Angelina Jolie walks away $80 million richer after dragging Brad Pitt ‘through ringer’ in eight-year divorce battle
Angelina Jolie is set to walk away $80 million richer after dragging Brad Pitt ‘through the ringer’ in their eight-year divorce battle.
The A-list stars, who met while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004, finalized their divorce this week, despite their bitter court battle over Chateau Miraval – the French chateau and vineyard they once jointly owned – continuing to this day.
A source told DailyMail.com that Brad, 61, is “relieved that this burden is finally off him. He is no longer bound in any way to his marriage to Angelina. She really helped him through it and he’s just happy to have this part done.”
Brad – who earns $20 to $30 million per film, has several multi-million dollar businesses and sponsorship deals, a huge real estate portfolio and other lucrative investments – has a net worth of $400 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Angelina, 49, is still one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning between $20 and $35 million per film. Cosmopolitan reported.
Last year she also launched her own art and fashion collective, Atelier Jolie, but little is known about the company’s finances.
Angelina Jolie, 49, this week ended her eight-year divorce battle with Brad Pitt, 61, and is said to be ‘relieved’ (seen at a screening of her new film Maria in London on December 14)
The former spouses had entered into a prenuptial agreement. However, the actress has raked in over $80 million, which is directly related to her divorce (shown together at the 2007 Venice Film Festival)
Prior to their marriage in 2014, the former spouses signed a prenuptial agreement in which it was stated that in the event of a divorce they agreed to keep the individual assets they each had before their marriage and to divide their joint assets.
However, it seems like the divorce itself has proven to be quite lucrative for the Maria actress.
Two years after their split, in 2018, Brad loaned Angelina $8 million to buy the Los Angeles mansion she currently lives in.
At the time, he had paid more than $1.3 million in bills for her and their six children: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16.
In 2021, Angelina sold a Winston Churchill painting for $11.5 million at auction for Christie’s. The painting, titled Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque, was a gift to Angelina by Brad and is believed to be Churchill’s only World War II landscape.
The bulk of her post-divorce earnings came in 2021, when she sold 50 percent of the Château Miraval estate to Tenute del Mondo, the wine division of the Stoli Group, for $64 million.
“They bought Miraval with the intention of keeping it 100 percent in the family,” says a source close to Brad.
“They wanted to pass this on to their children so that one day they could run the business and it would provide them all with a lucrative and stable future.
The former couple had three children — Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16 — and also adopted Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, and Zahara, 19 (Jolie was seen with all six children in Paris in 2018)
While the former power couple have finally settled their divorce, a case is still ongoing over their battle over the Chateau Miraval vineyard in France (pictured)
Brad lent Angelina $8 million to buy the Cecil B Demille estate in Loz Feliz, California (seen here) in 2017. The house was purchased for $25 million.
Angelina sold a Winston Churchill painting titled Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque (pictured here), gifted to her by Brad, for $11.5 million at a 2021 Christie’s auction in London
‘Angelina sold her shares and cashed in the children’s shares. Brad didn’t do this, so his shares still go to the kids.’
DailyMail.com reached out to representatives for Brad and Angelina.
Angelina’s lawyer previously told DailyMail.com about the divorce that his client is “relieved that this one part is over.”
Brad and Angelina bought a house together in New Orleans’ French Quarter for $3.5 million in 2007, but sold it for $4.9 million after their divorce, according to Velvetropers.com.
The couple also reportedly shared a superyacht, which they bought for $323 million in 2014, the Mirror reported at the time. The name of the ship has not been publicly released and it is unclear whether the couple ever sold it.
Currently, PBrad has no communication with any of the children.
Their bitter custody battle over their six children ended with Angelina retaining primary physical custody of their brood. Brad was granted visitation rights.
The actor had originally sought a 50/50 settlement regarding their six children, but an insider told DailyMail.com in March this year that he was no longer contesting the matter.
Court documents filed in 2018 show that Brad Angelina paid at least $9 million in child support.
The children have also reportedly not had any contact with Brad’s wider family, including his parents – William, 84, and Jane Pitt, 83.
“Brad Pitt’s parents have not been able to see their beloved grandchildren for eight years amid the ongoing divorce and legal battle between Brad and Angelina,” an insider previously told DailyMail.com.
Brad, who earns $30 million per film, has a net worth of $400 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (pictured on the set of the F1 film in December)
One of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, Angelina earns between $20 million and $35 million per film. She can be seen in the 2015 film By The Sea, in which Brad was her co-star
The doting grandparents were a very prominent factor in the children’s lives before Brad’s marriage ended, with the duo often pictured enjoying quality time with them.
“Before the divorce, they were part of the kids’ lives and they all spent a lot of time together,” the source continued. “It’s just heartbreaking to see that this is no longer the case.”
Brad and Angelina’s fairytale wedding ended in 2016. It was alleged that Brad, accompanied by all six children, was physically abusive on a plane.
Angelina claimed in court filings that Brad’s “history of physical abuse” began “well before” the plane incident. The Maleficent actress also said her ex tried to force her to sign an $8.5 million non-disclosure agreement to cover up his “years of abuse.”
Brad has always denied the abuse claims and was cleared by police after an investigation.
According to a source, “Brad has come clean about what happened on the plane and has been working hard on himself, getting sober and becoming a better man.”
Angelina launched her own art and fashion collective, Atelier Jolie, last year, but little is known about the company’s finances (her New York City venture pictured here)
Brad has since moved on to Ines De Ramon, 39, who he currently lives with. Angelina, on the other hand, is currently single and focused on her career (Pitt and Ramon to be seen in New York in September)
Brad has since entered into a serious relationship with Ines de Ramon, with whom he has been romantically involved since 2022.
Although they kept their relationship private, they have made several red carpet appearances together in recent months and Brad is said to be ‘in love’ with the 28-year-old beauty.
“Brad is so grateful to be able to put all of this behind him as he starts a new year,” the insider tells DailyMail.com.
‘It is true that he wants to take his relationship with Ines to the next level, but they are in no hurry to do so. She is very happy for him and has been very supportive through all of this.”
Brad’s high-profile romantic life has always been a subject of fascination.
Brad ended his marriage to Aniston, 55, in 2005 after meeting Angelina on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Three months after Aniston and Brad split, he was spotted on Kenya’s Diani Beach with Angelina and her son Maddox.
Aniston’s only meeting with Angelina took place in 2004 on the Warner Bros. lot. Studios in Burbank, California, where she was filming her hit NBC sitcom Friends.
“I stopped and introduced myself. IsAid: “Brad is so excited about working with you guys. I hope you have a great time!” Aniston recalled in a interview with VanityFair in 2005.
However, a source revealed exclusively to DailyMail.com that Aniston has no interest in talking about her ex-husband’s new divorce update – either publicly or privately.
“Jen has no plans to publicly discuss Brad and Angelina’s divorce, nor does she plan to congratulate Brad.
“The next time they see each other they will be cordial with each other, that has been in the recent past and that will not change.
“Angelina is not a topic of conversation between them and that will remain the same forever,” the insider revealed.