“My children are my friends.” Angelina Jolie reveals to the Wall Street Journal that she does not have a “social life”.

Angelina Jolie admits that she does not have many friends. in an interview with WSJ Magazine On Tuesday, December 5, the 48-year-old actress revealed that her inner circle is limited to her six children. In this case, Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 15. “They are the closest people to me and my life, and they are my closest friends,” he confides to Eliza Lipsky-Karash, editor-in-chief of the American magazine, noting that his tribe continues to “heal the wounds.” her chaotic divorce from Brad Pitt. Fortunately for Angelina Jolie, their union is strong. “We are seven different people, which is our strength.”

Although Angelina Jolie and her children have moved on since the famous Hollywood couple nicknamed “Brangelina” broke up, she also says she can rely on a very close group of friends. “I don’t really have a social life,” confesses translator Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s forthcoming biography. “I realized that my closest friends are refugees,” continues the forty-year-old woman, who claims to be single. “Maybe four out of six women I’m close to from wars and conflicts.”

In this same interview that was given WSJ MagazineAngelina Jolie laments that her divorce is preventing her from leaving Los Angeles, where she was born, raised and currently lives (and where Brad Pitt also resides). “It’s part of what happened after my divorce. I had lost the ability to live and travel freely. I will move when I can,” explains the woman, who wants to spend more time in Cambodia, where she adopted her eldest son and whose nationality she is. “I grew up in a pretty shallow place,” he adds. “Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. That’s why we’re looking for authenticity.”

Divorce and broken family

Let’s remind that the beginning of the “war” between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt begins on September 20, 2016. That day, the Oscar-winning actress ended her relationship with the father of six after eleven years of love. He then claims sole custody of Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne. In the months that followed, the couple publicly broke up with each other, never shedding light on the real reasons behind their stormy split. Speculation abounds. Several media outlets are discussing the differences regarding their children’s education. Not to mention scheduling issues.

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Since then, new details have emerged. The breakup would take place after Brad Pitt verbally and physically abused his wife and children during their return to the US in September 2016. In the family van, then on the way to Nice airport, the sound would go up in between. the hero of Once upon a time in Hollywood… (2019) and his adopted son, Maddox. After being placed on the plane, the actor would call the latter an “idiot”. Angelina Jolie would immediately open her belt before going to her husband. The two reportedly went to the bathroom where they had a violent fight. Angelina Jolie was the first to notice that her husband drank too much. Then the latter allegedly shouted at him, grabbed his head and shook him. He then allegedly grabbed her shoulders and shook her again.

Realizing that the situation has deteriorated, the couple’s children stood behind the toilet door. “Is mom okay?” one of them would ask. To which Brad Pitt would respond by yelling. “No, mom is not well. He is ruining this family. He’s crazy.” One of the children, who has not been identified but is not believed to be Maddox, said he fought back. “It’s not him, it’s you, idiot!” And he allegedly tried to attack his father. The latter would protect himself, and Angelina Jolie would hold onto his back to prevent him from hitting the child in question. For his part, Brad Pitt would be thrown back to dislodge him. Then the six children participated in this confrontation. “Brad allegedly tried to choke one of the children and punched the other in the face,” we read. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt: Secrets of the Divorce of the Century, a book by Laurence Pio and Herve Tropea. At the end of this conflict, the actor would get off the private plane alone before saying:Deceive you, I leave you! Although an investigation was then launched, the FBI eventually dropped the charges against Brad Pitt after reaching an amicable settlement. Brangelina’s divorce was officially finalized in April 2019.