Angelina Jolie says ‘Being a parent is everything’, not her career

Angelina Jolie would choose her family over the glory of the moment.

The 49-year-old actress said motherhood is “everything” to her during an interview with Sunday Timesposted on Dec 1 While discussing her lead role in Pablo LaraineMaria Callas biopic, MariaJolie insisted she was lucky not to be as lonely as the world-famous opera singer, who died aged 53 in 1977.

“I don’t feel that (loneliness) because I have a family,” Jolie said. “Maria had no family, so her work was everything. My work is not everything. Being a parent is everything.”

Jolie has six children – Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16 – with Brad Pittwith whom she broke up in 2016. Amid the abuse allegations, at least two of the couple’s children, Vivienne and Shiloh, have dropped the Pitt surname.

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Jolie said she was “grateful that this film gave me time to stop and learn and listen and appreciate,” mentioning that her sons Maddox and Pax — who she adopted from Cambodia and Vietnam, respectively — worked on it Maria as production assistants.

This allowed them to see their mother at work and also understand Callas’ dynamic with those around her. “They were able to consider the relationships in the film and the violence, things that sometimes you don’t get a chance to discuss with your sons, so I felt happy,” Jolie admitted.

She recently talked about her love of parenting in an interview with Good morning Americain which she told the host Michael Strahan that this is her “happiness”.

“You can take everything else from me. Nothing else matters,” she insisted.

Jolie also said that none of her children want to follow in their parents’ footsteps when it comes to appearing on the big screen.

“None of my kids want to be on camera at this point. They are quite private. Shiloh is extremely private,” she said. “They weren’t born with solitude, were they? So I hope they can have that as they grow up.

Jolie and Pitt, 60, known as “Brangelina”, caught the attention of many after their romance broke out in 2005. amid his divorce from Jennifer Aniston. They raised their children together and supported each other in their careers for years before tying the knot in August 2014. at their Château Miraval estate – now a point of contention after their breakup.

A judge tentatively ruled Monday, Nov. 25, that Pitt must turn over documents and communications Jolie says will prove he covered up alleged domestic abuse against her and their children.

“We are pleased that the court ruled in Angelina’s favor,” said Jolie’s lawyer, Paul Murphy. exclusively speaking Us Weekly in a statement on Tuesday, November 26. “After Mr. Pitt fought for years to hide this crucial piece of evidence, he must now produce documents and communications regarding abuse, lies to authorities and years of cover-ups. His actions harmed Angelina and their children and are central to this case.

“I want to reiterate that Angelina never wanted any of this,” the statement continued. “She never pressed charges, she left all their properties and she’s the one who tried to sell him the business in the first place. To this day, Mr. Pitt has never been held accountable for his actions and has been in control of Miraval and the winery all along, yet he still demands more.

The statement concluded: “She wants this to be over, the children want this to be over, and Mr. Pitt needs to focus on healing their family, not litigating. If he doesn’t, Angelina will defend herself in court by presenting the necessary evidence to prove that Pitt’s claims are patently false.

In July, Jolie filed court documents alleging the actor tried to force her to sign $8.5 million NDA to cover up “years of abuse”. Her legal team asked the court to compel Pitt to reveal “private third-party communications” he had about their family’s 2016 plane trip, which led to Jolie’s divorce filing and child abuse allegations .

Pete was later released by the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services.

Jolie claimed in July filings that she “did not act with malice and intent to injure Pitt in response to a custody decision” when she sold her share of Château Miraval in 2021.

She alleges that it was Pitt who “refused to buy her interest unless she received her new expanded NDA,” she claims in the filing, claiming it was designed “to force her to remain silent about his abuse and cover-up “.

Pitt’s career continues to flourish despite the legal battle. However, he is not had a lot of contact with his childrenwho live with Jolie.

“Unfortunately, Brad doesn’t have much of a relationship with his kids,” a source said us. “He’s not ready to give them up, but knowing they’re dropping his name is upsetting.”

Added another source: “Brad is putting on a brave face, but behind closed doors he’s having an extremely difficult time coming to terms with (what’s happening).”