Former wild-child Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were Hollywood's Golden Couple. They met and fell in love when they made 2005's Mr. and Mrs. Smith together. Only thing was, Pitt was married to Hollywood's sweetheart Jennifer Aniston at the time. Jolie was seen as a homewrecker by some.
Undeterred, Jolie and Pitt forged a life together, having and adopting 6 children. They were famously married in 2014. And infamously split in 2016. Seems Brad got into an argument with son Maddox on a private jet. Next thing you know, a seething Angie files for divorce and accuses Brad of child abuse.
The child abuse thing went away. But, while Angie and Brad are now legally single, the financial settlement, the split of their combined $400 million net worth, has yet to be finalized.
Four years on from that fateful plane ride, Angelina Jolie still seems to harbor unhealthy anger towards Pitt. Brad, outwardly anyway, seems cool.
So, what's going on with Angie? Why is she still so angry with Brad? Let's have a look and sort it all out.
She's Stuck In California When She Wants To Live Abroad
Angie has made no secret that she would prefer to live abroad and not in sunny California. But the custody and visitation rights hammered out (by the hardest) between Pitt and Jolie specify that the kids remain in the Los Angeles area where Brad is based. Brad can hardly nip over to Paris or London on a regular basis, can he?
She has said that once all the kids turn 18 she is moving. Only thing is, twins Knox and Vivienne are only 11. So, she'll have to cool her heels for another 6 or 7 years. And she's not happy about that one little bit. Angie is, at heart, a restless soul.
She Didn't Want To Get Married In The First Place
Reportedly, Angelina didn't think that she and Brad should get married. She was perfectly happy with the status quo. Brad lobbied hard for wedding bells, saying it was in the kids' best interest to have a married mom and dad. In typical Jolie-Pitt fashion, the wedding seemed to be more about the kids than the bride and groom.
And now with the split, the fact they were married has complicated negotiations. And that just makes Angelina fume all the more.
She Thinks Brad Is 100 Percent To Blame For The Split
Angie thinks that the split and subsequent divorce were 100 percent Brad's fault. Sure, he had developed a drinking problem. But the simple fact is that because Angie sets few, if any, boundaries for the kids, life in the Jolie-Pitt household was chaos. School? Forget it. The kids were allowed to study what they wanted to when they wanted to.
Brad Pitt became the "bad cop" because he was the one who wanted to hold the kids accountable for their actions. Angelina actually says things like, “The part of us that is free, wild, open, curious can get shut down by life. My children know my true self, and they have helped me to find it again and to embrace it.” What?
The kids were (and are) left to do as they please. Some even say that the fight with Maddox on the private jet was just the excuse Angie had been looking for to end the marriage. And that her accusing him of child abuse and insisting that it was all Brad's fault was way OTT. She goes on and on and on about doing what she did for the health of the family when it may have been about what she wanted.
Besides, some say Jolie's mother-bountiful act in public is just a front and that for the most part, she leaves the staff to deal with the chaos.
The Continuing Squabbling Over The Split Of Assets
Angelina Jolie is the kind of woman who wants to have her own way all the time. And the fact that Brad and his lawyers have taken a tough stance on things like visitation rights and the split of assets really p***es her off.
With around 6 homes all over the world, a complicated package of investments, not to mention plain hard cash stashed all over the place, it's not an easy nut to crack. And, while Brad is the smiling face of the divorce, word is that his lawyers are playing hardball.
Brad Is Winning The PR War Big Time
Happy, smiling Brad Pitt versus the sulky, depressed Angelina Jolie? It's no contest. Angie's ongoing pathological hatred of Brad means that many people see her as the bad cop these days.
So, there Angelina sits in lockdown, stuck in California, surrounded by chaos, and racking up more and more legal fees when she wants to be free of the kids and living abroad.
Meanwhile, bachelor Brad is polishing his 2020 Best Supporting Actor Oscar at his 80,000 square foot Los Feliz compound, complete with a pool, skate park, and treehouse, probably very pleased with himself and life.
Let's just hope she hasn't seen the pic of Brad and Jennifer Aniston smiling at one another after the recent SAG Awards. All heck might break loose.