Brad Pitt breaks his silence on finalizing divorce from Angelina Jolie after 8 years

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5 days ago

Brad Pitt is finally speaking about the end of Brangelina.
In an new interview with GQ, the 61-year-old was asked if he felt 'relief' finalizing his divorce from ex-wife Angelina Jolie in December after a turbulent 8-year legal battle.
'No, I don't think it was that major of a thing,' the 'F1' star said. 'Just something coming to fruition. Legally.'
9 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the WSJ. Magazine 2015 Innovator Awards.
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Pitt also acknowledged that his 'personal life is always in the news.'
'It's been in the news for 30 years, bro. Or some version of my personal life, let's put it that way,' he said.
9 Brad Pitt on the cover of GQ's 2025 Summer Issue.
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9 Brad Pitt in a photoshoot for GQ.
'It's been an annoyance I've had to always deal with in different degrees, large and small, as I do the things I really want to do,' Pitt continued of his celebrity status. 'So, it's always been this kind of nagging time suck or waste of time, if you let it be that, I don't know. I don't know.'
'Mostly I feel pretty…. My life is fairly contained,' he shared. 'It feels pretty warm and secure with my friends, with my loves, with my fam, with my knowledge of who I am, that, you know, it's like this fly buzzing around a little bit.'
9 Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the AFI FEST 2015.
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9 Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt at the 15th Annual AFI Awards Luncheon in 2015.
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Jolie and Pitt first met on the set of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' in 2005. They got married in 2014.
Two years later, Jolie filed for divorce from the 'Fight Club' actor following an alleged altercation on a plane with their six children present. Pitt was investigated after the alleged incident and wasn't charged by authorities.
9 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Academy Awards.
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The exes share three biological children, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, and three adopted children, Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, and Zahara, 20.
After their split, Pitt and Jolie spent nearly a decade fighting over the custody of their children and division of assets.
9 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with their children at the Tokyo airport in 2011.
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They also engaged in a still-unresolved court battle tied to their French vineyard, Château Miraval, which they bought in 2008.
On Dec. 30, 2024, Jolie's lawyer confirmed that the former couple finally reached a settlement in their divorce, five years after they were declared legally single.
9 Angelina Jolie at the 'Eddington' red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
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'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,' the 'Maleficent' star's lawyer said in a statement last year.
9 Brad Pitt attends the 'Wolfs' red carpet during the 2024 Venice International Film Festival.
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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,' the statement added.
While Pitt didn't comment on the divorce settlement at the time, a source told People that the 'Wolfs' actor — who has been dating Ines de Ramon since 2022 — was 'happy that the divorce is behind him.'
While Jolie is close to her six children, Pitt is believed to be estranged from his kids. Shiloh even legally dropped her famous father's last name last year.