Before Brad Pitt -her now ex-husband and father of her six children- crossed her path, Angelina Jolie had already formed one of the most mediatic couples in Hollywood with Billy Bob Thornton at the beginning of this millennium.
The two actors were married for three years, until 2003, coinciding with the time when she was beginning to emerge as one of the most promising interpreters of her generation and one of the most famous, a success that ironically ended up being the trigger for their breakup.
“When she looked back I remember it as a wonderful time because Angie and I are still friends and she is an amazing person. It's clear that the movies she makes of her still mean a lot to her... no matter if they succeed or fail.
"She is still dedicating herself to what she believes in and I will always respect her for it," the actor assured as an introduction before going on to explain the reasons why, in his opinion, his marriage -the fifth for him- did not succeed despite the indisputable affection they felt and feel for each other. "He is a more international lifestyle and I'm an agoraphobic so... Probably the only reason we're not together yet is because we wanted to follow different paths in this life."
A highly publicized relationship
At the time, Billy Bob and Angelina's romantic relationship, and specifically their peculiar way of showing their mutual devotion, grabbed almost as many headlines as her romance with Brad Pitt, whom she met on the set of ' Mr. and Mrs. Smith' when he was still married to Jennifer Aniston.
One of the anecdotes that remained to be remembered was her occurrence of wearing a vial with the other's blood around her neck as a symbol of her love, something that to this day does not cease to surprise Billy himself. “The thing about the necklaces was the most innocent the world.
We said to each other, 'Let's prick our fingers and smear some blood on them, and when we're apart we'll wear them.' It was something that simple, but by the time it was finally leaked to the press it looked like we were wearing buckets of blood around our necks," the actor clarified in an interview.
