Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were the epitome of perfection. Their marriage was one of the Hollywood’s highest profile marriages and now it is over.
Angelina has filed for divorce from her longtime lover turned husband Brad Pitt, mentioning irreconcilable differences. The couple married in August 2014 and as per the court documents, they separated on September 15, exactly two years and one month after their marriage.
None of the celebrity has revealed a clear reason for the separation, however, Angelina is seeking physical custody of all six children. She also asked the court to grant visitation to Brad Pitt.
Angelina asked to keep miscellaneous jewellery and other personal effects. She also asked to keep any earnings from after the date of Angelina- Brad separation.
The relationship of Angelina and Brad started in 2004 when they co-starred in “Mr & Mrs Smith,” and at that time Brad was already married to Friends fame actress Jennifer Aniston. In 2005 Brad and Aniston split apart after Aniston filed a divorce.
Later in April, the pictures of Brad along with Angelina and adopted son Maddox surfaced. In 2006 Angelina adopted daughter Zahara from Ethiopia and also announced that she and Brad were expecting a baby. After this news, Brad was granted the legal right to adopt Maddox and Zahara. In May 2006, Angelina gave birth to daughter Shiloh and in 2007 she adopted Pax from Vietnam.
Angelina had twins Vivienne and Knox in July 2008 and after 4 years in 2012, the couple announced their engagement. In 2014 they got married in a private ceremony in a chapel at Château Miraval in the village of Correns.
Brad have been beside Angelina, even in her low times. In 2013, she discovered that she carried a mutation of the BRCA1 gene (The mutation increased 87 percent risk of breast cancer) and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer,and underwent the surgery called preventive double mastectomy.
In 2014, she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a precautionary action.
They have always been an example of an idol couple and both of them have a heart of gold. Angelina and Brad both have been partners in giving, where Brad has helped for years to rebuild New Orleans after it was destructed by Hurricane Katrina, Angelina is a special envoy of United Nations for refugee issues.
Why we don’t know but it breaks our heart to know that these two are splitting!!
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21 September 2016
Avni S. Singh