>> IN "VANITY FAIR" THE OSCAR WINNER IS SPEAKING OUT IN DETAIL
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. ANGELINA JOLIE SPEAKING CANDIDLY
TO "VANITY FAIR" WHAT LIFE HAS BEEN LIFE FOR HER LIFE AND KIDS
AFTER THE SPLIT FROM BRAD PITT. SHE TELLS THE MAGAZINE, IT'S
JUST BEEN THE HARDEST TIME AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF COMING UP FOR
AIR. UP TO FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE
INTERVIEW THE FAMILY HAD BEEN STAYING IN A RENTAL AND LIVING
OUT OF SUIT CASES. NOW SETTLED INTO THEIR NEW LANK
HOME JOLIE AND THE KIDS ARE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR NINE MONTHS TO BE REALLY GOOD AT JUST BEING
A HOMEMAKER AND PICKING UP DOG POOP AND CLEANING DISHES AND
READING BEDTIME STORIES. I'M GETTING BETTER AT ALL THREE.
>> THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN AT A PARTICULAR TIME WHEN THINGS
ARE REALLY SCARY AND CHAOTIC AND DIFFERENT.
SHE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHART HER COURSE.
>> THINGS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN JOLIE FILED
FOR DIVORCE AGAINST BRAD PITT. THINGS GOT BAD, SHE TELLS
"VANITY FAIR," IN ONE OF THE ONLY MOMENTS SHE ADDRESSES THE
SPLIT. SHE QUICKLY CORRECTED HERSELF.
I DIDN'T WANT TO USE THAT WORD. THINGS BECAME DIFFICULT.
A DIFFICULT TIME THAT LED TO HYPERTENSION AND BELLS PALSY, A
CONDITION THAT CAUSED ONE SIDE OF HER FACE TO DROOP.
JOLIE WENT ON TO SAY SOMETIMES WOMEN IN FAMILIES PUT THEMSELVES
LAST UNTIL IT MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THEIR OWN HEALTH.
HER FOCUS HAS BEEN ON HER CHILDREN, WHO SHE CALLS BRAVE.
I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE WORRIED ABOUT ME.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CRY IN THE SHOWER, NOT IN FRONT OF
THEM. THEY NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING IS
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT SURE IT IS.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT RUMORS THAT THE FAMILY'S NOMADIC LIFESTYLE LED
TO THE BREAKUP SHE TOLD "VANITY FAIR," OUR LIFESTYLE WAS NOT IN
ANY WAY NEGATIVE. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
THAT IS AND WILL REMAIN ONE OF THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES WE
WERE ABLE TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN. THEIR SIX VERY STRONG MINDED
THOUGHTFUL, WORLDLY INDIVIDUALS. I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.
>> SHE'S SHOWING THAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO LIKE PUT ON AIRS AS
LIKE I'M THE PERFECT MOTHER. IT'S A LITTLE MESS Y, A LITTLE
SLOPPY. THERE'S A LOT OF LOVE AND KIND
OF EASINESS, I WOULD SAY, BETWEEN HER AND HER KIDS.
>> IN MAY HER HUSBAND BRAD PITT ADMITTED TO "GQ" STYLE HE HAD
PROBLEMS WITH ALCOHOL TELLING THE MAGAZINE, THIS PERIOD HAS
BEEN REALLY AT LOOKING AT MY WEAKNESSES AND FAILURE AND
OWNING MY SIDE OF THE STREET. WHEN ASKED BY "VANITY FAIR" IF
SHE WAS SURPRISED BY PITT'S ARTICLE, HER ANSWER, NO.
>> THE SENSE I GOT IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PAIN AND A LOT OF
RESIDUAL ANGER. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THE FAMILY,
SHE'S, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO KEEP THAT IN CHECK.
>> FOR HER PART, JOLIE HAS REMAINED BUSY LECTURING AT THE
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, CONTINUING HER WORK WITH THE
UNITED NATIONS. MORE RECENTLY PROMOTING HER NEW
FILM, "FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER" A PASSION PROJECT FOR
HER AND HER OLDEST SON MADDUX. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO A WOMAN
FINDING HER WAY FORWARD AFTER A TUMULTUOUS TIME.
I ACTUALLY FEEL MORE OF A WOMAN BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING
SMART ABOUT MY CHOICES AND I'M PUTTING MY FAMILY FIRST.
AND I'M IN CHARGE OF MY LIFE AND MY HEALTH.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES A WOMAN COMPLETE.
>> AND ANGELINA JOLIE SAYS SHE IS IN FULL RECOVERY FROM HER
HEALTH ISSUES. SHE CREDITS ACUPUNCTURE FOR
THAT. SHE SAYS SHE AND BRAD PITT ALSO
SEEM TO BE MOVING FORWARD. SHE TOLD "VANITY FAIR," WE CARE
FOR EACH OTHER AND CARE ABOUT OUR FAMILY, AND WE ARE BOTH
WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL.AL. SO SHE