The desire for self-destruction. How Angelina Jolie ruined her health and marriage
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie turns 45 on June 4 and is still considered one of Hollywood's brightest stars. But even ardent fans do not deny that in recent years the main topic for the tabloids has been not the artist’s creative successes, but the scandals in her family life. According to experts, Angie’s filmography has not been replenished with masterpieces for a long time, and her appearance has not changed for the better.
This is not at all about the natural aging process: those around her are worried about the star’s painful thinness, because of which she has been admitted to the clinic more than once. The reason for anorexia is obvious - Jolie's divorce from Brad Pitt lasted almost three years. Disputes with her ex-husband brought the actress to nervous exhaustion, but, fortunately, the crisis passed: it seems that for the sake of her children, Angelina took her health seriously and recovered a little.
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SHOW BUSINESS AND DRUGS
Angelina Jolie with her father and brother
Angelina Jolie Voight was born into the family of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. A year after the birth of the girl, the couple separated, and Marcheline moved to New York with Angie and son James Haven. The woman had to forget about her career and devote herself to her children. The single mother’s only outlet was going to the movies, thanks to which the heirs were inspired by the idea of becoming artists.
Jolie was 11 when her mother moved her and her brother back to Los Angeles. In her hometown, Angie took the first step towards her cherished dream: she studied at the Lee Strasberg Film School for two years. Angie didn’t make any friends there; on the contrary, her peers constantly teased her for her ridiculous appearance. The family did not have enough money, and Angelina dressed in second-hand stores, choosing baggy black clothes, once again emphasizing her teenage thinness. A constant feeling of depression and loneliness led the aspiring artist to start cutting herself on the body.
At the age of 14, Angelina began working as a model at clothing shows and starring in videos for Lenny Kravitz, the Rolling Stones, and Meat Loaf. She played in five experimental films of her brother, and in 1993 she received a role in the action film Cyborg 2: The Glass Shadow. Critics noticed the bright actress two years later, when she appeared in the film “Hackers” - the film failed at the box office, but after being released on video, it gained cult status among cyber-punk fans. The artist’s next successes were “George Wallace” and “Gia,” which brought her a Golden Globe. By the way, at first Angie refused to portray the image of the famous fashion model on screen, noting that Gia Marie Carangi was too similar to her...
“I was so sad for her,” Jolie said. — Playing a real person with whom you identify yourself is very responsible. Living in her world, being sad that she never knew love or felt like she had value.”
The film "Gia" brought Jolie a Golden Globe
Angelina saw similarities with Karangi in the desire for self-destruction: having got into show business, both discovered drugs. Jolie did not hide the fact that by the age of 20 she had already tried all possible types of illegal substances, and she was frankly lucky not to die young and to end her addiction in time.
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The biographical role again went to the actress in “Girl, Interrupted.” She received a Golden Globe and an Oscar for her portrayal of the rebel Fox. Critics were delighted with Jolie’s convincing performance in dramas, but she herself alternated worthwhile projects with box-office action films: “Gone in 60 Seconds”, “Lara Croft - Tomb Raider”. For the second series of the film adaptation of the computer game, Angelina was given a fee of $12 million, which instantly elevated her to the rank of the highest paid stars in the world.
Although experts reacted negatively to the talented actress’s participation in the Lara Croft franchise, the filming turned out to be very important for Jolie herself. First, she was so shocked by the living conditions in Cambodia that she began participating in humanitarian missions. And secondly, the artist got the opportunity to work in the same project with Jon Voight. For years, Angelina blamed her dad for the divorce from her mother and hoped to finally make peace with him. However, the attempt turned out to be a complete failure: the relatives quarreled, and Voight stated in an interview that his daughter had serious mental problems. After this, Angie forever abandoned her father's surname.
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“Alexander”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “Wanted” - Jolie increasingly appeared in epic films. A real gift for fans was her participation in the drama “The Changeling,” based on the true story of a mother whose son was kidnapped. Angelina was also partial to the fantasy genre: Maleficent, starring her, was warmly received by the audience.
Later, the star became interested in directing and presented to the public the documentary film “A Place in Time,” the drama “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” and the war film “Unbroken.”
Case history: why Angelina Jolie suffers from health problems
In 2019, rumors spread about the end of Angelina’s acting career, which never came to fruition: now among her upcoming works is the role of Tena in the film adaptation of the comic book “The Eternals.” Speculation about leaving cinema is primarily related to the concerns of others about the mental and physical health of the star.
