Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt: Why did they break up?
Brangelina were the Hollywood couple, until 5 years ago they broke our hearts
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie broke hearts around the world when the Oscar-winning actress filed for divorce on September 19, 2016. The famous and beloved actors were together for 12 years, although they remained married for only 2. They share six beautiful children (Maddox , Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne), and let's face it, these two were among the most beautiful couples on the planet. They were THE Hollywood couple. So what happened?
Jolie, completely certain of her separation, hired famous divorce attorney Laura Wasser to represent her, the same attorney who represented Johnny Depp in her ugly divorce from actress Amber Heard. Sources told TMZ that Jolie's decision to end the marriage was due to disagreements with Pitt over raising their children and her "interactions with them," but it turns out this once perfect couple may have had a long time. list of reasons why they just didn't work.
A bad start
You already know the story: In 2003, Brad Pitt, who was then married to "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston, was hired to star in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Nicole Kidman was originally set to act in front of her with the heartthrob, but Pitt reportedly didn't feel enough chemistry with her and dropped out of the movie. When the producers cast Jolie, they called Pitt again, and the actor gladly agreed. Filming began in January 2004, and soon rumors began to circulate that the couple was falling in love.
In May 2004, Pitt took his then-wife Aniston to the premiere of "Troy," possibly to stop gossiping, but to no avail. In December, Pitt went on vacation with Aniston, and a month later, in January 2005, they announced their separation. That March, Aniston filed for divorce. In April 2005, Pitt and Jolie were photographed on vacation with Jolie's son Maddox, and the rest is history.
But the point is; Any relationship that begins with infidelity (or even an emotional affair) is bound to have trust issues at some point.
The Jolie-Aniston-Pitt love triangle blew up the media. Despite all parties denying there was an infidelity, Pitt and Jolie had a hard time keeping their stories clear. They both initially claimed that nothing happened until Pitt and Aniston divorced, but in a 2007 Vogue cover story, Jolie made it clear that she had developed a deep relationship during filming (when Pitt was still married).
"Because of the movie, we ended up teaming up to do all this crazy stuff, and I think we found this strange friendship and partnership that suddenly happened," she said. “I think a few months later I realized that 'God, I can't wait to go to work' ... Everything we had to do with each other, we just found a lot of joy together and a lot of real teamwork. We just become a kind of couple. "
Media scrutiny makes any relationship more difficult, and for a long time Brad and Angelina appreciated the media's support ... until they became their main enemy.
The Beginning of the End Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie co-starred in 2015's "By the Sea," which may have been a case of life-mimicking art. The movie focused on a broken relationship between an unhappy couple. When asked about it, Brangelina was quick to deny any issues ... without looking very honest.
"We're actually very, very stable and these are not our problems," she told Tom Brokaw on Today in October 2015. Jolie later told the Daily Mail that making the film "was our way of testing ourselves. Yes. we could get through this, we would come out even stronger and happier. And we did. We always liked facing challenges, even though it might be a little more dangerous for us as a couple. " She also added, "I don't think we want to go through that again, though."
The reality is that Jolie and Pitt had very different priorities. It is said that she was looking for satisfaction off the screen, while he supposedly loves being the golden boy of Hollywood. "The older she gets, the more serious she gets and she's fed up with Hollywood," said a source. "He wants to make movies. She doesn't. It's a fundamental difference. It's how you live your life."
Did Jolie's quest to serve the good of the world hurt her own family? "In the end, she was almost too comfortable acting as a role model," a source told Page Six. "She was not able to adjust to some of the realities of her marriage and her life. She just assumed that people would follow what she said, including her husband, so when they were having marital problems, she believed she could just bully him into doing it. whatever she wants. "
While Pitt has clearly supported and respected Jolie's extensive humanitarian efforts in the past, it is possible that he has grown skeptical over time. "Brad used to admire Angie's humanitarian work, but now he suspects more of her true motivations," one said in June 2018, as the custody battle for her exes continued. "Brad wasn't surprised that Angie was going to Iraq on the weekend when she was with the kids for Father's Day."
Other sources also confirmed that the couple argued a lot about politics. During the 2016 election season, when their separation was announced, those "heated political struggles" may have escalated.
There was also a codependency problem, as Jolie admitted in 2012 that she didn't have many friends: "I don't have many friends that I talk to. Brad is really the only person I talk to," she said.
Perhaps she wanted Pitt to join her in a rather isolated bubble. And indeed, a source claimed that Jolie resented her friendships with other stars, notably actor Edward Norton. "Angelina has always thought Ed is a superficial underperforming boy who brings out Brad's immature side, and she is not impressed by her wife," alleged a source. Furthermore, Jolie was said to allegedly envy the attention that renowned human rights lawyer Amal Clooney receives, who is the wife of Pitt's best friend, actor George Clooney, because apparently there can only be one beautiful humanitarian brunette at a time.
Meanwhile, Jolie's friends include Lady Arminka Helic of the UK House of Lords and former Hague aide Chloe Dalton, who are suspected of having planted stories smearing Pitt in the press.
His children, the drop that broke the camel's back
Insiders claim that the biggest problem Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt faced in their relationship was their conflicting views on parenting, and when you have a family of 6 kids, I imagine the problem is even bigger. "His approach to parenting was always very different," a source told People. "Since their separation, it was obvious that they weren't going to figure things out on their own when it came to the kids." A source told the magazine: "Brad has always been stricter ... Angelina always had a more laid-back attitude when it came to the kids."
Pitt told GQ that his upbringing may have influenced his parenting style. "I grew up with a mentality of 'your father knows what is best for you', the father is super strong and super powerful, rather than really knowing the man and his doubts and conflicts," he said. The actor said the divorce made him realize that "it has to be more for them. I have to show it to them. And I haven't been very good at it." For each of his merits, Jolie told Good Morning America that "of course" Pitt is a good father and that they will always be a family.
While it's unclear exactly how Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie differ about raising their children, it's clear that something happened on a private plane between Pitt and his son, Maddox, that prompted Jolie to file for divorce and instigated an investigation. from Child Protective Services about Pitt.
TMZ reported that Pitt allegedly argued with Jolie during a private flight, at which point Maddox came between his parents to defend his mother. Pitt was accused of beating her son and the actor was even reported to be drunk at the time.
Then, concerned for the safety of her children, Jolie couldn't take it anymore and urged Pitt to "get over it." Regardless of what happened on that plane, Pitt was ultimately cleared of allegations of abuse or wrongdoing in an investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
Brad Pitt and his addictions
According to different media, Jolie was fed up with Pitt's alleged use of marijuana and alcohol and its possible effects on her children. Amid reports that Pitt was in addiction treatment and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, she addressed the problem in front of him and told GQ in May 2017 that he had a problem. "I can't remember a day since I got out of college that I wasn't drinking or smoking marijuana ... I'm very, very happy to be done with all of that," she said. "I stopped everything except drinking when I started my family. But even this past year ... I was drinking too much. It just became a problem. And I'm so happy that half a year has passed, which is bittersweet."
Jolie struggled with heroin addiction when she was younger and allegedly used cocaine as well. Being around someone who even misuses substances recreationally can be a potential trigger as well as a danger to her children, so that could be another reason why she interrupted her marriage. There were many reasons, don't you think?
