Angelina Jolie - Brad Pitt resolve 'divorce war'

The couple had been arguing with each other in the press, thinking they could no longer talk to each other, but then put it all aside for the sake of their six children.

When Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt took a flight from Nice, France, to their home in Los Angeles, the US, in September 2016, they could not have imagined that it would be the start of one of Hollywood's most tumultuous splits. On the trip home, Brad Pitt allegedly argued with his 15-year-old son, Maddox, which led to Angelina Jolie filing for divorce. The FBI then had to investigate because the famous actor was accused of child abuse.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt when they were together.

Since then, press reports have shown they seem to be on opposite sides.People's sources claim that Angelina Jolie launched a media campaign about the divorce that caught Brad Pitt off guard. She let TMZ be the first to break the news, and also revealed that she was not satisfied with the way Brad Pitt raised his children. Angelina Jolie also revealed through sources that her husband drank, was addicted to drugs and "may have anger management problems"... Brad Pitt could do nothing but go to the press to correct and prove it by taking a blood test.

After three months of turmoil, Brad Pitt has gradually been consulted by lawyers and taken firm steps to gain an advantage in the child custody battle. According to AFP, on December 22, he filed a petition in the Los Angeles court, accusing Angelina Jolie of affecting the privacy of her children by revealing documents related to the divorce. In addition to requesting the documents be sealed, he also called his ex-wife a person who "does not know how to control herself". Angelina Jolie counter-accused, asserting that her ex-husband did so because he was afraid of revealing sensitive information.

* Six children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie separated Brad Pitt from his children immediately after filing for divorce. The number of times the actor saw his children could be counted on one hand and she strictly controlled them. Although the authorities declared Brad innocent after what happened on the flight from France to the US, many people still doubted the actor. The fact that he was only allowed to see his children under the supervision of a psychologist made it seem like Brad and Angelina could never face each other again after the breakup. All problems between them were handled by their respective legal representatives.

But earlier this year, their relationship took a turn.They reached an agreement to seal the divorce papers, ending the back-and-forth war in the press with statements from people close to both. Since then, Brad Pitt has been able to see his children more often.

Brad Pitt was not allowed to see his children for a long time after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce.

In February, while promoting her film First They Killed My Father in Cambodia, Angelina Jolie spoke about the split on the BBC: “We will always be a family. That’s something I’m working through. I have to find a way to make sure we stay strong and close together.”

A few weeks later, E! News confirmed that Brad Pitt had secretly traveled to Cambodia to see his six children while Angelina Jolie was busy promoting her film. Although Brad and Angie stayed in separate hotels, it was a major change in their already strained relationship. Fans understood Angelina Jolie's intentions better in her BBC interview.'

* Angelina Jolie interviewed by BBC

A source close to Brad Pitt described to E! News the process of the two going from confrontation to friendship: “At first, Brad was shocked by the rapid breakdown of the family. He and Angelina both like to live a private life, away from the media for the sake of the children. But then, Brad felt like she pushed the children aside, starting a war that was difficult to reconcile. They did not speak for months. He was angry with Angelina and desperate, lost without the children. He wanted to protect them, but everything was discussed through lawyers. Things only went in the right direction when they put the children first.”

* Angelina Jolie and children return to normal life

Psychologists also contributed to cooling the "heat" of the confrontation between Jolie and Pitt. "Angelina regrets her behavior and wants to have peace with Brad. Brad puts the children first and does not say a bad word about their mother," Angelina's friend revealed on E! News.

To make up for her mistake of making a fuss, the Maleficent star bought a new villa near Brad Pitt's house so her children could see their father more often. The six children were allowed to come to Brad's house for dinner and stay overnight.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met on the set of Mr & Mrs. Smith in 2004. Brad was living with Jennifer Aniston at the time. After divorcing his wife, he and Angelina Jolie went public with their relationship. They adopted Maddox, Zahara and Pax. In 2006, Angelina Jolie became pregnant with Shiloh, and later welcomed twins Vivienne and Knox. They got engaged in 2012 and married in August 2014.

After 11 years together, Angelina Jolie has gone from being considered the third person in Brad Pitt's previous marriage to a devoted mother. The image of their happy family is admired by many people. Not only when they came together, but also when they divorced, they showed that they knew how to successfully redirect public opinion, in accordance with each side's purpose.

According to VNE