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Brad Pitt Downplays Significance of Divorce from Angelina Jolie in First Public Comments

During a GQ interview about his upcoming film F1, Pitt described the December settlement as a legal formality, reflecting on decades of public scrutiny.

Brad Pitt candidly opened up about his divorce from Angelina Jolie.
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SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 07:  Actress Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt  inside at the 13th ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 7, 2008 in Santa Monica, California.  (Photo by Chris Polk/WireImage)

Overview

  • In his first public remarks since the settlement, Pitt told GQ that finalizing the divorce felt like a legal formality rather than a major life event.
  • The December 2024 settlement closed an eight-year legal battle that began when Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016 over custody and asset disputes.
  • Allegations of abusive behavior during a 2016 private jet flight led to FBI and child services inquiries that ended without charges and which Pitt has denied.
  • While promoting his racing drama F1, Pitt noted that his personal life has been in the headlines for 30 years and called the attention an “annoyance.”
  • Pitt is now dating jewelry executive Ines de Ramon, with whom he made their first public appearance at the 2024 British Grand Prix.