What’s up y’all?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News and four years after Brad Pitt and Angelia
Jolie’s very public break up, Angelina is opening up about why they ultimately decided
to end their marriage.
Alright so we all remember back in 2016 when Angelina filed for divorce from Brad Pitt,
and the internet was literally shook.
While they were only married for two years, Brangelia was a staple in Hollywood for more
than a decade, after meeting on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004.
I mean seriously y’all, fans are still not over their break up like this person who recently
tweeted saying quote, “I will never get over this celebrity split.
I held a burial ceremony for my vhs copy of Mr & Mrs smith.”
And while Angelina didn’t get into too much detail at the time about why they split, reports
surfaced in the following years about Brad’s alleged substance abuse and a physical incident
on a private plane with his son Maddox.
Soon after the alleged plane incident, the judge granted Angelina physical custody of
all six kids with Brad continuing to have agreed-upon therapeutic visitations with the
kids.
The plane situation reportedly escalated to the point where the FBI got involved, and
Brad was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing in November of 2016, but the relationship
between Maddox and Brad was left scarred.
Maddox was supposedly not speaking to his dad for a period of time, and the paparazzi
continued to question him about his relationship with his dad whenever he was spotted out and
about.
And over the past few years, Brad and Angelina went back and forth over the custody and co-parenting
of their kids, but finally came to an agreement last year around the time when their divorce
was finalized.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Brad was granted more time with the kids, years after
the judge’s initial decision.
And according to The Blast, Brad has been working hard at mending the rifts in his family
over the past couple years.
A source told Entertainment Tonight that quote, “Brad's kids are the most important thing
to him.
He tells his friends he learns so much about life from his own children.
He and Angie have been getting along so much better since the custody rules have been worked
out.
They have come so far.”
But now, Angelina is sharing her side of the story and opening up about their public split.
In a new interview with Vogue India, Angelina revealed that their separation was for the
sake of their six children.
She said quote, “I separated for the well-being of my family.
It was the right decision.”
And she explained that while the split was 4 years ago, her focus is still on her kids
and their healing process.
Angelina said quote, “I continue to focus on their healing.
Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in
the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds.”
So who knows if everything we’ve heard of the past few years has been true, regardless
we are glad everyone seems to be in a better place now.
And Angelina finished her sentiments about her children saying quote, “In fact, they
are six very brave, very strong young people.”
And in the same Vogue interview, Angelina discussed the beauty of motherhood both from
a biological standpoint and an adoption standpoint.
She said quote, “Each is a beautiful way of becoming family.
What is important is to speak with openness about all of it and to share.
'Adoption' and 'orphanage' are positive words in our home.
With my adopted children, I can't speak of pregnancy, but I speak with much detail and
love about the journey to find them and what it was like to look in their eyes for the
first time.”
Angelina continued on saying quote, “All adopted children come with a beautiful mystery
of a world that is meeting yours.
When they are from another race and foreign land, that mystery, that gift, is so full.
For them, they must never lose touch with where they came from.
They have roots that you do not.
Honor them.
Learn from them.
It’s the most amazing journey to share.
They are not entering your world, you are entering each other’s worlds.”
And Angelina also spoke about some of her humanitarian projects and how she’s been
trying to help specific groups of people in need during our current global crisis.
She said quote, “Sadly we are only at the beginning of the economic and social impact
of the crisis, and what this will mean for displaced people when levels of humanitarian
funding were already so low.
It really is frightening to consider.
It’s a time for solidarity and to understand that refugees are on the frontline of the
struggle for survival and human rights.”
And we’ve linked the refugee organization that Angelina is an advocate and ambassador
for down in the description below in case you wanted to learn more about the work she’s
doing or even get involved.
And as for Brangelina, well, as upsetting as their split was, we’re just glad everyone
seems to be in a better place now than they were back in 2016 when they first announced
the break up news.
For more on Brad’s relationship with their son Maddox, click right over here for another
Clevver News video.
And let us know down in the comments below what you think about Angelina’s statement
regarding their split.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!