Angelina Jolie gave an interview in which she referred to her divorce from the actor and she made harsh statements against the father of her six children
"There are many things that I cannot say," Angelina Jolie said about her years with Brad Pitt, whom she divorced in 2016. In a recent interview, the Oscar winner declared that she separated from the actor for the safety of his family. In addition, the Hollywood star spoke for the first time about the night she managed to escape from Harvey Weinstein and the fight she had with Pitt for continuing to work with him.
Without going into details, Jolie said that she was afraid for the safety of her children and that is why she divorced Pitt and accused him of domestic abuse: "I am not the type of person who makes decisions like the ones I had to make at the light. It took a lot for me to be in a position where I felt like I had to separate from the father of my children."
Angelina's son Maddox reportedly testified in court during the custody case with Pitt, but the actress said she did not and was "denied a voice for him." And she confirmed the incident on a private plane with Maddox. “It was so horrible that I almost have to see it as a blessing to be in a position to fight this system. It doesn't start with the plane incident. It is much more complicated than that,” she added.
The journalist asked the actress if she feared for her safety and her children during her marriage to the actor, and she replied: "Yes, for the safety of my entire family."
Jolie, 46, and Pitt, 57, were among Hollywood's most notorious couples for 12 years. They had been married for two years when the American actress filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences" and she sued the actor for mistreatment.
“I separated for the well-being of my family. It was the right decision. I continue to focus on my recovery. Some have taken advantage of my silence, and children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth. In fact, they are very brave and strong young people," said the American actress and director in an interview with Vogue magazine last year.
In September 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, which was finalized in 2019. But they are still locked in a tough legal custody battle after she alleged domestic violence against him. In November 2016, the FBI announced that Pitt would not be charged and cleared him of any wrongdoing, following an incident a couple of months earlier on his private plane in which Pitt was alleged to have been violent towards Maddox, then 15. years. The actor admitted that he had an alcohol problem and that he had yelled at one of his children, but he always denied being physically abusive to them.
Of the six children they have together, the only one not subject to the custody decision is 20-year-old Maddox. Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and the twins Vivienne and Knox, 12, must submit to the legal agreement reached by their parents.
Despite the legal battle that she has with her ex-husband, the actress said she wants the best for her family. “I would like us to move on as a family, all of us, including her dad. I want us to heal and be at peace. We will always be a family…”
"It was hard for me"
In the interview with The Guardian, the actress shared that she decided not to participate in the film "The Aviator", by Martin Scorsese, when she found out that it would be produced by Harvey Weinstein, who today is serving a 23-year sentence for rape and S- assault.
“I said no because he was involved. I never wanted to work with him again and it was very difficult for me when Brad did accept, "reported the actress, who had a bad experience with Weinstein when she was 21 years old, while she was working on the movie" Playing By Heart ' ”. In that meeting, the former film producer, convicted of rape and S- assault, tried to go overboard with her. From then on, the interpreter assures that she stayed "away from him" and that she warned other actresses about her behavior whenever she could. "I remember telling Jonny [Lee Miller], my first husband, who was great about it, to spread the word to other girls, 'Don't let the girls go to him alone.'"
Pitt was a part of Tarantino's 2009 film "Inglourious Basterds," which was co-produced by the Weinstein Company. Jolie also shared that in 2012, her then-husband asked Weinstein to produce her thriller, "Killing Them Softly."
“We fight for it. Of course, it hurt," Jolie said of Pitt's association with Weinstein. She then decided not to attend any promotional events for the film.
