Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have finally reached a divorce settlement after spending nearly a decade embroiled in court battles.
The actress’ lawyer confirmed the reports broken by People Magazine, admitting that the estranged couple had come to a deal, thus bringing an apparent end to one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history.
Jolie’s attorney James Simon confirmed to The Associated Press and said in a statement, “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. 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.”
No court documents have been filed yet, and a judge will need to sign off on the agreement. An email late Monday night to Pitt’s attorney seeking comment was not immediately answered.
Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, were among Hollywood’s most prominent pairings for 12 years. The two made their relationship official by tying the knot in 2014 after parenting six children together- 23-year-old Maddox, 21-year-old Pax, 19-year-old Zahara, 18-year-old Shiloh and 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, after a private jet flight from Europe during which she said Pitt was abusive toward her and their children.
A judge in 2019 declared them divorced and single, but the splitting of assets and child custody needed to be separately settled.
No details of the agreement were immediately revealed, and the couple’s use of the private judge — an increasingly common move among splitting celebrities in recent years — has kept the proceedings largely under wraps. There have been no official court actions in the case in nearly a year, and no indication that the two had been nearing an agreement.
