Brad Pitt breaks his silence on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
By Tamantha Ryan
Brad Pitt is finally breaking his silence on finalizing his divorce from Angelina Jolie after eight years.
The “Fight Club” actor was asked by GQ if he felt “relief” when he and the actress legally settled their split in December 2024.
“No, I don’t think it was that major of a thing,” he dismissively told the outlet on Wednesday.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in 2015
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Brad Pitt broke his silence on finalizing his divorce from Angelina Jolie after eight years.
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Brad Pitt on GQ cover
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During an interview with GQ published Wednesday, the “Fight Club” actor was asked if he felt “relief” when he and the actress legally settled their split in December 2024.
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“Just something coming to fruition. Legally,” the dad of six added.
His comment comes six months after the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-stars settled their divorce. Jolie had initially filed for the dissolution of their marriage in September 2016.
“More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,” her lawyer, James Simon, told Page Six at the time.
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“No, I don’t think it was that major of a thing,” he told the outlet.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the AFI FEST 2015
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“Just something coming to fruition. Legally,” the dad of six added.
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“This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.”
Jolie’s legal team filed court documents stating that she had waived “any right to receive” spousal support from Pitt “forever.”
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, were declared legally single in 2019.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Venice, Italy, in 2007
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In December 2024, the “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” co-stars settled their split, eight years after Jolie initially filed for the dissolution of their marriage.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the 2012 Oscars
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Jolie and Pitt were declared legally single in 2019.
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The exes share six kids: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
However, none of the children are on speaking terms with Pitt as several of them have even opted to drop his last name.
Last June, a source told People Pitt was “aware and upset” that his and Jolie’s first biological daughter, Shiloh, dropped his last name.
“He’s never felt more joy than when she was born. He always wanted a daughter,” the insider said in part.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with their kids in Tokyo, japan.
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The exes share six kids: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
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Angelina Jolie and five of her kids at the "Eternals" premiere in 2021
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None of the children are on speaking terms with Pitt as several of them have even opted to drop his last name.
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“The reminders that he’s lost his children is, of course, not easy for Brad. He loves his children and misses them. It’s very sad.”
While it’s unclear when the kids became estranged from the “Troy” star, Pax reportedly called his estranged dad a “world class a–hole” in a 2020 Father’s Day post.
“You have no consideration or empathy toward your 4 youngest children who tremble in fear when in your presence,” he reportedly said, seemingly referencing a 2016 incident when Pitt allegedly became “verbally abusive and physical with his children” aboard a private jet.
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