Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: the divorce of the century is coming to an end
The two Hollywood stars are in court to finally decide what happens to the custody of their children
Although they have been separated since 2016, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have not yet completed a cumbersome and mediatic divorce process, which has been full of mutual accusations and marked above all by the future of their six children, three adopted and three biological.
With Maddox, of legal age, outside the agreement reached, the court must decide until October 23 what happens to the custody of her other five children: Pax, 16; Zahara, 15; Shiloh, 14, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 12. Although the children are not expected to take the stand, both litigants have assembled an extensive roster of experts to act as witnesses.
Brad Pitt, whose goal is to achieve 50 percent joint custody, is supported by the statements of 21 people. On his team are Dr. Stan Katz, a psychologist who has already testified in Michael Jackson's child abuse trial, as well as several experts in trauma, domestic violence, guilt therapy or childhood traumatic stress. But one of the most shocking names among those cited by the actor's lawyers has been that of actress Jillian Armenante, who, according to 'Hollywoodlife', was part of the cast of two films with Angelina Jolie: in 1999 'Innocence interrupted' , and in 2007 in 'An invincible heart', when Brad Pitt and Angelina already had a relationship.
Brad and Angelina got married in August 2014 after meeting on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith 'in 2004 and maintain a relationship for 10 years. The couple have yet to be legally divorced over disagreements over their finances and assets. Even in the first moments of the separation, Jolie accused Pitt of mistreating her son Maddox, having problems with alcohol and using drugs.
Now those problems seem like things of the past and the actor seems focused on recovering his best version for the sake of his children. The little ones are frequently photographed with their mother in Los Angeles, while Brad has been caught by the paparazzi on his motorcycle leaving his ex's Los Feliz home several times in recent months. The actress has already spoken on more than one occasion about her wishes to live outside the United States with the children. "I would love to live abroad and will do so as soon as my children are 18 years old," she said in an interview in November last year with Harper's Bazaar magazine. "Right now, I have to stay where her father chooses to live," she added, referring to her current home in Los Angeles. "My children know my true self, and they have helped me find it again and embrace it. They have been through a lot. I learn from their strength. As parents, we encourage our children to accept all that they are, and all that they know in their lives. hearts that is right, and they look at us and want the same for us, "he said.
