Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, her lawyer mentioned Monday, bringing an obvious finish to one of many longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood historical past.
Jolie’s legal professional James Simon confirmed to The Associated Press that the couple had come to a deal. News of the settlement was first reported by People journal.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt,” Simon mentioned in a press release. “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.”
No courtroom paperwork have been filed but, and a choose might want to log off on the settlement. An electronic mail late Monday night time to Pitt’s legal professional looking for remark was not instantly answered.
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, have been amongst Hollywood’s most distinguished {couples} for 12 years. The two Oscar winners have six youngsters collectively.
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, after a personal jet flight from Europe throughout which she mentioned Pitt was abusive towards her and their youngsters. A choose in 2019 declared them divorced and single, however the splitting of belongings and baby custody wanted to be individually settled.
A personal choose that the 2 had employed to deal with the case reached a call quickly after that included equal custody of their youngsters, however Jolie filed to have him faraway from the case over an unreported battle of curiosity. An appeals courtroom agreed, the choose was eliminated, and the couple needed to begin over.
No particulars of the settlement have been instantly revealed, and the couple’s use of the non-public choose — an more and more widespread transfer amongst splitting celebrities lately — has saved the proceedings largely below wraps. Some particulars, nevertheless, have been revealed by way of a separate lawsuit filed by Pitt, during which he alleged Jolie reneged on an settlement that she would promote him her half of a French vineyard the 2 owned collectively. It’s not clear how the divorce settlement will have an effect on that lawsuit.
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