A heavily redacted FBI report obtained by The Associated Press in 2022 said that an agent had provided a probable cause statement to prosecutors on Pitt, but after discussing the merits, “it was agreed by all parties that the criminal Charges will not be pursued.”
The document said Jolie was “personally conflicted” about supporting the allegations, and in a later court filing said she chose not to press them for the sake of the family.
A source familiar with the child services inquiry said AP in 2016 That the child services investigation was closed without finding abuse.
A judge in 2019 Jolie and Pitt declared divorced and unmarriedBut property division and child custody need to be dealt with separately.
Shortly thereafter, a private judge whom the two had appointed to handle the case reached a decision that included equal custody of their children, but Jolie A petition was filed to remove him Undisclosed conflict of interest issue. An appeals court agreed, removing the judge and voiding his decision. The couple had to start the process again.
During the long divorce battle, four of their children became adults, eliminating the need for a custody agreement for them. The only minors who survive are 16-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. In June, one of his daughters, then known Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-PittSuccessfully petitioned to remove Pitt’s name from his name.
The couple’s use of a private judge – a common move among celebrities separating in recent years – has kept the details of the divorce largely secret. There had been no official court action in the case in nearly a year, and there was no indication that the two were close to a settlement.
However, some elements of their dispute have come to light through a separate lawsuit filed by Pitt over Jolie’s sale of half of a French winery she owned. Pitt wanted to buy half of her winery Chateau Miraval, and she said he abandoned their negotiations and sold his share to Tenute del Mondo wine group. Pitt said it was a “retaliatory” and “illegal” move that should not have been taken without his consent and that it ruined a private space that was a second home.
Jolie and her lawyers said that Pitt had demanded she sign a comprehensive non-disclosure agreement about him as part of the proposed deal, an attempt to conceal his abuse of her and the children.
The divorce settlement does not affect the winery lawsuit, where the legal battle between the two stars can continue.
Publicly, both Pitt and Jolie have remained extremely tight-lipped about everything related to their separation, despite strong promotional tours for various projects.
Pitt said in a 2017 interview with GQ that he had a drinking problem at the time of the plane incident and split, but that he had since become sober and was going to therapy. He has not defended his behavior on the family flight.
When they began dating after co-starring as husband-and-wife hitman-and-hitwoman in 2004’s “Mr.”, the two were among the film’s most distinctive stars. and Mrs. Smith,” and remained on top of the Hollywood A-list throughout their coupling. The star of “Maleficent” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” Jolie won an Oscar for her performance in 1999’s “Girl, Interrupted.”
Pitt, star of “Fight Club” and “Inglourious Basterds,” flourished as both an actor and producer after the split. He won his Academy Award for 2019’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”, his biggest achievement at an awards season, which was heralded by some in the media as a redemption and a huge turnout for him. Aroused affection.
Jolie became less visible in the years following the divorce, although she directed several films and appeared in several more films while trying to focus on raising children. She returned to Oscar buzz this year for her portrayal of famed soprano Maria Callas in “Maria.”
