Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement following an eight-year legal battle, according to her lawyer.
The pair, who married in 2014 and have six children, were among the most high-profile couples in the entertainment industry and were dubbed ‘Brangelina’ by the press.
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing “irreconcilable differences.” It later emerged during separate court proceedings that she had accused Pitt of being abusive to her and two of their children on a private jet that year.
Pitt was not charged following a police investigation into the incident and has denied the allegations.
His lawyers have not publicly commented on the divorce settlement.
Jolie’s lawyer James Simon said in a statement to People magazine that his client has been focusing on “finding peace and healing for their family” since divorce proceedings began.
He continued: “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 terms of the agreement have not been made public.
When news of their separation first emerged in 2016, the couple said in a joint statement that it would be conducted privately – and neither have spoken extensively about their relationship in the years since.
However, details have emerged in overlapping court cases which paint a picture of an acrimonious divorce – with Jolie accusing her ex-husband of “waging a vindictive war”, and Pitt accusing her of seeking to deliberately undermine his businesses.
While Jolie’s lawyers have said a divorce settlement has been reached, it is unclear whether it will end a long-running legal battle between the pair over a French vineyard.
They have been involved in a bitter dispute over Chateau Miraval, a sprawling property which they bought together in 2008 for a reported 25 million euros (£21.3m) and where their wedding would eventually take place.
In 2022, Pitt accused Jolie of selling her stake in the property to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler – a drinks industry magnate who owns, among other brands, Stolichnaya vodka – without his knowledge in order to deliberately damage his wine investment.
