How did Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce get so messy? Couple reach settlement after eight years
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Once the most loved-up couple in Hollywood, borne like a phoenix from the ashes of Brad and Jennifer Aniston’s world-rocking break up, Brangelina has taken quite the tumble. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announced their split in 2016, just two years after they tied the knot in Miraval, south east France, where they also co-owned a successful vineyard. Since then, there’s been allegations of abuse, claims of forced NDAs, a revolving door of legal professionals and more than a little crying over spilt rosé.
It also emerged that two of the couple’s children, Shiloh and Vivienne, dropped Pitt’s name from their surnames. On December 30, Pitt and Jolie hit the headlines once again as they have reached a divorce settlement, bringing an end to one of the longest and most contentious legal battles in Hollywood history.
From Hollywood’s iconic “it” couple that couldn’t keep their hands off each other to embittered exes, where did it all go so wrong for Brad and Ange?. First, let’s go way back. The two actors first met on the set of action comedy Mr & Mrs Smith in 2004. Chemistry between the pair — playing a married couple who both turned out to be assassins hired to kill the other — was said to be palpable. At the time, Brad was married to Jennifer Aniston, making him one half of the most adored celebrity couple.
Brad and Jen’s Malibu wedding in 2000 was no small affair (if you’ll pardon the phrasing), it reportedly cost $1 million and was attended by the entire cast of Friends, including David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc. He was the biggest movie star in the world and she was the Rachel Green. People from all across the world were obsessed and ate up every available inside detail on the pair’s relationship. Like, for instance, their wedding vows: he promised to split the thermostat bill and Jen pledged to always make Brad his favourite banana milkshake.
