Los Angeles — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s attorneys have reached a divorce settlement, seemingly ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt,” Jolie’s lawyer, James Simon, told CBS News in a statement. “She and the children left all the property they 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 began eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved that this part is over.
Pitt’s representative, Benjamin Soule, declined to comment to CBS News.
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Jolie and Pitt signed a declaration of default that was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, saying they had entered into a written agreement regarding their marital and property rights. The filing says they are waiving their right to any future spousal financial support, but does not provide any other details. A judge will need to sign the agreement.
The settlement was first reported by People magazine.
Jolie (49 years old) and Pitt (61 years old) were among the most prominent couples in Hollywood for 12 years, two of them as a married couple. The Oscar winners have six children together.
Julie She filed for divorce in 2016After a private plane trip from Europe during which… She said Pete was abusing her and their children. Pitt’s representative, who was not authorized to speak publicly, strongly denied Jolie’s allegations.
A judge declared in 2019 that they were divorced and single, but the division of assets and custody of the children would have to be settled separately.
During the long divorce battle, four of the couple’s six children became adults, eliminating the need for a custody agreement for them. The only two still underage are 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. In June, one of their daughters, then known as Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, successfully petitioned to have Pitt’s name removed from her name.
Their other children are 23-year-old Maddox, 21-year-old Pax, and 19-year-old Zahara.
Details of the agreement were not immediately revealed, and the couple’s use of a private judge — an increasingly common move among separating celebrities in recent years — has kept the proceedings largely under wraps. There have been no formal court proceedings in the case for nearly a year, and there is no indication that the two were close to reaching an agreement.
However, some details about their differences have been revealed through A separate lawsuit was filed by Pitt He claimed Jolie backed out of an agreement to sell him half of the French winery they owned together. Instead, Jolie sold her portion of the winery, Chateau Miraval, to Tenote del Mundo Wine Group, a subsidiary of the Stoli Group, which Pitt described as a “retaliatory” move that destroyed a private space that served as a second home.
Jolie’s lawyers said the agreement to sell the winery collapsed due to Pitt’s request that, as part of the deal, she sign an extensive non-disclosure agreement. In court documents, she described it as an attempt to cover up her physical assault, which she said targeted children on the 2016 flight.
Along with federal and Los Angeles County officials, the initial judge in the case heard testimony regarding the allegations before deciding to award Pitt equal custody of the children.
It’s not clear how the divorce agreement will affect the winery’s lawsuit.
Publicly, both Pitt and Jolie have been very tight-lipped about everything surrounding their split, despite aggressive promotional tours and numerous media appearances for various projects.
Pitt said in a 2017 interview with GQ magazine that he had a drinking problem at the time of the plane crash and breakup, but had since gotten sober and was on the road to treatment. He did not defend his behavior during the family trip.
Jolie has also refused to make any public statements about her family or divorce issues, although she has requested broader examination and airing of his behavior by the courts in both the divorce and winery cases.
Jolie and Pitt were among the most elite stars in film when they started dating in 2004, after co-starring in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” and they remained at the top of Hollywood’s A-list throughout their marriage. Jolie, the daughter of Hollywood star Jon Voight and star of Maleficent and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, won an Oscar for her performance in the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted.
Pitt, the star of Fight Club and Inglourious Basterds, flourished as an actor and producer after the breakup. He won his own 2019 Oscar for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,” a crowning achievement in an awards season that some in the media portrayed as redemption and brought him great public affection.
Jolie maintained a less visible profile in the years following the divorce, although she directed several films and appeared in several others while trying to focus on raising the children.
She’s very much back in the Oscar conversation this year for her portrayal of legendary soprano Maria Callas in “Maria.”