BELOVED MEN AND ADOPT CHILDREN
The actress's first husband was Jonny Lee Miller.
Angelina Jolie has been repeatedly recognized as the sexiest woman in the world, needless to say that she had no end to her fans? Most often, the actress chose boyfriends among her colleagues. So, her first husband was her “Hackers” partner Jonny Lee Miller. True, the marriage did not last long: a year later the couple separated, and officially dissolved the union in 1999. According to Jolie, the passion quickly evaporated, so the decision to get married turned out to be a big mistake.
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On the set of the film “Playing God,” the actress began a new romance with Timothy Hutton, but again the love left a year later, leaving Jolie with a tattoo with the first letter of her colleague’s last name as a souvenir. Angelina’s relationship with Billy Bob Thornton turned out to be much more serious, which resulted in a three-year marriage. The spouses were considered an ideal couple, why did they break up?
“We just had very different lifestyles. Hers is open and global, while I, on the contrary, suffered from agoraphobia. That’s really the only reason we’re probably not together anymore,” Thornton noted in an interview on The HFPA in Conversation podcast.
Jolie's couple with Billy Bob Thornton was considered ideal
The press conveniently forgot about Billy Bob when it became known about Angie's new scandalous romance with Brad Pitt. Obviously, passion flared up between the Hollywood stars on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The lovers stubbornly denied this fact, because at that time Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston. People around them dubbed Jolie an insidious homewrecker, despite the fact that Brad and Jennifer tried to frame their divorce as a mutual decision of the parties.
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Aniston went to Malibu, where she locked herself in a house with a dog and refused to read newspapers: just so as not to see news about Pitt’s new passion. Just then, the long-term filming of “Friends” ended, which further aggravated the actress’s depression. To cope with Brad's betrayal, she visited a psychologist for months and subsequently managed to forgive her unfaithful husband.
Passion broke out between Jolie and Pitt on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Soon those around them came to terms with the state of things and changed their anger to mercy: they stopped condemning Jolie, and the term “Brangelina” even appeared on the Internet - this is how the most beautiful couple in Hollywood was dubbed. They were in no hurry to get married, but they became a real family: in 2002, Angie adopted a boy from Cambodia, Maddox, and Pitt drew up documents for joint custody of him. Then the actors adopted a girl from Ethiopia, Zahara, and in 2006 they had their first biological child, Shiloh. The baby instantly turned into a star: the paparazzi followed her from the first days of her life, pictures of the blond beauty flooded the Internet.
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A year after the birth of Shiloh, the actors adopted a Vietnamese boy, Pax Thien, and on July 12, 2008, Angelina gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. The choice of the girl’s name spoke volumes: in 2007, Jolie’s mother Marcheline Bertrand died of cancer. Unfortunately, this sad event was far from the last in a series of trials for Jolie.
SCANDALING DIVORCE
Jolie supported her daughter's desire to wear men's clothing
In 2012, Angelina and Brad announced their engagement, and in August 2014, their long-awaited wedding took place in France. Against the backdrop of happy news, alarming ones also appeared: worried about a hereditary predisposition to cancer, Jolie had her mammary glands and ovaries removed. Fans were perplexed: was it worth making such sacrifices because of a disease that did not manifest itself?
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Another hot topic for discussion was parenting methods: Angie advocated complete freedom of action for the heirs, which was synonymous with a lack of discipline and daily routine. The children could watch movies all night long and enjoy ice cream; individual training did not contribute to their socialization, and many considered trips with their mother to Third World countries to be traumatic for the immature children’s psyche. The icing on the cake was the scandalous announcement of 10-year-old Shiloh that from now on her name is John, and now she wears only men's clothes. Jolie supported the young rebel, which not all fans approved of.
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Problems accumulated like a snowball: in 2015, insiders started talking about the inevitable separation of the spouses due to constant scandals; in the press, Angelina was called a tyrant and hysterical. At the same time, the tabloids were full of headlines about the actress’s serious illness: she suddenly lost weight to 37 kilograms, and the causes of anorexia were associated with nervous exhaustion.
