario
Anzuoni/Reuters
After
more
than
eight
years
of
their
legal
fight,
Brad
Pitt
and
Angelina
Jolie
have
finally
settled
their
highly
publicised
divorce.
As
per
People
magazine,
Jolie’s
lawyers
confirmed
on
Monday,
December
30,
2024,
that
both
parties
have
agreed
to
terms,
marking
a
significant
chapter
in
the
protracted
legal
saga
that
began
when
Jolie
filed
for
divorce
in
September
2016.
Jolie
and
Pitt
had
been
married
for
two
years
and
together
for
12
before
their
relationship
came
to
an
end.
Jolie
filed
for
divorce
on
September
19,
2016,
citing
‘irreconcilable
differences’,
shortly
after
an
incident
involving
a
private
plane
flight
that
she
claimed
escalated
into
an
abusive
altercation
between
Pitt
and
their
six
children.
Authorities
investigated
the
matter,
but
Pitt
was
not
charged,
and
Jolie
later
chose
not
to
press
charges.
In
a
statement
to
People
magazine,
Jolie’s
attorney,
James
Simon,
reflected
on
the
journey,
stating,
“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.
This
is
just
one
part
of
a
long
ongoing
process
that
started
eight
years
ago.
Frankly,
Angelina
is
exhausted,
but
she
is
relieved
this
one
part
is
over.”
A
source
close
to
Jolie
told
People
magazine
that
the
actress
has
remained
focused
on
moving
forward,
saying,
“She
doesn’t
speak
ill
of
Pitt
publicly
or
privately.
She’s
been
trying
hard
to
be
light
after
a
dark
time.”
The
settlement
concludes
a
highly
complex
and
contentious
divorce
that
involved
significant
disagreements,
particularly
over
custody
arrangements
and
their
shared
assets.
In
the
years
following
Jolie’s
divorce
filing,
the
couple
had
been
embroiled
in
lengthy
and
sometimes
bitter
legal
disputes.
Early
on,
the
former
couple
reached
an
agreement
to
handle
their
divorce
proceedings
privately,
utilising
a
private
judge
to
resolve
the
legal
details.
They
also
sought
to
seal
all
records
related
to
their
children
to
protect
their
privacy,
as
per
People
magazine.
Despite
these
attempts
to
keep
matters
out
of
the
public
eye,
the
divorce
proceedings
were
far
from
smooth.
Custody
battles
over
their
six
children
Maddox
(23),
Pax
(21),
Zahara
(19),
Shiloh
(18),
and
twins
Vivienne
and
Knox
(16),
were
particularly
contentious,
with
harsh
accusations
filed
in
Los
Angeles
superior
court,
as
per
People
magazine.
In
2017,
Pitt
and
Jolie
agreed
to
seal
sensitive
court
records
regarding
their
children,
and
they
officially
bifurcated
their
divorce,
with
their
legal
status
as
single
being
declared
in
2019.
Since
then,
both
parties
have
continued
to
navigate
a
difficult
path,
with
Pitt
beginning
a
relationship
with
LA
jewellery
executive
Ines
de
Ramon
in
2022.
Though
the
divorce
settlement
represents
a
resolution
to
one
part
of
their
legal
battle,
disagreements
over
their
shared
assets,
specifically
their
French
estate
and
winery
Chateau
Miraval,
have
continued.
In
2022,
Pitt
filed
a
lawsuit
against
Jolie
after
she
sold
her
stake
in
the
estate
to
a
third
party.
Jolie
countersued,
alleging
that
Pitt
had
been
orchestrating
a
campaign
to
take
full
control
of
the
winery
following
their
split.
As
per
People
magazine,
in
the
lawsuit,
Jolie’s
business
entity,
Nouvel,
argued
that
Pitt
had
been
working
behind
the
scenes
to
seize
control
of
the
property,
which
had
been
a
symbol
of
their
shared
life
and
investments.
A
source
close
to
Pitt
countered
the
accusations,
telling
People
magazine,
‘This
is
just
the
latest
in
a
series
of
deliberate
efforts
to
misdirect,
recycle
and
reposition
the
truth
of
what
has
happened
over
the
last
six
years.’
Pitt
also
sought
to
prove
that
there
was
a
written
agreement
between
the
couple
regarding
the
sale
of
their
shares
in
the
estate,
a
claim
that
was
substantiated
in
a
recent
court
ruling.
In
a
significant
legal
victory
for
Jolie,
a
judge
ruled
in
November
2024
that
Pitt
must
disclose
documents,
including
e-mails
and
texts,
that
might
support
Jolie’s
allegations
of
abuse,
which
she
claims
have
been
covered
up
for
years.
Both
parties
remain
entrenched
in
the
legal
battle
over
Chateau
Miraval,
with
Pitt’s
legal
team
referring
to
Jolie’s
document
request
as
‘a
sensationalist
fishing
expedition’,
as
per
People
magazine.
Despite
the
ongoing
litigation,
the
divorce
proceedings
themselves
have
now
been
officially
concluded.
