Famous, beautiful, and rich, but star Angelina Jolie’s life is not like a dream. After 3 failed marriages, the beauty decided to take custody of her 6 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren.
Youth rebels
Angelina Jolie was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1975 in Los Angeles, growing up in an “artistic cradle” when both parents were actors. That’s why Angelina inherited her cinematic qualities and soon revealed her talent.
As a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, she acted in her first film Looking to Get Out with her father, actor Jon Voight. This is a rare movie that Angelina stars in with her father. But because of her early fame from 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood, Angelina Jolie’s youth was filled with turmoil in the years that followed.
Angelina Jolie and her parents when she was 6 years old.
At the age of 14, Angelina started having a boyfriend, and with her family’s permission, she and her boyfriend and her brother James Haven moved into their home in Los Angeles. However, this “fluffy” love affair quickly ended.
Angelina Jolie’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood went through many events. She attended Beverly Hills High School but felt isolated at this wealthy school because her mother had to work for a more modest income. After being bullied a lot, the actress dropped out of school at age 14 and returned to complete her degree two years later.
Slipping into the same rut of youth, at the age of 20, Angelina Jolie tried “every possible drug”, including drugs. She also admitted that she had suffered from depression, self-harmed and had suicidal thoughts. However, overcoming those difficulties, Angelina Jolie tried to start her fledgling on-screen career.
Quick love affairs
Among the top female superstars in America today, perhaps few have had to go through a turbulent youth journey like Angelina Jolie. But behind the flashy sparkles are bitter hidden corners that not everyone can expect. Although she is a beautiful and talented movie star, Angelina Jolie’s life is not smooth, she has had many close marriages.
Her first marriage to British actor and Hackers co-star Jonny Lee Miller lasted only a short time.
Thanks to their participation in the movie Hackers (1995), Angelina Jolie found a peaceful but short-lived place with actor Jonny Lee Miller. The two actors held a simple wedding in March 1996. Being a personable and a bit eccentric girl, the 7X beauty’s wedding outfit at that time was black rubber pants and a white shirt with the groom’s name written on it in her blood. Unfortunately, the two decided to break up in September 1997 and completed the divorce procedure 2 years later.
After divorcing her first husband, according to PageSix, in a 2004 interview, Angelina Jolie admitted that divorcing Jonny Lee Miller was “probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever done.” The actress also revealed to the Calgary Sun that they have never once fought or hurt each other. The beauty once praised her ex-husband as a man and a trustworthy friend.
Just a few years after her marriage broke down, Angelina Jolie fell into new loves and met her second husband, actor Billy Bob Thornton, on the set of Pushing Tin (1999). However, at that time the actor 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1955 was engaged to Laura Dern and the 7X beauty was said to be dating co-star Timothy Hutton. Overcoming many rumors, in 2000, the couple with a 20-year age difference surprised everyone when they got married after only two months of dating. The beauty of the movie Tomb Robber even tattooed her husband’s name on her arm to express her intense love.
In 2002, not long after adopting their son Maddox from Cambodia, their marriage broke up. The couple completed the divorce process about a year later, they still consider each other friends and keep in touch. Sharing about the sudden divorce, Angelina Jolie said: “That also surprised me because overnight, we completely changed. I think one day we suddenly had nothing in common anymore… that’s scary but it’s completely possible when you get married without really understanding what you want.”
The beautiful rose of Hollywood meets actor Brad Pitt on the set of Mr. &Mrs. Smith (2005) and quickly stirred up public opinion with the question of “fake love movies”. At this time, the actor was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1963 and was in a relationship with Jennifer Aniston.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the movie Mr & Mrs Smith (2005).
When rumored to be a “fake love movie”, Angelina suffered a lot of criticism because she was considered a third person intruding on her co-star’s happiness. Faced with the accusation of being a “little tam”, the beauty 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1975 spoke up: “Being intimate with a married man – while my father had an affair, is something I cannot accept. I wouldn’t dare look at myself every morning if I did. I am not attracted to a man who is willing to cheat on his wife.”
Having gone through many ups and downs, the couple quickly became the most sought after couple in Hollywood thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s wonderful effects and being so well matched in appearance, reputation and talent.
Their sublime love affair made the public constantly curious and discussed, and the media continuously updated “every move” about the two main characters.
The famous Hollywood couple together took care of their adopted son Maddox and adopted Pax Thien and Zahara. Along with that, three biological 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren of this A-list star couple, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne, were 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 one after another. The multi-ethnic family of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” is always the focus of media and public attention. They are followed in every private activity and are warmly sought after every time they appear at a public event. The Jolie – Pitt family was once the most popular family in Hollywood and had a huge fan base around the world.
After a period of living together, in 2014, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt held a cozy, simple wedding at their estate in France in the presence of their six 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. It seemed like she had met her destiny, but just two years after that sweet event, the two stunned the public when they decided to end it. From the perfect couple admired and desired by many people, they openly and fiercely fought in the divorce and custody battle that lasted for 5 years.
Angelina Jolie’s third marriage with Brad Pitt consumed the most ink in the press. They “rocked” the entertainment world with their dreamlike love stories, perfect homes, and glamorous lives, but they also made the public tired many times with noisy rumors and tensions that never ended. conclude. Until now, their divorce is still considered the most regrettable breakup in Hollywood.
The richest in Hollywood
Angelina Jolie was once a rebellious girl with a liberal love life. The star 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1975 has gone through countless love affairs and broken marriages three times.
In addition to being famous for her acting, Angelina Jolie began cultivating her career as a director. She debuted as a feature-length film director with the film In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011). Next was Unbroken (2014), based on a real character about Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini’s journey of survival in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, grossing more than 163 million USD worldwide.
In 2016, Jolie directed and co-starred with Brad Pitt in the art film By the Sea. The film is a slow-paced story set in the 1970s in the Mediterranean about a couple and the tensions in their relationship.
With outstanding charisma and talent, filmmakers do not hesitate to pay generous salaries to female stars. According to IMDB, Angelina Jolie earns about 20 million USD per movie. In 2020, Jolie was on Forbes’ list of the top 10 highest-paid actresses. The Maleficent star ranked 6th on the list with an income of 22.5 million USD.
According to Variety, last year Angie earned 33 million USD, making it into the top 10 richest stars in the world. Jolie’s net worth is estimated at $120 million.
The star has a compassionate heart
Having gone through many failed marriages, Angelina Jolie seems to no longer be interested in love. The actress regularly participates in film projects, becomes an exemplary mother of six 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and a humanitarian with great influence globally.
Although she is one of the richest stars in the world, she does not waste money on shopping, she spends most of her money on long-term investments and volunteer work.
There are few actresses who support charitable causes as wholeheartedly as star Maleficent, with women’s rights, conservation, immigrant 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, education and human rights all on the radar of her philanthropic efforts. since becoming a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2001. The beauty also founded her own charity fund called the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. Jolie’s charity activities are considered by the press to be sincere and substantive.
In response to the A-list star’s philanthropic heart, many awards have been given by organizations to honor the “Queen of Charity” Angelina Jolie. But for this silver screen beauty, the most important thing is still what she learned from the turbulence of her life: For a meaningful life, to see that she lives a useful life.
“When I was in the refugee camp, my spirit was more comfortable than when I was anywhere else on this earth, because I was surrounded by truth and family. I feel like I’m truly human. In those countries, people don’t know who I am. I was useful because I was someone willing to spend a whole day with them in poor conditions. I can help give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves,” Angelina Jolie explained simply but sincerely about her choice.