Due to stress, the actress lost weight sharply
But what really happened between Jolie and Pitt? The spouses who once adored each other are on the warpath over the division of child custody. At some point, in order to win the dispute, the actress announced her intention to publish diaries incriminating her chosen one as an alcoholic and an aggressor. Brad really suffered from addiction, and once, while drunk, he got into a fight with Maddox, but after that he completed a rehabilitation course and stopped drinking alcohol. According to the suspicions of family friends, it was the conflict with their son that could have become the main reason for the separation of the star couple.
However, Angelina was not an ideal wife: her jealousy, hysterics, humanitarian missions that became more important than communication with her husband - all this destroyed the relationship. The stress took a heavy toll on the actress’s well-being: she hardly ate, smoked a lot, and eventually even ended up in a psychiatric clinic due to anorexia and bulimia.
Angelina Jolie was urgently hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic
Last April, the actors finally received a divorce certificate. It seems that having put an end to her relationship with Pitt, Jolie breathed a sigh of relief: fans noticed that she began to go out more often and had changed in appearance.
Thanks to her children, Angelina found the strength to start a new life
“There have been times in my life in the last couple of years when I didn’t feel free or safe. I felt small, cornered. It took me a long time to find myself again,” the star admitted.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reconciled for the sake of their daughter
The ex-spouses managed to bury the hatchet for the sake of the children: the heirs remained to live with Angelina, and Brad received the right to see them. Obviously, Jolie has turned the page and intends to start all over again, but fans do not lose hope for the reunion of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”
Based on materials from buzzfeed.com, eonline.com.
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Friends talk about Brad Pitt's love life
Friends told me what was going on with Brad Pitt on the personal front.
Photo: REUTERS
Brad Pitt broke up with Angelina Jolie four years ago, and since then the tabloids have been dreaming about how to marry the most eligible bachelor on the planet. The 56-year-old actor was credited with having affairs with Charlize Theron and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. And last weekend, Brad was spotted in Los Angeles at the concert of the musician Thundercat, and he was not alone: he was accompanied by actress Alia Shawkat.
Pitt had already appeared in public with a pretty brunette, but every time his entourage assured him that they were just friends. So this time, the actor’s friends decided to comment on his personal life and again assure that Aliya and Brad are not a couple. Moreover, as a source from Pitt’s circle assures, since he broke up with Angelina Jolie, he has not been dating anyone. There is no place for women and romances in his life.
“He doesn’t feel the need to date someone—he’s focused on completely different things,” a source close to the actor told TMZ.com.
Brad quit drinking and is living a sober lifestyle, so he no longer goes to parties. And he devotes all weekends to children. Pitt spends a lot of time with five of his six children - 16-year-old Pax, 15-year-old Zahara, 13-year-old Shiloh and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. The actor still does not communicate with his eldest son, 18-year-old Maddox, who is currently studying at a university in the capital of South Korea, Seoul. Brad would like to improve his relationship with his son, but he does not meet his father halfway.
Angelina's eldest daughter Zahara and her younger sister Shiloh underwent serious operations.
Photo: EAST NEWS
The last couple of months have been especially stressful for Pitt and Jolie: the two daughters of artists Shiloh and Zahara underwent serious operations. It was because of this that Brad missed the BAFTA Awards in London last month, where he was awarded the prize for the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Instead, his co-star Margot Robbie received the statuette. Brad was on duty at the hospital at the time, supporting his daughters. The artist’s ex-wife Angelina Jolie spoke about what happened in Time magazine:
“I have spent the last two months in and out of the operating room with my eldest daughter Zahara, and a few days ago I watched as her younger sister Shiloh also went under the knife for hip surgery,” the actress wrote. “I saw how my daughters take care of each other. Shiloh learned everything from the nurses along with her older sister, and then assisted them. I watched with joy how they truly loved each other. I also saw fear and courage on their faces. We've all experienced moments of helplessness when the only thing we can do is close our eyes and take a deep breath.
Angelina also added that she is writing this column for International Women's Day on March 8, sitting in a hospital room. Later, paparazzi photographed the actress and her daughters leaving the hospital: Shiloh was walking, leaning on crutches.
In addition to family problems, Pitt's time is occupied with work. Not only does he act himself, but he also produces several films (Brad owns the production company Plan B Entertainment). Upcoming projects, starring “Bond girl” Ana de Armas. The film is dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. Brad is also producing Irresistible (a political comedy set to be released in May 2020) and an adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Night-Time of the Dog.
