Hate, resentment and betrayal: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s painful divorce

No, it’s not over. The highly publicized divorce of adorable couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, the envy of all of Hollywood, is still being talked about. This time, it is a new biography signed by two journalists that tries to shed light on his story.

They loved each other, very much indeed. Just look at them in photos from the time when love at first sight took its toll. He was handsome, brilliant, rich and famous. But their beautiful love story turns into a nightmare, which never ends.

However, the divorce was filed in 2016, which should normally leave plenty of time to move on. But, the super couple “Brangelina” is not like everyone else. Already, the engagement ring that Brad gave to his beloved in 2012 cost US$500,000. Nothing was going well for the beautiful Angelina.

Money, alcohol and beatings

By reading this book, we understand that there is money, a lot of money at stake. Added to this is a form of mutual manipulation, a bit as if there had to be absolute losers and winners. Then there’s worse…

We cannot deny the excellent investigative work carried out by two journalists, Laurence Pew and Hervé Tropia. However, the authors seem to have developed a bias in favor of Angelina in their work. The authors recall that she was already depicted as a calculating, evil, woman, but they assure that this is nothing or almost nothing. “He is neither angelic nor evil, but yes, just as vengeful,” they write.

We can’t say exactly when it all started, as the couple’s fights were frequent, but there was one particular day on a private jet in September 2016, when the couple was with their six children.

Apparently Brad was drunk – in fact there’s a whole chapter on his wine obsession. That day, Angelina and Brad got into an argument that dragged her to the back of the plane away from the kids.

Brad reportedly had some very nice things to say about eldest son Maddox, whom Angelina adopted in Cambodia during her previous marriage. Angelina fought back by defending her son. And the children heard everything.

There may have been verbal abuse, violent gestures and yelling from Brad towards Angelina. Worried, the kids question Brad who replies, “Your mom is crazy, she’s ruining this family.” Brad also allegedly tried to strangle one child and punch another in the face. Starr will file for divorce that day.

On the subject, the authors managed to get their hands on a damning FBI report. They also spoke to the staff of their castle, which Brad had renovated and redecorated numerous times.

We also learn some very sad facts about the former couple in this book. If Hollywood’s sex symbol had a penchant for alcohol, sensual Angelina was suicidal and addicted to heroin.

Miraval Castle

Divorce will be decided in 2019.

However, together they maintained their disputed castle in France.

One of the main legal issues in this divorce is the groom’s famous Château de Miraval in France, a 600-hectare estate with an olive grove and wine estate that they acquired together with a promise that their shares in this case would never be resold. division

The couple got married there in 2014. They loved the place so much that they could stay there for almost six months of the year.

In 2021, Angelina decided to sell her shares in the castle for US$164 million (CAN$222 million), even though it broke her heart. This is because part of his fortune is blocked in this castle. But Brad feels betrayed, as it was he who should have offered her shares as planned. However, she decided to sell them to a Russian expatriate.

Apart from the legal battle over the fort, there is also a dispute over the custody of the children.

Indeed, Angelina wants to retain full custody of their six children, including the biological children she had with Brad.

♦ Author and journalist Hervé Tropia conducted several interviews with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. He has been the French correspondent for numerous magazines in Los Angeles for nearly twenty years, including Gala. He is one of the coordinators and members of the Golden Globe Jury. He has co-authored several books.

♦ Laurence Pew is a French journalist and magazine editorial director near.

♦ Together, they signed the biography Celine Dion – The True Story Released in 2022.